English · Ages 8 to 11 · 8 questions
Punctuation quiz
Question marks, commas, apostrophes and the other marks that make writing clear. Play it live: the questions go on the big screen and everyone answers on their own device.
The questions
1Which mark ends a question?
- AA comma
- BA colon
- CA question markAnswer
- DA hyphen
2Which mark shows strong feeling or surprise?
- AA semicolon
- BA hyphen
- CA comma
- DAn exclamation markAnswer
3Which mark separates the items in a list?
- AA commaAnswer
- BAn apostrophe
- CA question mark
- DAn exclamation mark
4Which mark shows that letters are missing, as in don't?
- AA comma
- BA colon
- CA hyphen
- DAn apostropheAnswer
5What kind of letter begins a sentence?
- AA capital letterAnswer
- BA small letter
- CA silent letter
- DA double letter
6Which marks go around the exact words someone says?
- ABrackets
- BHyphens
- CCommas
- DQuotation marksAnswer
7Which mark joins the two words in well-known?
- AA comma
- BAn apostrophe
- CA colon
- DA hyphenAnswer
8Which mark can introduce a list, as in: bring three things: a pen, a book and a ruler?
- AA question mark
- BAn apostrophe
- CA colonAnswer
- DA hyphen