Quotation Marks in Dialogue

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today. asked Jill.

• Hello, "Jack. "How are you today?" asked Jill.

Use _____ to show that someone is speaking.

• periods

• commas

• quotation marks

• question marks

Quotation marks come at the beginning and end of a person's exact words.

• true

• false

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters

• a verb

• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

• boring

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!"

When a different person begins speaking, the writer must--

• start a new paragraph

• just keep typing

• skip 5 spaces

• use bold print

How are quotation marks used in this-----He did it the boy muttered.

• "He did it", the boy muttered.

• "He did it," the boy muttered.

• It is correct

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat"

• Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat."

• Bob responded, "I think I'd like a cat."

• Bob, "responded I think I'd like a cat"

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "Fold two corners" to the center, she said.

• "Fold two corners to the center," she said.

• Fold two corners to the center, "she said."

• "Fold two corners to the center, she said."

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

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete