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Born a Crime: Colons and Chapters 1-4

Born a Crime: Colons and Chapters 1-4

Assessment

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English

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RF.3.3B, L.9-10.2B, RL.2.6

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Matt Lindgren

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3 Slides • 12 Questions

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Born a Crime: Colons and Chapters 1-4

By Mr Lindgren

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A colon is primarily used to introduce a variety of things: lists, quotes, examples, etc.

See? I just did exactly that!

Purpose

In formal writing, a colon can only be placed after a complete sentence.

Proper Placement

How to Use a Colon

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You are about to see assorted quotations and concepts from chapters one through four.

Your task is to identify where the colon should go, if anywhere.​

Today's Activity

media

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Multiple Choice

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We were divided into different tribes with different languages Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho, Venda, and more.

Where does the colon go?

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After "divided

2

After "tribes"

3

After languages"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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The large, traditional Zulu weapon that is basically a war club is called an iwisa.

Where does the colon go?

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After "traditional"

2

After "weapon"

3

After "called"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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When the police raided his town, Trevor knew what to do run for cover and hide.

Where does the colon go?

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After "do"

2

After "for"

3

After "police:

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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A black man who lived in South Africa during Apartheid had three career options a farm, a factory, or a mine.

Where does the colon go?

1

After "options"

2

After "Apartheid"

3

After "in"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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Game of Thrones is the series Noah refers to in chapter three.

Where does the colon go?

1

After "Thrones"

2

After "series"

3

After "in"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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Noah alludes to another pop culture giant when he describes what it was like seeing his great-grandmother after his poop Jurassic Park.

Where does the colon go?

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After "giant"

2

After "seeing"

3

After "poop"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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Trevor does not like to refer to his childhood home as poor; instead, he prefers the term "open plan."

Where does the colon go?

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After "refer"

2

After "home"

3

After "prefers"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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After thinking about the flies in the outhouse, Trevor had an idea why bother with the outhouse at all?

Where does the colon go?

1

After "bother"

2

After "idea"

3

After "flied"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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Other allusions in the poop chapter include the Pope, the Queen of England, and Beyoncé.

Where does the colon go?

1

After "allusions"

2

After "include"

3

After "and"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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Other allusions in the poop chapter include these famous figures the Pope, the Queen of England, and Beyoncé.

Where does the colon go?

1

After "allusions"

2

After "include"

3

After "figures"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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When Trevor was growing up, shows like ALF and Transformers were translated into Afrikaans and Sotho, respectively.

Where does the colon go?

1

After "shows"

2

After "translated"

3

After "into"

4

No colon is required

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Multiple Choice

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Threats like "Ndiza kubetha entloko" meant something funny "I'll knock you upside the head."

Where does the colon go?

1

After "funny"

2

After "meant"

3

After "like"

4

No colon is required

Born a Crime: Colons and Chapters 1-4

By Mr Lindgren

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