This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After reviewing the submissions for the science fair, the judges announced that the ..... projects showed the most creativity. A) Students's. B) Students'. C) Student's. D) Students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students'. 2. True or False:In the sentence, "The reason for his absence was clear:he had missed the bus, " the colon is used correctly to introduce an explanation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What is one function of the quotation mark? A) To make numbered lists. B) To emphasize a word or letter. C) To separate ideas and thoughts. D) To write times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize a word or letter. 4. In which sentence are quotation marks used to indicate the title of a short work, like a poem or song, instead of direct dialogue? A) My mom asked, "Did you clean your room?". B) "I can't wait for the concert!" exclaimed Maya. C) We read the poem "The Raven" in class today. D) The sign on the door said, "Closed for lunch.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We read the poem "The Raven" in class today. 5. True or False:To avoid confusion with 'recreate' (to have fun), a writer should use a hyphen, as in 're-create', to mean 'create again'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. True or False:The quotation marks in the following sentence are used correctly for emphasis:The new video game is "amazing" and has incredible graphics. [Skill:Quotation Marks for Dialogue and Citations] A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. In which sentence should a hyphen be added? A) Clark's sister just graduated from college. B) Willy counted over one hundred people in the audience. C) Jennifer visited her great uncle in Missouri. D) Ms. Chang had a surprise for the class a film on the Oympics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jennifer visited her great uncle in Missouri. 8. Complete the sentence with the correct word:The new robot shut down automatically when ..... main power source was depleted. A) It's. B) Its'. C) Its. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 9. Mistress A) Ms. B) Mrs. C) Mist. D) Mistr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. 10. Complete the sentence:The coach's final words to the team were unforgettable ..... 'Play with heart, and leave it all on the field.' A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 11. Which punctuation mark is used at the end of telling sentences? A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question Mark. D) Exclamation Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 12. My mom's kenyan friend has lots of interesting stories about her african childhood in the mombasa suburbs near the indian ocean. A) Kenyan, African. B) Kenyan, African, Mombasa. C) Kenyan, African, Mombasa, Indian. D) Kenyan, African, Mombasa, Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kenyan, African, Mombasa, Indian Ocean. 13. Read the statement:'I just found out our team won the championship!' Which response below is punctuated correctly to show excitement? A) That is amazing. B) Is that amazing. C) That is amazing!. D) That is amazing?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is amazing!. 14. Are you going to come over tomorrow A) . B) ?. C) $. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 15. I lost my keys A) !. B) . C) ,. D) ?. E) Capital letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 16. What punctuation mark indicates the end of a sentence? A) Comma (, ). B) Exclamation mark (!). C) Period (.). D) Question mark (?). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Period (.). 17. Identify the sentence containing an error in the use of periods with abbreviations or decimals. A) I sent the letter to an address on Elm St. in Ohio. B) The recipe calls for 1.5 cups of flour. C) The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 15. D) My favorite teacher is Mrs. Davis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I sent the letter to an address on Elm St. in Ohio. 18. Is the following phrase:Mark "The Titan" Tyson.Correctly puntuated and capitalized? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. Complete the sentence with the correctly hyphenated modifier:The world record is a ..... mile. A) 4.5 minute. B) 4.5-minute. C) 4-point-5-minute. D) 4.5 minute-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4.5-minute. 20. This chapter is about how many punctuation marks? A) 5. B) 10. C) 11. D) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11. 21. This punctuation mark is used to separate a prefix from a word beginning with the same vowel. A) Apostrophe. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 22. Each option pairs a punctuation mark with a sentence. Choose the pair where the punctuation mark is used INCORRECTLY in the sentence. A) Semicolon:I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the movies. B) Dash:The winner-to everyone's surprise-was the youngest competitor. C) Apostrophe:All of the planets' orbits are elliptical. D) Colon:My three best friends are:Leo, Sam, and Chloe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colon:My three best friends are:Leo, Sam, and Chloe. 23. Which sentence correctly applies the rules for hyphenating a compound modifier? A) The state-of-the-art tablet was expensive. B) The tablet I bought was state of the art. C) The state-of-the-art-tablet was expensive. D) Both A and B are correct in their respective contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B are correct in their respective contexts. 24. May I get a glass of water A) ?. B) ,. C) !. D) . E) Capital letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 25. -The function of semicolon in a sentence is similar to ..... A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Period. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Period. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 1Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 2Punctuation 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