5th grade punctuation
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.5.2, L.7.2.A, L.9-10.2.A, L.5.2.B · England: Y5 GPS (parenthesis), KS2 SATs GPS, Y6 GPS (hyphens)
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Question 1
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
- A. The storm was fierce; and terrifying.
- B. The storm; was fierce and trees fell.
- C. The storm was fierce; trees fell across the road.
- D. Because the storm was fierce; trees fell.
Question 2
In US style, how do you show the title of one episode of a TV series?
- A. italics (underline it when handwriting)
- B. quotation marks
Question 3
Read the question. Which sentence means you will phone Ben?
- A. Let's call, Ben.
- B. Let's call Ben.
Question 4
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 5
Read the question. Which of these titles would go in quotation marks?
- A. a newspaper called Into the Cave
- B. a book called Into the Cave
- C. a chapter called Into the Cave
- D. a video game called Into the Cave
Question 6
Is the semicolon used correctly? Because it was raining; we stayed inside.
- A. used correctly
- B. used wrongly
Question 7
After which word should the colon go? The recipe needs three ingredients flour, eggs and milk.
- A. ingredients
- B. recipe
- C. needs
- D. flour
Question 8
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 9
Which sentence has the comma in the right place?
- A. Sam could you pass, the salt?
- B. Sam could, you pass the salt?
- C. Sam, could you pass the salt?
- D. Sam could you, pass the salt?
Question 10
Which sentence uses the colon correctly?
- A. I packed three: things a torch, a map and a snack.
- B. I packed three things, a torch: a map and a snack.
- C. I: packed three things, a torch, a map and a snack.
- D. I packed three things: a torch, a map and a snack.
Question 11
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
- A. Some owls; hunt at night and at dusk.
- B. Some owls hunt at night; others hunt at dusk.
- C. Some owls hunt; at night.
- D. If owls hunt at night; they sleep by day.
Question 12
In US style, how do you show the title of a novel?
- A. italics (underline it when handwriting)
- B. quotation marks
Question 13
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 14
Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly? • My uncle (who lives in Wales) keeps bees. • My uncle (who lives in Wales keeps bees). • My (uncle who lives in Wales) keeps bees. • My uncle who (lives in Wales) keeps bees.
- A. My uncle (who lives in Wales) keeps bees.
- B. My uncle (who lives in Wales keeps bees).
- C. My (uncle who lives in Wales) keeps bees.
- D. My uncle who (lives in Wales) keeps bees.
Question 15
Read the question. Which of these titles would go in italics?
- A. a poem called The Last Lighthouse
- B. a chapter called The Last Lighthouse
- C. a song called The Last Lighthouse
- D. a novel called The Last Lighthouse
Question 16
Is the semicolon used correctly? When the bell rang; we lined up.
- A. used correctly
- B. used wrongly
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