Grade 3 ELA Practice Test: Capitalization, Commas and Quotation Marks
- Capitalization, Commas and Quotation Marks
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on capital letters and punctuation. Tip: read each choice slowly and look at every comma and capital letter, because the choices often differ by just one mark.
Tap an option to mark your answer. You can change your mind, or tap the same option again to leave the question blank. The correct answers and explanations appear when you finish the test.Tap an option to answer; tap it again to leave the question blank.
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Question 1
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
Correct answer: B
Days of the week, names used as names (Grandma), and cities all start with capital letters, and so does the first word of a sentence.
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Question 2
Which shows the correct way to write a city and state?
Correct answer: C
Put a comma between the city and the state, and capitalize both names.
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Question 3
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Correct answer: A
In a list, commas separate the items: sandwiches, apples, and juice. No comma goes after the verb "packed" or after "and."
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Question 4
Which date is written correctly?
Correct answer: D
In a date, the comma goes between the day and the year, and the month starts with a capital letter.
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Question 5
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
Correct answer: D
Quotation marks go around only the words Ava says, and a comma goes inside the closing quotation mark before "said Ava."
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Question 6
Which is the correct greeting for a friendly letter?
Correct answer: A
A letter greeting starts with a capital letter, capitalizes the name, and ends with a comma.
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Question 7
Which book title is capitalized correctly?
Correct answer: B
In a title, capitalize the first word and the important words. Small words such as "of" stay lowercase unless they come first.
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Question 8
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
Correct answer: C
When a sentence starts with "yes" or "no," put a comma right after that word.
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Question 9
Which words show that the bike belongs to Maria?
Correct answer: A
To show that one person owns something, add an apostrophe and s to the person's name: Maria's.
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Question 10
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
Correct answer: B
When "but" joins two complete sentences, the comma goes before "but."
Questions you leave blank are not counted as wrong.
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