ELA - 1st Quarter Study Guide

Which of the following has correct dialogue punctuation>

• “John asked his father, how much will you pay me for cleaning the pool?”

• “I will pay you $20.00 per week to clean the pool every day,” he responded.

• "Maybe I could offer to clean our neighbor’s pool too”! he exclaimed.

• “Yes, he continued, “I’m sure our neighbors would give you the job.”

Which of the following has correct dialogue punctuation?

• “That’s not fair! Their player stepped out of bounds!” shouted George.

• Calm down, George,” replied his teammate. “We will lose control of the ball if you shout at the ref!”

• George’s face contorted with rage. “Why are we here if the refs can’t make the right calls”?

• “We will talk about this later” Replied his coach. “You need to take a breath and count to ten.”

Which of the following has correct dialogue punctuation?

• “Mom, this dog needs a home” Jenna cried.

• “I realize that, Jenna,” replied Mom, but we already have three dogs!”

• “We can’t just let him go in the woods, shouted Jenna. “He’ll die!”

• “I understand that, Jenna,” responded Mom. “We can take him to the rescue shelter, and they will find a good home for him.”

In order to know which character is speaking, it's important to start a new line and indent when switching between the different character’s dialogue.

• true

• false

The only speaker tag a writer should use is the word: said.

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• false

Which of the following sentences is worded correctly? (Uses the correct commonly confused word)

• Who's coming to the movies with me?

• Whose coming to the movies with me?

Which of the following sentences is worded correctly? (Uses the correct commonly confused word)

• It's midnight, but I'm wide awake.

• Its midnight, but I'm wide awake.

Which of the following sentences is worded correctly? (Uses the correct commonly confused word)

• My mom and dad have promised that there going to take us to Alaska next summer.

• My mom and dad have promised that their going to take us to Alaska next summer.

• My mom and dad have promised that they're going to take us to Alaska next summer.

Which of the following sentences is worded correctly? (Uses the correct commonly confused word)

• This is my first visit too Europe, too!

• This is my first visit two Europe, too!

• This is my first visit to Europe, too!

Which of the following sentences is worded correctly? (Uses the correct commonly confused word)

• Danny is going too my house after shopping.

• Danny is going two my house after shopping.

• Danny is going to my house after shopping.