Grade 7L Language Arts Mid Term

Change the following sentence into a question.

He had concluded that pigs must be able to fly in Hog Heaven.

• Has he concluded that pigs must be able to fly in Hog Heaven?

• He had concluded that pigs must be able to fly in Hog Heaven.

• He had concluded that pigs must be able to fly in Hog sty.

• He had concluded that pigs must be able to fly in Hog Heaven.

Which punctuation Mar best replaces the asterisk (*) in the sentence below?

John was asked to pray during the devotional exercise*

• ?

• ,

• .

• :

Which of the following sentences should MOST LIKELY end with a question mark?

• Renee's birthday will be held this weekend

• Kimone asked her best friend if she will be there

• Are you sure you want to miss it

• Okay, I will be there by 5:00 p.m.

Read the following Extract from The Frog Princess

(a) The frog grinned from eardrum to eardrum. Straightening his smooth, green shoulders, he bowed from where his waist would have been if he'd had one. (b)"I do apologize, Your Highness! If I had realized that you were such an exalted personage, I would never have made such churlish comments."

I groaned and rolled my eyes. (c)"Give me a break! I hate it when people talk that way! I liked you better before you knew I was a princess."

Which options reflect a question.

• Option A

• Options B and C

• Option C only

• None of the above

Read the following Extract from The Frog Princess

(a) The frog grinned from eardrum to eardrum. Straightening his smooth, green shoulders, he bowed from where his waist would have been if he'd had one. (b)"I do apologize, Your Highness! If I had realized that you were such an exalted personage, I would never have made such churlish comments."

I groaned and rolled my eyes. (c)"Give me a break! I hate it when people talk that way! I liked you better before you knew I was a princess."

Which options reflect use of quotation marks?

• Option A

• Options B and C

• Option C only

• None of the above

Correct the following quotation

Mr. Henry said proudly, "You are an intelligent student".

• Mr. Henry said proudly, You are an "intelligent student".

• Mr. Henry said "proudly, You are an intelligent student".

• Mr. Henry said proudly, "You are an intelligent student."

• "Mr. Henry said proudly, You are an intelligent student".

Choose the correct place for the second quotation mark in the following sentence:

Mrs. Chantiloupe asked me to log in then said, "Students, upload all your assignments.

• after the full stop

• at the beginning of the sentence

• before the full stop

• None of the above

Select an appropriate definition for a quotation mark.

• full stops

• punctuation marks

• commas

• punctuation marks that help to show exactly what someone said.

When do I use quotation marks?

• When I want to use an upside-down comma

• When I want to ask a question

• When I want to summarize something in my own words

• When I want to show the exact words a person said.

Identify the punctuation mark in bold writing used:

Peter asked, "Which one do you like more? "

• quotation mark

• comma

• question mark

• None of the above