This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which punctuation mark was the first to ever be known? A) ( ). B) -. C) '. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 2. Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation.The poem the road not taken by Robert Frost is short but very powerful A) The poem THE ROAD NOT TAKEN by Robert Frost is short, but very powerful. B) The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is short, but very powerful. C) The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is short, but very powerful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is short, but very powerful. 3. Which sentence uses the apostrophes correctly? A) I can't see the cat's tail. B) I ca'nt see the cats' tail. C) I cant see the cats tail. D) I cant' see the cats' tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't see the cat's tail. 4. Wow, he just won a gold medal A) Wow, he just won a gold medal!. B) Wow, he just won a gold medal. C) Wow, he just won a gold medal!. D) Wow! He just won a gold medal!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wow, he just won a gold medal!. 5. When is a '?' mark used? A) Question mark is used when sentences start with which. where, when, what, why, who, how, would. B) Question mark is used at the end of a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question mark is used when sentences start with which. where, when, what, why, who, how, would. 6. Choose the sentence that makes a correct use of punctuation marks. A) Alana, when you go to the market I need:potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. B) Alana when you go to the market I need this:potatoes, tomatoes, and lettuce. C) Alana, when you go to the market I need this:potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alana, when you go to the market I need this:potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. 7. Why do we use punctuation marks? A) To speak louder than others. B) To emphasize what we mean. C) To make pauses when writing. D) To lower our tone of voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize what we mean. 8. You did a great job ..... A) ?. B) !. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 9. Click on the missing punctuation mark from this sentence:Jake likes chocolate Paul doesn't. A) Semicolon;. B) Apostrophe'. C) Comma,. D) Ellipsis . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon;. 10. Do you like playing soccer ..... playing basketball ..... A) , /?. B) And/?. C) , / . D) And/ . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And/?. 11. Which one of the punctuation marks below is ellipsis? A) !. B) ;. C) \{ \}. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 12. How many commas are needed in the sentence below?On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday I have home work A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 13. Which word in this sentence needs to be capitalized?Chipper jones played for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. A) Plays. B) Baseball. C) Team. D) Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jones. 14. Wash/I/don't/dishes/the A) Don't wash I the dishes. B) I don't washes the dishes. C) I don't wash the dishes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't wash the dishes. 15. Watch out A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 16. There are some beautiful looking flowers in the garden. A) There are some beautiful-looking flowers in the garden. B) There are some beautiful, looking flowers, in the garden. C) "There are some beautiful looking flowers, " in the garden. D) There are some beautiful looking-flowers in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are some beautiful-looking flowers in the garden. 17. How does a dash function in a sentence? A) Introduces a list. B) Adds emphasis. C) Ends a sentence. D) Shows possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adds emphasis. 18. Fill in the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence.The two brothers ..... Richard and Sean ..... were learning how to play guitar. A) . B) ( ). C) -. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ( ). 19. Lizbeth is writing a report that gives information about sea otters. Choose the best punctuation mark for her to use at the end of this sentence.Sea otters eat clams, crabs and snails A) . (period). B) ? (question mark). C) ! (exclamation point). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . (period). 20. Do you want to fly the kite A) ?. B) . C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 21. Semi-colon A) :. B) ;. C) *. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 22. Can you call me when it's time to go A) Can you call me when it's time to go!. B) Can you call me when it's time to go?. C) Can you call me when it's time to go. D) Can you call me when it's Time to go?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you call me when it's time to go?. 23. Oh ! Richard why did you come late? find the punctuation marks in the sentence. A) ! and?. B) . and,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ! and?. 24. Choose the correct end punctuation to complete the sentence.When do you think Holly will get home A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 25. The girl's father sat in a corner. A) The punctuations are correct. B) The punctuations are wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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