Punctuation and Grammar Pre-Test
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.
comma
semicolon
quotation mark
apostrophe
Tags
CCSS.L.2.2C
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The punctuation mark that means a pause is needed in a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large number.
comma
semicolon
quotation mark
apostrophe
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.5.2A
CCSS.L.7.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A dot used to show where the end of a sentence is.
comma
semicolon
period
colon
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This punctuation mark is used in pairs to set off direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.
comma
apostrophe
quotation marks
semicolon
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This punctuation is used to set off unrelated words, phrases, or clauses that do not change the meaning of the sentence when omitted.
apostrophe
quotation marks
parentheses
asterisk
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the sign standing for and, as in Smith & Co.
apostrophe
asterisk
ampersand
parentheses
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Used to introduce a number (question #2 ) or a pound of weight (52.5#), or as shown on a telephone keypad. Also a type of metadata tag used on social networks such as Twitter and Instagram.
Pound sign
Number sign
Hashtag
All of the above are correct
Tags
CCSS.L.2.2C
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.2D
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