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Breakfast in Bed: End Marks in a Play

Read a short play about a surprise breakfast, then choose periods, question marks, and exclamation points for its lines.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.1.2.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 8 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students end telling sentences with a period.
  • Students end asking sentences with a question mark.
  • Students end sentences that show a strong feeling with an exclamation point.

How to use

Read the play aloud with students taking parts, and let your voice show each end mark. Then have students finish Scene 2 and the other questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.1.2.b

Use end punctuation for sentences.

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Breakfast in Bed: End Marks in a Play

Add the right mark to the end of each line.

Read the play

Nia and Theo make a surprise for their mom. Each numbered line is one part of the play.

Breakfast in Bed

1Nia: It is Mom's birthday. Let's make her breakfast in bed.

2Theo: What should we make?

3Nia: We can make toast and eggs.

4Theo: Can I crack the eggs?

5Nia: Yes, but be careful.

6Theo: Oops, an egg fell on the floor!

7Nia: That is okay. We have more eggs.

8Theo: The toast is ready. Where is the tray?

9Nia: It is on the top shelf. I will get it.

10Theo and Nia: Surprise! Happy birthday, Mom!

11Mom: Wow, what a great breakfast!

Marks in the play

A telling sentence ends with a period (.). An asking sentence ends with a question mark (?). A sentence that shows a strong feeling ends with an exclamation point (!).

1.
Read lines 3 to 8. Underline every sentence that asks a question.

We can make toast and eggs.Can I crack the eggs?Yes, but be careful.Oops, an egg fell on the floor!That is okay.We have more eggs.The toast is ready.Where is the tray?

2.
Read line 6. Why does Theo's line end with an exclamation point?
  • A. It asks Nia a question.
  • B. It tells a calm fact.
  • C. It shows a strong feeling.
3.
Here are lines from the play without their end marks. Sort them by the end mark each one needs.
What should we makeIt is on the top shelfWow, what a great breakfastWe can make toast and eggsOops, an egg fell on the floorCan I crack the eggs
Period (.)Question mark (?)Exclamation point (!)

Scene 2: Finish the lines

Mom eats her breakfast in bed. Think about what each line does. Then choose its end mark.

4.
Use the word bank. Write the end mark that belongs at the end of each line.
Word bank: ! · . · ?

Mom: Is this toast for me 
Nia: The eggs are on the blue plate 
Mom: Oh no, I spilled my juice 
Theo: Where is a napkin 
Nia: The napkin is under the cup 

5.
These sentences have no end marks. Circle the two sentences that need a question mark.

Mom sips her warm teaWho made this toastTheo sits on the bedHooray, Mom is smilingDo you want more eggsNia opens the curtains

6.
Which line has the wrong end mark?
  • A. Nia: Can you carry the juice?
  • B. Theo: I will hold it with two hands.
  • C. Nia: Do you like the eggs.
  • D. Mom: What a sweet surprise!
7.
Nia wants to find out if Mom is hungry. Which line should Nia say?
  • A. Nia: Mom is hungry.
  • B. Nia: Are you hungry, Mom?
  • C. Nia: Mom, you are so hungry!
8.
Write a question that Mom might ask Nia and Theo. End it with the right mark.

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