This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Quotations:Which sentence has the quotation marks and punctuation correctly written? A) "Lincoln was truly an educated man!" exclaimed Maggie. B) "Lincoln was truly an educated man?" exclaimed Maggie. C) "Lincoln was truly an educated man, " exclaimed Maggie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Lincoln was truly an educated man!" exclaimed Maggie. 2. Quotations:Which sentence has the quotations and punctuation written correctly? A) Pedro asked, "how many plays did the author write?". B) Pedro asked "How many plays did the author write.". C) Pedro asked, "How many plays did the author write?". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pedro asked, "How many plays did the author write?". 3. What is exclamation point? A) Used to separate items i a list or series. B) Used after abbreviations and initials. C) Used after interjections that show strong feeling and sentences that show excitement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used after interjections that show strong feeling and sentences that show excitement. 4. We use commas to separate prepositional phrases at the beginning of a sentence if those phrases are five words in length or longer. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Four complex sentences are given below. Choose the only sentence that is punctually perfect. A) The old house, which was built in the 1890s was recently sold. B) Although I was tired; I stayed up to finish the book. C) Sarah's favorite activities are hiking, swimming, and reading. D) Lets go get some ice cream after the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah's favorite activities are hiking, swimming, and reading. 6. The French call this "point-vergule" meaning period-comma (stronger than a comma but weaker than a period). A) Period. B) Comma. C) Semi-colon. D) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semi-colon. 7. What punctuation is used in addresses? A) Question Mark. B) Comma. C) Apostrophe. D) Exclamation Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 8. When do you use an ellipsis? A) Just when you feel like starting a quote anywhere. B) What's an ellipsis anyways?. C) At the end of a long quote. D) When indicating the deletion of one or more words in condensing quotes, texts, and documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When indicating the deletion of one or more words in condensing quotes, texts, and documents. 9. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Sandy played with her little sister while she was at the park. A) Comma after played. B) Comma after sister. C) Comma after while. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No comma needed. 10. -We know who will meet in the future:2NE1. Is an example of: A) Period. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Quotation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 11. How many spaces follow a comma? (p. 26) A) None. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One. 12. Combine these short sentences into one sentence by creating a list. Choose the new sentence with the correct comma placement.I visited Paris. I saw the Eiffel Tower. I ate a croissant. A) I visited Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower and ate a croissant. B) In Paris, I saw the Eiffel Tower, ate a croissant, and visited. C) I visited Paris, saw the Eiffel Tower, and ate a croissant. D) I visited Paris saw the Eiffel Tower and ate a croissant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I visited Paris, saw the Eiffel Tower, and ate a croissant. 13. What punctuation is used to show possession? A) Apostrophe. B) Quotation marks. C) Hyphen. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 14. The park installed a new ..... slide for the children to enjoy. A) Twenty foot. B) Twenty-foot. C) Twenty, foot. D) Twentyfoot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-foot. 15. Interjections:Which sentence is written correctly? A) Wow! I can't believe I finished the marathon!. B) Well! I can't believe I finished the marathon!. C) Aw, I can't believe I finished the marathon!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wow! I can't believe I finished the marathon!. 16. Choose the option that correctly formats a quotation that appears inside another quotation. A) The teacher said, "My favorite line is, 'I took the one less traveled by." '. B) The teacher said, "My favorite line is, "I took the one less traveled by."". C) The teacher said, 'My favorite line is, "I took the one less traveled by."'. D) The teacher said, "My favorite line is, 'I took the one less traveled by'.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said, "My favorite line is, 'I took the one less traveled by." '. 17. How do you punctuate an abbreviation? A) Abbreviations are usually punctuated with commas, like 'U.S.' for 'United States.'. B) Abbreviations are usually punctuated with periods after each letter, like 'U.S.' for 'United States.'. C) Abbreviations are usually punctuated with dashes, like 'U-S' for 'United States.'. D) Abbreviations are usually punctuated with slashes, like 'U/S' for 'United States.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abbreviations are usually punctuated with periods after each letter, like 'U.S.' for 'United States.'. 18. To leave one blank line, tap the Return/Enter key A) One Time. B) Two Times. C) Three Times. D) Four Times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two Times. 19. Abbreviations:What's the correct abbreviation?Major League Baseball A) M.L.B. B) MLB. C) M.l.b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MLB. 20. We use a comma after introductory words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. A punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Quotation Mark. D) Exclamation Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 22. What is the correct way to write the title of a book? A) Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in the title. B) Only capitalize the first word and proper nouns. C) Capitalize every word in the title. D) Use lowercase for all words except the first word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalize the first and last words, and all major words in the title. 23. Ending Punctuation:What's the correct ending punctuation for the following sentence?How many times have you climbed in the Shawangunk Mountains ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 24. Signals the end of sentencesGuides reading with symbols? ! . A) End marks. B) Commas. C) Hyphens. D) Apostrophes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End marks. 25. To add emphasis to the interrupting phrase, which punctuation should be used to fill in the blanks?The winner ..... a complete surprise to everyone ..... was my best friend, Maria. A) Dashes (-). B) Parentheses ( ). C) Commas (, ). D) Semicolons (;). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dashes (-). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 1Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 2Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 3Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 4Punctuation 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