Editing Skills Quiz 7th Grade

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• My Aunt and Uncle went to Paris last summer.

• My aunt and uncle went to Paris last summer.

• My Aunt and uncle went to Paris last summer.

• my aunt and uncle went to Paris last summer.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• My favorite foods are pizza, hamburgers and ice cream.

• My favorite foods are pizza hamburgers, and ice cream.

• My favorite foods are pizza, hamburgers, and ice cream.

• My favorite foods, are pizza, hamburgers, and ice cream.

Identify the sentence with correct spelling.

• The scientist examind the results carefully.

• The scientist examined the results carefully.

• The scientist examinned the results carefully.

• The scientist examinid the results carefully.

Which sentence uses the correct form of "there/their/they're"?

• Their going to the new museum next week.

• There going to the new museum next week.

• They're going to the new museum next week.

• Theyre going to the new museum next week.

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• "What time will you be home?" asked Mom.

• "What time will you be home"? asked Mom.

• "What time will you be home," asked Mom?

• "What time will you be home?" Asked Mom.

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of apostrophes for possession?

• The cats' whiskers were very long.

• The cat's whiskers were very long.

• The cats whiskers were very long.

• The cats whisker's were very long.

Identify the sentence with correct capitalization.

• I visited the Eiffel tower last summer.

• I visited the eiffel Tower last summer.

• I visited the Eiffel Tower last summer.

• I visited the Eiffel tower Last summer.

Choose the sentence that is free of spelling errors.

• The archeologist discovered an ancient artifact.

• The archealogist discovered an ancient artefact.

• The archeologist discovred an ancient artifact.

• The archeologist discovered an ancient artefact.

Which sentence correctly uses semicolons?

• I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow; I can't, go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow I can't go out tonight.

Select the option that corrects the punctuation error in the following sentence: "Let's eat grandma" said John.

• "Let's eat, grandma" said John.

• "Lets eat grandma," said John.

• "Let's eat grandma," said John.

• "Let's eat, grandma," said John.