It's vs Its Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which phrase correctly expands the contraction in “It’s getting late”?
It is
It has
Belonging to it
It was
2. A writer wants to shorten “It has been three years since the bridge opened.” Which version is correct?
“Its been three years,” using the possessive form without an apostrophe
“Its’ been three years,” placing an apostrophe after the pronoun
“It is been three years,” replacing “has” with “is”
“It’s been three years,” contracting “it has” correctly
3. Complete the sentence: “The club celebrated ___ tenth anniversary with a concert.”
“it’s,” because the anniversary is connected to the club
“its,” showing that the anniversary belongs to the club
“its’,” using an apostrophe after the possessive pronoun
“it is,” creating the phrase “celebrated it is tenth anniversary”
4. Complete the sentence correctly: “The museum recently changed ___ opening hours.”
“it’s,” because an apostrophe always marks ownership
“its’,” as though “its” were a plural noun
“its,” because the opening hours belong to the museum
“it is,” producing the phrase “changed it is opening hours”
5. Choose the correct word: “The puppy wagged ___ tail when its owner returned.”
“it’s,” the contraction meaning “it is”
“its,” the possessive form needed before “tail”
“its’,” an apostrophe form not used for this pronoun
“it is,” written as two separate words
6. Choose the correct word: “Although the laptop looks new, ___ battery no longer holds a charge.”
“it’s,” meaning “it is” before the noun “battery”
“its’,” treating the pronoun like a plural possessive noun
“its,” showing that the battery belongs to the laptop
“it is,” creating the phrase “it is battery”
7. Which sentence is written correctly?
The bicycle lost its’ chain during the steep climb.
The bicycle lost it’s chain before reaching the hill.
Its going to need a replacement chain soon.
The bicycle lost its chain on the hill.
8. Which sentence uses both “it’s” and “its” correctly?
It’s important to check whether the company changed its policy.
Its important to check whether the company revised it’s policy yesterday.
It’s essential to ask whether the business updated it’s official policy.
Its necessary to confirm whether the organization changed its policy.
9. What does “It’s” mean in the sentence “It’s raining outside”?
Something belongs to it
It has
It is
More than one object is being discussed
10. A draft reads, “Its a small town, but it’s library is famous.” Which revision is correct?
Keep “Its” at the start, but change the second form to the possessive “its.”
Change the first form to “It’s,” but keep the apostrophe in “it’s library.”
Keep the opening unchanged and revise the second form to “its’.”
Write “It’s a small town, but its library is famous.”
11. Which rule accurately distinguishes “it’s” from “its”?
“It’s” means “it is” or “it has,” while “its” is possessive.
“Its” is reserved for people, while “it’s” refers to objects.
The form “its” means “it has,” while the contraction marks ownership.
Use “it’s” for possession and “its” whenever “it is” would fit.
12. Which sentence uses “its” correctly to indicate possession?
The tree lost its’ leaves before the end of autumn.
The tree lost it’s leaves after the first frost.
Its likely that the damaged tree will recover.
The tree lost its leaves during the storm.
13. Choose the correct form: “The committee published ___ decision on Friday.”
“it’s,” treating the decision as part of a contraction
“its’,” adding an apostrophe after the possessive pronoun
“its,” showing that the decision belongs to the committee
“it is,” creating the ungrammatical phrase “published it is decision”
14. A sentence reads, “By midnight, the storm had lost it’s strength.” Which edit is correct?
Change “it’s” to “its” because the sentence refers to the storm’s strength.
Change the word to “its’” because possession requires a final apostrophe.
Replace the word with “it is,” even though that changes the sentence structure.
Keep the contraction because apostrophes normally show possession in nouns.
15. Complete the sentence: “The phone is several years old, but ___ still working.”
“its,” the possessive form without an apostrophe
“it’s,” meaning “it is”
“its’,” an incorrect possessive construction
“it has,” which does not fit before “still working” here
16. In the sentence “It’s been a difficult week,” which phrase can replace “It’s” without changing the meaning?
Its
It has
It is
It was