This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.Help me ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 2. Lily wrote a statement about her day in her diary. Abigail noticed that Lily ended her statement with a specific punctuation mark. Which punctuation mark did Lily use at the end of her declarative sentence? A) ?. B) . C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 3. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark for the sentence below.Please, help me ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 4. Put that knife down A) Dot. B) Comma. C) Exclamation mark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamation mark. 5. Which of the following words are only connectors: A) And/Yes. B) However/What. C) But/Since. D) Although/By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But/Since. 6. Which punctuation mark is used to join two adjectives before a noun? A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Brackets. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 7. My sister walks to the school ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 8. Tick the right punctuation mark for this sentence. Where do you live A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 9. It is great to see you again A) Full stop. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full stop. 10. What words need CAPITALIZATION? there was a sarcophagus in the great hall. A) There / Sarcophagus. B) There. C) Great hall. D) There / Great / Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There / Great / Hall. 11. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:Do you know the way to the library A) . B) ?. C) !. D) &. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 12. Differentiate between a semi-colon and a colon with examples. A) Example of semi-colon:I have a big test tomorrow; I need to study tonight. Example of colon:There are three things I love:reading, writing, and hiking. B) Example of semi-colon:She loves to dance; she is a great singer. C) Example of colon:There are three things I hate:spiders, snakes, and heights. D) Example of semi-colon:I have a big test tomorrow; I need to sleep early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example of semi-colon:I have a big test tomorrow; I need to study tonight. Example of colon:There are three things I love:reading, writing, and hiking. 13. Which of the following is an example of using a comma to separate parts of the date? A) Tuesday May 2, 2016, was when I graduated. B) Tuesday May 2, 2016 was when I graduated. C) Tuesday, May 2, 2016, was when I graduated. D) Tuesday, May 2, 2016 was when I graduated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuesday, May 2, 2016, was when I graduated. 14. My Golden Retriever Argus could spend an entire day looking out the window at rabbits. A) My Golden Retriever, Argus, could spend an entire day looking out the window at rabbits. B) My Golden Retriever; Argus could spend an entire day looking out the window at rabbits. C) My Golden Retriever, Argus-could spend an entire day looking out the window at rabbits. D) My "Golden Retriever" Argus could spend an entire day looking out the window at rabbits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Golden Retriever, Argus, could spend an entire day looking out the window at rabbits. 15. Why do you use a question mark (?) at the end of a sentence? A) To tell something. B) To ask something. C) To say something with excitement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ask something. 16. Which punctuation mark is used to provide additional information? A) Brackets. B) Quotation mark. C) Ellipses. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackets. 17. '' Today is a Science test ..... "The dash should replaced by: A) Full stop. B) Exclamation mark. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full stop. 18. 6 Choose the sentence below with the correct punctuation. A) I've seen that movie several times. She wasnt, the only one who knew the answer. B) I've seen that movie several times. She wasn't the only one who knew the answer. C) I've seen that movie several times, she wasn't the only one who knew the answer. D) I've seen that movie several times. She wasnt' the only one who knew the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I've seen that movie several times. She wasn't the only one who knew the answer. 19. What is the role of parentheses in writing? A) To indicate a pause in a sentence. B) To include additional information or clarifications. C) To emphasize a particular word or phrase. D) To separate different ideas in a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To include additional information or clarifications. 20. Select the appropriate punctuation mark.The cat is on the roof ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 21. Choose the appropriate punctuation mark for the sentence below.Come here ..... A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 22. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:How amazing is that A) . B) ?. C) !. D) &. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 23. What is the function of an apostrophe in a sentence?' A) To join words. B) To show possession or contractions. C) To separate clauses. D) To add extra information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show possession or contractions. 24. Oliver is writing a letter to Rohan and wants to ask him a direct question. Which punctuation mark should Oliver use to indicate his direct question? A) . B) !. C) ,. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ?. 25. Choose the correct use of end marks. A) I wonder if he asked Mr. Roberts. B) I wonder if he asked Mr. Burrows?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wonder if he asked Mr. Roberts. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation Marks Quiz 2Punctuation Marks Quiz 3Punctuation Marks Quiz 4Punctuation Marks Quiz 5Punctuation Marks Quiz 6Punctuation Marks Quiz 7Punctuation Marks Quiz 8Punctuation Marks Quiz 9Punctuation Marks Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books