Caps Unit Test A

Part 1: Names and Places.

Directions: Write the words that need to be capitalized.

1. There is a city named cambridge in england, and another in massachusetts.

2. The rev. martin luther king, jr. was pastor of dexter avenue baptist church.

3. My cousin jan applied to the national park service for a job in the west.

4. The mississippi river flows south to the gulf of mexico, i believe.

5. Last friday, mr. jarvis spoke at senn high school.

6. The famous american test pilot, jacqueline cochran, set several speed records with the f-51.

7. A catholic priest spoke at the first unitarian church about the meaning of easter.

8. Our club is raising money to help build a children’s hospital in the african country of chad.

Part 2 First Words and Other Rules

1. dear ms. kerr:

your ticket to the real inspector hound is enclosed. thank you for your order.

sincerely yours,

2. “a good book by james thurber,” said hal, “is let your mind alone!”

3. “i liked the story ‘a vintage thunderbird,’” said rita. “it was in a magazine.”

4. the movie the wizard of oz stars judy garland.

5. “i wonder,” said mr. burk, “if any of you have ever read i’d rather be a turnip.”

6. “the soul,” wrote emily dickinson, “selects her own society.”