Dialogue Practice - Gr. 8

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,"

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas
• speaker tags
• quotation marks
• An indent

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.3B

Which of the following are quotation marks?

• ?
• "
• '
• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

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

• Indent
• Capitalize
• Underline
• Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A

Dialogue is

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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."

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Where will you go? she asked."
• "Where will you go?" she asked.
• "Where will you go"? she asked.
• Where will you go?" she asked.

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• "Polly shouted," I want a cracker!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is this sentence written correctly?
Cliff exclaimed, "Eigth grade is the best year yet!"

• correct
• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

Is this sentence written correctly? 
While in class today, Miracle said, "when will will go outside?"

• correct
• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C