Semester 1 Final Review

Dialog is a conversation between

• the narrator and main character

• 2 or more characters

• the author and the reader

Dialog can (check ALL that apply)

• tell a story

• explain a character's reaction

• help the reader understand what the character is thinking

Parts of dialog contain (check ALL that apply)

• what the character says

• the dialog tag

• punctuation

Opening quotation marks go before the first word in dialog and closing quotation marks go after the final word in dialog.

• True

• False

Which sentence with dialog is formatted correctly?

• "Tina asked, Do you like cake?"

• "Tina asked," Do you like cake?

• Tina asked, "Do you like cake"?

• Tina asked, "Do you like cake?"

Dialog contains (check ALL that apply)

• specific comma placement

• specific capitalization placement

• specific dialog tag placement

Every detail in a text can be a clue to its intent, meaning, or context.

• True

• False

Explicit evidence is directly stated in a text, while inferences are made by combining a clue from the text with your own personal knowledge.

• True

• False

How can you find textual evidence? (Check ALL that apply)

• Look for one fact in a text to support your claim

• Look for a series of facts in a text that support your claim

• Think about prior knowledge related to these facts

What are inferences?

• random guesses about what is not directly stated by the author

• logical guesses about what is not directly stated by the author