5th grade punctuation

Question 1

Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly? • The test thankfully – was easy –. • The test – thankfully – was easy. • The – test thankfully – was easy. • The test – thankfully was easy.

• A. The test thankfully – was easy –.
• B. The test – thankfully – was easy.
• C. The – test thankfully – was easy.
• D. The test – thankfully was easy.

Question 2

What does the hyphen tell us this sentence means? I need to re-cover the sofa.

• A. get better after being ill
• B. put a new cover on it

Question 3

Read the question. Which sentence means you are talking TO Mia about drawing?

• A. I'm going to draw, Mia.
• B. I'm going to draw Mia.

Question 4

Which sentence has the comma in the right place?

• A. Leo, it's your turn.
• B. Leo it's your, turn.
• C. Leo it's your turn,.
• D. Leo it's, your turn.

Question 5

In US style, how do you show the title of a novel?

• A. italics (underline it when handwriting)
• B. quotation marks

Question 6

Is the semicolon used correctly? I like; apples and pears.

• A. used correctly
• B. used wrongly

Question 7

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• A. Mia practised; every day and won.
• B. Mia; practised every day.
• C. Mia practised every day; she won the competition.
• D. Although Mia practised; she lost.

Question 8

Read the question. Which of these titles would go in quotation marks?

• A. a video game called Into the Cave
• B. a book called Into the Cave
• C. a chapter called Into the Cave
• D. a newspaper called Into the Cave

Question 9

After which word should the colon go? I play two instruments the piano and the drums.

• A. two
• B. play
• C. piano
• D. instruments

Question 10

Which sentence uses the colon correctly?

• A. The zoo has: three big cats lions, tigers and leopards.
• B. The zoo has three big cats: lions, tigers and leopards.
• C. The zoo: has three big cats lions, tigers and leopards.
• D. The zoo has three big cats, lions: tigers and leopards.

Question 11

Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly? • The Nile (over 6,600 km long flows north). • The Nile over (6,600 km long) flows north. • The Nile (over 6,600 km long) flows north. • The (Nile over 6,600 km long) flows north.

• A. The Nile (over 6,600 km long flows north).
• B. The Nile over (6,600 km long) flows north.
• C. The Nile (over 6,600 km long) flows north.
• D. The (Nile over 6,600 km long) flows north.

Question 12

What does the hyphen tell us this sentence means? She is a little-used book collector.

• A. she collects books that are not used much
• B. she is a small person who collects used books

Question 13

Read the question. Which sentence means Mia will be in your picture?

• A. I'm going to draw Mia.
• B. I'm going to draw, Mia.

Question 14

Which sentence has the comma in the right place?

• A. It's cold, today isn't it?
• B. It's, cold today isn't it?
• C. It's cold today isn't, it?
• D. It's cold today, isn't it?

Question 15

In US style, how do you show the title of a short story?

• A. italics (underline it when handwriting)
• B. quotation marks

Question 16

Is the semicolon used correctly? She smiled; happily.

• A. used correctly
• B. used wrongly