Grade 6

Which punctuation mark is used to show possession?

• Comma (,)

• Apostrophe (')

• Period (.)

• Colon (:)

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• The cat's toy is missing.

• The cats toy is missing.

• The cat toy's is missing.

• The cats' toy is missing.

Which punctuation mark is missing in this sentence? "Watch out there is a hole!"

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Period

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "Can I have some ice cream." asked Tom.

• "Can I have some ice cream," asked Tom.

• "Can I have some ice cream?" asked Tom.

• "Can I have some ice cream"; asked Tom.

Which punctuation is used in direct speech?

• Quotation marks

• Colon

• Hyphen

• Brackets

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My friends name is Sarah.

• My friend's name is Sarah.

• My friends' name is Sarah.

• My friends name is, Sarah.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• I love summer; it is my favorite season.

• I love summer, it is my favorite season.

• I love summer: it is my favorite season.

Which punctuation is missing: "Wow that was amazing"?

• Period

• Question mark

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

Where should the comma be placed?

• Before you leave, turn off the lights.

• Before you leave turn off, the lights.

• Before you leave turn, off the lights.

• Before you, leave turn off the lights.

Which sentence correctly uses a colon?

• I need to buy: eggs, milk, and bread.

• I need to buy eggs, milk: and bread.

• I need to buy eggs: milk, and bread.

• I need to buy eggs, milk, and bread.