Dialogue Skills Quiz

Which character said, "I only get one chocolate bar a year"

• Charlie

• Grandpa Joe

• Mr. Wonka

• Mr.Bucket

What are the 3 major characteristics in dialogue:

1.

2.

3. 3.

What punctuation is missing in the following dialogue? "Can we go to the park" asked Lily.

• Comma

• Period

• Question mark

• Exclamation mark

What is missing in this dialogue? "What time will you be home" she asked.

• A period

• A comma

• A question mark

• Quotation marks

Choose the dialogue that is punctuated correctly.

• "Can we have pizza tonight"? asked Jane.

• "Can we have pizza tonight," asked Jane?

• "Can we have pizza tonight?" asked Jane.

• "Can we have pizza tonight"? Jane asked.

Who is most likely to say, "Class, please turn to page ten in your textbooks"?

• A student

• A teacher

• A librarian

• A parent

Identify the error in this dialogue: "I'm not sure, he said, "that's a good idea."

• Missing comma after "sure"

• Missing quotation marks before "he"

• Incorrect comma placement after "said"

• All of the above

In between your quotation mark and the tag, you always need a:

What is the correct way to write a character's response in dialogue? "I think it's going to rain," he said.

• "Really? I hadn't noticed," she replied.

• "Really? I hadn't noticed" she replied.

• "Really? I hadn't noticed." She replied.

• "Really? I hadn't noticed," She replied.

What goes on both ends of your dialogue? (it looks like this " )