This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation For Effect – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation For Effect Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which punctuation is parentheses? A) :. B) . C) -. D) ( ). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ( ). 2. What is the purpose of a dash? A) To add extra important information to a text. B) To signal when a character is talking. C) To add emotion to a sentence. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add extra important information to a text. 3. ..... are used to draw attention to information in a sentence. A) -dashes. B) :colons. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -dashes. 4. Which sentence uses the semi colon correctly? A) My brother wants to go; to the movies I must get my wallet. B) My brother wants to go to the movies; I must get my wallet. C) My brother; wants to go to the movies I must get my wallet. D) My brother wants to go to the movies I must; get my wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother wants to go to the movies; I must get my wallet. 5. Choose the best rewrite for each sentence:You must eat dinner. A) Do I need to eat dinner?. B) Eat dinner I am hungry?. C) Eat dinner must I?. D) I will eat dinner?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do I need to eat dinner?. 6. Which quotation uses the comma correctly? A) Frank cried, "You broke my favorite coffee cup.". B) Frank cried ", You broke my favorite coffee cup.". C) Frank, cried "You broke my favorite coffee cup.". D) Frank cried "You broke my, favorite coffee cup.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frank cried, "You broke my favorite coffee cup.". 7. You should not use a comma to separate a quotation from the words that tell who is speaking. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which punctuation mark would work in this sentence?"Come here ..... " shouted Miss Turner angrily. A) "". B) . C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 9. My sister said, "You can play with me." A) Correctly Written. B) Incorrectly Written. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly Written. 10. ..... introduce a list of items. A) -dashes. B) :colons. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :colons. 11. Which punctuation is a dash? A) ?. B) . C) ( ). D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -. 12. Which of the following is a semi colon? A) '. B) :. C) ;. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 13. Which of the following punctuation marks can be used to emphasize or draw attention to specific information? A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Commas. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dash. 14. Which of the following punctuation marks should be added to this sentence?My favorite movie The Jungle Book is showing at our theater. A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Commas. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parentheses. 15. Which punctuation is a semicolon? A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 16. How is punctuation being used in the following sentence?It suddenly dropped unusually warm for a November evening-not the first unusual thing to happen that day. A) The dash ends the sentence. B) The dash creates a pause to emphasise the end of the sentence. C) The dash replaces missing words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dash creates a pause to emphasise the end of the sentence. 17. Which punctuation is used to indicate a pause in speech or thought? A) Parentheses( ). B) Ellipses . C) Dash-. D) Colon:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipses . 18. What type of sentence is the following?There is a cat in the tree. A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 19. Which punctuation is ellipses? A) -. B) . C) :. D) '' ". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 20. Choose the correct end mark for the sentence.What a fun assignment A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 21. Why do we use an emotion word, followed by a comma, at the start of a sentence?E.g. excited and energetic, she raced downstairs. A) To develop a character's feelings. B) To make the sentence longer. C) To end a story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To develop a character's feelings. 22. Hooray ( ) It's finally the weekend! A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 23. Which punctuation mark is used to show strong emotion? A) . B) ;. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 24. What is the name of this punctuation:( ) A) Parenthesis. B) Period. C) Ellipsis. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parenthesis. 25. Which punctuation is an ellipses? A) -. B) ,. C) . D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 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