Grade 5 English Language

Which punctuation mark should be used to show a pause in a sentence or to separate items in a series?

• Colon

• Hyphen

• Semicolon

• Comma

Which punctuation mark should be used to indicate possession?

• Exclamation point

• Quotation mark

• Apostrophe

• Period

What is the correct way to punctuate a series of items in a sentence?

• Apples, bananas, oranges and grapes are my favourite fruits.

• Apples bananas, oranges, and grapes are my favourite fruits.

• Apples, bananas, oranges, grapes are my favourite fruits.

• Apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes are my favourite fruits.

What is the correct way to punctuate the salutation in a letter?

• Dear friend.

• Dear friend!

• Dear Friend:

• Dear Friend,

What is the purpose of a question mark?

• To express excitement or strong emotion

• To separate items in a list

• To indicate a question

• To show the end of a sentence

What is the correct way to punctuate a possessive noun?

• Boy's

• Boys'

• Boys

• Boys's

What is a noun?

• A word that describes an action

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that shows a relationship between two words

• A word that connects words or groups of words

Select the noun phrase in the sentence: "An old wooden chair stood in the corner."

• old wooden

• chair stood

• in the corner

• An old wooden chair

Which of the following is a collective noun?

• apple

• table

• team

• jump

Which verb best completes the sentence: "The students _ for the test."

• Study

• Studies

• Studied

• Studying