Sentence Punctuation and Spelling

Quiz
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English
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5th - 9th Grade
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Hard
+18
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Can you name this piece of punctuation?
:
Semi-colon
Full stop
Capital letter
Colon
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do we use commas in our writing?
To form a list or to include extra information
When we can't be bothered to use full stops
When we write really long sentences
Because they look prettier than full stops
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When would you use an exclamation mark? (!)
When you are writing something sad
When you are writing something exciting
Because it's fun
When you are bored
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a semi colon? (;)
To make a wink face emoji
To list information, or join two sentences together
To introduce a new character
To introduce speech
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we use capital letters?
At the start of a sentence and for names of people and places
In the middle of sentences, randomly
At the end of a sentence, before a full stop
We don't use them
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a homophone?
A word that is spelt the same as another word
A word that sounds the same as another word, but with a different spelling
A word that sounds the same as another word, but with a different spelling and meaning
A word that is spelt the same but sounds different
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1G
CCSS.L.K.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a verb?
A person, place or thing
An action word
A describing word
A noun
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
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