50 TEAS Punctuation Practice MCQs
1. Which sentence is correct?
A. I went to
school I studied hard.
B. I went to school, I studied hard.
C. I went to school; I studied hard.
D. I went to school: I studied hard.
✔ Answer: C
📌 Reason: Two independent clauses → semicolon
is correct.
2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. She said “I am
ready.”
B. She said, “I am ready.”
C. She said “I am ready”
D. She said I am ready.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Comma before quotation marks.
3. Which is correct?
A. After dinner
we went home.
B. After dinner, we went home.
C. After dinner we, went home.
D. After, dinner we went home.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Introductory phrase needs comma.
4. Choose correct punctuation.
A. I bought
apples oranges bananas.
B. I bought apples, oranges, bananas.
C. I bought apples; oranges; bananas.
D. I bought apples: oranges bananas.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Items in a list need commas.
5. Which sentence is correct?
A. Its raining
outside.
B. It’s raining outside.
C. Its’ raining outside.
D. It raining outside.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: “It’s” = it is.
6. Choose correct punctuation.
A. Wow! That is
amazing.
B. Wow that is amazing!
C. Wow, that is amazing
D. Wow: that is amazing.
✔ Answer: A
📌 Reason: Exclamation mark for emotion.
7. Which is correct?
A. I like tea;
coffee and juice.
B. I like tea coffee and juice.
C. I like tea, coffee, and juice.
D. I like tea: coffee: juice.
✔ Answer: C
📌 Reason: Comma-separated list.
8. Choose correct sentence.
A. Where are you
going.
B. Where are you going?
C. Where are you going!
D. Where are you going,
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Question mark for questions.
9. Which is correct?
A. My brother’s
book is missing.
B. My brothers book is missing.
C. My brother book is missing.
D. My brothers’ book is missing.
✔ Answer: A
📌 Reason: Apostrophe shows possession.
10. Choose correct punctuation.
A. He is tall,
strong and smart.
B. He is tall strong and smart.
C. He is tall; strong; and smart.
D. He is tall: strong: smart.
✔ Answer: A
📌 Reason: Commas in list.
11. Which is correct?
A. I will go
home; then I will sleep.
B. I will go home then I will sleep.
C. I will go home, then I will sleep.
D. I will go home: then I will sleep.
✔ Answer: C
📌 Reason: Comma before conjunction.
12. Choose correct sentence.
A. She said, I am
tired.
B. She said “I am tired.”
C. She said I am tired
D. She said: I am tired.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Direct speech needs quotes.
13. Which is correct?
A. The teacher
said, “Be quiet.”
B. The teacher said “Be quiet”.
C. The teacher said Be quiet.
D. The teacher said; “Be quiet.”
✔ Answer: A
📌 Reason: Comma + quotation marks.
14. Choose correct punctuation.
A. I bought a pen
a book a notebook.
B. I bought a pen, a book, a notebook.
C. I bought a pen; a book; a notebook.
D. I bought a pen: a book a notebook.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: List needs commas.
15. Which is correct?
A. Lets go to
school.
B. Let’s go to school.
C. Lets’ go to school.
D. Let go to school.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Apostrophe in contraction.
16. Choose correct sentence.
A. I have two
brothers: Ram and Sita.
B. I have two brothers Ram and Sita.
C. I have two brothers, Ram and Sita.
D. I have two brothers; Ram and Sita.
✔ Answer: C
📌 Reason: Non-essential information needs
commas.
17. Which is correct?
A. Yes I will
come.
B. Yes, I will come.
C. Yes; I will come.
D. Yes: I will come.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Introductory word needs comma.
18. Choose correct punctuation.
A. I love reading
writing and dancing.
B. I love reading, writing, and dancing.
C. I love reading; writing; dancing.
D. I love reading: writing dancing.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Proper list punctuation.
19. Which is correct?
A. Where is my
bag
B. Where is my bag.
C. Where is my bag?
D. Where is my bag!
✔ Answer: C
📌 Reason: Question mark needed.
20. Choose correct sentence.
A. My mothers car
is new.
B. My mother’s car is new.
C. My mothers’ car is new.
D. My mother car is new.
✔ Answer: B
📌 Reason: Possessive singular.
21. Which is correct?
A. I like apples,
oranges; bananas.
B. I like apples oranges bananas.
C. I like apples, oranges, bananas.
D. I like apples: oranges bananas.
✔ Answer: C
22. Choose correct punctuation.
A. Wow that is
great!
B. Wow! that is great.
C. Wow! That is great.
D. Wow, that is great!
✔ Answer: C
📌 Reason: Proper capitalization + exclamation.
23. Which is correct?
A. He said “Come
here.”
B. He said, “Come here.”
C. He said “Come here”
D. He said: Come here.
✔ Answer: B
24. Choose correct sentence.
A. I bought milk
bread and butter.
B. I bought milk, bread, and butter.
C. I bought milk; bread; butter.
D. I bought milk: bread butter.
✔ Answer: B
25. Which is correct?
A. The dogs bark
loudly
B. The dogs bark loudly.
C. The dogs bark loudly?
D. The dogs bark loudly!
✔ Answer: B
26. Choose correct punctuation.
A. She is kind
smart and honest.
B. She is kind, smart, and honest.
C. She is kind; smart; honest.
D. She is kind: smart honest.
✔ Answer: B
27. Which is correct?
A. I will go
home, I will sleep.
B. I will go home; I will sleep.
C. I will go home I will sleep.
D. I will go home: I will sleep.
✔ Answer: B
28. Choose correct sentence.
A. He asked where
are you going.
B. He asked, “Where are you going?”
C. He asked “Where are you going”
D. He asked: where are you going?
✔ Answer: B
29. Which is correct?
A. Its my book.
B. It’s my book.
C. Its’ my book.
D. It my book.
✔ Answer: B
30. Choose correct punctuation.
A. I love tea
coffee and juice.
B. I love tea, coffee, and juice.
C. I love tea; coffee; juice.
D. I love tea: coffee juice.
✔ Answer: B
31. Which is correct?
A. She said “Good
morning.”
B. She said, “Good morning.”
C. She said Good morning.
D. She said: “Good morning.”
✔ Answer: B
32. Choose correct sentence.
A. My friends are
kind, helpful and polite.
B. My friends are kind helpful polite.
C. My friends are kind; helpful; polite.
D. My friends are kind: helpful polite.
✔ Answer: A
33. Which is correct?
A. I have a pen a
book a bag.
B. I have a pen, a book, a bag.
C. I have a pen; a book; a bag.
D. I have a pen: a book a bag.
✔ Answer: B
34. Choose correct punctuation.
A. Oh no I forgot
my keys.
B. Oh no, I forgot my keys.
C. Oh no; I forgot my keys.
D. Oh no: I forgot my keys.
✔ Answer: B
35. Which is correct?
A. Where are you
going!
B. Where are you going.
C. Where are you going?
D. Where are you going
✔ Answer: C
36. Choose correct sentence.
A. He said I am
tired.
B. He said, “I am tired.”
C. He said “I am tired”
D. He said: I am tired
✔ Answer: B
37. Which is correct?
A. Lets eat now.
B. Let’s eat now.
C. Lets’ eat now.
D. Let eat now.
✔ Answer: B
38. Choose correct punctuation.
A. I like
football cricket and tennis.
B. I like football, cricket, and tennis.
C. I like football; cricket; tennis.
D. I like football: cricket tennis.
✔ Answer: B
39. Which is correct?
A. My brothers
house is big.
B. My brother’s house is big.
C. My brothers’ house is big.
D. My brother house is big.
✔ Answer: B
40. Choose correct sentence.
A. She is happy,
excited, and joyful.
B. She is happy excited joyful.
C. She is happy; excited; joyful.
D. She is happy: excited joyful.
✔ Answer: A
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