This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parentheses – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parentheses Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Evaluate the following question ( 9-1 ) + 4 = A) 12. B) 22. C) 20. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 2. A farmer cut a branch from his favorite, mature fruit tree, planted it in the soil, and it grew to be a new tree. The farmer's method of growing a new plant is a type of A) Pollination. B) Seed production. C) Sexual reproduction. D) Asexual reproduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asexual reproduction. 3. Which is not a function of the ellipsis? A) Show the reader where words were omitted. B) Show the reader that a change in thought happened. C) Show where extra information belongs. D) Show the reader where a pause in reading happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show where extra information belongs. 4. Fully factorise the following expression ..... 8x + 2 A) 2(4x + 2). B) 2(4x + 1). C) 8(x + 2). D) 8(x + 1). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2(4x + 1). 5. Which sentence uses brackets to add a definition? A) The term 'photosynthesis' (the process by which plants make food) is important. B) The term 'photosynthesis' the process by which plants make food (is important). C) (The term 'photosynthesis') the process by which plants make food is important. D) The term 'photosynthesis' the process (by which plants make food) is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The term 'photosynthesis' (the process by which plants make food) is important. 6. Expand 3(x-7) A) 3x-21. B) 3x + 21. C) 3x-10. D) X-21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3x-21. 7. Which sentence has the brackets in the correct place? A) William Shakespeare 1564-1616 was an (English poet, playwright and actor.). B) William Shakespeare 1564-1616 was an English (poet, playwright) and actor. C) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor. D) William (Shakespeare) 1564-1616 was an English poet, playwright and actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor. 8. X 2 = A) 16. B) 4. C) 8. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 9. Combine like terms:2x + 3x-4 A) 6x-4. B) 2x-4. C) 5x-4. D) 5x + 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5x-4. 10. Parentheses in writing are primarily used to A) Define a difficult or foreign word. B) Add essential information. C) Add information that may interest the reader. D) Make a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add information that may interest the reader. 11. Factorise fully. $-24xy^2z-32xz$ A) $-8xz\left(2xy+3y\right)$. B) $-8xz\left(3y^2+4\right)$. C) $8xz\left(3y^2-4\right)$. D) $8xz\left(-3y^2+4\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $-8xz\left(3y^2+4\right)$. 12. Which of the following sentences DOES NOT use parentheses properly? A) He pitched for the team for five seasons (1994-1998). B) I love One Direction. (My sister prefers Green Day. Lame.). C) Rosie loved chocolate-covered strawberries (with her blueberry pancakes.). D) She went to the mall (around 5:00) yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rosie loved chocolate-covered strawberries (with her blueberry pancakes.). 13. If a comma would not normally be used in a sentence, don't add a comma to the parentheses. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. Tan (cos$^{-1}$(-5/13)) A) -12/5. B) -5/12. C) 12/13. D) 13/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -12/5. 15. Expand:3(x + 4) A) 3x + 4. B) 3x + 12. C) X + 7. D) 3x + 4x. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3x + 12. 16. Expand and simplify $\left(x+5\right)\left(x+9\right)$ A) $x^2+45$. B) $x^2+14x+45$. C) $60x^2$. D) $x^2+59x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x^2+14x+45$. 17. What is the highest factor or 12 and 16? A) 12. B) 16. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 18. 6 + ( ) = 27 A) 21. B) 24. C) 11. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21. 19. Factorise fully. $6a^2bc^2-10abc$ A) $2a^2bc^2\left(3-5b\right)$. B) $3abc\left(2ac-5\right)$. C) $2ac\left(3abc-5b\right)$. D) $2abc\left(3ac-5\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $2abc\left(3ac-5\right)$. 20. Which type of bracket is used to add information or clarification within a sentence? A) Parentheses. B) Square brackets. C) Curly brackets. D) Angle brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Square brackets. 21. Mechanical advantage is a measure of how much a machine multiplies the input A) Efficiency. B) Force. C) Power. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Force. 22. 4 x ( 2 x 2 ) = A) 16. B) 8. C) 1. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 16. 23. Find the exact value of the expression below:$\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$ A) $\frac{\pi}{3}$. B) $\frac{3\pi}{4}$. C) $\frac{\pi}{4}$. D) $0$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $\frac{\pi}{3}$. 24. $2m-\left(m-1\right)=$ A) $2m+1$. B) $m+1$. C) $m-1$. D) $m-2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $m+1$. 25. Find the exact value of the expression below:$\tan^{-1}\left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\right)$ A) $-\frac{\pi}{4}$. B) $\frac{\pi}{6}$. C) $\frac{\pi}{4}$. D) $-\frac{\pi}{6}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $-\frac{\pi}{6}$. 26. Expand 3(2x-5) A) 6x-8. B) 5x-15. C) 6x-15. D) 6x-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6x-15. 27. Simplify the following expression:-6x + 4(-x-3) A) -2x-12. B) 10x + 12. C) -10x-12. D) -2x + 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -10x-12. 28. Define Mass Number A) How much an atom weighs. B) Number of protons in the nucleus of an atoms. C) A small dense center that has a positive charge and is surrounded by moving electrons. D) Total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus. 29. Where will the 2024 National Championship be held? A) Boston, MA. B) New York City, NY. C) Phoenix, AZ. D) Los Angeles, CA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phoenix, AZ. 30. Expand the expression $-2(3p-4)$ A) $-6p + 8$. B) $-6p-8$. C) $6p-8$. D) $-2p + 4$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $-6p + 8$. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParentheses Quiz 1Parentheses Quiz 2Parentheses Quiz 3Parentheses Quiz 5Parentheses Quiz 6Parentheses Quiz 7Parentheses Quiz 8Parentheses Quiz 9Parentheses Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books