Declarative Sentences vs. Questions: Understanding the Difference for 3rd Grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🗣️ Declarative Sentences tell you something. They state a fact or an opinion.
• 💬 They give information or make a statement.
• 🛑 Declarative sentences always end with a period (.).
• 🤔 Questions (also called Interrogative Sentences) ask you something. They seek information.
• ❓ They are used when you want to find out something.
• 🧐 Questions always end with a question mark (?).

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence tells you something?

1. Are you ready?
2. The sun is bright.
3. What is your name?
4. Can I go outside?

2. A declarative sentence always ends with which punctuation mark?

1. A question mark (?)
2. An exclamation mark (!)
3. A period (.)
4. A comma (,)

3. Which of these is a question?

1. Birds fly high.
2. My favorite color is blue.
3. Do you like to read?
4. The dog barked loudly.

4. What is the purpose of a question?

1. To give information.
2. To show strong emotion.
3. To ask for information.
4. To give a command.

5. Read the sentence: "Where did you put my book" What punctuation mark should be at the end?

1. .
2. !
3. ?
4. ;

6. Which sentence below is a declarative sentence?

1. Is it raining today?
2. I love sunny days.
3. What time is it?
4. Did you finish your homework?

7. Which type of sentence asks for information?

1. Declarative
2. Exclamatory
3. Imperative
4. Interrogative