Capitalization and Punctuation Quiz

Grade 4 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of capitalization rules and punctuation marks in Grade 4 English.

Questions

1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

   1. Can you help me
   2. Can you help me?
   3. Can you help me!
   4. Can you help me.
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   Answer: Can you help me?

   This is a question, so it needs a question mark at the end.

2. The word 'monday' should be capitalized because it is a proper noun.

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   Answer: True

   Days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.) are proper nouns and are always capitalized.

3. The punctuation mark used to show possession or form contractions is the ___.

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   Answer: apostrophe

   The apostrophe (') is used both to form contractions (can't) and to show ownership (Sarah's book).

4. Which word in this list should be capitalized? 'the dog ran toward the river in alaska'

   1. dog
   2. ran
   3. river
   4. alaska
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   Answer: alaska

   Alaska is a specific place — a proper noun — so it must be capitalized.

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

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   Answer: False

   A period ends a statement, not a question. Questions end with a question mark (?).

6. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession?

   1. The cats toy is lost.
   2. The cat's toy is lost.
   3. The cats' toy is lost.
   4. The cat toy is lost.
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   Answer: The cat's toy is lost.

   The apostrophe before the 's' shows the toy belongs to the cat — correct possessive form.

7. The contraction 'it's' is a short form of 'it ___.'

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   Answer: is

   'It's' is a contraction of 'it is.' The apostrophe replaces the missing letter 'i' from 'is.'

8. Which sentence needs a comma?

   1. She went to the store.
   2. We visited Paris France last summer.
   3. I am happy today.
   4. He ran very fast.
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   Answer: We visited Paris France last summer.

   A comma is needed between a city and country: 'Paris, France.' Without it, the sentence runs together.

9. Book titles should have their important words capitalized.

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   Answer: True

   In book titles, capitalize the first word and all important words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) — but not small words like 'a' or 'the.'

10. Which sentence uses an exclamation mark correctly?

    1. I think! it might rain.
    2. The answer is four!
    3. Help! There's a fire!
    4. She went! to the park.
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    Answer: Help! There's a fire!

    Exclamation marks show urgency and strong emotion. 'Help!' and 'There's a fire!' are both urgent — this is correct use.

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