Quoting Accurately

True or False:

You must always tag a quote.

• True

• False

When quoting from a text, should it be word for word as it is seen in the book?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following options are NOT the correct way to quote the text?

• The author said,"She would love the reading class."
• " The place was fun."
• In paragraph two it states, "Pumpkins are really flowers first."
• In the book it states,"Mr. Kim was a bad teacher."

Where should the comma go in this quote?

• "No way," she said.

• "No way", she said.

Which of the following options are quoted correctly?

• The author said, "He was the best runner ever"
• The author said he was the best runner ever/"
• " He was the best runner ever"
• The author said," He was the best runner ever."

Which of the following is true about quoting?

• Do not use a writer's punctuation and capitalization if these elements do not make sense to you.

• Use quotes around all of the words that you are quoting.

• Since quotations distract readers, it's okay to not use quote marks around borrowed phrasing once in a while.

Which statement is correctly punctuated?

• "Oh, no," he sighed, my ice cream is dripping."

• "Oh, no," he sighed, "my ice cream is dripping."

• "Oh, no" he sighed, my ice cream is dripping."

• "Oh, no, he sighed, my ice cream is dripping."

Which statement is correctly punctuated?

• "Oh, no," he sighed, my ice cream is dripping."

• "Oh, no," he sighed, "my ice cream is dripping."

• "Oh, no" he sighed, my ice cream is dripping."

• "Oh, no, he sighed, my ice cream is dripping."

Which statement is correctly punctuated?

• Anne cried, "why does this always happen to me?"

• Anne cried "why does this always happen to me?"

• Anne cried, "Why does this always happen to me?"

• Anne cried, "why does this always happen to me."

True or False:

If everyone has heard a saying and already knows the source, you do not have to use quotes or cite the source.

• True

• False