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7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 2
Name
Question #1:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. If, you watch the stars in the north, you will see
that the whole sky seems to spin around.
B. If you watch the stars in the north, you will see
that the whole sky seems to spin around.
Question #2:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Campers, sailors, and explorers use the North
Star to find their directions.
B. Campers, sailors, and explorers, use the North
Star to find their directions.
Question #3:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Astronomers study electromagnetic energy with
four main kinds of instruments.
B. Astronomers study electromagnetic energy with
four, main kinds of instruments.
Question #4:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Stephen, do you know what an optical
telescope is?
B. Stephen do you know what an optical telescope
is?
Question #5:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Optical telescopes collect energy from an
object, and they focus it to produce images.
B. Optical telescopes collect energy from an object
and, they focus it to produce images.
Question #6:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Astronomy, one of the oldest sciences in the
world, was practiced by primitive tribes.
B. Astronomy one of the oldest sciences in the
world was practiced by primitive tribes.
Question #7:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Around 400 B.C. Eudoxus taught that the
heavens revolved around the earth.
B. Around 400 B.C., Eudoxus taught that the
heavens revolved around the earth.
Question #8:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Aristarchus in 200 B.C., held the theory that the
earth revolved around the sun.
B. Aristarchus, in 200 B.C., held the theory that the
earth revolved around the sun.
Question #9:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, revived the idea
that the earth was the center of the universe.
B. Ptolemy a Greek astronomer, revived the idea
that the earth was the center of the universe.
Question #10:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Nicolaus Copernicus published a book
contradicting Ptolemy's theory.
B. Nicolaus Copernicus published a book,
contradicting Ptolemy's theory.
Question #11:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Kepler, a brilliant German mathematician,
found that planets traveled in ellipses.
B. Kepler, a brilliant, German mathematician,
found that planets traveled in ellipses.
Question #12:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
My birthday party will be April 28 2007 at the club.
Question #13:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
"Dear John" was the greeting in the letter.
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7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 2
Name
Question #14:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
Although we practiced daily we are still not ready for
the contest.
Question #15:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
Newton discovered that sunlight had many colors
when it passed through a prism.
Question #16:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
Newton's discovery was the basis of the spectrograph
which later became an important tool for
astronomers.
Question #17:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
Hugh has lived at 3678 Tulsa Street St Louis Missouri
for fifteen years.
Question #18:
Correctly write and punctuate this sentence.
We celebrate our anniversary on March 9 of each year.
Question #19:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
Dear Sis
Question #20:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
Yours truly
Question #21:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
Lincoln Abraham
Question #22:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
January 19 1898
Question #23:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
New York City New York
Question #24:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
Ivan Hull Ph.D.
Question #25:
Correctly write and punctuate this group of words.
Gerald Upjohn Jr
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7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 2
Answer Key
1. B -If you watch the stars in the north, you will see that the whole sky seems to spin around.
2. A -Campers, sailors, and explorers use the North Star to find their directions.
3. A -Astronomers study electromagnetic energy with four main kinds of instruments.
4. A -Stephen, do you know what an optical telescope is?
5. A -Optical telescopes collect energy from an object, and they focus it to produce images.
6. A -Astronomy, one of the oldest sciences in the world, was practiced by primitive tribes.
7. B -Around 400 B.C., Eudoxus taught that the heavens revolved around the earth.
8. B -Aristarchus, in 200 B.C., held the theory that the earth revolved around the sun.
9. A -Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, revived the idea that the earth was the center of the universe.
10. A -Nicolaus Copernicus published a book contradicting Ptolemy's theory.
11. A -Kepler, a brilliant German mathematician, found that planets traveled in ellipses.
12. My birthday party will be April 28, 2007, at the club.
13. "Dear John," was the greeting in the letter.
14. Although we practiced daily, we are still not ready for the contest.
15. Newton discovered that sunlight had many colors when it passed through a prism.
16. Newton's discovery was the basis of the spectrograph, which later became an important tool for astronomers.
17. Hugh has lived at 3678 Tulsa Street, St. Louis, Missouri, for fifteen years.
18. We celebrate our anniversary on March 9 of each year.
19. Dear Sis,
20. Yours truly,
21. Lincoln, Abraham
22. January 19, 1898
23. "New York City, New York" OR "New York City, NY"
24. "Ivan Hull, Ph. D." OR "Ivan Hull, Ph.D."
25. Gerald Upjohn, Jr.