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Punctuation (Middle School)
Punctuation (Middle School)
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Our English teacher is the best
True
False
2
Which sentence is punctuated correctly for a list?
I need to pack shoes, clothes, snacks, and my toothbrush.
I need to pack shoes clothes snacks and my toothbrush.
I need to pack shoes clothes, snacks and my toothbrush.
I need to pack, shoes, clothes, snacks and my toothbrush.
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2. Choose the correct sentence:
We bought apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.
We bought, apples, oranges bananas and grapes
We bought apples oranges, bananas, and grapes.
We bought apples oranges bananas, and grapes
4
Quotation marks are used only for direct quotes and dialogue.
False
True
5
When writing a list, there should always be a comma before "and" in the final item (Oxford comma).
True
False
6
Which sentence has the correct use of quotation marks?
She said, "Let's go to the store."
She said "Let's go to the store."
She said, "Let's go to the store".
She said "Let's go to the store".
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Where does the comma go in this sentence? "After we ate dinner we went to the movies."
After "dinner"
After "movies"
After "we"
After "ate"
8
How many windows does Hira Institute have?
Man she's playin too much
Bruh, are you serious right now?
What kind of question is that?
I for real don't know
9
What animal is known to laugh and has been proven to have a sense of humor?
birds
Hyenas
Rats
Deers
10
In dialogue, the punctuation always goes outside the quotation marks.
True
False
11
An apostrophe is only used to show possession.
True
False
12
Which student says when "Life gives you lemons make lemonade"?
Tanzila
Fathima Naseem
Khawlah Estes
Bruh it's Imam Wasif
13
Hira Institute is known for.....
The Tahfeedh Program
My teacher is crazy and she expects me to know random information
The Acdemics
Sister Norma
14
Who is my favorite Disney Princess?
Jasmine
Ariel
Cinderella
Aurora
15
Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
I wanted to go to the park; it was too cold outside.
I wanted to go; to the park it was too cold outside.
I wanted to go to the park; but it was too cold outside.
I wanted; to go to the park, it was too cold outside.
16
My mom is on the board of Hira?
True
False
17
In a compound sentence, a comma should always be placed before the conjunction (e.g., and, but, or).
True
False
18
What do bees collect to make honey?
Flowers
Nectar
Pollen
Glucose from the flowers
19
What's my favorite?
Teaching
Reading
Playing Video Games
Jewelry making
20
An exclamation mark should only be used to show strong emotion or emphasis.
False
True
21
What is Hira Institute named after?
The holy book called Hira
Islam's number queen, Queen Hira
The cave of Hira
My grandma whose name is Hira
22
What punctuation is missing in this sentence? "I can't wait to go hiking she said"
Comma after "hiking"
Colon after "hiking"
Period after "she"
Comma after "she"
23
Parentheses are used to add extra information that is not essential to the sentence.
False
True
24
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
The students pencil was broken.
The students' pencil was broken.
The students pencil's was broken.
The student's pencil was broken.
25
When using parentheses, if the sentence inside them is complete, it must end with its own period inside the parentheses.
False
True
26
What is my favorite game?
The legend of Zelda
Marioooooo!
How do you expect me to know!
Sonic
27
A comma should be placed after each item in a series except the last one.
False
True
28
1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The cat sat on the mat, then jumped off.
The cat sat on the mat; then jumped off.
The cat, sat on the mat, then jumped off.
The cat sat, on the mat then jumped off.
29
semicolon is used to join two related independent clauses.
False
True
30
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
I want to go, to the beach but it's raining.
I want to go to the beach but it's raining.
I want to go to the beach, but it's raining.
I want, to go to the beach but it's raining.
31
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly for possession?
The dogs' collar was too loose.
The dog collar's was too loose.
The dog's collar was too loose.
The dogs collar was too loose.
32
A colon can be used to introduce a list following a complete sentence.
False
True
33
Which punctuation mark should end this sentence? "Where did you put the keys"
Period (.)
Exclamation mark (!)
Comma (,)
Question mark (?)
34
I love being a teacher
True
False
35
A period should be used at the end of an indirect question.
False
True
36
Who am I?
Just a girl
Don't know
I am a Muslim
Sister Afifa, Duh!
