Review Punctuation/Reference Skills

Which sentence has the commas in the correct place?

• We smiled, whistled, and cheered, at the end of the concert.

• We smiled, whistled, and cheered at the end of the concert.

• We smiled whistled, and cheered at the end of the concert.

• We smiled whistled and cheered at the end of the concert.

Which sentence has the commas in the correct place?

• I sat next to Brad Devon and Tamika at the concert.

• I sat next to Brad, Devon, and Tamika, at the concert.

• I sat next to Brad, Devon, and Tamika, at the concert.

• I sat next to Brad, Devon, and Tamika at the concert.

Which sentence has the quotation marks in the correct place?

• "Guess what I learned in school today"? I said to Mom.

• "Guess what I learned in school today?" I said to Mom.

• "Guess what I learned in school today? I said to Mom."

• Guess what I learned in school today? "I said to Mom."

The _______________ tells when book was published.

• title page

• copyright page

• table of contents

• glossary

This is where you find the title, author, and the publisher of the book.

• title page

• copyright page

• table of contents

• glossary

To find the meaning of special words that are used in the book, you would use the __________________.

• title page

• glossary

• copyright page

• table of contents

Where would you look to find the titles of chapters and the page numbers where they begin?

• title page

• copyright page

• glossary

• table of contents

What is at the top of every dictionary page?

• the parts of speech

• a pronunciation key

• a pair of example sentences

• a pair of guide words

What part of the dictionary helps you say a word?

• the definition

• the example sentence

• the pronunciation

• the part of speech

Which part of the dictionary entry shows what a word means?

• the definition

• the example sentence

• the pronunciation

• the part of speech