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Hyphens and Em/En Dashes Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hyphens are the most commonly recognized dashes, though it’s not interchangeable with other types of dashes.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which dash is the longest?

a)

Hyphen

b)

En Dash

c)

Em Dash

3.

Which one of the following is incorrect?

a)

Fast-paced

b)

Mother-in-law

c)

United-Kingdom custom

d)

Well-known doctor

4.

Which one of the following is incorrect?

a)

Two thirds

b)

Co-operate

c)

A two-year-old boy

d)

Anti-Trudeau

5.

We shall use a hyphen with the written numbers from_____________ ?

a)

11-99

b)

21-89

c)

10-90

d)

21-99

6.

Which one of the following is correct about aircraft model?

a)

Boeing-747

b)

DC-10

c)

DC 10

7.

Diana has 4 ex-boyfriends. Did I use the hyphen correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Hyphen is used for the minus sign in temperatures. E.g. -30 degrees

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The purpose of using Em dashes is to add emphasis to certain part of words.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which one of the following is correct?

a)

Steven, a coronavirus carrier —just got off the plane to Toronto last night.

b)

Steven—a coronavirus carrier —just got off the plane to Toronto last night.

c)

Steven—a coronavirus carrier, just got off the plane to Toronto last night.

d)

Steven a coronavirus carrier just got off the plane to Toronto last night.

11.

Em dash is essentially a form of pause punctuation that can take place of_________?

a)

Commas

b)

Brackets

c)

Colons

d)

Semicolons

e)

All of above

12.

En dash has the same width of letter ___?

a)

M

b)

N

13.

Which one of the following is incorrect?

a)

We use En dash in place of the word "to."

b)

We use En dash to link a range of numbers.

c)

We use En dash to show connections between two terms.

d)

We use En dash in place of the word "and."

14.

Which one of the following En dash example is incorrect?

a)

$400-$1000

b)

China-Canada

c)

2008-2022

d)

All of above is correct