This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Numbers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What punctuation mark should be used at the end of an exclamatory sentence? A) Comma B) Question Mark C) Exclamation Point D) Apostrophe A) Period. B) Exclamation Point. C) Quotation Mark. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamation Point. 2. Which of the following is not correct use of the semi-colon A) Sarah got first place; Blob got second. B) Our shopping list was; carrots, kiwis, and potatoes. C) Let's go home and watch a movie; we also need to wash the dishes. D) We went to:Paris, Egypt, and London in the summer; Hawaii in the spring; and Vancouver in the Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our shopping list was; carrots, kiwis, and potatoes. 3. What sentence uses brackets best? A) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (and she had seen some bad classes!). B) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (they were loud). C) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (she was very surprised at how bad they were). D) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (it was also Monday morning). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (and she had seen some bad classes!). 4. What is the grammar rule error?Many people are familiar with Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher. A) Short stories should be in quotes. B) The title should have italics. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short stories should be in quotes. 5. The recipe called for a few simple ingredients:flour, eggs, milk, and sugar.What punctuation is used in the above sentence? A) Brackets. B) A colon. C) A dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon. 6. An ..... is a punctuation mark that shows strong emotion. A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamation mark. 7. What is a ellipsis? A) &. B) ;. C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 8. Which of the following sentences use ellipsis to create a pause correctly? A) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. B) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. C) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. D) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. 9. This is Moosa ..... s house. A) ?. B) ''. C) '. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) '. 10. Identify the punctuation mark in the given sentence.Unity is strength. A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full stop. 11. I frame spoken words, direct and exact, Marking dialogue in a story or fact.What am I? A) Apostrophe. B) Quotation marks. C) Colon. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 12. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Jeremy won the game and shouted, "Hooray ..... " A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 13. If I don't study for this test, I'm not going to do well ..... if I don't do well, I will cry. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 14. Is the number correctly written? The big game would start at 5 o'clock. A) Correct. B) Five. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five. 15. This command has correct punctuation:motor(port1)=127; A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. An apostrophe should be used for numbers that are plural nouns. EXAMPLE:1920's A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Differentiate between a colon and a dash with examples. A) A colon introduces a list or explanation, while a dash indicates a range or connection. B) A colon is used in cooking recipes, while a dash is used in mathematical equations. C) A colon is used in email addresses, while a dash is used in website URLs. D) A colon is used for multiplication, while a dash is used for division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A colon introduces a list or explanation, while a dash indicates a range or connection. 18. Use ..... to separate hours from minutes. A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon. 19. Which punctuation mark is used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in a contraction? A) Comma B) Question Mark C) Exclamation Point D) Apostrophe A) Period. B) Hyphen. C) Apostrophe. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe. 20. Use ..... AFTER a dependent clause that starts a complex sentence. A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 21. It is the punctuation mark used to express a strong emotion or feeling. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Apostrophe. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation mark. 22. Create a sentence using a colon to introduce a list. A) I need to buy the following items milk, eggs, and bread. B) I need to buy the following items; milk, eggs, and bread. C) I need to buy the following items:milk, eggs, and bread. D) I need to buy the following items-milk, eggs, and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need to buy the following items:milk, eggs, and bread. 23. I come at the end of a sentence, strong and clear, To signal it's finished and done, my dear.What am I? A) Comma. B) Period. C) Colon. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 24. An, a, or the, are examples of ..... They are used to point out or refer to nouns. A) Nouns. B) Titles. C) Articles. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articles. 25. Is the number correctly written? When calculated correctly, the answer should come out to six hundred. A) Correct. B) 600. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation In Numbers Quiz 1Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 2Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 3Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 4Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 6Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 7Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 8Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 9Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books