Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : 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 Fall of The House of Usher"
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Fall Of The House Of Usher"
"The Fall of the house of Usher"
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
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 #1 : Capitalize Appropriate Words In Titles: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.A
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a movie correctly
Beauty And The Beast
Beauty and the beast
Beauty and The Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
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 #2 : Capitalize Appropriate Words In Titles: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.A
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a song correctly
"Fast cars And Freedom"
"Fast cars and freedom"
"Fast Cars And Freedom"
"Fast Cars and Freedom"
"Fast Cars and Freedom"
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.
Example Question #5 : 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 Lottery" By Shirley Jackson
"the Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
“The lottery” by Shirley Jackson
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
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 #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 short story correctly
"Flowers for Algernon" by daniel Keyes
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers For Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers for algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
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 : Use Correct Capitalization: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2.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 #6 : 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 #10 : 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 #2 : 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 #71 : Language
Select the answer that uses capitalization correctly.
my teacher, Mr. Petersen, loves football and the movie Toy Story.
My teacher, Mr. Petersen, loves football and the movie Toy Story.
My teacher, Mr. petersen, loves football and the movie toy story.
My teacher, mr. petersen, loves football and the movie Toy Story.
My teacher, Mr. Petersen, loves football and the movie Toy Story.
Let's look at some rules for capitalization:
The first letter of the word starting a sentence is capitalized.
Capitalize people's initials and capitalize a title of respect if it is used with a name or as a name. Do not capitalize a title of respect if it is used as a common noun.
In a movie 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
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