Period Quiz with Answers for Kindergarten ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📅 A period is a punctuation mark (.) that shows the end of a sentence.
• 🛑 We use periods to tell readers to stop and take a breath.
• ✍️ Periods are placed at the end of statements, not questions or exclamations.
• 💡 Remember, every sentence needs a period at the end!

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
   A) The dog barks
   B) The dog barks?
   C) The dog barks!
2. Where does a period go in a sentence?
   A) At the beginning
   B) In the middle
   C) At the end
3. Which of these needs a period?
   A) Is it raining
   B) Wow, that's cool
   C) I like to read
4. What does a period tell you to do?
   A) Keep reading quickly
   B) Stop and take a breath
   C) Shout loudly
5. Which sentence does NOT need a period?
   A) I love ice cream.
   B) Are you happy?
   C) The sun is shining.
6. Choose the sentence that uses a period correctly.
   A) My name is Alex!
   B) My name is Alex?
   C) My name is Alex.
7. What kind of sentence usually ends with a period?
   A) A question
   B) A statement
   C) An exclamation