Ellipses Practice

Ellipses Practice

12th Grade

20 Qs

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Ellipses Practice

Ellipses Practice

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
L.3.2C, L.1.6, L.9-10.2B

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Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Oprah Winfrey said:

 "You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it . . . passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."

Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is correct because it has three evenly spaced periods.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Michelle Obama said:  

"Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives. That is what truly matters. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel…"

Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because we don't use ellipses at the beginning or end of a quote. Additionally, when we do use ellipses we need three evenly spaced periods.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emma Watson said: 

 "I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. . . I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men."

Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

For the ellipses to be correctly formatted we would need to have a space before the first period. This is a short omission - so we don't have end punctuation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lin-Manuel Miranda said:  

"You are perfectly cast in your life. I can't imagine anyone but you in the role . . . go play."

Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is correct formatting for a short omission - three evenly spaced periods to show a part of the quote has been removed.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

LeBron James said:  

"I think the best thing … is leading by example. We’re always just trying to teach kids that if they put in the work, they can accomplish anything. I think that’s the biggest thing."


Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because the ellipses needs three evenly spaced periods and these don't have any spaces.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Taylor Swift said: 

 "No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. How you treat people says everything about you. . . ."

Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect because we don't have an ellipses at the beginning or end of a quote.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Will Smith said:  

"The first step is you have to say that you can. … There’s no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A."

Correct

Incorrect

Answer explanation

This is incorrect, but we would need to have the end punctuation and then three evenly spaced periods to correctly format the ellipses for a long omission.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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