Colons Quiz

Colons Quiz

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Colons Quiz

Colons Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.9-10.2B

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelly McCalla

Used 18+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

Joanna has three brothers: Paul, Dean and Pete.

Joanna has three: brothers Paul, Dean and Pete.

Joanna has three brothers Paul : Dean and Pete.

None

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Joanna was only allowed to invite three people to her party Harriet Paula and Bethan.

Joanna was only allowed to invite three people: to her party Harriet Paula and Bethan.

Joanna was only allowed to invite three people to her party: Harriet Paula and Bethan.

None

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ____________ divides a sentence.

perios

comma

parentheses

colon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

I love : hot dogs chips and soda.

I love hot dogs, chips, and soda.

I love hot dogs chips and soda.

none

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the colon go in this sentence?

Thomas Jefferson declared "All men are created equal."

before declared

after declared

after Jefferson

no colon needed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which punctuation marks are used to separate dialogue from the speaker?

periiod and comma

quotation marks and commas

colons and commas

none of these

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Martin Luther King stated: I have a dream.

Martin Luther King stated: " I have a dream. "

Martin Luther King stated , I have a dream.

Martin Luther King stated "I have a dream. "

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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