11th grade punctuation

Question 1

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Bees are vital ___ many crops would fail without them.

• A. pollinators; indeed,
• B. pollinators; indeed
• C. pollinators indeed
• D. pollinators, indeed,

Question 2

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The award went to author Niamh Kelly for her novel about a family of lighthouse keepers.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 3

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The kit contains everything a beginner ___ a tent, a stove and a map.

• A. needs:
• B. needs, such as:
• C. needs;
• D. needs

Question 4

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Several planets, including Jupiter and Saturn, have dozens of moons.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 5

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Historian ___ argues that the treaty was signed under pressure.

• A. Ana Petrova
• B. , Ana Petrova,
• C. Ana Petrova,
• D. , Ana Petrova

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Some critics praised the film. Others however found it slow.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Among the items discovered in the tomb ___ a bronze mirror and two clay lamps.

• A. were
• B. were:
• C. were;
• D. were,

Question 8

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ decision to lower ticket prices doubled attendance.

• A. museum's
• B. museums'
• C. museums
• D. museum

Question 9

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? In her book Rising Water, the author explains how cities can adapt to rising seas.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 10

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Some critics praised the film. ___ found it slow.

• A. Others however
• B. Others; however,
• C. Others, however;
• D. Others, however,

Question 11

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Historian, Ana Petrova argues that the treaty was signed under pressure.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 12

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The festival celebrates several ___ including music, film and food.

• A. art forms
• B. art forms;
• C. art forms:
• D. art forms,

Question 13

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The kit contains everything a beginner needs; a tent, a stove and a map.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 14

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The study, published by ___ found that city trees reduce summer temperatures.

• A. climate scientist Ana Ruiz
• B. climate, scientist Ana Ruiz,
• C. climate scientist, Ana Ruiz,
• D. climate scientist Ana Ruiz,

Question 15

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The author had never visited Venice, even so, her descriptions of the city are vivid.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 16

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Scientists who study volcanoes ___ often called volcanologists.

• A. are;
• B. are:
• C. are,
• D. are