English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Commas (Questions)

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Commas are introduced to first graders with dates and a series of items. Students will learn that a comma needs to be placed before the year in a date. Also, the students learn that a comma is needed in a series of things. There are two ways to include commas in a series. They can place the comma before the word "and" or not. In the quiz, the students will determine which date and phrase is written correctly.

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1. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] August, 1 2001
[ ] August 1, 2001
[ ] August, 1, 2001
[ ] August, 1 2001,
2. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] I like peas, carrots and meat.
[ ] I like peas carrots, and meat.
[ ] I like peas, carrots, and, meat.
[ ] I like peas, carrots and, meat.
3. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] September, 6, 1977
[ ] September, 6 1977,
[ ] September, 6 1977
[ ] September 6, 1977
4. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] Sarah went to the store mall and, school.
[ ] Sarah went to the store, mall and school.
[ ] Sarah went to the store, mall, and, school.
[ ] Sarah went to the, store, mall, and school.
5. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] December 2, 1947
[ ] December, 2, 1947
[ ] December, 2 1947
[ ] December, 2, 1947,
6. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] Sally, Paul, and Tim, ride the bus.
[ ] Sally Paul and Tim, ride the bus.
[ ] Sally, Paul and Tim ride the bus.
[ ] Sally, Paul and, Tim ride the bus.
7. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] June 24, 2013
[ ] June, 24, 2013
[ ] June, 24 2013
[ ] June, 24, 2013,
8. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] There are apples, pears, and grapes, in my fridge.
[ ] There are apples pears, and grapes in my fridge.
[ ] There are apples, pears and grapes in my fridge.
[ ] There are, apples, pears and grapes in my fridge.
9. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] July 12 2010,
[ ] July, 12, 2010
[ ] July, 12 2010
[ ] July 12, 2010
10. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] The child likes blue green, and red.
[ ] The child likes blue, green, and, red.
[ ] The child likes, blue, green and red.
[ ] The child likes blue, green and red.
English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Commas (Answers)
1. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] August, 1 2001
[x] August 1, 2001
[ ] August, 1, 2001
[ ] August, 1 2001,
The comma must separate the day from the year.
2. Which sentence is written correctly?
[x] I like peas, carrots and meat.
[ ] I like peas carrots, and meat.
[ ] I like peas, carrots, and, meat.
[ ] I like peas, carrots and, meat.
In the series, there needs to be a comma between peas and carrots.
3. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] September, 6, 1977
[ ] September, 6 1977,
[ ] September, 6 1977
[x] September 6, 1977
The comma needs to go after the 6.
4. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] Sarah went to the store mall and, school.
[x] Sarah went to the store, mall and school.
[ ] Sarah went to the store, mall, and, school.
[ ] Sarah went to the, store, mall, and school.
There needs to be a comma between store and mall.
5. Which date is written correctly?
[x] December 2, 1947
[ ] December, 2, 1947
[ ] December, 2 1947
[ ] December, 2, 1947,
There should be a comma after the number 2.
6. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] Sally, Paul, and Tim, ride the bus.
[ ] Sally Paul and Tim, ride the bus.
[x] Sally, Paul and Tim ride the bus.
[ ] Sally, Paul and, Tim ride the bus.
A comma should be between Sally and Paul.
7. Which date is written correctly?
[x] June 24, 2013
[ ] June, 24, 2013
[ ] June, 24 2013
[ ] June, 24, 2013,
The comma should be after the number 24.
8. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] There are apples, pears, and grapes, in my fridge.
[ ] There are apples pears, and grapes in my fridge.
[x] There are apples, pears and grapes in my fridge.
[ ] There are, apples, pears and grapes in my fridge.
There should be a comma between apples and pears.
9. Which date is written correctly?
[ ] July 12 2010,
[ ] July, 12, 2010
[ ] July, 12 2010
[x] July 12, 2010
The comma should be before the year.
10. Which sentence is written correctly?
[ ] The child likes blue green, and red.
[ ] The child likes blue, green, and, red.
[ ] The child likes, blue, green and red.
[x] The child likes blue, green and red.
The comma should be placed between blue and green.