Punctuation and Capitalisation Sample Paper

Instructions for the Punctuation and Capitalisation Practice Paper

There are Twenty tasks in this practice test with a total of 120 questions.
The complexity of each task increases from Task 1 to Task 20.
Each page contains Two tasks.
There is One punctuation error in every line.
Insert the missing punctuation mark or capital letter within the passage for each task.
Be sure to revise your Punctuation and Capitalisation rules before attempting this practice test.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 1

It was the 31st of August, Independence day in Trinidad and 1.

tobago. My family and I were driving along the Lady Young Road 2.

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to watch the display of fireworks in the Queen’s park Savannah.

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We left home early to avoid traffic which usually started around 6:45pm.

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My parents had ensured that my dog rocky was safe before we left. I was

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gazing out the window, while my brother was fixated on watching naruto

on my mother’s phone.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 2

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Although I had been to the zoo many times I was still quite excited

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to go today. My favourite part has always been seeing the lions chimpanzees

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and feeding the giraffes. Today I was going with Leah my older sister

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and my cousins. They were visiting from Staten Island New York

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for the Easter. “Mom, when do we get to fly our kites” my little cousin

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asked my sister in a whiny tone. “Later not now,” my sister replied.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 3

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Mr Raj had just finished his breakfast and decided to spend his

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morning reading He had just started a very exciting novel by

J.K Rowling and he hoped to complete it in a few days. He had 3.

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no distractions. Or so he thought, “Eeeeeeeekkkkkk” he heard his youngest

5.
daughter exclaim. Startled, he rushed to her, “What’s wrong Ella”

he enquired. “Look a huge roach” she screamed, almost in tears. 6.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 4

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My mother had sent me to the grocery to purchase these items milk,

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sugar, flour, rice, butter and canned tuna. I arrived at Harripersads

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Supermarket around 400p.m. This was the first time I was shopping

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alone. I was proud and felt older than an average eleven year- old

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because my mom had trusted me with such a huge responsibility. I didnt

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want to disappoint her. As I approached the cashier I felt my pockets and

realised my wallet was not there.

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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 5

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There was one person in the world Arya disliked, her sister in-law

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just her presence made Aryas blood boil. She dreaded having to

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attend the family event later because she knew shed be present.

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Although she told her husband she would be there she still was

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thinking of way out. “why aren’t you getting ready?” her husband

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asked, interrupting her thoughts. “I don’t want to go” Arya blurted out.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 6

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Sarah the baker, looked at her ingredient list again. So far, she had

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flour eggs and sugar. She added butter and started whisking the

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ingredients together. She was careful to follow her mothers recipe

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step by step. Her sister came into the kitchen and asked, “do you want

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any help” Sarah declined the offer. Although she wanted the

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cake to be perfect, she was certain she couldve handled the task by herself.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 7

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“The following pupils will be exempted from the exam Maria,

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Sandra and Vijay” the principal announced. Maria breathed a sigh

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of relief. She really wasnt prepared to do an exam today. She

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usually excelled in her literature exams but she hadn’t finished reading

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The Chrysalis’ yet. She and the other two pupils had to leave the

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exam room. She quickly packed up her pencils pens and eraser and

departed swiftly.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 8

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Jacob dreaded shopping with his mother Especially when she carried

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him to the womens department. He’d be just about the only young boy there,

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plus if she saw any of her church friends parents from his school or even

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a random neighbor, she would talk for hours. “Hurry up Jacob” his mother

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scolded him as he reluctantly climb into the car. Do I have to accompany

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you mother” he whined. His mother’s eyes narrowed and her cheeks

puffed, Jacob knew he had crossed her.

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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 9

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“Hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide are all gases.

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Mr Raymond our teacher informed us as he scribbled the formulas

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on the chalkboard. He then assigned us the following Exercise 1.4, Exercise

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3.1 and Exercise 2.2. I disliked chemistry everything on my page looked

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like gibberish to me. My friend turned to me and whispered, Do you

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know what to do here?” I didnt understand much so we were both doomed.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 10

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“Its quite hot today!” Cindy remarked, as she wiped sweat from her

2.
forehead. Varna asked, “do you want me to turn on the air condition?”

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Cindy was grateful, Please do,” she replied. Varna thought that Cindy

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might’ve been a bit dramatic outside was already cold. She looked

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at the gigantic clock on the wall, it was just 315p.m. Varna could not

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wait for closing time. Cindy was the store owners most irritating

customer.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 11

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The sticky atmosphere beneath the blazing sunday skies

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had Mrs Jacob in a frenzy. She squirmed her way up down,

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back and forth through the clustered market. Sweet peppers,

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ten for five dollars!” shouted the vendor beside her The constant

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buzzing and humming distracted her it was far too noisy and hot.

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She groped her bag containing onions, tomatoes, carrots and peas.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 12

No one was as ready as myles for the big race at the park on Saturday. 1.

He trained on the following days Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and 2.

Thursdays He was determined to win and the hard work he put in showed. 3.

The big day was finally here his family and friends were present to see him 4.

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do his best. He got down on his starting block, “Bang” The gun went off and

so did he. Myles victory came as no surprise as he shot across the finish line. 6.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 13

“Ouch” Shouted Peter as he stepped on a thorn in the garden. 1.

his mother always warned him about running barefoot outside, 2.

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but he was always too busy to remember to put shoes on Peter,

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at age seven, enjoyed the beauty of his mothers garden. She had

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planted different flowers and trees that had fruits such as cherries,

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mangoes plums and guava. Peter couldn’t be bothered by the thorn.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 14

Mr Richards and his wife wanted to reward their children with a 1.

surprise for doing well in their end of term exam “We should take 2.

them to the new water park, Mrs. Richards suggested. Their children 3.

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enjoyed water and the new park had fun attractions which were skiing,

water slides kayaking and even fishing. It would be a surprise they would 5.

enjoy. The Richards children would be elated they thought to themselves. 6.

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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 15

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Billy, Jess and Katie were best friends since preschool. However Jess would

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be leaving the country in two weeks to live here permanently Billy and Katie

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were devastated but wanted Jess last few weeks with them to be one they

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would never forget. They would have a surprise going away party for her.

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To make it perfect they would need balloons, cake, music and games. They

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couldn’t wait to see her reaction when they said, “Surprise”

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 16

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Large grey clouds covered the entire afternoon skies. There was a storm

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coming and it was starting to look very gloomy It began with a light drizzle

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that soon turned into pounding bullets on the roof white streaking lightning

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and thunderous claps. “Bang! A loud explosion filled the air, a generator

exploded and electricity was gone in the blink of an eye. The noise of the storm 5.

filled the atmosphere as darkness set in every corner. When would it end 6.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 17

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Matt and Mikey were going to hike the difficult trail, Mt Aripo.

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They would need to carry the following items a utility knife, a radio,

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a first aid kit water and light food. They left home at promptly 10am

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that morning It took them approximately twenty minutes to get to

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the trail. It looked long steep and challenging but the friends were

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up to the task The mountainous terrain would be enough to handle.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 18

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“i know the answer miss!” Sharyl excitedly remarked from the back of

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the class. “Whats the answer Sharyl?” Miss Simmons replied. Sharyl

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scratched her head thought a bit and then said, “Ten.” She sounded

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doubtful and was nervous, but Miss Simmons smile and nod reassured

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her she was correct Sharyl was always afraid her answers would be wrong

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so she stayed quiet a lot. She promised herself she wouldnt keep quiet again.
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Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 19

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Trinidad and Tobagos first capital was not the one we know

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today. It was St Joseph and it was founded by Antonio de Berrio

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in 1592. Originally named San José de Oruña it served as the

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capital of Spanish Trinidad between 1592 and 1783. many people

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regarded it as the mythical City of gold. The first few buildings constructed

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there were the following Government's House, Town Hall, a church and a prison.

Punctuation and Capitalisation: Task 20

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Last week i decided to visit my best friend Miriam by taking a bus

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across town from where my community is located. Shes my best
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friend because she is smart funny and pretty. We were going to

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meet at 1030am in the mall. We planned to do many different

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activities that included shopping, watching a movie, having lunch at

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our favourite italian restaurant and of course a lot of talking.