Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

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Example Question #2 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized. 

Possible Answers:

toy

eric

cat

blanket

Correct answer:

eric

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Eric" should be capitalized because it's a name and names are always capitalized. "Cat", "blanket", and "toy" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence. 

Example Question #3 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

happy

december 

cat

jump

Correct answer:

december 

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "December" should be capitalized because it's a month and months are always capitalized. "Happy", "cat", and "jump" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence. 

Example Question #4 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized. 

Possible Answers:

car

flag

sarah

grass

Correct answer:

sarah

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Sarah" should be capitalized because it's a name and names are always capitalized. "Flag", "grass", and "car" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence. 

Example Question #3 : Capitalize Dates And Names Of People: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2.A

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

kite

hat

may

me

Correct answer:

may

Explanation:

"May" is a month, and months should always be capitalized. The other words would only need to be capitalized if they were the first word of a sentence. 

Example Question #4 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

january

bag

bed

golf

Correct answer:

january

Explanation:

"January" is a month, and months should always be capitalized. The other words would only need to be capitalized if they were the first word of a sentence. 

Example Question #5 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

pen

april

cat

run

Correct answer:

april

Explanation:

"April" is a month, and months should always be capitalized. The other words would only need to be capitalized if they were the first word of a sentence. 

Example Question #5 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

you

them

me

Brian

Correct answer:

Brian

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Brian" should be capitalized because it's a name and names are always capitalized.  The other words would only need to be capitalized if they were the first word of a sentence. 

Example Question #6 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

ball

jump

run

Tom

Correct answer:

Tom

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Tom" should be capitalized because it's a name and names are always capitalized.  The other words would only need to be capitalized if they were the first word of a sentence. 

Example Question #7 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Select the word that should always be capitalized.

Possible Answers:

book

blue

Tim

red

Correct answer:

Tim

Explanation:

Of our answer choices, "Tim" should be capitalized because it's a name and names are always capitalized.  The other words would only need to be capitalized if they were the first word of a sentence. 

Example Question #1 : Use End Punctuation For Sentences: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2.B

Select the correct punctuation to end the sentence below:

Can I have ice cream

Possible Answers:

?

.

!

,

Correct answer:

?

Explanation:

The sentence from the question is a question sentence. All questions ends with a question mark "?"

Can I have ice cream?

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