This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What punctuation is used to separate letters? A) Comma. B) Period. C) Apostrophe. D) Quotation Marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 2. Choose the option that correctly punctuates the line of dialogue. A) "Let's go to the movies, suggested Maya.". B) "Let's go to the movies" suggested Maya. C) "Let's go to the movies, " suggested Maya. D) Let's go to the movies, suggested Maya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Let's go to the movies, " suggested Maya. 3. Which punctuation is used to indicate a pause in a sentence? A) Apostrophe. B) Comma. C) Exclamation Point. D) Question Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 4. A shortened form of a word/phrase using the first letters of the word/phrase A) Abbreviation. B) Acronym. C) Initialism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abbreviation. 5. Complete the sentence by choosing the option that correctly hyphenates the compound adjective:A ..... animal is often easier to train. A) Well behaved. B) Well-behaved. C) Well, behaved. D) Well behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-behaved. 6. Which of these sentences uses an exclamation point most effectively to convey strong emotion? [Skill:End of sentence punctuation marks] A) I can't believe we won the championship!. B) The sky is blue today!. C) My homework is due tomorrow. D) Please close the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe we won the championship!. 7. A simple sentence is given:The new student is from Brazil. If we add the appositive phrase 'Maria' to identify the student, which new sentence is punctuated correctly? A) The new student Maria, is from Brazil. B) The new student, Maria is from Brazil. C) The new student, Maria, is from Brazil. D) The new student-Maria-is from Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The new student, Maria, is from Brazil. 8. What is the comma? A) Used to separate the elements of time. B) Used for contractions and possessives. C) Used to separate a dale and a year and a city and a state. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used to separate a dale and a year and a city and a state. 9. All of these sentences are correct except ..... A) "How do you know my name?" I asked the stranger. B) She made the pancakes out of wheat flour, castor sugar and eggs. C) I wonder if the stray cat is okay. D) By tomorrow, the clothes should have dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "How do you know my name?" I asked the stranger. 10. Three of the following sentences use possessive apostrophes correctly. Choose the sentence with the INCORRECT usage. A) The men's department is on the second floor. B) The cat cleaned its paws carefully. C) The childrens' laughter filled the playground. D) My sister's friend is coming over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The childrens' laughter filled the playground. 11. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Since Jamie wanted to go hang out with her friends she finished her homework and chores as quickly as possible. A) Comma after out. B) Comma after friends. C) Comma after chores. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma after friends. 12. Complete the sentence by adding the correct punctuation:For my art project, I will need paper ..... paint, brushes, and a jar of water. A) ,. B) ;. C) -. D) (no punctuation needed). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 13. A line of dialogue is given. Choose the option that correctly places quotation marks and other punctuation. A) "Let's go to the park, " She suggested. B) "Let's go to the park" she suggested. C) "Let's go to the park, " she suggested. D) "Let's go to the park!" she suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Let's go to the park, " she suggested. 14. Is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts A) Scamming. B) Scanning. C) Infering. D) Summerizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scanning. 15. ..... will be a doll auction this weekend. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 16. Choose the sentence that uses the correct punctuation. A) Celia said, "Everyone should visit the museum.". B) Celia said "Everyone should visit the museum.". C) Celia said, Everyone should visit the museum. D) "Celia said" Everyone should visit the museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celia said, "Everyone should visit the museum.". 17. Complete the sentence with the correct suspended hyphenation:We are comparing the ..... and ..... century architectural styles. A) Nineteenth-, twentieth. B) Nineteenth, twentieth-. C) Nineteenth-and twentieth-. D) Nineteenth and twentieth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nineteenth-and twentieth-. 18. True or False:In the sentence 'The new student (who just moved from Ohio) is in my math class, ' the parentheses are used to show a dramatic interruption. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. I ..... watching my favourite cartoon show. A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am. 20. Which punctuation is used after introductory words? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Period. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 21. Explain the difference between a comma and a semicolon. A) They serve different purposes in punctuation. B) Commas are only used in formal writing, while semicolons are used in informal writing. C) They are both used to separate items in a list. D) Commas are used in spoken language, while semicolons are used in written language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They serve different purposes in punctuation. 22. Which of these should be inserted in the blank? Mary likes skateboarding ..... Jasmin likes riding bikes. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Apostrophe. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 23. Which proper noun should be capitalized in this sentence:My aunt lives near golden gate park. A) Aunt. B) Golden Gate Park. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Golden Gate Park. 24. A simple sentence is given:'Our dog barked at the mail carrier.' If we add the appositive phrase 'a fluffy poodle' to describe the dog, which new sentence is correctly punctuated? A) Our dog a fluffy poodle, barked at the mail carrier. B) Our dog, a fluffy poodle, barked at the mail carrier. C) Our dog-a fluffy poodle-barked at the mail carrier. D) Our dog (a fluffy poodle) barked at the mail carrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our dog, a fluffy poodle, barked at the mail carrier. 25. Choose the option that correctly rewrites the phrase 'the toys of the children' using a possessive apostrophe. A) The childrens' toys. B) The children's toys. C) The childrens toys'. D) The child's toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's toys. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 1Punctuation 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 9Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books