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Dumpling Day: Capitals and End Marks

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Dumpling Day: Capitals and End Marks

Find where each sentence starts and ends.

Read the story

Read the story. Look at how each sentence starts and how it ends.

Dumpling Day

1Mei and Grandma make dumplings today. Grandma rolls the dough flat. Then Mei cuts it into little circles. What will they put inside? They mix cabbage and carrots in a bowl. Mei puts a spoonful on each circle.

2Grandma shows Mei how to fold a dumpling. She pinches the edges shut. Mei tries one, and the dough tears! Grandma helps Mei patch the hole. Soon the water in the pot bubbles. Are the dumplings ready yet? Yes, they float to the top! Mei and Grandma eat them hot.

Sentences in the story

Look back at the story to answer each question.

1.
How many question marks (?) are in the whole story? Write the number.

The story has question marks.

2.
Read paragraph 1. Write the first word of the third sentence.

First word of the third sentence:

3.
Read this sentence from paragraph 1. Why does it end with a question mark?
What will they put inside?
Question 3 options
4.
Read paragraph 2. Find the word tears. Write the end mark that comes right after it.

The end mark after tears is

Help Mei fix her sentences

Mei wrote about Dumpling Day. Some of her sentences have mistakes. A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with an end mark.

5.
Mei wrote this sentence. What does it need?
grandma has a big pot.
Question 5 options
6.
Mei wrote this sentence. What does it need?
The dumplings are hot
Question 6 options
7.
Mei wants to ask a question. What should she change?
Do you like dumplings.
Question 7 options
8.
Each sentence is missing one thing. Sort the sentences by what they need.
9.
Each sentence needs a period (.) or a question mark (?). Write the end mark.

Who wants to fold dumplings
Grandma fills the big pot

10.
Write a question you could ask Grandma. Start with a capital letter and end with a question mark.