Punctuation

12 Grade 5 English questions on Punctuation, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

   A. She likes; tea and coffee.

   B. She likes tea; coffee is her other favourite.

   C. She likes tea; and coffee.

   D. She; likes tea and coffee.

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Where should an apostrophe go? "The girls book is on the table."

   A. girls book'

   B. girl's book

   C. girls' book

   D. No apostrophe needed

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Which word should be capitalised in: "we visited lake victoria last monday"?

   A. visited

   B. last

   C. we, lake victoria, monday

   D. lake victoria and monday

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   Marking scheme

   C. Sentence start + proper nouns: We, Lake Victoria, Monday

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses the comma correctly?

   A. We bought rice beans and sugar.

   B. We bought, rice beans and sugar.

   C. We bought rice, beans, and sugar.

   D. We, bought rice beans and sugar.

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

   A. Its the teachers' book.

   B. It's the teachers book.

   C. Its the teachers book.

   D. It's the teacher's book.

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   Marking scheme

   D. It's = it is; teacher's = singular possessive

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses "their" correctly?

   A. They left their bags.

   B. The children their left.

   C. Their going home.

   D. Their is no water.

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

   A. james lives in Nairobi.

   B. James lives in Nairobi.

   C. james lives in nairobi.

   D. James lives in nairobi.

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses "its" correctly?

   A. The dog lost its' bone.

   B. Its a beautiful day.

   C. The cat licked its paw.

   D. Its raining outside.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which punctuation mark ends an exclamatory sentence?

   A. !

   B. .

   C. ;

   D. ?

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Which sentence has correct punctuation?

    A. she asked "Where are you going?"

    B. She asked, where are you going.

    C. She asked, "Where are you going?"

    D. She asked "where are you going?"

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    Marking scheme

    C. Direct speech: comma + opening quote + capital + closing ?

11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses "there" correctly?

    A. They're table has books.

    B. There is a book on the table.

    C. There books are on the table.

    D. Their is a book on the table.

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12. Question 12

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    "I am going home" said Mary. The correct punctuation is:

    A. "I am going home." said Mary.

    B. "I am going home"; said Mary.

    C. "I am going home," said Mary.

    D. "I am going home" said Mary.

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