Punctuation Quiz Date: Name

[Pages:1]Punctuation Quiz

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1. Where will you usually find a period?

6. In which of the following sentences is a colon used

a. At the end of a clause

correctly?

b. At the end of an exclamatory sentence

a. John Kennedy Toole wrote one novel: "A Confederacy

c. At the end of an interrogative sentence

of Dunces."

d. At the end of a declarative sentence

b. I love: chocolate bars.

c. I went to see: "Sherlock Holmes" this weekend

2. Which of the following is an imperative sentence? a. What's for dinner tonight?

d. The first President of the United States was: George Washington

b. I can't believe we're having chicken again! c. Pass me the salt. d. This chicken tastes like wood.

7. In which of the following sentences is a semicolon used correctly?

a. I wanted to see either "Titanic"; or "Terminator 2" this

3. What punctuation mark will you find at the end of an weekend.

interrogative sentence?

b. Kate Winslet is a great actress; but Gloria Stuart was

a.

b.

better in "Titanic" c. I rented "Titanic" this weekend; and I watched it twice

d. "Titanic" was a great movie; I liked it a lot.

c.

d.

4. Which of the following is an exclamatory sentence?

a. I can't believe the Mets lost that game! b. Yadier Molina hit a key home run. c. Did you see the catch Endy Chavez made? d. Adam Wainwright has a wicked curveball.

5. When might you use commas?

a. To separate three or more words in a series b. To end a sentence c. To set off a person's exact words d. To indicate that a question is being asked

8. Where might you find quotation marks in a newspaper story about a baseball game?

a. When the reporter is expressing her own opinion about the team b. When the reporter is transcribing the manager's exact words c. When the reporter is describing what happened in the third inning d. When the reporter is giving the final score

9. Which of the following is a declarative sentence?

a. Meet me at ten o'clock. b. Will you meet me at ten o'clock? c. Is ten o'clock a good time to meet? d. I was told to meet you at ten o'clock.

10. In which of the following examples are quotation marks used correctly?

a. I can't believe he's auditioning for the "musical." b. He "thinks" he can sing, but he really can't. c. A "musical" is a form of theater that features songs as well as drama. d. He is the worst "singer" I've ever heard.

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