How to Write Dialogue

How to Write Dialogue

8th Grade

15 Qs

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How to Write Dialogue

How to Write Dialogue

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.4.2B, RL.2.6, RI.9-10.4

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

How comfortable do you feel with writing dialogue?

Not comfortable

Need some practice

Okay

Fantastic!

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What should be used to show dialogue?

quotation marks

commas

apostrophes

italics

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A conversation between 2+ people or characters is called

talking

lecture

dialog

dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What punctuation is typically used to indicate dialogue in English writing?

Quotation marks

Commas

Apostrophes

Colons

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a rule for writing dialogue?

Always use a new paragraph for each speaker

Use italics for dialogue

Start with a capital letter only if it's a question

Never use punctuation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of dialogue in a story?

To describe the setting

To develop characters and advance the plot

To provide background information

To list events

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences correctly uses dialogue?

He said, 'Let's go to the park.'

He said, Let's go to the park.

He said: Let's go to the park.

He said 'Let's go to the park'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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