This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parentheses – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parentheses Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Expand the expression $-5(2m + 3)$ A) $-10m-15$. B) $-10m + 15$. C) $10m-15$. D) $-5m + 3$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $-10m-15$. 2. What is taxable income? A) The amount of income used to calculate property tax. B) The amount of income used to calculate sales tax. C) The amount of income used to calculate payroll tax. D) The amount of income used to calculate an individual's or a company's income tax due. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The amount of income used to calculate an individual's or a company's income tax due. 3. 36 + ( ) = 48 A) 22. B) 13. C) 12. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 4. How much total taxes will be paid on a taxable income of $ 100, 000? A) $ 24, 000. B) $ 20, 000. C) $ 17, 400. D) $ 15, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 17, 400. 5. ( ) + 7 = 19 A) 3. B) 12. C) 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 6. If the tax rate for income up to $ 50, 000 is 15%, what is the tax owed for an individual with an income of $ 48, 000? A) $ 6, 000. B) $ 8, 500. C) $ 7, 200. D) $ 7, 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 7, 200. 7. (x-5)(x + 2) A) X$^{2}$-3x-10. B) X$^{2}$ + 3x-10. C) X$^{2}$-10x-3. D) X$^{2 }$-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X$^{2}$-3x-10. 8. 6 + 3 x 4 = A) 12. B) 36. C) 18. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 9. A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together. A) Friction. B) Push. C) Pull. D) Magnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friction. 10. [(2 + 5) + ( 5 x 2 ) ] + 3 A) 15. B) 20. C) 25. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 11. Identify the type of bracket used in the following sentence: "The results were significant [p < 0.05]." A) Parentheses. B) Square brackets. C) Curly brackets. D) Angle brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Square brackets. 12. Factorise fully. $2x^2-4x^3$ A) $2x^3\left(1x-2\right)$. B) $x^2\left(2-2x\right)$. C) $2x^2\left(1-2x\right)$. D) $2x^3\left(1-2\right)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $2x^2\left(1-2x\right)$. 13. In a video game, if a player earns $p$ $3p$ A) $4p-6p$. B) $p-2(3p)$. C) $4p-2(3p)$. D) $8p$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $4p-2(3p)$. 14. Define:Molecule A) Force that brings oppositely charged ions together. B) Found in the outermost energy level of an atom. C) Forms when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. D) Group of atoms held together by chemical bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Group of atoms held together by chemical bonds. 15. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly in the following DIRECTLY QUOTED material? A) 'The results (see Table 2) were conclusive.'. B) 'The results [see Table 2] were conclusive.'. C) 'The results \{see Table 2\} were conclusive.'. D) 'The results were conclusive.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'The results [see Table 2] were conclusive.'. 16. Evaluate the following question ( 9-1 ) + 4 = A) 12. B) 22. C) 20. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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). 20. 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. 21. Expand 3(x-7) A) 3x-21. B) 3x + 21. C) 3x-10. D) X-21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3x-21. 22. 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. 23. X 2 = A) 16. B) 4. C) 8. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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