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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5. 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 is big..
The sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is My friend Ana is kind..
My starts the sentence with a capital letter and Ana is a person's name.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is We can go now!.
We can go now! expresses excitement, so an exclamation mark is appropriate.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Where do you live?.
The question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The bird sings..
Only the first word needs capitalization, and the statement keeps its period.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Carlos.
Carlos is a specific person's name.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Period.
Please sit down. is a simple statement or request and ends with a period.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Do you like pizza?.
The sentence begins with a capital letter and asks a question.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is I see a red, blue, and yellow kite..
Commas separate the colors in the list.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is That is amazing!.
The sentence shows strong feeling, so it uses an exclamation mark and starts with a capital letter.
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.
