Making Meaning with Punctuation Marks

Making Meaning with Punctuation Marks

9th Grade

11 Qs

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Making Meaning with Punctuation Marks

Making Meaning with Punctuation Marks

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Shn M.

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect does an ellipsis (…) usually create?

Excitement

Suspense or a trailing thought

Certainty

Humor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What emotion is typically expressed with an exclamation mark (?)

Boredom

Calm

Emotion or urgency

Confusion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would a writer use both a question mark and an exclamation mark (?! or !?)

To ask a simple yes/no question

To signal the end of a paragraph

To show disbelief or shock

To ask for directions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect does adding commas for pauses have?

Speeds up the sentence

Makes it confusing

Adds rhythm or dramatic effect

Removes emotion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The purpose of a colon (:) in a sentence like this is:

to introduce a list, explanation, or example

to end a sentence

to show possession

to indicate a question

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do quotation marks suggest in this sentence? "Did he actually call that a 'masterpiece'?"

Literal praise

Sarcasm or doubt

Happiness

Shouting

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do parentheses ( ) usually add to a sentence?

A. A command

B. A quiet or side comment

C. A scream

D. A title

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