Semi-Colon

Semi-Colon

6th Grade

22 Qs

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Semi-Colon

Semi-Colon

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

After which word in the sentence below should a semi-colon be inserted?I enjoy vacationing in the mountains the rest of my family enjoys it as well.

enjoy

vacationing

rest

mountains
mountains

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

After which WORDS should a semi-colon be inserted added?


This summer I am going to visit Memphis, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri.

visit and Memphis

Tennessee and Arkansas

Arkansas and St. Louis

Little Rock and Arkansas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which punctuation mark is needed in the following sentence?The forecast called for a great deal of rain consequently, the party was postponed.

;

neither of these

:

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this sentence correct?
People often say that I look like my sister; however, we don't really see a resemblance.

yes

no

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence uses semi-colons correctly in a list?

I’ll need to do the following today: take out the trash; pay my hydro bill; water my plants and shop for groceries.

I’ll need to do the following today: take out the trash, pay my hydro bill, water my plants, and shop for groceries.

I’ll need to do the following today: take out the trash; pay my hydro bill; water my plants; and shop for groceries.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence has been punctuated correctly with a semi-colon?

I got an A on my English assignment; I really studied hard.

I got an A on my English assignment I really studied; hard.

I got an A; on my English assignment I really studied hard.

I got an A on my English assignment: I really studied hard.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Semi-colons are tricky. Which one is correct?

I don’t like going to the gym in fact, I cancelled my membership.

I don’t like going to the gym in fact; I cancelled my membership.

I don’t like going to the gym. In fact; I cancelled my membership.

I don’t like going to the gym; in fact, I cancelled my membership.

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