Punctuation

Punctuation

6th - 9th Grade

27 Qs

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Punctuation

Punctuation

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.8.2A, L.6.2A, RI.9-10.4

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Robbie Batchelor

Used 22+ times

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27 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ellipses are used for
decoration.
adding extra periods to a sentence.
adding extra information to a sentence.
pauses or leaving out parts of a quote.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?
passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?
 
"I couldn't help noticing..." Mark's voice trailed off.
passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


It rained...and rained...we thought it would never stop.

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is an ellipsis?
An ellipsis is an emoji that looks a lot like a stop sign says but says; go
An ellipsis is a series of exclamation marks (!!!) indicating a great amount of excitement
An ellipsis is a set of three periods ( . . . ) indicating an omission
all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would you best remove the RED phrase from the sentence to have it be clearer?
John wanted approval for his speech before he was able to achieve his goal and be able to hire 1,000 new employees.
John wanted . . . to hire 1,000 new employees.
John wanted: to hire 1,000 new employees.
John wanted to hire . . . 1,000 new employees.
John wanted to hire: 1,000 new employees.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?
If you need something — call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.
If you need something, call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.
If you need something, call my assistant Catherine — not Margaret and she’ll help you.
If you need something, call my assistant Catherine —

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

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