Colons and Semicolons Flocabulary
English
4th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In which sentence is a colon used correctly?
Marisa: won several awards for her short stories last year.
Have you ever seen a: horse in the wild?
It hardly ever snows: in California, but it’s a beautiful place to live.
Devon admires his uncle for two reasons: he’s great at rollerblading and building treehouses.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In which sentence is a colon used correctly?
Despite her father’s warnings: Talisah walked through the woods and touched poison ivy.
Wearing long sleeves and tucking your pants into your socks: protects against poison ivy.
You may recognize the common name of the plant Toxicodendron radicans: poison ivy.
Talisah’s rash from the poison ivy: looked very uncomfortable.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly?
The zoo is home to bearded dragons; geckos; and caiman lizards.
There are many different lizards at the zoo; red-headed agamas, bearded dragons, Gila Monsters and skinks.
Many people love going to see lizards at the zoo; but it’s not my cup of tea.
The zoo has a large collection of red-headed agama lizards; it recently got two caiman lizards, too.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In the following sentence, where should a colon be added?
I asked you to do one thing to bake a seven-layer wedding cake with buttercream frosting.
after “you”
after “bake”
after “thing”
after “cake”
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In the following sentence, where should a semicolon be added?
Animals are consumers they do not make their own food.
after “animals”
after “consumers”
after “they”
after “own”
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).
At the peace conference, the British received Canada from France __ they also received Florida from Spain.
A :
B ;
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).
Maps have many features __ scales, legends, and symbols.
A :
B ;
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
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