Grammar Skills: Punctuation

Bat moms can find their babies in a group of hundreds of bats ______

• period (.)

• comma (,)

• question mark (?)

• exclamation mark (!)

Did you know that most bats eat bugs ______

3. A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour ______

• exclamation point (!)

• period (.)

• question mark (?)

• comma (,)

Did you know that many bats hibernate during the winter ______

Some bats can even survive being frozen in ice ______

. 6. The biggest bat is the flying fox _____ When it stretches out its wings, it’s almost 6 feet wide _____

• period (.) and exclamation point (!)

• question mark (?) and period (.)

• exclamation point (!) and question mark (?)

• period (.) and question mark (?)

The smallest bat is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny ______

Which of the following sentences from that section uses punctuation to end a sentence that is not exciting or surprising?

• Sharks are not the only animals with sharp teeth.

• Wow! Look at those teeth!

• Can you believe how many teeth they have?

• Amazing!

Which of the following sentences from the section “Getting to Work” in the Big Read uses punctuation to complete a question?

• She started her work early in the morning.

• What will she do next?

• She finished her task by noon.

• The project was a success.

There are many examples of punctuation throughout the issue. Follow the directions below to find different types of punctuation.

10. In the Fiction, read the section “Like a Web.” Which of the following sentences from that section uses punctuation to complete a question?

• She wondered what would happen next.

• Is this really happening?

• He ran quickly to the door.

• The web glistened in the sun.