This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Parenthesis – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parenthesis Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do we need to add brackets to an equation? A) You just need to for every BODMAS equation. B) To show us what part of the equation needs to be done first. C) You only use brackets for multiplication and addition equations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show us what part of the equation needs to be done first. 2. (-10 + x)2 = 30 A) X = 5. B) X = 25. C) X = 38. D) X =-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X = 25. 3. Solve 3.2(5-b)=16 A) B = 5. B) B = 10. C) B =-5. D) B = 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B = 0. 4. What is the reason for the following comma? The two tall basketball players left the library, walked to their car, and raced off down the street. A) Separates two independent clauses with FANBOYS. B) Separates a dependent clause from an independent clause. C) Seperates items in a list. D) That comma is NOT needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seperates items in a list. 5. How many atoms of hydrogen are in a molecule of glucose (C$_{6}$H$_{12}$O$_{6}$)? A) 12. B) 6. C) 18. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 6. Is this sentence punctuated correctly?Mr Hill supports the best rugby league team (Hull FC). A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 7. Fill in the missing information.JK Rowling ( ..... ) is a famous author. A) (who wrote the Harry Potter) books. B) Who wrote the Harry Potter (books). C) (who wrote the Harry Potter books). D) (who wrote) the Harry Potter books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (who wrote the Harry Potter books). 8. Why do we use 'parentheisis' in our writing? A) To add extra information. B) To make our sentences look cool. C) To make our sentences look bigger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add extra information. 9. How many different ELEMENTS are in H$_{2}$O? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 10. (x + 12)/4 = 1 A) X = 16. B) X = 3. C) X =-8. D) X = 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X =-8. 11. According to exponent rules, when we raise the power to a power we ..... the exponents.Example:(d$^{2}$)$^{5}$ A) Add. B) Subtract. C) Multiply. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiply. 12. Simplify 4$^{-2}$= A) 1/16. B) -16. C) 1/4. D) -42. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1/16. 13. Which operation is performed FIRST?25 x (3-1) A) Multiplication. B) Subtraction. C) Division. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtraction. 14. Subtract 4 from 1/6 of 42. A) (1/6 x 42)-4. B) (1/6 + 42)-4. C) 4-1/6 x 42. D) (4-1/6) x 42. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (1/6 x 42)-4. 15. (5$^{3}$x$^{2}$y$^{4}$)$^{0}$ A) Xy. B) 1. C) 0. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 16. In which of the following sentences are parentheses used to provide additional information? A) The car (red) is parked outside. B) The car is parked outside (red). C) The car is parked (outside) red. D) The car red is (parked) outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car (red) is parked outside. 17. Simplify:5(2-7n) A) 52-57n. B) 10-7n. C) 10-35n. D) 10 + 35n. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10-35n. 18. I have many animals:dogs, cats, fish, and chickens. A) The colon is in the correct place. B) The colon is not in the correct place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The colon is in the correct place. 19. In which sentence are the parentheses used to clarify a term? A) The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour (all-purpose). B) The recipe calls for 2 cups (of flour) all-purpose. C) The recipe (calls for 2 cups of flour) all-purpose. D) The recipe calls for (2 cups of flour) all-purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour (all-purpose). 20. +1)+2(x-4) A) 8x-3. B) 8x+11. C) 4x-5. D) 8x-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8x-5. 21. Select the answer that has the correct use of parenthesis. A) He will arrive on Monday (the 5th of July). B) He will arrive (on Monday the 5th) of July. C) He will (arrive on Monday) the 5th of July. D) He (will arrive) on Monday the 5th of July. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He will arrive on Monday (the 5th of July). 22. 6 ( 2n + 5 ) = 66 A) 3. B) 5.08. C) 8. D) 432. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 23. 7 times as much as the sum of 1/3 and 4/5 A) 7 x 1/3 + 4/5. B) (7 x 1/3) + 4/5. C) 7 + 1/3 + 4/5. D) 7 x (1/3 + 4/5). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7 x (1/3 + 4/5). 24. 7(-6x+5)=497 A) -11. B) 9. C) -9. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -11. 25. Simplify:r +10r A) 11r. B) -11r. C) 9r. D) 10r. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11r. 26. Simplify:8x + 2 + 10x + 1 A) 18x + 3. B) 10x + 11. C) 21x. D) 9x + 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18x + 3. 27. Write an expression to match.1/8 the sum of 23 and 17 A) 1/8 x (23 + 17). B) 1/8 + (23 + 17). C) 1/8 + 23 + 17. D) (1/8 + 23) + 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1/8 x (23 + 17). 28. What does BODMAS stand for? A) Base, order, multiplication, addition and subtraction. B) Bracket, order, money, addition and subtraction. C) Bracket, object, multiplication, angle and subtraction. D) Bracket, order, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bracket, order, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. 29. Write correctly using a positive exponent. $\frac{1}{z^{-2}}$ A) $\frac{1}{z^2}$. B) $z^2$. C) $\frac{2}{z}$. D) $z^{-2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $z^2$. 30. According to exponent rules, when we multiply two power with the same base we ..... the exponents. A) Add. B) Subtract. C) Multiply. D) Divide. 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