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Basic Elements of Writing - Part 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these sentences should end with a period?

a)

Where does the president spend his vacation each year

b)

One of President Roosevelt’s

favorite places was Warm Springs, Georgia

c)

Should you shake the

president’s hand when you meet

d)

I can’t believe you

saw the president of the United States

2.

Which of these sentences

should end with a question mark?

a)

Scientists know

that the Gulf Stream joins the North Atlantic Current

b)

Where does the Gulf Stream end

c)

If you have ever

sailed across the Gulf Stream, you know it can be a bumpy ride

d)

Many people do not

know that he Gulf Stream flows to Newfoundland

3.

Which of these is a

run-on sentence that should be written as two sentences?

a)

The Suez Canal

connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

b)

The canal was built by a French

company it was completed in 1869.

c)

Britain took

control of the canal in 1875 and held it until 1956.

d)

During World War

II, the canal was an important link to the Indian Ocean.

4.

Which of these is a

complete sentence written correctly?

a)

Egypt, a country

located in northern Africa.

b)

Bordered by Libya

to the west and the Sudan to the south.

c)

Ancient Egyptian civilizations

date back 4,000 years.

d)

Dominated by the

Nile River, which overflows every year.

5.

Which of these sentences

should end with a period?

a)

Where can I buy baseball tickets

b)

I would love to go

c)

Take me with you

d)

There aren’t any tickets left

6.

Which of these sentences

should end with a question mark?

a)

I wish my dad would take me to a game

b)

Do you like going to baseball games

c)

Tim’s family can’t wait until the next game

d)

They have already bought their tickets

7.

Which of these is a

run-on sentence that should be written as two sentences?

a)

Tim ate popcorn, peanuts, and a hot dog.

b)

He was very thirsty by the seventh inning when everyone got up to stretch.

c)

The lines at the snack bar were long, he just couldn’t wait.

d)

Tim decided to get a drink at the water fountain and wait until later for a soda.

8.

Which of these is a

complete sentence written correctly?

a)

Tim and his family enjoyed the baseball game, it was such a beautiful day.

b)

Even though the home team lost,

they still had fun.

c)

Their seats, in the shade

near the third base line.

d)

Screaming and

yelling at the umpire the whole game.

9.

Which of these

sentences should end with a period?

a)

Are you going to the museum today

b)

I want to see the artifacts from ancient Egypt

c)

Would you please hand me that brochure

d)

Can we buy some postcards at the museum

10.

Which of these sentences should end with a question mark?

a)

One of the best-known pharaohs of Egypt was King Tutankhamen

b)

The boy who became King Tut was married at the age of 10

c)

What an unbelievable event it was when King Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1922

d)

Did you ever see the King Tut exhibit when it was in the United States

11.

Which of these is a run-on sentence that should be written as two sentences?

a)

Coronado traveled north in search of gold he took 250 men with him.

b)

He and his group traveled with horses, mules, sheep, goats, and pigs.

c)

The soldiers carried armor, and they had many weapons.

d)

Coronado traveled five months before he found a Zuni pueblo.

12.

Which of these is a complete sentence written correctly?

a)

In search of gold, the Spanish explorers with several ships and dozens of horses.

b)

In 1535, a young man named Coronado dreamed of making a fortune.

c)

Francisco de Coronado, dressed in shiny armor, looking quite magnificent.

d)

Some explorers thought that the Native Americans.