Punctuation Quiz

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of a semicolon? 

• On my trip; I met up with a group of friends.
• My favorite colors are; blue, green, and purple.
• The road is very slippery; there is a lot of black ice.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of a colon? 

• The students sitting in the front row are: Todd, Mark, and Steve.
• The following students are going on the field trip: June, Heather, and Nate.
• The sweatshirt comes in the following: sizes small, medium, and large.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of a colon? 

• 7:45
• Dear Mom:

Which of the following should be italicized? 

• poem
• newspaper
• song

Which of the following should be italicized? 

• essay
• play
• book chapter

Which of the following needs quotation marks? 

• short story
• novel
• movie

Which of the following needs quotation marks? 

• TV show
• magazine
• newspaper article

How should the following sentence be fixed?
In class, we read a poem called The Moth.

• The Moth should be in quotation marks.
• The Moth should be italicized.
• There should be a colon before The Moth.

How should the following sentence be corrected? 
Our class is reading Schooled by Gordon Korman.

• Schooled should be in quotation marks.
• Schooled should be italicized.
• There should be a colon after Schooled.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses quotation marks?

• Margo asked, "When are you leaving for the dance?" 
• Margo asked, "When are you leaving for the dance"?
• "Margo asked When are you leaving for the dance?"