Exploring Punctuation in Writing

Exploring Punctuation in Writing

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

1st - 5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.1.2B, L.8.2A, L.6.2A

+11

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amelia Wright

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.L.1.2B
,
CCSS.L.8.2A
,
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.3.2C
,
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
,
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
,
CCSS.L.1.1B
,
CCSS.L.4.3B
,
CCSS.L.K.2B
,
CCSS.L.8.2B
,
CCSS.L.4.2B
,
CCSS.L.5.2D
,
CCSS.L.2.2C
,
CCSS.L.3.2D
,

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What punctuation mark is used to end a telling or command sentence?

Period

Question mark

Exclamation mark

Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an ellipsis represent in text?

A full stop

An unfinished thought

A list

Direct speech

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of a dash in writing?

To join words

To introduce a list

To add a pause

To end a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should commas and periods be placed in relation to quotation marks?

Depends on the sentence

Inside

No specific rule

Outside

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a semicolon?

To introduce a list

To join two main clauses

To end a sentence

To indicate possession

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a question mark used in sentences?

To indicate a pause

To show excitement

To join clauses

To ask a direct question

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a colon primarily do in a sentence?

Joins clauses

Ends a sentence

Introduces text

Separates items

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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