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Punctuation & Capitalization: Statements and Questions: 19 MCQs with answers

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Warm-up · 8 questions

Q1. Which mark ends a sentence that tells something?

Beginner
A A question mark (?) B A comma (,) C An exclamation mark (!) D A full stop (.)
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A full stop (.)

A sentence that tells something is a statement, and it ends with a full stop (.).

Q2. Which mark ends a sentence that asks something?

Beginner
A A full stop (.) B A comma (,) C A question mark (?) D A colon (:)
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A question mark (?)

A sentence that asks something is a question, and it ends with a question mark (?).

Q3. What must every sentence begin with?

Beginner
A A capital letter B A question mark C A small letter D A number
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A capital letter

Every sentence, whether a statement or a question, must begin with a capital letter.

Q4. Which of these is a question?

Beginner
A This mango is juicy and sweet. B Which class are you in? C I go to school every day. D The apple is red.
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Which class are you in?

'Which class are you in?' asks something, so it is a question.

Q5. What end mark does this sentence need: 'Are you going to school'?

Beginner
A A comma (,) B No mark is needed C A full stop (.) D A question mark (?)
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A question mark (?)

It starts with 'are' and asks something, so it needs a question mark.

Q6. Which word often begins a question?

Beginner
A mango B school C which D sweet
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which

Question words like which, what, who, where, when, why, and how often begin questions.

Q7. Which helping verb often begins a question?

Beginner
A juicy B apple C class D is
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is

Helping verbs like is, are, am, do, does, can, and will often begin questions.

Q8. A sentence that asks something ends with a question mark (?), while a sentence that tells something ends with a full stop (.).

Beginner
A True B False
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True

A sentence that asks something ends with a question mark (?), while a sentence that tells something ends with a full stop (.).

Building up · 6 questions

Q9. Read the sentence: 'This mango is juicy and sweet.' What type of sentence is it?

Intermediate
A A question B An exclamation C A statement D A command
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A statement

It tells us something, so it is a statement and ends with a full stop.

Q10. Read the sentence: 'Is this a sweet apple?' What type of sentence is it?

Intermediate
A A statement B An exclamation C A question D A command
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A question

It asks something, so it is a question and ends with a question mark.

Q11. What is wrong with this sentence: 'which class are you in?'

Intermediate
A It needs a full stop at the end. B The first word should be capitalised. C Nothing is wrong. D It needs a comma after 'which'.
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The first word should be capitalised.

A question is still a sentence, so its first word must be capitalised: 'Which class are you in?'

Q12. What is wrong with this sentence: 'Is this a sweet apple.'

Intermediate
A It should end with a question mark. B It should start with a small letter. C It should end with a comma. D Nothing is wrong.
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It should end with a question mark.

It asks something, so it must end with a question mark, not a full stop.

Q13. Which sentence correctly matches the end mark to its job?

Intermediate
A Are you going to school? B You are going to school! C You are going to school? D Are you going to school.
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Are you going to school?

A question asks something, so it needs a question mark: 'Are you going to school?'

Q14. When rewriting a sentence, what should you check first?

Intermediate
A The first word B The last word C The number of words D The middle word
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The first word

The three-step check starts with the first word: does it need a capital letter?

Topper level · 5 questions

Q15. A sentence starts with 'how' and asks for an answer. What end mark should it have?

Advanced
A No end mark B A comma (,) C A question mark (?) D A full stop (.)
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A question mark (?)

'How' is a question word, so the sentence is a question and needs a question mark.

Q16. Given the sentence 'is this a sweet apple', identify the necessary corrections using the three-step check.

Advanced
A Leave the sentence as it is. B Capitalize 'Is' and add a question mark. C Add a full stop and capitalize 'is'. D Capitalize 'Is' and add a full stop.
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Capitalize 'Is' and add a question mark.

The correct option is to capitalize 'Is' and add a question mark, as the sentence starts with a helping verb and is asking a question.

Q17. Evaluate the sentence 'which class are you in' and determine the correct punctuation and capitalization.

Advanced
A Capitalize 'which' and add a full stop. B Leave it unchanged. C Add a full stop and capitalize 'Which'. D Add a question mark and capitalize 'Which'.
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Add a question mark and capitalize 'Which'.

The correct option is to capitalize 'Which' and add a question mark, as the sentence starts with a question word and is asking a question.

Q18. Analyze the sentence 'are you going to school' and identify the necessary corrections.

Advanced
A Add a question mark and leave 'are' lowercase. B Leave it unchanged. C Capitalize 'Are' and add a question mark. D Capitalize 'Are' and add a full stop.
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Capitalize 'Are' and add a question mark.

The correct option is to capitalize 'Are' and add a question mark, as the sentence starts with a helping verb and is asking a question.

Q19. Consider the statement 'You are going to school.' What would be the effect of incorrectly changing the punctuation to a question mark?

Advanced
A It would make the statement a command. B It would have no effect on the meaning. C It would clarify the statement. D It would make the statement a question.
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It would make the statement a question.

Changing the punctuation to a question mark would turn the statement into a question, altering its meaning from an assertion to an inquiry.

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