Brainpop Dialogue

What is dialogue?

• A summary of several people's or characters' words.

• A few people's or characters' exact words.

• A description of a person or character's thoughts.

• A description of people's or characters' appearance.

In which of the following works might you find dialogue presented in word balloons?

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What can you infer about dialogue in comic books?

• It rarely represents a character's exact words

• It rarely includes speech tags.

• It rarely includes slang words.

• It rarely advances the plot.

Which of the following examples shows dialogue with a speech tag?

• "These pretzels are making me thirsty."

• RITA: These pretzels are making me thirsty.

• Rita mentioned that the pretzels were making her thirsty.

• "These pretzels are making me thirsty," Rita said.

If you saw dialogue centered directly under a character's name, what would you probably be reading?

• A comic book

• A newspaper article

• A screenplay

• A novel

Which of the following punctuation marks indicates that dialogue is occurring in a work of prose?

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What might happen if prose writers did not include speech tags along with their dialogue?

• Readers would be confused over who's speaking

• The dialogue would not represent the person or character's exact words.

• They'd have to use word balloons instead.

• Quotation marks would not be necessary.

If you're writing prose that contains dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?

• Whenever a different character begins speaking

• At the end of every sentence.

• Before every speech tag

• After every comma.

Which of the following terms best describes how dialogue should sound?

• Fake

• Fantastic

• Authentic

• Poetic

Which of these lines of dialogue sounds the most realistic?

• "I do not wish to touch or handle poisonous snakes."

• "I am opposed to the idea of touching and handling poisonous snakes."

• "Touching poisonous snakes or handling them is anathema to my nature."

• "Ahh! Get that poisonous snake away from me!"