Direct Speech punctuation

Direct Speech punctuation

9th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

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Direct Speech punctuation

Direct Speech punctuation

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.9-10.2A, L.9-10.2B, L.4.2C

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"Stop yelling at me." said Susan.

said should be Said.

The first full stop should be a comma

at should be 'on'

The second full stop is unnecessary

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Name ALL the problems with this sentence: Mpho said, "wow Jane you look ravishing".

wow should be capitalised

Mpho said should be at the end of the sentence

There should be a comma after Jane

the full stop should be before the speech marks close

There shouldn't be a comma after said.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is wrong with: "Please stop shouting, Harry." "I have a headache," explained Susie.

the comma should be after the speech marks

The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there

The comma before Harry shouldn't be there

There is nothing wrong with the punctuation.

The first full stop should be a comma.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should the comma be placed in the following example? “I would love to” said Ben.

Before closing speech marks

After closing speech marks

After the word 'said'

After the word 'would'

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?

Yes

No

Sometimes

Seldom

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Name ALL the punctuation problems with the following: "Shut up Sue," yelled Mark. "bite me", replied Sue.

We shouldn't say 'shut up'

"bite me" should be "Bite me"

The second comma should come before the speech marks

the first comma shouldn't be there

Bite me should be on a new line

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"What took you so long?" The problem is?

The speaker hasn't been identified

The question mark should be an exclamation mark

The question should be rhetorical

There should not be any speech marks

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