Capitalization Rules
Identify the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:
i have to be at centennial park this thursday afternoon to help put up christmas lights.
I have to be at Centennial Park this Thursday afternoon to help up Christmas lights.
This is the nickname Lisa, Starr's mother, uses to refer to Starr throughout the book.
Munch
What literary device is used in the following sentence? The bacon sizzled loudly in the hot pan.
Onomatopoeia
How many paragraphs should your opinion essay consist of?
Five: an introduction, three PEAT body paragraphs and a conclusion
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three.
How many words in the following sentence should start with capital letters?:
my aunt maria and her daughter melissa live in texas, but they are in ontario to visit niagara falls.
Eight:
My Aunt Maria and her daughter Melissa live in Texas, but they are in Ontario to visit Niagara Falls.
Khalil's grandmother, Ms. Rosalie, reveals that Khalil had wanted Maverick's help before he died. What did Khalil want Maverick to help him to do?
Name the literary device used in the following sentence: When looking at our baby pictures, my mother would often remark that 'Time is a thief'.
Metaphor
Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated:
A) Its raining outside, so bring an umbrella.
B) It’s raining outside; so, bring an umbrella.
C) It’s raining outside, so bring an umbrella.
D) Its raining outside; so bring an umbrella.
C) It's raining outside, so bring an umbrella.
The video recognized as the first ever to be uploaded to YouTube is 19 seconds long and titled 'Me at the ______'.
Zoo
How many words in the following sentence need to be capitalized?:
on friday, we’re going to visit my grandmother in san francisco for thanksgiving.
Five:
On Friday, we’re going to visit my grandmother in San Francisco for Thanksgiving.
After leaving the King Lords, Starr's father Maverick becomes the owner of what type of business in Garden Heights?
A grocery store
What literary device is used in the following sentence:
The politician’s promise was full of honest lies designed to sound true and trick the audience.
Oxymoron
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:
A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go to the party.
B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can’t go to the party.
C) I have a big test tomorrow I can't go to the party.
D) I have a big test. Tomorrow I can't go to the party.
A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the party.
According to the Oxford English dictionary this three-letter-word has the most number of meanings in the English language, with a total of 645 different definitions.
RUN
Identify the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:
dr. smith told me that monday’s meeting with the professor and detective larson has been canceled.
Dr. Smith told me that Monday’s meeting with the professor and Detective Larson has been canceled.
Starr notes that this character lives in a gated community, but she isn't sure if the gates are supposed to keep people in or out.
Uncle Carlos
What literary device is used in the following sentence: When the restaurant burned down, he remarked, “Well, lunch might be a little delayed today.”
Understatement
What information should appear in the introduction paragraph of your opinion essay?
What the essay will prove overall, and the three main ideas you will use as paragraph topics to prove it.
In 2006, a man tried to sell this country on eBay and received $3,000 in bids before eBay noticed and shut the auction down.
New Zealand
How many of the following words need to be capitalized?:
my sister said, “next year, i want to visit the grand canyon and then rent a corvette to drive to las vegas.”
Eight:
My sister said, “Next year, I want to visit the Grand Canyon and then rent a Corvette to drive to Las Vegas.”
What does the acronym T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. stand for, and who created it? (Don't swear!)
The Hate U Give Little Infants F*#@$ Everybody, created by rapper Tupac Shakur
What TWO literary devices are used in this sentence?: She approached the negotiation like a Jedi— calm, strategic, and unshakable.
Simile and allusion
What is the maximum number of words you will be able to write on the entire literacy test (not including the 10 grace words each response can go over)?
600 (100 for the PEAT paragraph and 500 for the opinion essay)
Name either of the two most popular baby names in the USA in 2025.
Noah and/or Olivia