Capitalization and Punctuation Quiz

Which word in bold is incorrect?

Byron likes spicy foods, so he chose the Asian chicken wrap. Martha prefers bland dishes and ordered a large basket of french fries.

• Asian

• large

• french

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which word(s) in bold is/are incorrect?

Janelle will take Fundamentals of Biology next semester; she hates Science classes but needs the credits to transfer to a university.

• Fundamentals of Biology

• Science

• university

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word(s) in bold is/are incorrect?

My family prefers to cook a ham on holidays, but uncle Bart is a vegetarian, so my mother prepares “foturkey” for him.

• holidays

• uncle Bart

• vegetarian

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which word(s) in bold is/are incorrect?

Dai is vietnamese, but she grew up in Puerto Rico, where she attended cooking school; now she is the head chef at the Cuban restaurant on Orange Avenue.

• vietnamese

• cooking school

• Cuban

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word(s) in bold is/are incorrect?

Turn left! We need to go (A) west on (B) Highway 50; otherwise, we will be heading toward (C) Daytona beach.

• west

• Highway 50

• Daytona beach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word(s) in bold is/are incorrect?

Audrey (A) can’t leave work early, and Peggy (B) wont help with the cupcakes, so I guess (C) I’ll have to do all the baking myself.

• can’t

• wont

• I’ll

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which word(s) in bold is/are incorrect?

During our picnic we were tormented by insects: ants swarming into the potato salad, bees buzzing by our ears, and a katydid jumping into Henry’s open mouth.

• picnic we

• insects: ants

• salad, bees

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence has the correct capitalization and punctuation?

• New York, new york, is home to the Empire state building.

• New York, New York, is home to the Empire State Building.

• New York , New York , is home to the Empire State building.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence has the correct capitalization and punctuation?

• Some of the Lakes in Minnesota, which is nicknamed the Land of the Lakes, are: Big Pine Lake , Lawrence Lake, Snowbank lake, and Bear Island lake.

• Some of the lakes in minnesota, which is nicknamed the Land of the Lakes, are: Big pine lake, Lawrence Lake, snowbank lake, and Bear Island lake.

• Some of the lakes in Minnesota, which is nicknamed the Land of the Lakes, are: Big Pine Lake, Lawrence Lake, Snowbank Lake, and Bear Island Lake.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence has the correct capitalization and punctuation?

• The capital of iowa is Des Moines.

• The capital of Iowa is Des moines?

• The capital of Iowa is Des Moines.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A