Punctuation Review Quizizz

There are underlined parts in the passage below. They may contain errors to be corrected, or they may need to be changed for better wording. If a change is needed, select the correct replacement. If no change is needed, select “No change.”

Nathaniel tightened the laces on his left skate and used his hockey stick for balance as he climbed to his feet. Eyeing the practice goal at the far end of the frozen pond he slipped a puck from his coat pocket and dropped it to the ice.

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

• Eyeing the practice goal, at the far end of the frozen pond he, slipped

• Eyeing the practice goal, at the far end of the frozen pond he slipped

• Eyeing the practice goal at the far end of the frozen pond, he slipped

• No change

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

There are underlined parts in the passage below. They may contain errors to be corrected, or they may need to be changed for better wording. If a change is needed, select the correct replacement. If no change is needed, select “No change.”

Out here Nathaniel was not the mediocre player who had botched the more important shot of the game. No, out here he was an ice hockey superstar. The pond was a professional ice hockey arena. The squirrels and birds nestled in the nearby trees were fans screaming for his autograph.

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

• most important

• fully important

• best important

• No change

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

There are underlined parts in the passage below. They may contain errors to be corrected, or they may need to be changed for better wording. If a change is needed, select the correct replacement. If no change is needed, select “No change.”

If the world were to fall away, Nathaniel would be happy as long as the glassy surface of the pond remained. The only sound was the kishkish of his skates scratching the ice he pushed the previous evening’s playoff game from his mind.

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

• If the world will fall away

• If the world is falling away

• If the world falls away

• No change

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

There are underlined parts in the passage below. They may contain errors to be corrected, or they may need to be changed for better wording. If a change is needed, select the correct replacement. If no change is needed, select “No change.”

If the world were to fall away, Nathaniel would be happy as long as the glassy surface of the pond remained. The only sound was the kishkish of his skates scratching the ice he pushed the previous evening’s playoff game from his mind.

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

• ice, but he

• ice, he

• ice. He

• No change

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the sentences and question that follows.

I heard Mother on the phone say, "Let me think. Oh, that's right. He had basketball practice after school, and then he said he was going to the library to study."

If the author wanted to emphasize that Mother was pausing to think, which two sentences are the correct ways to punctuate the underlined portion? #ellipsis #dashes

• Let me think: Oh, that's right.

• Let me think—oh, that's right.

• Let me think...oh, that's right.

• Let me think; oh, that's right.

• Let me think! Oh, that's right.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

• The Big Dipper a group of seven stars is in Great Bear.

• The Big Dipper, a group of seven stars, is in Great Bear.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

There are underlined parts in the passage below. They may contain errors to be corrected, or they may need to be changed for better wording. If a change is needed, select the correct replacement. If no change is needed, select “No change.”

At an elevation of 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (16) There is a paved curvy road that leads to the parking lot at the top of Clingmans Dome. At the top of Clingmans Dome, there is a half-mile walk to (17) a tall concrete observation tower. Clingmans Dome is also the highest point along the Appalachian Trail. The trail goes on for more than 2000 miles. Taking up to six months, (18) eager; excited hikers who plant to complete the entire journey in one season usually start in Georgia during the early spring and head north.

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

• a tall: concrete observation tower

• a tall-concrete observation tower

• a tall, concrete observation tower

• No change

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

• After I finish my research I plan to write an essay about Halley’s comet.

• After I finish my research, I plan to write an essay about Halley’s comet.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

• You’re invited to a Splash Party on Thursday, May 26, 2009.

• You’re invited to a Splash Party, on Thursday, May 26 2009.

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CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

• Our track team buys only one brand but it’s not easy to get all sizes.

• Our track team buys only one brand, but it’s not easy to get all sizes.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A