Language Exam “A”
I Quarter
Name: ___________________ Date: ________________
Grade 4th _____
LCBS
Circle the sentence that uses proper capitalization. 4 pts. each (12%)
1. yesterday, i went to seaworld.
Yesterday, I went to Seaworld.
Yesterday, i went to Seaworld.
2. terry and karen will be here in july.
Terry and karen will be here in july.
Terry and Karen will be here in July.
3. The Statue of Liberty is huge.
The statue of liberty is huge.
The Statue of liberty is huge.
Rewrite the letter and fix all the capitalization mistakes you see. (10%)
Dear cathy,
Hi! how are you? i am fine. my favorite color is purple. erika likes pink. what
color do you like? please write back soon.
Your friend,
christina
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Writing sentences. Use proper capitalization and punctuation. 4 pts. each
(16%)
With a sentence with the pronoun I:
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1.
With a sentence with a month:
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2.
With a sentence with the name of a business:
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3.
Write a sentence with the name of a person:
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4.
Fill in the chart with the nationality and language of each country. 6%
Country
Nationality
Language
Honduras
Mexico
Japan
Write quotation marks in the following dialogue. (6%)
I was so excited because today was the first day of spring and I could
not wait to play outside.
I’m going out to play mom! I yelled up the stairs.
Have you looked outside? My mom asked.
Oh no! I mumbled as I saw the rain pouring down.
Writing sentences. Write 2 sentences of your own using quotation marks.
(10%)
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
Write on the line if the noun in parentheses ( ) is in singular or plural
possessive form. 3 pts each (15%)
1. The
early
(settlement's)
story
is
not
known.
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2. The (colonists’) settlement on Roanoke Island was deserted a
year after it was started. ______________________
3. Last
year,
(Cleveland’s)
Colonial
Fair
was
a
blast.
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4. My (dad's) job is to file people´s taxes. ______________________________
5. Two
children
in
my
family
were
sharing
(Kyle's)
crayons.
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Write the correct possessive form for each phrase. 3 pts. each (15%)
1. The coats of the ladies
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2. The ears of the kangaroo
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3. The act of the clowns
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4. The schedule of the bus
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5. The dresses of the girls
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Writing sentences. 5 pts. each (10%)
Write a sentence of your own using a singular possessive noun.
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Write a sentence of your own using a plural possessive noun.
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