Punctuation Quiz

What are the different types of punctuation marks?

• periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, quotation marks, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, and slashes

• commas, periods, exclamation marks, quotation marks, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, and slashes

• commas, periods, exclamation marks, quotation marks, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, and slashes

• commas, periods, exclamation marks, quotation marks, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, and slashes

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series?

• ;

• .

• -

• ,

What punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a full stop?

• ?

• ,

• .

• !

Which punctuation mark is used to end a question?

• ,

• !

• ?

• .

What punctuation mark is used to add emphasis or show strong emotion?

True or False: A period is used to separate items in a series.

• True

• Only in certain cases

• Sometimes

• False

True or False: A question mark is used to indicate a full stop at the end of a sentence.

• False

• Only in formal writing

• True

• Sometimes

True or False: An exclamation mark is used to ask a question.

• True

• Sometimes

• Only in formal writing

• False

True or False: An exclamation mark is used to show strong emotion or emphasis.

• True

• False

• An exclamation mark is used for punctuation

• An exclamation mark is used to indicate a question

Fill in the blank: Commas are used to separate _______ in a series.

• items

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs