Higher Order Thinking Quiz

1. Which TWO punctuation would you use to emphasize a word or phrase?

• Dash

• Ellipses

• Qouatation marks (")

• Italics

What is the difference between semi colon and colon?

• Both are same

• Colon- a longer pause and semi colon is shorter.

• Semi colons combine two independent clauses, but colons introduce list of nouns or adjectives, explain the clause before the colon.

• Non of these

3. What two are the correct ways of using emphasis?

• italics

• Underline

• Bold

• All of the abobve

4. In what situation would you use dashes instead of pair of commas

• dashes can not be used in pairs to replace commas when writing a parenthetical or interruptive phrase.

• dashes can be used in pairs to replace commas when writing a parenthetical or interruptive phrase.

• they can be used between independent clauses

5. Which punctuation would be appropriate to create a dramatic pause?

• Comma

• Semi Colon

• Dash

• Ellipses

6. Which punctuation mark makes a strong seperation between TWO independent clauses?

• Comma

• Semi Colon

• Dash

• Hiphen

7. Which of these can replace a dash?

• Colon

• semicolon

• Ellipses