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Year 3 Punctuation Assessment
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Year 3 Punctuation Assessment
Choose or write punctuation carefully. Check that each sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with the right mark.
Spot the punctuation
1.Which mark belongs at the end of this question: Where are my gumboots
- Full stop (.)
- Question mark (?)
- Exclamation mark (!)
2.Choose the sentence with commas separating the items in a list correctly.
- We packed sandwiches, pears, and water for the trip.
- We packed, sandwiches pears and water for the trip.
- We packed sandwiches pears, and water for the trip.
- We packed sandwiches pears and, water for the trip.
3.Which punctuation marks show the exact words a person says?
- Brackets ( )
- Speech marks (“ ”)
- Commas (,)
- Full stops (.)
4.Which punctuation mark ends the question in this passage: Wow! Did you see the rainbow? It stretched across the sky.
- Full stop (.)
- Question mark (?)
- Exclamation mark (!)
- Comma (,)
- Speech marks (“ ”)
5.Match each punctuation mark to its usual job.
- Full stop (.)
- Question mark (?)
- Exclamation mark (!)
- Comma (,)
- Speech marks (“ ”)
- Shows strong feeling or excitement
- Separates items in a list
- Surrounds the words someone says
- Ends a telling sentence
- Ends a question
Add the missing marks
Rewrite each sentence with the punctuation it needs.
6.Add the correct end mark: Have you seen my library book
7.Rewrite this list with commas and a full stop: For the picnic we need a blanket fruit crackers and juice
8.Add speech marks and the correct end punctuation: Nathan said I found a tiny shell
9.Rewrite this sentence with commas in the list and the correct ending: We saw a tūī a fantail a kererū and a pūkeko
Punctuation detectives
10.Correct the punctuation and capital letters in this paragraph: on saturday Hana went to the park she played on the swings and fed the ducks it was great fun
11.Write two lines of dialogue between friends planning a game. Use speech marks, commas where needed, and the correct end punctuation.
12.Write one question and one exclamation about a rainy day. Use the correct end mark for each.
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