Exercise 2: Lists | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  What punctuation mark is typically used to separate items in a list?

(A) Period

(B) Comma

(C) Colon

(D) Dash

Correct Answer: 1B

Question 2:  In the sentence 'She enjoys reading novels, poems, and essays,' what punctuation mark follows 'essays'?

(A) Period

(B) Comma

(C) Semi-colon

(D) Colon

Correct Answer: 2B

Question 3:  Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list?

(A) Period

(B) Comma

(C) Colon

(D) Hyphen

Correct Answer: 3C

Question 4:  In the phrase 'apples, oranges, and bananas,' which punctuation mark separates 'oranges' and 'bananas'?

(A) Period

(B) Comma

(C) Semi-colon

(D) Colon

Correct Answer: 4B

Question 5:  What punctuation mark is employed to separate items in a list when each item contains commas?

(A) Semi-colon

(B) Comma

(C) Colon

(D) Dash

Correct Answer: 5A

Question 6:  What punctuation mark is typically used to separate items in a list?

(A) Period

(B) Comma

(C) Colon

(D) Dash

Correct Answer: 6B

Question 7:  What is the primary purpose of employing punctuation in lists?

(A) To complicate the message

(B) To separate items

(C) To reduce clarity

(D) To extend sentence length

Correct Answer: 7B

Question 8:  Which punctuation mark is commonly used at the end of a list?

(A) Comma

(B) Semi-colon

(C) Period

(D) Colon

Correct Answer: 8A

Question 9:  In the sentence 'The colors of the flag are red, white, and blue,' what punctuation mark follows 'red'?

(A) Period

(B) Comma

(C) Semi-colon

(D) Colon

Correct Answer: 9B

Question 10:  What punctuation mark is used before presenting a list?

(A) Comma

(B) Period

(C) Colon

(D) Hyphen

Correct Answer: 10C