MAP 3rd Grade Reading › Capitalize Appropriate Words in Titles: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.A
Select the answer that punctuates the title of the book correctly.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's adventures In wonderland by Lewis Carroll
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Select the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.
Today in math class, Mr. Juan gave us a pop quiz.
Today in gym class, mr Dixton let us play kickball.
Today in science class, miss Miller assigned a lot of homework.
While I was watching TV, president George Bush was shown during a commercial break.
To answer this question correctly, we need to know that titles need to be capitalized. Titles such as Mr., Miss., and Mrs. always need to be capitalized and end with a period. Also, when we are talking about a specific president, "President" needs to be capitalized because it is the person's title.
"Today in math class, Mr. Juan gave us a pop quiz." is the correct answer.
Select the answer that punctuates the title of a movie correctly.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare before Christmas
The nightmare before Christmas
the Nightmare Before Christmas
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Movie titles are written in italics
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
My mom is reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Yesterday I saw Finding Nemo at my cousin's house.
My favorite song is "Ring of Fire."
None of the answer choices are correct.
All of the answer choices are correct.
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Song titles are always written with quotes around the title, and movie titles and book titles are written in italics.
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
All of the answer choices are correct.
None of the answer choices are correct.
My brother's favorite song is "hakuna matata" from Lion King.
I loved reading all of the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid books.
We went to the movies and saw the new star wars film.
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Song titles are always written with quotes around the title, and movie titles and book titles are written in italics.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a book correctly
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Lost in the Sun By Lisa Graff
lost in The Sun by Lisa Graff
Lost in The Sun by Lisa Graff
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers For Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers for algernon” by Daniel Keyes
"Flowers for Algernon" by daniel Keyes
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" By Gabriel García Márquez
“A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
“a Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" By Shirley Jackson
“The lottery” by Shirley Jackson
"the Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a song correctly
"Fast Cars and Freedom"
"Fast cars and freedom"
"Fast Cars And Freedom"
"Fast cars And Freedom"
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Song titles are always written with quotes around the title.