Grammar Skills: Punctuation

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

• period (.)

• comma (,)

• question mark (?)

• exclamation mark (!)

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Did you know that most bats eat bugs ______

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

• exclamation point (!)

• period (.)

• question mark (?)

• comma (,)

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Did you know that many bats hibernate during the winter ______

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Some bats can even survive being frozen in ice ______

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

. 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 (?)

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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!

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B