Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles Quiz

Which words should be capitalized in a title?

• All prepositions and conjunctions

• Only the first word

• All articles and determiners

• First and last words, all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark is used at the end of a title?

• ?

• !

• ,

• .

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

True or False: Prepositions and articles are always capitalized in a title.

• Partially true

• False

• True

• Depends on the length of the title

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark is used to separate the title of a book from the subtitle?

• :

• -

• ,

• !

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated title: a) the cat in the hat b) The Cat in the Hat c) The cat in the hat

• d) the Cat in the Hat

• c) The cat in the hat

• b) The Cat in the Hat

• a) the cat in the hat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the correct way to capitalize the title of a movie: a) the lion king b) The Lion King c) The lion king

• e) the Lion King

• d) the lion king

• f) the LION KING

• b) The Lion King

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

True or False: The first and last word in a title should always be capitalized.

• False

• True, but only for short titles

• True

• False, only the first word should be capitalized

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark is used to indicate emphasis in a title?

• ,

• .

• ?

• !

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated title: a) harry potter and the chamber of secrets b) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets c) Harry potter and the chamber of secrets

• a) harry potter and the chamber of secrets

• c) Harry potter and the chamber of secrets

• b) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

• d) Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A