Quotations in Texts and Dialogue

Which of the following options are NOT the correct way to quote the text?

• The author said,"She would love the reading class."
• " The place was fun."
• In paragraph two it states, "Pumpkins are really flowers first."
• In the book it states,"Mr. Kim was a bad teacher."

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Where should the comma go in this quote?

• "No way," she said.

• "No way", she said.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Jennifer practiced for 2 hours everyday for 2 weeks. She felt more than prepared for her violin recital. Her parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends from school were all coming to watch and support her, so she knew she needed to do her best. On Sunday, she would perform her longest piece for them.

How many hours did Jennifer practice everyday?

Your answer should follow the format: According to the text, "your evidence here."

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Kelvin was waiting in front of the corner store at 3:56. His muscles were tense and he was sweating a bit more than usual. The other kids gathered in front of the little storefront were much more relaxed, even playful.

What time was Kelvin waiting in front of the corner store?

Your answer should follow the format: According to the text, "your evidence here."

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

 Drake asked, "What kind of music______

• do you like.
• do you like?
•  do you like"?
• do you like?"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Quotation Marks
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• I am having a party said Jenna and everyone is invited.
• "I am having a party, said Jenna, and everyone is invited".
• "I am having a party said Jenna.  and everyone is invited"
• "I am having a party," said Jenna, "and everyone is invited."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

A _________________ is used to show WHO is speaking.
"Learning quotation mark rules are hard," Jennie whined.

• broken quotation
• dialogue tag
• quotation mark
• source

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Taking and passing off someone else's work or ideas as your own is known as ______.

• paraphrasing
• citing
• plagiarising
• quoting

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these quotes and cites the underlined text correctly?

• "They leaned over the table . . . Finally Francy spoke up" (31).

• 'They leaned over the table . . . Finally Francy spoke up' (31).

• "They leaned over the table...Finally Francy spoke up" (31).

• "They leaned over the table . . . Finally Francy spoke up." (31)

Answer explanation

Did you add an ellipsis to show the omitted text?

Did you type the ellipsis in correctly? There should be a space before and after each dot in this example!

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9