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Punctuation quiz
Level: A
1. What is missing?
The sun is very hot
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Question mark
Full stop
Capital letter
2. What is missing?
the cake was delicious.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Question mark
Full stop
Capital letter
3. What is missing?
Why did she say that
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Question mark
Capital letter
4. What is missing?
Let me out
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Question mark
Capital letter
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5. What is missing?
What do you want
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Question mark
Capital letter
6. What is missing?
I love beans on toast
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Question mark
Capital letter
7. What is missing?
when will you be coming?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Question mark
Capital letter
8. What is missing?
Help
A)
B)
C)
D)
Question mark
Full stop
Exclamation mark
Capital letter
9. What is missing?
Jo ate all the food
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Capital letter
Question mark
Full stop
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10. What is missing?
The ducks ate all the bread
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Question mark
Capital letter
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Level B
1. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The sun is very hot.
The cake was delicious.
Bill and i went out.
The ducks ate all the bread.
2. Which sentence is missing a full stop?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Nobody saw him clearly
Four cars were speeding.
Harry ate all the food.
John drove the car.
3. Which sentence is missing a question mark?
A)
B)
C)
D)
If you like, I will do it.
Before you go, let the cat out.
Why did she say that
I like beans on toast.
4. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
A)
B)
C)
D)
She went for a walk.
He went for a walk.
the dog needs to go for a walk.
The rain never stopped.
5. Which sentence is missing a full stop?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Terry likes to dance.
I like cheese on toast.
Mrs Jones bought some bread
Dave put on his hat.
6. Which sentence is missing a question mark?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Do you want to go another night
Alan reversed into a tree.
She needs to wear glasses for reading.
Jane enjoys writing.
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7. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Turn off the lights before you leave.
why did he say that?
Why did he do that?
Chocolate is my favourite flavour.
8. Which sentence is missing a full stop?
A)
B)
C)
D)
We like to watch the Queen's speech
David bought a new jacket.
That wine is good.
Julia hung up her coat.
9. Which sentence is missing a question mark?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Yesterday, the Prime Minister said tax would rise.
Tom is good at painting.
Do you want to go to the cinema tonight
I eat fish and chips on Fridays.
10. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
A)
B)
C)
D)
We're going to america for our holiday.
Anna has a fear of flying.
She came back with biscuits.
The bike is blue.
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Level C
1. What is missing?
She wanted to watch Channel 1 I wanted to watch Channel 4.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Question mark
Full stop
Capital letter
2. Which option is missing a capital letter?
A)
B)
C)
D)
This shop is better. the other one doesn't have this book.
He wants to go on holiday in the summer.
She decided to leave eventually.
How did James get on? He came first.
3. Which option is missing a full stop?
A)
B)
C)
D)
What? I don't believe it.
The park is quite close The shops are further away.
This winter has been much colder.
The snow was too deep for cars to pass through.
4. Which option is missing a question mark?
A)
B)
C)
D)
I need a holiday. Where should we go
Is this the colour you wanted?
Why do you want to go in that direction?
Which film do you want to watch tonight?
5. Which option is missing an exclamation mark?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Get out Call 999. The fire is too big now!
Tom! Where are you going?
Go! You're already late.
Turn that music down! It's very late.
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6. Which option is missing a question mark?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Should we walk in that direction? Is it really that far?
Do you find that having pets in the house makes you sneeze
It's dark in here. Do you want me to turn another lamp on?
I prefer it when it's sunnier, don't you?
7. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
A) We're going to France this summer. Visiting the eiffel tower is supposed to be a
magnificent experience.
B) The buildings in New York appear much bigger than in the films.
C) This roller coaster is supposed to be the biggest in the world.
D) I wouldn't visit that restaurant. We ate there two months ago and had food poisoning.
8. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The american President is visiting London this week.
She wants to get married in the summer. Her friends think it should be sooner.
Emily got plenty of chocolate eggs this Easter.
The Tower of London is very busy with tourists from all over the world.
9. What is missing?
John went to Rome to visit vatican city.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Question mark
Full stop
Capital letters
10. What is missing?
"I don't know what to do " she screamed.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Exclamation mark
Question mark
Full stop
Capital letter
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Answers
Level: A
1. What is missing?
The sun is very hot
The correct answer is: C. 'Full stop' is the correct answer as this is a simple statement.
2. What is missing?
the cake was delicious.
The correct answer is: D. 'Capital letter' is the correct answer as one is always needed at the
start of a sentence.
3. What is missing?
Why did she say that
The correct answer is: C. This sentence is a question so needs a question mark at the end of
it.
4. What is missing?
Let me out
The correct answer is: A. This sentence needs an exclamation mark at the end of it. Can you
imagine someone shouting 'Let me out!'
5. What is missing?
What do you want
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The correct answer is: C. This sentence is a question and needs a question mark at the end
of it.
6. What is missing?
I love beans on toast
The correct answer is: B. This sentence is a statement and needs a full stop at the end of it.
7. What is missing?
when will you be coming?
The correct answer is: D. The sentence needs to start with a capital letter.
8. What is missing?
Help
The correct answer is: C. Can you imagine a person asking for Help! An exclamation mark is
needed.
9. What is missing?
Jo ate all the food
The correct answer is: D. The answer is full stop as this sentence is a statement.
10. What is missing?
The ducks ate all the bread
The correct answer is: B. The answer is full stop as this sentence is a statement.
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Level B
1. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: C. The sentence missing a capital letter is 'Bill and I went out.' ‘I’ is
always spelt with a capital.
2. Which sentence is missing a full stop?
The correct answer is: A. The sentence missing a full stop is 'Nobody saw him clearly.'
3. Which sentence is missing a question mark?
The correct answer is: C. The sentence missing a question mark is 'Why did she say that?’
4. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: C. The sentence missing the capital letter is 'The dog needs to go out
for a walk.' The first word of a sentence always begins with a capital letter.
5. Which sentence is missing a full stop?
The correct answer is: C. The sentence 'Mrs Jones bought some bread.' needed a full stop at
the end.
6. Which sentence is missing a question mark?
The correct answer is: A. The sentence 'Do you want to go another night?' needed a question
mark at the end.
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7. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: B. The sentence 'Why did he say that?' needed a capital letter at the
beginning of the sentence.
8. Which sentence is missing a full stop?
The correct answer is: A. A full stop is needed at the end of 'We like to watch the Queen's
speech.'
9. Which sentence is missing a question mark?
The correct answer is: C. The sentence missing a question mark at the end of it is 'Do you
want to go to the cinema tonight?'.
10. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: A. The sentence 'We're going to America for our holiday.' needed a
capital letter for the word America. The names of countries always start with a capital letter.
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Level C
1. What is missing?
She wanted to watch Channel 1 I wanted to watch Channel 4.
The correct answer is: C. There is a full stop missing between the two sentences 'She wanted
to watch Channel 1. I wanted to watch Channel 4.'
2. Which option is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: A. The option missing a capital letter is: 'This shop is better. The other
one doesn't have this book.'
3. Which option is missing a full stop?
The correct answer is: B. The option missing a full stop is: 'The park is quite close. The shops
are further away.'
4. Which option is missing a question mark?
The correct answer is: A. The option missing a question mark is: 'I need a holiday. Where
should we go?'
5. Which option is missing an exclamation mark?
The correct answer is: A. There was an exclamation mark missing from these sentences: 'Get
out! Call 999. The fire is too big now!'
6. Which option is missing a question mark?
The correct answer is: B. The following sentence is missing a question mark: 'Do you find that
having pets in the house makes you sneeze?'
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7. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: A. 'Eiffel Tower' is the name of the building so both words need to start
with a capital letter. The sentence should be 'We're going to France this summer. Visiting the
Eiffel Tower is supposed to be a magnificent experience.'
8. Which sentence is missing a capital letter?
The correct answer is: A. The sentence should read as: 'The American President is visiting
London this week.'
9. What is missing?
John went to Rome to visit vatican city.
The correct answer is: D. The sentence is missing capital letters as Vatican City is the name
of a place: 'John went to Rome to visit Vatican City.'
10. What is missing?
"I don't know what to do " she screamed.
The correct answer is: A. The sentence is missing an exclamation mark: '"I don't know what to
do!" she screamed.'
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