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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2. 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 Period.
A period ends a statement that tells information.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Question mark.
A question mark shows that a sentence asks something.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Exclamation mark.
An exclamation mark can show excitement, surprise, or a strong feeling.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Comma.
Commas separate items in a list.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Where is the cat?.
Where is the cat? asks a question, so it needs a question mark.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The sun is hot..
The sun is hot. tells information, so it ends with a period.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Look out!.
Look out! expresses a strong warning, so it uses an exclamation mark.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is I have red, blue, and green..
Commas separate the three color words in the list.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Period.
We can play. is a statement, so it ends with a period.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Can you help me?.
Can you help me? asks a question.
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.
