Capitalization and Punctuation Test

Which punctuation mark is a question mark?

• ,

• ;

• ?

• '

Which sentence needs an exclamation mark?

• I'm going to the store

• My dog ate my homework

• Stop before you fall

• The trees are brown in the winter time

Which sentence is correct?

• I shouldnt' sleep in class.

• I shoul'dnt sleep in class.

• I should'nt sleep in class.

• I shouldn't sleep in class.

Which sentence has the comma in the correct place?

• David went swimming, and forgot his swim trunks.

• David went swimming and forgot his, swim trunks.

• David went swimming and forgot, his swim trunks.

• David went swimming and forgot his swim, trunks.

Which sentence used the semicolon correct?

• We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from my dad.

• We could go fishing on Saturday you could borrow a pole from my dad.

• We could go fishing on Saturday you could; borrow a pole from my dad.

• We could go fishing; on Saturday you could borrow a pole from my dad.

Which sentence uses the colon correctly?

• We knew who would win the game. the Chiefs.

• We knew who would win the game/the Chiefs.

• We knew who would win the game: the chiefs.

• We knew who would win the game the chiefs.

Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?

• The new house has state of the art features.

• The new house has state of the -art features.

• The new house has state-of-the-art features.

• The new house has state-of-the art features.

When is a period used in a sentence?

• At the beginning of a sentence

• In the middle of a sentence

• When you ask a question

• To signal the end of a complete sentence

Which sentence uses the quotation marks correctly?

• "Linda answered her mom by saying," I don't want to wash the dishes.

• Linda answered her mom by saying, "I don't want to wash the dishes."

• "Linda answered her mom by saying, I don't want to wash the dishes."

• Linda answered her mom by saying, "I don't want to" wash the dishes.

Which sentence does not use the dash correctly?

• Mrs. Smith-Brown went to the market to buy some eggs.

• Ms. Miller's phone number is 313-765-3425.

• The boys won the basketball game 30-17.

• We ate cheeseburgers-and onion rings for dinner.