Dialogue Quiz

Which sentence is written correctly? (look carefully)

• Sophia reminded Maci "We get out of school at 3:00" .

• Sophia reminded Maci, "We get out of school at 3:00."

• "Sophia reminded Maci," We get out of school at 3:00.

• Sophia reminded Maci, "we get out of school at 3:00."

Which sentence is written correctly? (look carefully)

• I love ice cream, "said Bre," my favorite kind is vanilla.

• "I love ice cream, said Bre, my favorite kind is vanilla."

• "I love ice cream" said Bre "my favorite kind is vanilla."

• "I love ice cream," said Bre, "my favorite kind if vanilla."

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Mrs. Hayes announced, "we will go to the library today."

• Mrs. Hayes announced, "We will go to the library today."

• "Mrs. Hayes announced, "we will go to the library today.

• Mrs. Hayes announced, we will go to the library today.

What is dialogue? 

• A summary of a person's or character's words

• A person's or character's exact words

• A description of a person or character's thoughts

• A description of a person or character's appearance

If you're writing prose that contains dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?

• Whenever a different character begins speaking

• At the end of every sentence

• Before every speech tag

• After every comma

What can you infer about dialogue in comic books?

• It rarely represents a character's exact words

• It rarely includes speech tags

• It rarely includes slang words

• It rarely advances the plot

Which of the following examples shows dialogue with a speech tag?

• "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.

If you saw dialogue centered directly under a character's name, what would you probably be reading?

• comic book

• newspaper article

• screenplay

• novel

Which of the following punctuation marks indicates that dialogue is occurring in a work of prose?

• ,

• ""

• &

• #

What might happen if prose writers did not include speech tags along with their dialogue?

• Readers would be confused over who's speaking

• The dialogue would not represent the person or character's exact words

• They'd have to use word balloons instead

• Quotation marks would not be necessary