Jumbled Words and Punctuations Sample Questions for Class 8
Question 1
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.
A. She finished her work, and then took a long lunch.
B. She finished her work, and then, took a long lunch.
C. She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
Question 2
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
A. After swimming practice she was so hungry that she ate two, delicious chicken sandwiches.
B. It is far better for the environment to use recycled cups rather than the traditional, plastic cups.
C. Concert violinists everywhere in the world wear white shirts with black, cotton pants.
D. The young director's latest action movie had a long, successful run in the theaters.
Question 3
Which sentence uses a comma incorrectly?
A. Jane and Jim drove to Cleveland, and visited the art museum.
B. Terry cooked and we ate a delicious dinner.
C. June 30, 2010, is set for the dedication of the new building.
D. Although the weather was unusually cold, there was not enough snow to ski.
Question 4
Which word or phrase from the following sentence needs to be in quotation marks? The poem Oranges is written by Gary Soto and is about a young man on a date with his girl on a cold December day.
A. on a cold December day
B. Oranges
C. about a young man on a date
D. written by Gary Soto
Question 5
Is this sentence a run-on or a complete sentence? Margaret Bourke-White was a famous photographer she worked for LIFE magazine during World War II.
A. Run-on Sentence
B. Complete Sentence