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Punctuation Quiz -- ACT Style

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The next morning, using twigs, for kindling she starts a small blaze in the firebox, located directly below the main chamber.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

morning, using twigs for kindling,

c)

morning, using twigs for kindling;

d)

morning using twigs, for kindling,

2.

In a few days, when the kiln has cooled, Ellen opens the chamber, revealing the results of her labor and of the fire's magic.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

labor, which is the fire's

c)

labor, of which the fire is

d)

labor, and the fire is

3.

Soon after I arrived, my aunt said she had a gift for me.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

aunt, said

c)

aunt said,

d)

aunt said;

4.

Rosie, it turns out is: a desert tortoise that my grandmother had started raising over twenty years ago.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

Rosie, it turns out, is

c)

Rosie, it turns out is

d)

Rosie it turns out, is

5.

Benjamin's grandmother taught him to read, and he attended a one-room Quaker school when the farm work slowed down during the winter.


Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

read, and he also

c)

read he

d)

read. He

6.

The two principal types of kayaks are; the easily maneuverable white-water kayak and the larger sea kayak.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

kayaks, are

c)

kayaks are

d)

kayaks -- are

7.

Kayaking in white water the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers appeals to people seeking adventure and excitement.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

water; the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,

c)

water, the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,

d)

water the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,

8.

But all kayakers can appreciate the nuances of nature as they travel on water in this simple, but versatile boat.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

simple

c)

simple--

d)

simple;

9.

Some live in airless seams of burning rock; miles beneath Earth's surface and around the hydrothermal vents of deep-sea volcanoes.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

seams, of burning rock

c)

seams of burning rock

d)

seams, of burning rock,

10.

Others, salt-encrusted, "sleep" in ancient caverns, waking after centuries to feed and to breed.


Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

a)

caverns. Then they wake

b)

caverns and then wake

c)

caverns, only to wake

d)

caverns. Waking

11.

These single-celled survivors called extremophiles, don't merely endure environments too severe for other life forms; they thrive in them.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

survivors, called extremophiles,

c)

survivors, called extremophiles

d)

survivors called extermphiles;

12.

Extremophiles don't merely endure environments too severe for other life forms; they thrive in them.


Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

a)

forms; rather, they

b)

forms--they

c)

forms. They

d)

forms they