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Grade 5 Commas CCSS: L.5.2b
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
  1. Cheerfully, I walked home.
  2. Cheerfully I walked home.
  3. Cheerfully I walked, home.
  4. Cheerfully, I walked, home.
Grade 5 Quotation Marks CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2d, L.6.2
Use                       for words, letters, and numerals referred to as such.
  1. underlining (italics)
  2. quotations
Grade 5 Quotation Marks
Which sentence is written correctly?
  1. The author wrote, "the cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
  2. The author wrote "the cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
  3. The author wrote, "The cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
  4. "The author wrote, the cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
Grade 5 Capitalization and Punctuation
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
  1. Yellow jackets are a kind of wasp, their smooth, brown bodies are marked with yellow stripes.
  2. The Venus flytrap is an unusual plant - and it eats insects.
  3. Bram Stoker was Irish; the Dracula myth is from Romania.
Grade 5 Quotation Marks
Which sentence is written correctly?
  1. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" asked Mom.
  2. "Hey. What do you think you're doing," asked Mom.
  3. "Hey? What do you think you're doing? asked Mom."
  4. "Hey! What do you think you're doing!" asked Mom.
Grade 5 Capitalization and Punctuation CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2
Choose the correct sentence.
  1. The west, especially California, is famous for its cutting-edge technology.
  2. The west, especially california, is famous for its cutting-edge technology.
  3. The West, especially California, is famous for its cutting-edge technology.
  4. the west, especially california, is famous for its cutting-edge technology
Grade 5 Exclamation Points CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2
The sentence below uses exclamation points correctly.
The bear went "Grr!" and it scared me.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Commas CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2, L.5.2a
Which choice correctly uses the words below in a sentence?

Our pets
a hamster
a dog
a cat
  1. We have three pets that include a hamster, a dog, and a cat.
  2. We have three pets that include a hamster a dog and a cat.
  3. We have three pets that include, a hamster, a dog, and a cat.
  4. We have three pets that include a hamster a dog, and a cat.
Grade 5 Quotation Marks
Which sentence is written correctly?
  1. "Our math test is on Friday," stated Xavier.
  2. "Our math test is on Friday" stated Xavier.
  3. "Our math test is on Friday, stated Xavier."
  4. Our math test is on Friday, "stated Xavier."
Grade 5 Editing
Choose the correct way to fix the sentence below.

i wanted to go to the store but my parents wouldn't take me
  1. I wanted to go to the store, but my parents wouldn't take me.
  2. I wanted to go to the store but, my parents didn't take me
  3. I wanted to go to the store but my parents wouldn't take me
  4. i wanted to go to the store but my parents wouldn't take me
Grade 5 Capitalization and Punctuation
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
  1. While we sing you can light the candles.
  2. While we sing; you can light the candles.
  3. You can light the candles while we sing.
  4. You can light the candles, while we sing.
Grade 5 Commas CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2, L.5.2a
Which choice correctly uses the following words in a sentence?

Grocery List
peas
milk
ice cream
bananas
  1. Please buy the following at the grocery store peas milk ice cream bananas.
  2. Please buy the following at the grocery store: peas milk ice cream bananas.
  3. Please buy the following at the grocery store: peas, milk, ice, cream, bananas.
  4. Please buy the following at the grocery store: peas, milk, ice cream, bananas.
Grade 5 Editing
"We will never forget all the compassion shared by your family" a homeless man said to my father.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence above?
  1. Remove the quotation marks before We
  2. Add a comma after family and before the quotation marks
  3. Add quotation marks after the period
  4. Make no change
Grade 5 Quotation Marks
Which sentence is written correctly?
  1. Joey laughed, "Look at those cute puppies." They are playing with a toy.
  2. Joey laughed, Look at those cute puppies. "They are playing with a toy."
  3. "Joey laughed, Look at those cute puppies. They are playing with a toy."
  4. Joey laughed, "Look at those cute puppies. They are playing with a toy."
Grade 5 Commas CCSS: L.5.2a
Choose "True" if the sentence correctly uses commas in a series. Choose "False" if the sentence does not correctly use commas in a series.

Every snowman needs, a hat gloves, and a scarf.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Capitalization and Punctuation CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2d
The title of a book or movie is underlined.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Capitalization and Punctuation
Which sentence is a run-on?
  1. The flowers are lovely. They brighten the room.
  2. The flowers are lovely and colorful.
  3. The flowers are lovely they brighten the room.
  4. The flowers are lovely, and they brighten the room.
Grade 5 Capitalization
Find the sentence that has no errors in capitalization.
  1. Brenda attended the los angeles Greek festival last may.
  2. Brenda attended the Los Angeles Greek Festival in May.
  3. brenda attended the los Angeles greek Festival in may.
  4. Brenda attended the los angeles Greek f
Grade 5 Commas CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2, L.5.2a
Choose the sentences that best adds the following words to a sentence:

Pick up your clothes
Put them in the washer
Add the soap
  1. Please pick up your clothes, put them in the washer and finally add the soap.
  2. Please pick up your clothes, put them in the washer, and finally, add the soap.
  3. Please pick up, your clothes put them, in the washer and finally, add the soap.
  4. Please pick up your clothes put them in the washer and finally add the soap.
Grade 5 Capitalization and Punctuation CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2, L.5.2a
Which of the following is/are used to introduce a list of items?
  1. parenthesis
  2. semicolon
  3. hyphen
  4. colon
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