This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This symbol or punctuation is used in writing or printing to indicate a range or connections. A) En dash. B) Slash. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) En dash. 2. Lewis made sketches for archaeological studies in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana, in 1882 and 1883. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 3. Which of these marks is an apostrophe? A) ''. B) *. C) '. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) '. 4. To show that someone else has written or said it. A) Quotation mark. B) Slash. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation mark. 5. This mark of punctuation is used in place of the word "to" when indicating an inclusive series, such as "1990 to 2012." A) Ellipsis. B) Hyphen. C) En dash. D) Em dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) En dash. 6. Which punctuation mark is missing form the sentence:Did you get to play the online game* A) Full stop. B) Comma. C) Exclamation mark. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question mark. 7. Pick the Right Punctuation MarkYour choices for breakfast are cereal, bagels, bacon and eggs, or a bowl of oatmeal A) Period. B) Question Mark. C) Exclamation Mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 8. I bought them yesterday ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 9. Please be patient A) ?. B) . C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 10. This mark of punctuation is used to indicate a sudden interruption or shift in direction in the flow of conversation or thought. It tends to draw attention to what comes after it. A) Hyphen. B) En dash. C) Em dash. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Em dash. 11. Means pause; separate things in a list, introduce quotations, combine sentences, and add info A) Comma. B) Semi colon. C) Colon. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 12. This mark is used at the end of an interrogative sentence. A) Exclamation point. B) Question mark. C) Period. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question mark. 13. In which of these responses is the word "hello" inside single quotation marks? A) (hello). B) "hello". C) 'hello'. D) [hello]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'hello'. 14. What ending punctuation mark will make this a complete sentence? May I please have a dog A) Period . B) Question Mark?. C) Exclamation Point !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question Mark?. 15. The Smithsonian Institution now has most of these sketches; they include drawings of prehistoric Native American burial mounds. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 16. A colon (:) can be used to ..... A) Start a list. B) Separate two sentences. C) Show the end of a sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start a list. 17. I don't know what youre talking about. A) Parentheses. B) Apostrophe. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 18. Which punctuation mark comes at the end of a question? A) Period. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 19. Listen to that strange noise ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 20. In which sentence is the title punctuated correctly? A) Langston Hughes's short poem "Dream Deferred" explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. B) Langston Hughes's short poem Dream Deferred explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. C) Langston Hughes's short poem Dream Deferred explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. D) Langston Hughes's short poem (Dream Deferred) explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Langston Hughes's short poem "Dream Deferred" explores the different reactions people might have when their dreams are taken from them. 21. The most famous end mark. It comes at the end of the statements and commands. It is also used in abbreviations too. A) Question mark. B) Full stop. C) Punctuation mark. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full stop. 22. This mark of punctuation is used to enclose "extra" or "by the way" type information that could be left out of the sentence: A) Brackets. B) Quotations. C) Single quotations. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parentheses. 23. Which of these marks is a comma? A) (). B) !. C) *. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ,. 24. This mark is used before a list or quote and between hours and minutes. A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Exclamation point. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 25. Identify the correct use of a plural possessive noun. A) Mens' jobs. B) Men's jobs. C) Ladies's job. D) Ladies jobs'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Men's jobs. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation Marks Quiz 1Punctuation Marks Quiz 2Punctuation Marks Quiz 3Punctuation Marks Quiz 4Punctuation Marks Quiz 5Punctuation Marks Quiz 6Punctuation Marks Quiz 7Punctuation Marks Quiz 8Punctuation Marks Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books