This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Question mark A) ?. B) . C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 2. Where do you need a hyphen? My sister is twenty two years old. A) My-sister. B) Twenty-two. C) Twenty-two-years. D) Years-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-two. 3. It is used when a sentence needs an answer. A) Commas. B) Capital letters. C) Exclamation mark. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question mark. 4. Which one is the comma? A) . B) ,. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 5. When should a comma be used between words in a series? A) After the last word. B) Before the first word. C) Between the words in the series. D) Before the last word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the words in the series. 6. What is the difference between a period and a comma? A) A period ends a sentence; a comma separates elements within a sentence. B) A period is used in questions; a comma is used in statements. C) A period separates elements; a comma ends a sentence. D) A period is used for lists; a comma ends a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A period ends a sentence; a comma separates elements within a sentence. 7. The best speller in her class (a) Ami hoped someday she would make it to the National Spelling Bee. A) A.,. B) . C) !. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.,. 8. An exclamation mark, a full-stop, a question mark and a 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. 9. Zoe is writing an essay and she wants to include a quote from a famous author. Which punctuation mark should she use to enclose the quotation? A) Quotation mark. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation mark. 10. What punctuation mark adds emphasis or an explanation within a sentence? A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Question Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 11. Choose the correct punctuation marks.Ana Ben Jim and Phum are talkative A) , , , . B) . C) , ., . D) ., .,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , , , . 12. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.Oh no ..... There's a fire ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 13. Choose the sentence that makes the correct use of the comma A) I like people; but I just don't like mean people!. B) I like people, I just don't like mean people!. C) I like people; I just don't like mean people!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like people; I just don't like mean people!. 14. Choose the sentence that makes the correct use punctuation marks: A) Unfortunately we won't travel this year because the pandemic is still strong. B) Unfortunately, we won't travel this year because the pandemic is still strong. C) Unfortunately; we won't travel this year because the pandemic is still strong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unfortunately, we won't travel this year because the pandemic is still strong. 15. All sentences end with one of these sentence stoppers: A) A period, a comma, an exclamation point. B) A period, a question mark, quotation marks. C) A period, an exclamation point, a question mark. D) A period, an exclamation point, quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A period, an exclamation point, a question mark. 16. What is the purpose of a hyphen in writing?- A) To end a sentence. B) To join separate words to make one word. C) To introduce a list. D) To signify missing text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join separate words to make one word. 17. Choose the sentence below with the correct punctuation. A) While she was reading the newspaper, Joe announced that he was leaving. B) While she was reading the newspaper, Joe announced that he was leaving?. C) While she was reading, the newspaper, Joe announced that he was leaving. D) While she was reading the newspaper joe announced that he was leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While she was reading the newspaper, Joe announced that he was leaving. 18. What is the missing Punctuation Mark in the following statement?My name is Roger I live in California A) Comma. B) Period. C) Parenthesis. D) Exclamation Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 19. How is a colon used in a sentence? A) To express a question. B) To indicate possession. C) To introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or a conclusion. D) To separate a subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or a conclusion. 20. Which of the following is a correct example of using an apostrophe in contractions? A) Do not = Don't. B) I am = I'm. C) He is = He's. D) They have = They've. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am = I'm. 21. This drink is hot ..... We should wait to drink it ..... A) Full Stop then Full Stop. B) Colon then Comma. C) Question Mark then Comma. D) Exclamation mark then Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full Stop then Full Stop. 22. Sue had no clarifications about the questions She was able to use lengthy sentences She expressed herself impressively A) Period. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 23. Which of these sentences shows a strong feeling? A) Mo hurt his knee really bad. B) Mo's doctor told him his knee would feel better soon. C) Did you see the cool bandaid on Mo's knee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mo hurt his knee really bad. 24. We are going to the park ..... would you like to join us? A) Full Stop. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) Question Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 25. Which punctuation mark is used to show strong feeling or emphasis? A) Comma. B) Exclamation Mark. C) Semicolon. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamation Mark. 26. Happy birthday, Amy ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 27. What is the correct end punctuation for an exclamative sentence? A) !. B) " ". C) ?. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 28. Which of the following punctuation marks indicates omission? A) Apostrophe. B) Hyphen. C) Ellipsis. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ellipsis. 29. What is used to join words together A) Hyphen. B) Period. C) Question Mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 30. What does an apostrophe (') indicate? A) It indicates a question. B) It indicates possession or is used in contractions. C) It indicates a pause in speech. D) It indicates a quotation. 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