
Colon Practice
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Easy
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Karishma Chandok
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.
Chef Jones dusted the pan-roasted salmon with fleur de sel _ his favourite finishing salt.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.
The durian fruit of Southeast Asia is known for its horrible odour _ nevertheless, its taste is often compared to that of a delicious custard.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false: The colon is interchangeable with the comma.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.
In 1835, a New York newspaper published a series of articles claiming that life forms had been discovered on the moon _ bison, goats, moose, waterbirds, and beavers.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.
In one interview, Maura Heyn, a professor of classical studies, emphasized the multiculturalism of the ancient city of Palmyra _ “There are few cities in the Roman Empire that provide such an abundance of evidence for cultural change and negotiation.”
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.
At 13, Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen became the second youngest grandmaster in the world _ consequently, he was nicknamed The Mozart of Chess.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false: The colon must always be used to introduce a quotation.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
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