Punctuation Quiz

Punctuation Quiz

8th Grade

14 Qs

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Punctuation Quiz

Punctuation Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
L.6.2A, L.11-12.2A, L.9-10.2B

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How should the red portion of this sentence be punctuated?

A twelve year old boy was caught pulling the fire alarm.

twelve-year-old

twelve-year old

twelve-year, old

twelve year-old

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where does a hyphen belong in the sentence below?

Layla is an arrogant, self possessed, and generally bossy person.

between 'bossy' and 'person'

between 'generally' and 'bossy'

between 'self' and 'possessed'

between 'arrogant' and 'self' (in place of the comma)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
There are fewer Italian American communities these days.

There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.

No change necessary.

There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.

There are fewer Italian —American communities these days

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How should the sentence be punctuated?

Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.

Newburyport-a small town in Massachusetts- is the place she calls home.

Newburyport—a small town in Massachusetts —is the place she calls home.

Newburyport —a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.

Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts - is the place she calls home.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How should the sentence be punctuated?

That snake I think it’s a harmless garden snake startled me!

That snake—I think it’s a harmless garden snake—startled me!

That snake—I think it’s a harmless garden snake startled me!

That snake I think it’s a harmless garden snake—startled me!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Add parentheses where they are needed in this sentence.

Light travels at the rate of 300,000 kilometers per second 186,000 miles per second.

Light travels (at the rate of 300,000 kilometers) per second 186,000 miles per second.

Light (travels at the rate of 300,000 kilometers per second) 186,000 miles per second.

Light travels at the rate of 300,000 kilometers per second (186,000 miles per second).

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Add parentheses where they are needed in this sentence.

The Nile River the longest river in the world flows 4,000 miles through Egypt and the Sudan.

The Nile River (the longest river in the world) flows 4,000 miles through Egypt and the Sudan.

The Nile River the longest river in the world (flows 4,000 miles) through Egypt and the Sudan.

The Nile River (the longest river in the world flows 4,000 miles) through Egypt and the Sudan.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

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