Dashes, Parentheses, Ellipses, Brackets

Dashes, Parentheses, Ellipses, Brackets

8th Grade

30 Qs

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Dashes, Parentheses, Ellipses, Brackets

Dashes, Parentheses, Ellipses, Brackets

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.6.2A, L.8.2A, L.1.1J

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which punctuation sets off dates and ideas that help clarify text?

dash

ellipses

parentheses

bracket

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Where should parentheses be placed in the following sentence?
The Civil War 1861-1865 caused great pain and suffering.
(Civil War)
(and suffering)
(1861-1865) 
No parentheses are needed.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an ellipses?

( )

...

--

/

[ ]

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a dash?

( )

...

--

/

[ ]

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a bracket?

( )

...

--

/

[ ]

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a parentheses?

( )

...

--

/

[ ]

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Brackets are used in writing to adjust quoted text. This may be because the actual appears ungrammatical when taken out of context.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

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