Dialogue and Narration

Which of the following is correct? 

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."
• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos".
• Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos."
• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas
• speaker tags
• quotation marks
• An indent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

• The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters
• a verb
• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
• boring

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks? (Click ALL that apply)

• Capitalize the speaker's tag.

• Make a new paragraph.

• Indent.

• Highlight the text.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• "Do we go to recess today or tomorrow," Jake asked hopefully.
• Do we go to recess today or tomorrow? Jake asked hopefully.
• "Do we go to recess today or tomorrow?" Jake asked hopefully.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence:
Christian cried, "He's not playing fair!"

• Christian 
• Christian cried
• He's not
• playing fair

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Select ALL that apply...

Good dialogue should do what?

• Move the plot forward.

• Help to develop a character.

• Build drama or tension.

• Fill space.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.3B