Understanding Sentence Types Quiz

What is a declarative sentence?

• A sentence that asks a question

• A sentence that gives a command

• A sentence that makes a statement

• A sentence that shows strong feeling

Which of the following is an interrogative sentence?

• The dog is sleeping.

• What time is it?

• Close the door.

• What a beautiful day!

Which punctuation mark is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence?

• Period (.)

• Comma (,)

• Question mark (?)

• Exclamation mark (!)

Which of the following is an imperative sentence?

• I love ice cream!

• Do you like pizza?

• Please sit down quietly.

• The sun is very bright.

What type of sentence is "The cat sat on the mat"?

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

• Declarative

A student writes these four sentences. Which sentence is the odd one out because it does NOT make a statement, and what type of sentence is it instead?

• "Birds can fly." — It is an imperative sentence.

• "The sky is blue." — It is an exclamatory sentence.

• "Can you help me?" — It is an interrogative sentence.

• "Flowers are pretty." — It is a declarative sentence.

Read the following sentences and decide which one best fits as an exclamatory sentence, and explain why the others do not qualify:

• "Turn off the lights." — This is exclamatory because it ends with a strong feeling.

• "Wow, that was the best show ever!" — This is exclamatory because it expresses strong excitement.

• "Where are my shoes?" — This is exclamatory because it asks a question with feeling.

• "She has a red bag." — This is exclamatory because it states a fact loudly.

A teacher writes the sentence "Please wash your hands before lunch" on the board. A student says it is a declarative sentence because it talks about washing hands. Is the student correct, and why?

• Yes, the student is correct because the sentence gives information about hands.

• No, the student is wrong because the sentence asks a question about lunch.

• No, the student is wrong because the sentence gives a command, making it an imperative sentence.

• Yes, the student is correct because all sentences that start with "please" are declarative.

Look at the following group of sentences. Which answer correctly identifies ALL four sentence types in the right order? "We won the game." / "Did you see that?" / "Stop running!" / "How amazing that was!"

• Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory

• Imperative, Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative

• Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, Imperative

• Interrogative, Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory

A student wants to write one of each type of sentence about their pet dog. They write the following: 1. "My dog is brown and fluffy." 2. "Does my dog like to play?" 3. "Feed the dog his dinner." 4. "My dog is so cute, I love him!" Which answer correctly matches each sentence to its type?

• Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory

• Exclamatory, Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative

• Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory

• Interrogative, Declarative, Exclamatory, Imperative