WorksheetsPunctuation Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a punctuation that ends a sentence
a)
A period (.)
b)
A comma (,)
c)
A colon (:)
d)
A semicolon (;)
2.
a punctuation mark that separates two major sentence sections.
a)
Comma (,)
b)
Quotation Mark ("")
c)
Semi-Colon (;)
d)
Period (.)
3.
a punctuation that suggests a related but unecessary information
a)
Apostrophe (')
b)
Ellipsis (...)
c)
Hyphen (-)
d)
Parenthesis ( () )
4.
a punctuation that suggests an interruption in thought or change in direction
a)
Period (.)
b)
Dash (—)
c)
Asterisk (*)
d)
Colon (:)
5.
a punctuation that creates compund adjectives
a)
Dash (—)
b)
Quotation Mark ("")
c)
option 3
d)
Hyphen (-)
6.
a punctuation that expands or clarifies a main clause or could introduce lists
a)
Colon (:)
b)
Apostrophe (')
c)
Comma (,)
d)
Semi-Colon (;)
7.
a punctuation that indicates a direct quotation
a)
Brackets ( [] )
b)
Asterisk (*)
c)
Quotation Mark ("")
d)
Parenthesis ( () )
8.
a punctuation that suggests a further comment, clarification or qualifier
a)
Question Mark (?)
b)
Apostrophe (')
c)
Semicolon (;)
d)
Asterisk (*)
9.
a punctuation that ends a sentence with curiosity
a)
Question Mark (?)
b)
Exclamation Mark (!)
c)
Ellipsis (...)
d)
Period (.)
10.
a punctuation that separates chunks of a sentence so that it becomes more easily readable
a)
Colon (:)
b)
Asterisk (*)
c)
Dash (—)
d)
Comma (,)
11.
a punctuation that ends a sentence with great enthusiasm
a)
Ellipsis
b)
Hyphen
c)
Exclamation Mark
d)
Period
12.
a punctuation that indicates editorial ideas
a)
Brackets ( [] )
b)
Comma (,)
c)
Dash (—)
d)
Ellipsis (...)
13.
a punctuation that indicates that something is being left out
a)
Asterisk (*)
b)
Ellipsis (...)
c)
Semi-Colon (;)
d)
Exclamation Mark (!)
14.
a punctuation that suggests left out letters in contractions
a)
Period (:)
b)
Apostrophe (')
c)
Question Mark (?)
d)
Asterisk (*)
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