Dialogue Check

1. What is dialogue?

• A description of a person or character's thoughts
• A character's exact words
• A description of a character's appearance
• A description that consists of a speaker's name and a speech-related verb

2. Which of the following punctuation marks indicates that dialogue is occurring in a narrative?

• ,
• ?
• " "
• #

3. Mr. Tower said, "Please prepare for the dialogue quiz."

• correctly punctuated
• incorrectly punctuated

4. "Did you complete the homework?" Samantha asked during lunch.

• correctly punctuated
• incorrectly punctuated

5. "Be patient," he said. "It will be over soon."

• correctly punctuated
• incorrectly punctuated

6. Identify the piece of dialogue that is grammatically correct.

• “A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning” said NFL coach Chuck Noll.
• “A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning,” said NFL coach Chuck Noll.
• “A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning” Said NFL coach Chuck Noll.
• “A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning,” said NFL coach Chuck Noll
• None of the above.

7. Identify the piece of dialogue that is grammatically correct.

• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked, "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary."
• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary."
• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked, "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary"
• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked, "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary".
• None of the above.

8. Identify the piece of dialogue that is grammatically correct.

• "Service to others," Muhammad Ali claimed, "Is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
• "Service to others," Muhammad Ali claimed, "is the rent you pay for your room here on earth".
• "Service to others," Muhammad Ali claimed, "is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
• "Service to others." Muhammad Ali claimed, "is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
• None of the above.

9. Writers should use quotation marks around the speaker’s exact words.

• true
• false

10. Which of the following examples shows dialogue with a speech tag in a narrative?

• "These pretzels are making me thirsty."
• RITA: These pretzels are making me thirsty.
• Rita mentioned that the pretzels were making her thirsty.
• "These pretzels are making me thirsty," Rita said.
• None of the above.