Dialogue Punctuation

Dialogue Punctuation

4th - 5th Grade

6 Qs

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Dialogue Punctuation

Dialogue Punctuation

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th - 5th Grade

Medium

Created by

Mona Omar

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the TWO changes that need to be made in the direct speech below?

The fans shouted "come on!"

add a comma after fans

add a comma after shouted

the word 'fans' should be capitalized

the word 'come' should be capitalized

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which punctuation mark needs to be added to the direct speech below?

"What time are you heading to work" asked Joanne.

add a full stop after the word 'work'

add a question mark after 'work'

add a comma after 'work'

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which change needs to be made in the direct speech below?

"It all happened" said Michael, "just as my father had planned it."

add a comma after father

add a question mark after it

add a comma after happened

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which change needs to be made in the direct speech below?

“More times than you’ve had hot dinners, my lad. said Barnacle Bill.

add speech marks after 'lad'

add speech marks after 'dinners'

add speech marks after 'Bill'

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Where can the dialogue tag/ reporting clause added in a dialogue?

at the beginning

in the middle

at the end

at the beginning, middle or end of a dialogue

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which change needs to be made in the direct speech below?

"Are we there yet" moaned the children.

add a full stop after yet

add a question mark after yet

add a comma after yet