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Punctuating Dialogue

Authored by Halle Feeney

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Punctuating Dialogue
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What is Dialogue?

a conversation between characters in a story.

a character's inner thoughts

the types of sentences an author uses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What is a Speaker Tag?

a conversation between characters in a story.

the part of a sentence that tells you who spoke the dialogue and how it was spoken.

the punctuation marks that go around what is said

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Which is an example of a Speaker Tag?

said Sally

"Is it true?"

Jimmy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 5 pts

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

commas
speaker tags
quotation marks
An indent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 5 pts

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

Indent
Capitalize
Underline
Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?

"I love Starbucks!" exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.

"I love Starbucks"! exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.

Answer explanation

This answer is incorrect:

"I love Starbucks"! exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.

It is incorrect because the punctuation mark should come BEFORE the quote.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

 

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?

"Can you help me"? asked the student.

"Can you help me?" asked the student.

Answer explanation

This answer is incorrect: "Can you help me"? asked the student.

It is incorrect because the punctuation mark should come BEFORE the quotation mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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