All Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #42 : Language
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 #43 : Language
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 #44 : Language
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.4.2
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
Example Question #73 : Language
Select the answer that uses capitalization correctly.
ms. lucero's favorite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and she has read it five times!
Ms. lucero's favorite book is Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban, and she has read it five times!
Ms. Lucero's favorite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and she has read it five times!
Ms. Lucero's favorite book is harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, and she has read it five times!
Ms. Lucero's favorite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and she has read it five times!
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 book 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 Commas And Quotation Marks To Mark Direct Speech And Quotations From A Text: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2.B
Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
Nancy asked, "Do we have homework tonight?"
Nancy asked, "do we have homework tonight?"
Nancy asked, "Do we have homework tonight"?
Nancy asked "Do we have homework tonight?"
Nancy asked, "Do we have homework tonight?"
The correct answer is: Nancy asked, "Do we have homework tonight?"
Let's review some rules we need to remember when using quotation marks:
Unless quotation marks start a sentence, there should always be a comma after the last word before the quotation marks. The first word within quotation marks should always be capitalized. Also, if the quotation marks end the sentence, the ending punctuation goes inside of the quotation marks.
Example Question #3 : Use Commas And Quotation Marks In Dialogue: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.C
Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
"Dad, I asked, Will you bring the phone upstairs?"
"Dad" I asked, "Will you bring the phone upstairs?"
"Dad," I asked, "Will you bring the phone upstairs?"
"Dad I asked, Will you bring the phone upstairs?"
"Dad," I asked, "Will you bring the phone upstairs?"
The correct answer is: "Dad," I asked, "Will you bring the phone upstairs?"
Let's review some rules we need to remember when using quotation marks:
This quote is split by an interruption that tells you who asked the question. When this happens, a comma has to be placed before the end of the first set of quotations and after the word before the second set of quotations. The first word within quotation marks should always be capitalized. Also, if the quotation marks end the sentence, the ending punctuation goes inside of the quotation marks.
Example Question #4 : Use Commas And Quotation Marks In Dialogue: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.C
Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
"Don't forget to go by the grocery store on your way home from work today," Sean said.
"Don't forget to go by the grocery store on your way home from work today" Sean said.
"Don't forget to go by the grocery store on your way home from work today, Sean said."
"Don't forget to go by the grocery store on your way home from work today." Sean said.
"Don't forget to go by the grocery store on your way home from work today," Sean said.
The correct answer is: "Don't forget to go by the grocery store on your way home from work today," Sean said.
Let's review some rules we need to remember when using quotation marks:
The first word within quotation marks should always be capitalized. If the quotation marks start a sentence, the quote should end with a comma, before the ending quotation marks. Also, what is being said should be the only part within the quotation marks. Who is saying what, does not go in quotes.
Example Question #14 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2
Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
"Adley" the teacher asked "will you pass out the homework assignment?"
"Adley" the teacher asked, "Will you pass out the homework assignment?"
"Adley," the teacher asked, "will you pass out the homework assignment?"
"Adley," the teacher asked, "Will you pass out the homework assignment?"
"Adley," the teacher asked, "Will you pass out the homework assignment?"
Let's review some rules we need to remember when using quotation marks:
This quote is split by an interruption that tells you who asked the question. When this happens, a comma has to be placed before the end of the first set of quotations and after the word before the second set of quotations. The first word within quotation marks should always be capitalized. Also, if the quotation marks end the sentence, the ending punctuation goes inside of the quotation marks.
Example Question #5 : Use Commas And Quotation Marks To Mark Direct Speech And Quotations From A Text: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.2.B
Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
"Jessica," I called, "dinner is ready!"
"Jessica" I called, "Dinner is ready!"
"Jessica," I called, "Dinner is ready!"
"Jessica, I called, Dinner is ready!"
"Jessica," I called, "Dinner is ready!"
Let's review some rules we need to remember when using quotation marks:
This quote is split by an interruption that tells you called. When this happens, a comma has to be placed before the end of the first set of quotations and after the word before the second set of quotations. The first word within quotation marks should always be capitalized. Also, if the quotation marks end the sentence, the ending punctuation goes inside of the quotation marks.
The correct answer is: "Jessica," I called, "Dinner is ready!"