Starter quiz

  • Which of the following pieces of punctuation can be used to end a sentence?
    • full stop  ✓
    • comma
    • question mark  ✓
    • exclamation mark  ✓
  • Match the sentence to the most likely ending punctuation.
    • full stop
      ⇔
      You need to leave the room ✓
    • question mark
      ⇔
      Will you leave the room please ✓
    • exclamation mark
      ⇔
      Leave the room right now ✓
  • Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
    • Next, open your books?
    • Next open your books,
    • Next, open your books.  ✓
  • What is the name for the punctuation used here: "Where are you?" she asked.
    • apostrophes
    • commas
    • inverted commas  ✓
  • Which sentence contains inverted commas around the words the character has said?
    • "Welcome to my home," said Aisha with a smile.  ✓
    • "Welcome to my home, said Aisha" with a smile.
    • "Welcome to my home, said Aisha with a smile."
  • Which part of this sentence was not said out loud: "Can I help?" said Mr McIntyre with a smile.
    • Can I help?
    • said Mr McIntyre
    • said Mr McIntyre with a smile  ✓
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