Grade 1 English Language Arts — Telling and asking sentences

Tell a statement from a question and give it the right end mark.

Name: ________________________

1.Which of these needs a question mark?
- a) I have a red ball
- b) Where is the red ball
- c) The red ball is big
- d) My ball is red
2.Which of these is NOT a question word?
- a) When
- b) Who
- c) What
- d) Because
3.Which mark ends a question?
- a) a capital letter
- b) a comma
- c) a question mark
- d) a period
4.Put the cards in order to make a question.
- Is
- the
- open?
- door
5.Which one is written correctly?
- a) what is your name.
- b) What is your name?
- c) what is your name?
- d) What is your name.
6.Which sentence is a question?
- a) The bus stops here.
- b) Is the bus late?
- c) The bus is late.
- d) The bus is red.
7.Which mark does each sentence need at the end?
Groups: A period · A question mark
- Is it raining
- The dog is small
- We play at four
- Birds can fly
- How old are you
- Who took my pen
8.Is each sentence telling you something or asking you something?
Groups: Statement · Question
- This box is heavy.
- She has a bicycle.
- Can ducks swim?
- Is this box heavy?
- Does she have a bicycle?
- Ducks can swim.

Answer key — Grade 1 English Language Arts — Telling and asking sentences

1. b) Where is the red ball
2. d) Because
3. c) a question mark
4. 1. Is 2. the 3. door 4. open?
5. b) What is your name?
6. b) Is the bus late?
7. The dog is small → A period; Who took my pen → A question mark; We play at four → A period; Is it raining → A question mark; Birds can fly → A period; How old are you → A question mark
8. Ducks can swim. → Statement; Can ducks swim? → Question; This box is heavy. → Statement; Is this box heavy? → Question; She has a bicycle. → Statement; Does she have a bicycle? → Question