Writing Dialog Quiz

Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate dialogue?

• Use all capital letters for dialogue

• Use italics for dialogue

• Use quotation marks and punctuate inside the quotation marks

• Do not use any punctuation for dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is a dialogue tag?

• A type of character in a story

• A type of punctuation used in dialogue

• A phrase that attributes dialogue to a specific character

• A form of non-verbal communication

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How should dialogue be formatted in writing?

• In all capital letters

• With quotation marks and a new line for each new speaker.

• In italics

• With no punctuation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When should quotation marks be used in dialogue?

• To indicate the speaker's thoughts.

• To show the beginning and end of a paragraph.

• To emphasize important words in a sentence.

• To indicate the exact words spoken by a person.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is an example of using quotation marks in dialogue?

• He said, I am happy to see you.

• She said, "I will be there at 5 o'clock."

• They shouted 'We won the game!'

• She whispered, "The cat is on the roof.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the purpose of using dialogue tags?

• To describe the setting of the conversation

• To indicate who is speaking in a conversation or to convey the manner in which the dialogue is spoken.

• To provide background information about the characters

• To add unnecessary details to the dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate dialogue?

• Use italics for the dialogue

• Use bold font for the dialogue

• Do not use any punctuation for the dialogue

• Use quotation marks and punctuate inside the quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which choice is a correct example of rule #3: breaking dialog into two parts?

• "Wait a second," Michael said. "I thought the test was tomorrow."

• "One second," Miranda said. Okay I am ready."

• "I want to go to the soccer game on Friday. All of my friends are going to be there, mom," Tom said.

• 'Someday," Susan said,'I will be a famous actress.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which answer choice uses action to show who is talking?

• "Let's go get some pizza."

• Liza stood up quickly. "I have to throw up."

• Daniel jumped up and now. Can we go to Chuck E. Cheese now?!

• Sandra laid her head down on the table.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3