Dialogue Quiz

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• "This cake is delicious," I said, as I took a bite.
• This cake is delicious," I said, as I took a bite
• "This cake is delicious," I said as I took a bite
• This cake is delicious, "I said," as I took a bite.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence has proper capitalization?

• "how did you do on the science test?" inquired Melissa.
• "How did you do on the science test?" inquired Melissa.
• "How did you do on the science test?" inquired melissa.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence has the comma in the correct place?

• "I would like to help you", said Sarah nicely.
• "I would  like to help, you" said Sarah nicely.
• "I would like to help you," said Sarah nicely.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which speaker tag makes the most sense?

• "How are you doing?" screamed Karen.
• "How are you doing?" inquired Karen.
• "How are you doing?" cried Karen.
• "How are you doing?" mumbled Karen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

When the speaker changes, always indent and start a new paragraph.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "Watch out for the truck," Daniel screamed with terror.

• "Watch out for the truck?" Daniel screamed with terror.

• "Watch out for the truck." Daniel screamed with terror.

• "Watch out for the truck!" Daniel screamed with terror.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Is this correct?
"The basketball game was great.  We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is correct?

• "Yesterday" said Joe, "I went to the zoo."
• "Yesterday," said Joe, "I went to the zoo."
• "Yesterday, said Joe, "I went to the zoo"
• "Yesterday," said Joe.  "I went to the zoo."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which speaker tag  makes the most sense?

• "Go team!" spat the cheerleaders.
• "Go team!" giggled the cheerleaders.
• "Go team!" yelled the cheerleaders.
• "Go team!" the cheerleaders called sarcastically.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

When a new character begins speaking................

• Keep writing on the same line.
• Keep writing on the same line, but add new quotation marks.
• Start a new paragraph and indent
• Start a new paragraph but don't indent.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D