Punctuation

12 Grade 6 English questions on Punctuation, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

   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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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   "I can't believe it!" she _______

   A. sang.

   B. asked.

   C. exclaimed.

   D. whispered.

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   The teacher said _______ "Open your books to page ten."

   A. ;

   B. .

   C. ,

   D. :

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

   A. i went to nairobi yesterday

   B. I went to Nairobi yesterday.

   C. i went to Nairobi Yesterday.

   D. I went to nairobi yesterday.

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   Marking scheme

   B. Capital I, capital letter for proper noun, period at end

5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

   A. where are you going?

   B. Where are you going

   C. Where are you going.

   D. Where are you going?

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   Marking scheme

   D. Question mark needed; sentence starts with capital

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses "its" correctly?

   A. The dogs lost its' ball.

   B. Its a good day.

   C. The cat licked its paw.

   D. Its raining today.

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   The sentence "What a beautiful day!" is:

   A. a question

   B. an exclamation

   C. a statement

   D. an imperative

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses "whose" correctly?

   A. Whose are you?

   B. Whose going to the market?

   C. Whose book is this?

   D. Who's book is on the desk?

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

   A. The boys' book is new.

   B. The boys book's is new.

   C. The boys book is new.

   D. The boy's book is new.

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Choose the correct spelling:

    A. beautful

    B. beautifull

    C. beutiful

    D. beautiful

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses italics or quotation marks for a book title?

    A. She read 'Things Fall Apart'.

    B. She read Things Fall Apart.

    C. She read things fall apart.

    D. B or C

    (1 mark)

    Marking scheme

    D. Both italics and quotes are acceptable for book titles

12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Which phrase correctly uses an apostrophe?

    A. Both A and B

    B. the boy's bags (one boy)

    C. A only

    D. the boys' bags (multiple boys)

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