3rd Grade Language Proficient Practice Test 6

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Multiple Choice
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Capitalization—Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives--RIT 191-200
1. We crossed the mississippi river on a warm tuesday.
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	mississippi, warm	c.	mississippi, river, tuesday
b.	river, warm, tuesday	d.	crossed, warm

I enjoyed reading the novel call of the wild by Jack London.
Which words in the book title should be capitalized?

a.	call, the	c.	of, the
b.	call,wild	d.	of, wild

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a.	Tom joined the boy scouts of America.	c.	Tom joined the boy scouts of america.
b.	Tom joined the boy Scouts of America.	d.	Tom joined the Boy Scouts of America.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a.	girl	c.	beth
b.	lady	d.	woman

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

a.	dr. John mendez	c.	Mrs. betty smith
b.	Sir Richard Button	d.	Mr. Antonio gallo

If the poem “Lady of the Lake” is capitalized correctly, which of the following is also capitalized
correctly?

a.	“Hound of the Valley”	c.	“Teacher of the animals”
b.	“boy of the Wildnerness”	d.	“memory of the trees”

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a.	pumpkin	c.	my friends
b.	her mirror	d.	Sandy Turner

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

a.	My family loves campbell’s soup.	c.	Maria bought a Hershey’s candy bar.
b.	Do you have the new nintendo game?	d.	We bought new crayola crayons.

Identify the sentence below that is capitalized correctly.

a.	Gerry loves chinese food.	c.	We listened to spanish music at school.
b.	My mother can speak French and German.	d.	My father bought an american car.

10.

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a.	My soccer team is the Cleveland Cougars.	c.	My sister plays for the cleveland cats.
b.	We won a game against the Denver darts last week.	d.	Last year’s winners were the magic miners.

11.

Capitalization—Use Beginning Capitalization--RIT 191-200
Which sentence is correct?

a.	Trudy went to the store for her mother to buy eggs and milk.	c.	nate always wanted to fly helicopters when he grew up.
b.	tricia raced down the street to greet the ice cream man at his stand on the corner.	d.	ahad sat quietly in the movie while other around him roared with laughter.

12.

dear sue,
             how was the party? I wish I could have been there. I miss you.
                                                                                      love,
                                                                                              Cindy
Which underlined words should be capitalized?

a.	dear, how, there	c.	dear, party, love
b.	dear, how, love	d.	dear, how, party

13.

Jean asked, “where did the girls put my keys?”
Which underlined word should be capitalized?

a.	keys	c.	where
b.	girls	d.	asked

14.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a.	all the children wanted to pet the cute, warm, cuddly kitten.	c.	many children screamed with laughter when the little cat meowed.
b.	the kitten was terrified at first when fifteen children ran to pet it.	d.	Two children in the class eventually became the kitty’s caretakers.

15.

my dog is a golden retriever and she loves water. you should see susie dive for rocks! down under the surface she goes, and up she comes with a nose full of water and a huge rock in her mouth!
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	my, you, susie, down	c.	susie, down, nose, water
b.	my, nose, rock, mouth	d.	my, you, susie, water

16.

liza and bobby looked forward to visiting their grandparents. grandma ruth and grandpa john lived in
the country and had lots of farm animals. they were really excited about the horses.
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	liza, bobby, grandparents, grandma ruth, grandpa john	c.	liza, grandparents, country, animals, they
b.	liza, bobby, grandma ruth, grandpa john, they	d.	liza, bobby, grandparents, they, horses

17.

as the young boy sauntered down the street, he yelled, “buy your newspaper from me!”
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	as, street	c.	as, buy
b.	as, boy	d.	as, newspaper

18.

When writing a direct quotation, which word or words are always capitalized?

a.	all of the nouns	c.	the last word in the quotation
b.	all important words	d.	the first word in the quotation

19.

Capitalization—Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives--RIT 201 - 210
Which of the following names is capitalized correctly?

a.	Mrs. sally Baldwin	c.	Mr. William Thomas
b.	Dr. mary jones	d.	dr. Dana Shell

20.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

a.	The Liberty Bell is a famous American monument.	c.	The Liberty Bell is A Famous American monument.
b.	The Liberty bell is a Famous American monument.	d.	The liberty bell is a famous American monument.

21.

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a.	It has been a cold winter!	c.	We heard the news on the radio station, kftz.
b.	yesterday, school was closed.	d.	We had fun, but i can’t wait until summer.

22.

Which of the following book titles is correctly capitalized?

a.	Of Mice And Men	c.	East of Eden
b.	Charlotte’s web	d.	island Of The Blue Dolphins

23.

Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?

a.	My favoite team is the New York yankees.	c.	I played in the Little League this summer.
b.	My uncle is on the supreme court.	d.	We visited the senate.

24.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

a.	China is in asia.	c.	British Columbia is in Canada.
b.	We went to the country of chile in South America.	d.	Ohio is a state in north America.

25.

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

a.	Spanish-american War	c.	Civil War
b.	gulf War	d.	Revolutionary war

26.

we went to toys r us to buy christmas toys.
Which list below includes all words that should be capitalized?

a.	we, christmas	c.	toys r us, buy
b.	we, toys r us, christmas	d.	toys r us, Christmas

27.

Which words in the list should be capitalized?

a.	car, corvette, ford, toyota	c.	buick, corvette, ford, toyota
b.	car, buick, vehicle, corvette	d.	buick, vehicle, ford, toyota

28.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

a.	I’m taking english and math at the junior college in my community.	c.	I’m taking English and math at the Junior College in my community.
b.	I’m taking English and Math at the junior college in my community.	d.	I’m taking English and math at the junior college in my community.

29.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

a.	If you travel east on 17th Street you’ll find the location of the new store.	c.	She lives on the North side of town.
b.	People who live in the south enjoy warm weather during all twelve months.	d.	Hikers like to climb mountains in the Western United States.

30.

Mrs. Smith teaches French class at the high school.
Which word from this sentence is a proper noun?

a.	Mrs. Smith	c.	class
b.	French	d.	high school

31.

Capitalization—Use Beginning Capitalization--RIT 201 - 210
Read the following letter.
1-dear Susan,
2- Please meet me after school to take
3- your test.
4- sincerely, Mrs. Jones
Which lines need corrections?

a.	1, 2, 3	c.	1
b.	1, 2	d.	1, 4

32.

Read the sentence.
the team is going to Washington D.C.
Which word in the sentence is not capitalized correctly?

a.	the	c.	going
b.	team	d.	Washington

33.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

a.	Mrs. Land asked, “who remembered their pencils?”	c.	“call me when you get home,” said Jody.
b.	“I need to walk the dog,” Dad told me.	d.	She said, “how are you today?”

34.

Which of the following must always be capitalized?

a.	first word of a sentence	c.	third word of a sentence
b.	the word “doctor”	d.	the word “river”

35.

Which of the following is written incorrectly?

a.	“Hi,” said Jenny.	c.	“I’m great,” said Jenny.
b.	Tory answered, “how are you doing?”	d.	Tory said, “Do you want to walk to school?”

36.

my mother asked, “do you want to go to Hawaii this spring?”
Which words in the sentence are capitalized incorrectly?

a.	my, Hawaii	c.	my, Hawaii, do
b.	my, spring	d.	my, do

37.

Which sentence below is capitalized correctly?

a.	Tina said, “i’m reading about california.”	c.	Larry said, “I’m reading about Texas.”
b.	Rob said, “i’m reading about florida.”	d.	tony said, “I’m reading about nevada.”

38.

A) Whenever I have time, I go and ride my bike. B) I’ll ask my mom, “will you come with
me?” C) she usually stops what she’s doing to take a Bike ride. D) it’s a lot of fun.
Which sentence above uses capitalization correctly?

a.	a	c.	c
b.	b	d.	d

39.

Which of the following letter closings is written correctly?

a.	yours Truly,	c.	Yours truly,
b.	Sincerely Yours,	d.	sincerely yours,