Beach Park
7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 4
Name
Question #1:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in her right hand a
tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of
Independence is in her left arm.
Question #2:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
That book was written ninety eight years ago.
Question #3:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
Three things are important in buying a house location
location location.
Question #4:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
The recipe calls for three fourths cup of brown sugar.
Question #5:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
Class begins promptly at 800 on Monday morning.
Question #6:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
The summer was extremely dry as a result crops died.
Question #7:
Write this sentence using correct punctuation.
The Statue of Liberty was renovated about twenty
years ago millions of people celebrated its centennial
in 1986.
Question #8:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
Dorothy, a fun-loving, adventurous girl, is swept away
by a CYCLONE she lands in Oz, a fantasy land.
A. (
B. ;
C. No punctuation is needed.
D. Question #9:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
Louise Nevelson's travels in Mexico influenced her
early work in terra COTTA baked clay that is painted
with a fine glaze).
A. )
B. (
C. :
D. Question #10:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
From old odds and ends, she created walls or boxes of
complex, abstract SHAPES and she usually painted
them black, white, or gold.
A. :
B. C. ;
D. (
Question #11:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
Nevelson also designed interiors of BUILDINGS her
work is displayed all over the world.
A. ;
B. :
C. D. No punctuation is needed.
Beach Park
7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 4
Name
Question #12:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
The term Mound Builders refers to various tribes of
American Indians who built huge EARTHWORKS burial
mounds, fortresses, and other structures) between
1000 B.C. and A.D.1700.
A. (
B. :
C. ;
D. Question #13:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
When you go to the store, buy the following items for
ME cabbage, carrots, and apples.
A. :
B. C. ( )
D. ;
Question #14:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
Some early Indian mounds served as homes for rulers,
temples for religious rites, or burial PLACES others
were effigies of sacred things.
A. :
B. No punctuation is needed. C. ;
Question #15: Which mark should appear after the
capitalized word?
We did not learn of the Indian mounds until about
FIFTY five years ago.
A. :
B. C. No punctuation is needed.
Question #16:
Which mark should appear after the capitalized word?
The Great Serpent Mound in OHIO for instance, is an
effigy of a wriggling snake.
A. B. ,
C. ;
D. :
Question #17:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Archaeologists believe that certain mounds
served as homes for rulers; some, as temples
for religious rites; and others, as burial grounds.
B. Archaeologists believe that certain mounds
served as homes for rulers, some, as temples
for religious rites, and others, as burial grounds.
Question #18:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Limners were portrait painters who traveled
from settlement to settlement.
B. Limners were portrait (painters who traveled
from settlement to settlement).
Question #19:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Limners were like professional photographers;
however, the limner had little, if any, formal
training.
B. Limners were like professional photographers,
however; the limner had little, if any, formal
training.
Question #20:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. The limners' paintings are important
historically; they show the clothing and
furniture of the period.
B. The limners' paintings are important
historically: they show the clothing and
furniture of the period.
Beach Park
7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 4
Name
Question #21:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Winslow Homer; most famous for his realistic
paintings of the sea; was born in Boston
Winslow Homer (most famous for his realistic
paintings of the sea) was born in Boston.
B. Winslow Homer: most famous for his realistic
paintings of the sea was born in Boston
Winslow Homer; most famous for his realistic
paintings of the sea was born in Boston.
Question #22:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Homer became an illustrator, he illustrated
what he saw at the front lines of the Civil War.
B. Homer became an illustrator: he illustrated
what he saw at the front lines of the Civil War.
C. Homer became an illustrator; he illustrated
what he saw at the front lines of the Civil War.
D. Homer became an illustrator; he illustrated
what he saw at the front lines of the Civil War.
Question #23:
What punctuation mark is used between the hour and
the minute in writing time?
A. colon
B. semicolon
C. hyphen
Question #24:
What punctuation mark is used after the salutation in a
business letter?
A. colon
B. comma
C. semicolon
Question #25:
What punctuation mark is used when writing a fraction
in words?
A. hyphen
B. semicolon
C. colon
Beach Park
7th Grade Language Usage
Punctuation 4
Answer Key
1. "The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in her right hand; a tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of Independence is
in her left arm." or "The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in her right hand. A tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of
Independence is in her left arm."
2. That book was written ninety-eight years ago.
3. Three things are important in buying a house: location, location, location.
4. The recipe calls for three-fourths cup of brown sugar.
5. Class begins promptly at 8:00 on Monday morning.
6. "The summer was extremely dry; as a result, crops died." or "The summer was extremely dry. As a result, crops died."
7. "The Statue of Liberty was renovated about twenty years ago; millions of people celebrated its centennial in 1986." or
"The Statue of Liberty was renovated about twenty years ago. Millions of people celebrated its centennial in 1986."
8. B -;
9. B -(
10. C -;
11. A -;
12. A -(
13. A -:
14. D -;
15. B 16. B -,
17. A -Archaeologists believe that certain mounds served as homes for rulers; some, as temples for religious rites; and
18. A -Limners were portrait painters who traveled from settlement to settlement.
19. A -Limners were like professional photographers; however, the limner had little, if any, formal training.
20. A -The limners' paintings are important historically; they show the clothing and furniture of the period.
21. B -Winslow Homer (most famous for his realistic paintings of the sea) was born in Boston.
22. D -Homer became an illustrator; he illustrated what he saw at the front lines of the Civil War.
23. A -colon
24. A -colon
25. A -hyphen