Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Language
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Example Questions
Example Question #7 : Capitalize Appropriate Words In Titles: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.A
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" By Gabriel García Márquez
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
“a Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Example Question #4 : Capitalize Appropriate Words In Titles: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.A
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“the Fly” by Katherine Mansfield
“the fly” by Katherine Mansfield
"The Fly" By Katherine Mansfield
“The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield
“The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Example Question #5 : Capitalize Appropriate Words In Titles: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.A
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a movie correctly
The Lion King
The lion king
the lion King
the Lion King
The Lion King
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Movie titles are written in italics
Example Question #1 : Use Underlining, Quotation Marks, Or Italics To Indicate Titles: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.2.D
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a book correctly
the Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda By Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Example Question #11 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2
Select the answer that punctuates the title of a movie correctly.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare before Christmas
the Nightmare Before Christmas
The nightmare before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Movie titles are written in italics
Example Question #111 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
All of the answer choices are correct.
My mom is reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
None of the answer choices are correct.
My favorite song is "Ring of Fire."
Yesterday I saw Finding Nemo at my cousin's house.
All of the answer choices are correct.
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Song titles are always written with quotes around the title, and movie titles and book titles are written in italics.
Example Question #112 : Language
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
I loved reading all of the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid books.
None of the answer choices are correct.
We went to the movies and saw the new star wars film.
All of the answer choices are correct.
My brother's favorite song is "hakuna matata" from Lion King.
None of the answer choices are correct.
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Song titles are always written with quotes around the title, and movie titles and book titles are written in italics.
Example Question #12 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2
Select the answer that punctuates the title of the book correctly.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's adventures In wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Example Question #15 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2
True or False: Placing a comma between the city and state abbreviation in an address is optional.
False
True
False
The statement in the question is false. In an address, a comma is always placed between the city and the state abbreviation; thus, a comma needs to be placed after "Lakeland" in the example below.
3810 Cinder Rd
Lakeland, FL 33811
Example Question #112 : Language
Where should the comma be placed in the address below?
3810 Red Coach Rd
Springfield OH 45430
After "Springfield"
After "Coach"
After "Rd"
After "OH"
After "Springfield"
In an address, a comma is always placed between the city and the state abbreviation; thus, a comma needs to be placed after "Springfield".
3810 Red Coach Rd
Springfield, OH 45430
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