Quotation Marks and Punctuation 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!"

What are the two parts of a quotation called?

• A and B
• the quote and the tag
• the gift and the sticker
• I don't know I never pay attention!

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