TEAS Punctuation Trap Test (Hard Level) – 50 MCQs
1.
Choose the correct sentence:
A. I went home, and I slept early.
B. I went home I slept early.
C. I went home; I slept early.
D. I went home: I slept early.
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Answer: C
📌 Reason: Two independent clauses → semicolon.
2.
Which is correct?
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 + quotation marks required.
3.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. Wow that is amazing!
B. Wow, that is amazing.
C. Wow! That is amazing.
D. Wow: that is amazing
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Answer: C
📌 Reason: Exclamation + capitalization.
4.
Which is correct?
A. I bought apples, oranges bananas.
B. I bought apples oranges bananas.
C. I bought apples, oranges, bananas.
D. I bought apples; oranges; bananas.
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Answer: C
📌 Reason: Proper list punctuation.
5.
Choose correct sentence:
A. It’s raining outside.
B. Its raining outside.
C. Its’ raining outside.
D. It raining outside.
✔
Answer: A
📌 Reason: Contraction of “it is”.
6.
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
📌 Reason: Question mark needed.
7.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. He said “Come here.”
B. He said, “Come here.”
C. He said “Come here”
D. He said: Come here.
✔
Answer: B
📌 Reason: Comma before quote.
8.
Which is correct?
A. I like tea coffee and juice.
B. I like tea, coffee, and juice.
C. I like tea; coffee; juice.
D. I like tea: coffee juice.
✔
Answer: B
📌 Reason: Comma-separated list.
9.
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 apostrophe.
10.
Which is correct?
A. Lets go home.
B. Let’s go home.
C. Lets’ go home.
D. Let go home
✔
Answer: B
📌 Reason: Contraction apostrophe.
11.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. I went home I slept.
B. I went home, I slept.
C. I went home; I slept.
D. I went home: I slept.
✔
Answer: C
📌 Reason: Independent clauses → semicolon.
12.
Which is correct?
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.
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Answer: B
13.
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?
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Answer: B
14.
Which is correct?
A. I bought a pen a book a bag.
B. I bought a pen, a book, a bag.
C. I bought a pen; a book; a bag.
D. I bought a pen: a book a bag.
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Answer: B
15.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. Oh no I forgot it.
B. Oh no, I forgot it.
C. Oh no; I forgot it.
D. Oh no: I forgot it.
✔
Answer: B
16.
Which is correct?
A. Where is my bag
B. Where is my bag!
C. Where is my bag?
D. Where is my bag.
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Answer: C
17.
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
18.
Which is correct?
A. I like football cricket tennis.
B. I like football, cricket, tennis.
C. I like football; cricket; tennis.
D. I like football: cricket tennis.
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Answer: B
19.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. Yes I will come.
B. Yes, I will come.
C. Yes; I will come.
D. Yes: I will come.
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Answer: B
20.
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.
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Answer: B
21.
Choose correct sentence:
A. I went home I slept.
B. I went home, I slept.
C. I went home; I slept.
D. I went home: I slept.
✔
Answer: C
22.
Which is correct?
A. She is beautiful, intelligent and
kind.
B. She is beautiful intelligent kind.
C. She is beautiful; intelligent; kind.
D. She is beautiful: intelligent kind.
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Answer: A
23.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. Its raining.
B. It’s raining.
C. Its’ raining.
D. It raining.
✔
Answer: B
24.
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
25.
Choose correct sentence:
A. Let’s eat now.
B. Lets eat now.
C. Lets’ eat now.
D. Let eat now.
✔
Answer: A
26.
Which is correct?
A. I love tea coffee juice.
B. I love tea, coffee, juice.
C. I love tea; coffee; juice.
D. I love tea: coffee juice.
✔
Answer: B
27.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. He said Come here.
B. He said, “Come here.”
C. He said “Come here”.
D. He said: Come here
✔
Answer: B
28.
Which is correct?
A. I bought milk bread butter.
B. I bought milk, bread, butter.
C. I bought milk; bread; butter.
D. I bought milk: bread butter.
✔
Answer: B
29.
Choose correct sentence:
A. The dogs bark loudly
B. The dogs bark loudly.
C. The dogs bark loudly!
D. The dogs bark loudly?
✔
Answer: B
30.
Which is correct?
A. She is happy excited joyful.
B. She is happy, excited, joyful.
C. She is happy; excited; joyful.
D. She is happy: excited joyful.
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Answer: B
31.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. I will go home and 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: C
32.
Which is correct?
A. Wow that is great.
B. Wow, that is great!
C. Wow! That is great.
D. Wow: that is great
✔
Answer: C
33.
Choose correct sentence:
A. She said “Good morning.”
B. She said, “Good morning.”
C. She said Good morning.
D. She said: “Good morning.”
✔
Answer: B
34.
Which is correct?
A. I have pen book bag.
B. I have pen, book, bag.
C. I have pen; book; bag.
D. I have pen: book bag.
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Answer: B
35.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. Oh no I lost it.
B. Oh no, I lost it.
C. Oh no; I lost it.
D. Oh no: I lost it.
✔
Answer: B
36.
Which is correct?
A. Where is the book
B. Where is the book!
C. Where is the book?
D. Where is the book.
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Answer: C
37.
Choose correct sentence:
A. He said I am late.
B. He said, “I am late.”
C. He said “I am late”
D. He said: I am late.
✔
Answer: B
38.
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.
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Answer: B
39.
Choose correct punctuation:
A. My mothers house is big.
B. My mother’s house is big.
C. My mothers’ house is big.
D. My mother house is big.
✔
Answer: B
40.
Which is correct?
A. She is kind smart honest.
B. She is kind, smart, honest.
C. She is kind; smart; honest.
D. She is kind: smart honest.
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Answer: B
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