Punctuation Basics Quiz

Grade 1 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of periods, question marks, exclamation points, and commas.

Questions

1. Which sentence ends with the correct punctuation?

   1. Where is my dog!
   2. Where is my dog.
   3. Where is my dog?
   4. where is my dog?
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   Answer: Where is my dog?

   'Where is my dog?' is a question, so it ends with a question mark and starts with a capital letter.

2. Which punctuation mark shows strong feeling or excitement?

   1. Period (.)
   2. Comma (,)
   3. Question mark (?)
   4. Exclamation point (!)
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   Answer: Exclamation point (!)

   An exclamation point (!) is used to show strong feelings like excitement or surprise.

3. What punctuation mark belongs at the end of this sentence? 'The sun is very bright ___'

   1. ?
   2. !
   3. .
   4. ,
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   Answer: .

   'The sun is very bright' is a statement telling us something, so it ends with a period.

4. What is a comma used for?

   1. To end a question
   2. To separate items in a list
   3. To start a sentence
   4. To show excitement
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   Answer: To separate items in a list

   A comma (,) separates items in a list, like: apples, oranges, and grapes.

5. Which sentence uses an exclamation point correctly?

   1. I like pizza!
   2. Do you like pizza!
   3. The pizza is round!
   4. All of the above
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   Answer: I like pizza!

   'I like pizza!' correctly uses an exclamation point to show excitement about pizza.

6. How many punctuation errors are in this sentence? 'my cat is fluffy'

   1. 0
   2. 1
   3. 2
   4. 3
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   Answer: 2

   The sentence has two errors: it should start with a capital letter ('My') and end with a period.

7. A period is used at the end of a question.

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   Answer: False

   A period ends a statement. A question ends with a question mark (?).

8. The punctuation mark used at the end of a statement is called a ______.

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   Answer: period

   A period (.) is placed at the end of a statement sentence.

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