Grade 8: The Best Quiz Ever

When should a word be capitalized?

• At the beginning of a sentence.

• Proper nouns.

• Important words in a title of a literary work.

• All of the above.

True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.

• False. It is never necessary.

• True. It is sometimes necessary.

• False. It is sometimes necessary.

• True. It is always necessary.

Which of these needs to be capitalized?

• hamilton

• salamander

• sonnet

• starship

Which country is capitalized correctly?

• The republic of Congo

• The united states of America

• New Zealand

• dominican republic

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• I want to go to Niagara falls in December.

• I want to go to Niagara Falls in December.

• i want to go to Niagara Falls in December.

• I want to go to Niagara falls in december.

Mrs., Dr., NBA, and CFL need to be capitalized because ...

• they are proper nouns.

• Mr. Kim said so.

• they are proper verbs.

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

• dr. Johnson

• Mrs. monte

• Mayor Braxton

• terry Locke

Which of the following is a proper noun and requires capitalization?

• atlas

• school

• summertime

• april

What title below uses correct capitalization?

• i Am Malala

• Diary of a wimpy Kid

• the Hot Zone

• The Monkey's Paw

Which answer below is correct?

• Anna is not british.

• Terry is from Canada.

• This chinese food is very tasty.

• My favourite type of food is italian.