Quotation Marks

Which of the following questions does not use quotation marks correctly?

• Sam read a story about "sea turtles" to his class

• "I like to read aloud," Sam told his mother.

• His mother asked, "Will you read this story for me."

• Then Sam read "The Hippopotamus" for her.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which title is written correctly?

• " A Necklace of Many Stars" is the name of my poem.

• I just read the book " Simple Treasures of Wisdom."

• " A Fortune in Nickels" is one of my favorite movies.

• I am going to write a poem called A Kangaroo in the Canoe.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• Jack ask his brother "to wait for him after school."

• " Eric shouted, I have a surprise for you in the kitchen."

• Tina read the poem "The Swing" to her brother.

• Amy returned the book "Black Beauty" to the library.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates the tltle of the poem correctly?

• In the poem Greenleaf in the Spring, a cricket is the subject.

• The poet talks about a cricket in the poem "Greenleaf in the Spring."

• The poet writes about a cricket in the poem "Greenleaf in the Spring."

• In the poem Greenleaf in the Spring, the main character is a cricket.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates a title.

• "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a book that waas made intoa movie.

• The ice cream truck is playing Turkey in the Straw over its speaker system.

• "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty is an interesting story.

• Shed Shilverstein wrote a poem called Messy Room.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses quotations correctly?

• "Let's go to the Park", Kim said.

• 'Angela asked, How will we get there."

• "We could walk, "Kim replied, but it's pretty far."

• "Let's ask my mom if she will drive us," Angela said.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses quotations correctly?

• "How was the science fair today?" Cara asked Brad.

• "It was fun" Brad replied.

• "He added, I won second place for my volcano experiment."

• "That was fun," Cara said, and exciting too."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Read the sentence from a report. What is the correct way to punctuate the quotation in this sentence.

• In this article, the author writes,"Climbing perch can live in water that would not be healthy for other fish."

• In this article, the author writes "Climbing perch can live in water that would not be healthy for other fish."

• In this article, the author writes "Climbing perch can live in water that would not be healthy for other fish".

• In this article, the author writes,"Climbing perch can live in water that would not be healthy for other fish."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Joe said “My new kitten loves to roll in the grass.”

• Joe “said My new kitten loves to roll in the grass.”

• Joe said, “My new kitten loves to roll in the grass.”

• “Joe said, My new kitten loves to roll in the grass.”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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?"

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.L.3.2C