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Ninth Grade (Grade 9) Capitalization and Punctuation Questions

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Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.2a
"You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting."

The most natural place for a semicolon in this passage is
  1. in place of the question mark.
  2. in place of the period between you and That's.
  3. in place of the comma between awake and the.
  4. No semicolons could fit in this passage.
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.2b
"I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.” - The Plague

What does the colon in this sentence do?
  1. To precede a list
  2. To place emphasis on a key point
  3. To introduce a long quotation
  4. To connect two independent sentences
Grade 9 Capitalization
Choose the answer that best revises the sentence.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United states.
  1. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.
  2. Abraham lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
  3. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
  4. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the united states.
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.2b
"The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became. When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish."

Which choice shows the passage below rewritten with a correctly used semicolon?
  1. "The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right; the more he gave away, the more delighted he became. When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish."
  2. "The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right. And the more he gave away; the more delighted he became. When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish."
  3. "The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became. When the water around him filled with glimmering scales; he at last felt at home among the other fish."
  4. "The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became; when the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish."
Grade 9 Capitalization
Choose the answer that best revises the sentence.

did he attend the university of texas?
  1. Did He attend the University of Texas?
  2. did he attend the University of Texas?
  3. Did he attend the University of Texas?
  4. Did he attend the university of Texas?
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons
Choose the correct sentence.
  1. Mix the oil and vinegar at a 1/2 ratio.
  2. Mix the oil and vinegar at a 1 - 2 ratio.
  3. Mix the oil and vinegar at a 1 ~ 2 ratio.
  4. Mix the oil and vinegar at a 1:2 ratio.
Grade 9 Capitalization and Punctuation CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.9-10.2
Use a                 to separate items in dates and addresses.
  1. colon
  2. comma
  3. semicolon
Grade 9 Capitalization and Punctuation
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. Because he ate so many cookies, he had a stomachache.
  2. He had a stomachache, because he ate so many cookies.
  3. Because he ate so many cookies he had a stomachache?
  4. He had a stomachache because he ate so many cookies?
Grade 9 Capitalization and Punctuation
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
  1. You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
  2. You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
  3. You asked for: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
  4. You, asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons
Choose the correct sentence.
  1. You will need: the following ingredients milk, sugar, and eggs.
  2. You will need the following ingredients: milk, sugar, and eggs.
  3. You will need the following ingredients milk, sugar, and eggs.
  4. You will need the following: ingredients milk, sugar, and eggs.
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.2a
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
  1. Road construction in Dallas has hindered travel around town streets have become covered with bulldozers, trucks, and cones.
  2. Road construction in Dallas has hindered travel around town; streets have become covered with bulldozers, trucks, and cones.
  3. Road construction in Dallas has hindered travel around town streets have become covered with bulldozers trucks, and cones.
  4. Road construction in Dallas has; hindered travel around town streets have become covered with bulldozers trucks, and cones.
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
  1. The storm struck with savage, fury; it demolished most of the coastal town.
  2. The storm struck with savage fury; it: demolished most of the coastal town.
  3. The storm struck with savage fury it demolished most of the coastal town.
  4. The storm struck with savage fury; it demolished most of the coastal town.
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons
Choose the correct sentence.
  1. I gave you: the spray bottles for one reason to clean the windows
  2. I gave you the spray bottles: for one reason to clean the windows
  3. I gave you the spray bottles for one reason to clean the windows
  4. I gave you the spray bottles for one reason: to clean the windows
Grade 9 Colons and Semicolons
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
  1. Janie easily got an A on the test; she studied very hard.
  2. Janie easily got an A; on the test she studied very hard.
  3. Janie easily got an A on the test she studied very hard.
  4. Janie easily got an A on the test she studied; very hard.
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