This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. NASA is an A) Abbreviation. B) Acronym. C) Initialism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acronym. 2. The monster reached out to grab him ..... Yikes! I can't get away!" Blake yelled. A) . B) ''. C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ''. 3. Two related sentences are provided:'The concert was sold out. We watched it online instead.' Choose the best way to combine them. A) The concert was sold out, we watched it online instead. B) The concert was sold out; we watched it online instead. C) The concert was sold out, however we watched it online instead. D) The concert was sold out:we watched it online instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The concert was sold out; we watched it online instead. 4. Which video game does he use to explain the apostrophe? A) PacMan. B) Pong. C) Oregon Trail. D) Minecraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PacMan. 5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly when using quotations? A) "I love reading books, " said Sarah. B) "I love reading books" said Sarah. C) I love reading books, said Sarah. D) I love reading books, " said Sarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I love reading books, " said Sarah. 6. Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet screamed Mrs. Balkam A) "Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs. Balkam. B) Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet? "Screamed Mrs. Balkam". C) "has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed mrs. balkam?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs. Balkam. 7. True or False:An ellipsis can be used to show a pause or a thought that trails off in informal writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Use a colon to introduce a list. Which is a colon? A) ;. B) :. C) ''. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 9. Which is NOT an initialism? A) SA. B) SAP. C) NASA. D) DVD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NASA. 10. Scanning it is used more often for ..... A) None of them. B) Research and study. C) Have clear ideas. D) Waste time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research and study. 11. "I think, " said the doctor, "that you need a good rest." A) "I think, " Said the doctor, "that you need a good rest.". B) "I think, " said the doctor, "That you need a good rest.". C) "I think, " said the Doctor, "that you need a good rest.". D) This sentence is correct as it is written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This sentence is correct as it is written. 12. Proper Adjectives/Proper Nouns:Which sentence is correctly written? A) An irish Leprechaun is the team Mascot of the University of notre dame. B) An Irish leprechaun is the Team Mascot of the University of notre dame. C) An Irish leprechaun is the team mascot of the University of Notre Dame. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An Irish leprechaun is the team mascot of the University of Notre Dame. 13. In which sentence are em dashes (-) used most effectively to show an abrupt change in thought? A) The winner of the race-a surprise to everyone-was the runner from the smallest school. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread at the store. C) She was looking for her keys-oh, wait, here they are in my pocket!. D) The trip was scheduled for May 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was looking for her keys-oh, wait, here they are in my pocket!. 14. Read the sentences below. Choose a sentence that uses punctuation marks correctly. A) I met a little boy yesterday, is he your brother?. B) Yes. That cap belongs to me?. C) Hi? My name is Joseph,. D) What? I cannot hear you. E) I'm fine? Thank you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What? I cannot hear you. 15. Which punctuation mark is used to break up a word when we cannot fit the whole word on a line? A) Colon. B) Full stop. C) Ellipsis. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 16. When the prefix 're' is added to the word 'examine' to mean 'examine again', how is it correctly written in the sentence:'The detective had to ..... the evidence.'? A) Reexamine. B) Re examine. C) Re-examine. D) Re, examine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Re-examine. 17. Abbreviations:What's the correct abbreviation?American Eagle Outfitters, Incorporated A) American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. B) American Eagle Outfitters, INC. C) American Eagle Outfitters, I.N.C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 18. If you can remove the words in parentheses and the sentence still makes perfect sense, what does this indicate? A) The information is essential to the sentence. B) The punctuation is likely used correctly to set off nonessential information. C) The sentence is a fragment. D) The parenthetical information must be a complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The punctuation is likely used correctly to set off nonessential information. 19. The Vendor of Sweets is written by R.K Narayan ..... A) . B) ,. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 20. She went for a walk in the woods A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 21. We never use a comma between a city and a state or between a city and a country. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. What is the purpose of punctuation? A) Rules used to make writing complicated. B) To serve as a guideline to help the readers understand the tone, pauses, stops and even body language to indicate meaning. C) There is none. D) To indicate when to stop, start and pauses in text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To serve as a guideline to help the readers understand the tone, pauses, stops and even body language to indicate meaning. 23. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Before Christian can apply for a position as summer camp counselor he must get permission from his parents. A) Comma after Before. B) Comma after position. C) Comma after counselor. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma after counselor. 24. Use to join parts of a compound sentence without and, or, butor Join long main clausesor Separate clauses with transitions A) End marks. B) Commas. C) Semicolons. D) Colons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolons. 25. The boy you met is my brother A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. E) Capital letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Capital letter. 26. This punctuation mark may be used to join words or to separate syllables of a single word. A) Apostrophe. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 27. Select the sentence free of errors in AP style for addresses, abbreviations, capitalization, numerals and punctuation and spelling in broadcast copy. A) The governor said, "We're looking to a period of sustained economic growth for the state.". B) The governor said we're looking to a period of sustained economic growth for the state. C) The Governor said "We're looking to a period of sustained economic growth for the state.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The governor said, "We're looking to a period of sustained economic growth for the state.". 28. ..... each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing. A) Skip a line. B) Make a new paragraph. C) Use a comma. D) Put all the dialogue in one paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make a new paragraph. 29. Which sentence correctly punctuates interrupted dialogue and an exclamation? [Skill:Quotation Marks for Dialogue and Citations; End of sentence punctuation marks] A) "I think, " she whispered, "that we're going the wrong way!". B) "I think, " she whispered, "That we're going the wrong way!". C) "I think!" she whispered, "that we're going the wrong way.". D) "I think, " she whispered. "that we're going the wrong way!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I think, " she whispered, "that we're going the wrong way!". 30. According to the author, the character felt "utterly defeated ..... (Jacobs 21). [Skill:Quotation Marks for Dialogue and Citations] A) ''. B) ". C) .". D) ". 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