Quotation Marks

Quotations Marks in Dialogue

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat"
• Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat."
• Bob responded, "I think I'd like a cat."
• Bob, "responded I think I'd like a cat"

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Larry asked "What about you?"
• Larry asked, "what about you?"
• Larry asked, "What about you?
• Larry asked, "What about you?"

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Mason asked his friend, "Do you have a pencil that I can borrow?"

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• "I want to say something! shouted John!"
• "I want to say something shouted John!"
• "I want to say something!" shouted John.
• I want to say something! Shouted! John.

Multiple Choice

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• Jack shouted "Here I am!"
• Jack shouted, Here I am!
• Jack shouted, "Here I am!"
• Jack shouted, "here I am!"

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• My dad is a great basketball coach, "said Brody."

• "My dad is a great basketball coach, said Brody."

• "My dad is a great basketball coach," said Brody.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!

• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has the correct use of capitalization?

• Ella asked, "How many questions are on the test?"

• Ella asked, "how many questions are on the test?"

• ella asked, "How many questions are on the test?"

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill.
• "Hello, Jack. How are you today. asked Jill.
• Hello, "Jack. "How are you today?" asked Jill.

Multiple Choice

Use _____ to show that someone is speaking.

• periods
• commas
• quotation marks
• question marks

Multiple Choice

Quotation marks come at the beginning and end of a person's exact words.

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters
• a verb
• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
• boring

Multiple Choice

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete