Grade 1 English Language Arts · Capitalization and Punctuation
Build writing skills with five 10-question practice tests covering capital letters, proper nouns, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and apostrophes.
These Grade 1 English Language Arts practice tests help students make sentences easier to read. Students practice capitalizing the first word and proper names, choosing an ending mark, separating items in a list, and using basic apostrophes.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Ask the student to read each sentence aloud and explain why the first letter or ending mark is correct. After reviewing the solution, rewrite any missed sentence correctly.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 practice test on capital letters, proper nouns, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and apostrophes.
Read each word or sentence carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the capitalization or punctuation rule.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The dog runs..
The first word of a sentence begins with a capital letter.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Mia.
Mia is a person's name, so it is a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Monday.
The name of a day, such as Monday, begins with a capital letter.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is We see Sam..
The sentence starts with a capital letter and Sam is a capitalized name.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The cat is soft..
Only the first word needs a capital letter in this sentence.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Jordan.
Jordan is a specific person's name.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is My book is new..
My is the first word, so it begins with a capital letter; book stays lowercase.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Texas.
Texas is the special name of a state.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is It.
The first word of a new sentence begins with a capital letter.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is I like books..
I is capitalized, and the common noun books stays lowercase.
The first word in a sentence and proper names, such as people, places, and days, begin with capital letters.
The practice tests cover periods, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and basic apostrophes.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 capitalization and punctuation questions in total.
