This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A punctuation mark indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses A) Colon. B) Question Mark. C) Semicolon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 2. Colons can be used after the greeting in a business letter. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. How many times do you press Enter to double-space between single-spaced lines? (p. 5) A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 4. Which of these should be inserted in the blank? I think DiCaprio is a great actor ..... in fact, he should win an Oscar. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Apostrophe. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 5. In which sentence are quotation marks used to indicate the title of a short work, like a song or a short story? A) My mom said, "It's time for dinner.". B) She described the movie as "a rollercoaster of emotions.". C) We read the short story "The Gift of the Magi" in class today. D) "I can't believe we won!" shouted the team captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We read the short story "The Gift of the Magi" in class today. 6. Junior A) Jun. B) Jor. C) Jr. D) Juni. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jr. 7. What is the abbreviation for:tablespoon A) T. B) Tbs. C) Ts. D) Tsp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tbs. 8. Complete the sentence with the correctly hyphenated phrase:The museum displayed a ..... dinosaur skeleton. A) Twenty foot long. B) Twenty-foot-long. C) Twenty-foot long. D) Twenty foot-long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-foot-long. 9. Give an example of a sentence using an en dash. A) The meeting is scheduled for Monday-Friday next week. B) The cat is black-white. C) I will be there from 5-7pm. D) She is 25-30 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The meeting is scheduled for Monday-Friday next week. 10. Choose the sentence in which proper nouns and proper adjectives are capitalized correctly A) During the Civil War, the North and South fought against each other. B) The battle of gettysburg marked the turning point of the war. C) General Robert E. lee headed the confederate forces. D) General Ulysses S. Grant later became President of the United states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the Civil War, the North and South fought against each other. 11. Is this sentence written correctly? Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. To correctly hyphenate the compound adjective before the noun, complete the sentence:That was a ..... movie. A) Thought provoking. B) Thought-provoking. C) Thoughtprovoking. D) Thought, provoking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought-provoking. 13. The new rules of the school were posted; ..... new policies will affect all students. [Skill:Advanced Apostrophe Usage] A) The school's. B) The schools'. C) The schools. D) The school is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The school's. 14. Which sentence is correct:(1) Emma asked herself what she can do to become first in the grade?(2) Emma asked herself what she can do to become first in the grade. A) (1). B) (2). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (2). 15. Combine these ideas into one sentence by creating a list:*He checked under the bed. He looked in the closet. He searched the drawers.* A) He checked under the bed, looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. B) He checked under the bed, and looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. C) He checked under the bed looked in the closet and searched the drawers. D) He checked, under the bed, looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He checked under the bed, looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. 16. Which Punctuation do we add in the blank?Wow ..... This house is beautiful . A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 17. True or False:In formal academic writing, an ellipsis ( ..... ) is primarily used to indicate that a character's thought is trailing off. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. When should you use a period in abbreviations? A) When the abbreviation is for a person's name. B) When the abbreviation is for a place. C) When the abbreviation is for a general concept. D) When the abbreviation is for a specific word or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the abbreviation is for a specific word or phrase. 19. Complete the sentence:The new phone costs $ 999 ..... 99. A) . B) ,. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 20. Two related sentences are provided:*The ground was icy. I walked very carefully.* Choose the best way to combine them. A) The ground was icy, I walked very carefully. B) The ground was icy; I walked very carefully. C) The ground was icy:I walked very carefully. D) The ground was icy. I walked very carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ground was icy; I walked very carefully. 21. Abbreviations:What's the correct abbreviation?Mercado Cardona & Company A) Mercado Cardona & Com. B) Mercado Cardon & CO. C) Mercado Cardona & Co. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercado Cardona & Co. 22. A exclamation mark, full-stop, question mark and comma are all used to end sentences. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. False. 23. On the first day of class students read an article about school safety. A) Class, students. B) Class students,. C) Class. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class, students. 24. That is disgusting A) . B) ?. C) @. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 25. We use commas to surround interrupting phrases. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 1Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 2Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 3Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 4Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 5Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 6Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 7Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 8Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books