How to Punctuate Dialogue

How to Punctuate Dialogue

8th Grade

15 Qs

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How to Punctuate Dialogue

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.3.2C, L.1.2B, L.4.3B

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the correct way to punctuate the dialogue in the following?

Yes!

"Yes!"

"Yes!

Yes!"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the correct way to punctuate the dialogue in the following?

Why did you say that to me? I asked.

What do you mean?

"Why did you tell me to shut up?"

Why did you say that to me? I asked.

What do you mean?

Why did you tell me to shut up?

Why did you say that to me? I asked.

"What do you mean?

Why did you tell me to shut up?"

"Why did you say that to me?" I asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Why did you tell me to shut up?"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Add in the correct punctuation to the following dialogue:

Ew, I don't want to eat spaghetti, she groaned.

But spaghetti is delicious! I exclaimed.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the correct way to punctuate the dialogue in the following? I can't believe he said that to me! She screamed.

"I can't believe he said that to me! She screamed."

"I can't believe he said that to me!" She screamed.

I can't believe he said that to me! "She screamed."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these options shows how to properly punctuate a quote at the beginning of a sentence?

"Good morning!" Sandra exclaimed.

"Wait a minute the student requested.

"I think I understand" she replied.

"Will you do me a favor?," Anthony asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what case should an author use quotation marks?

When writing the exact words spoken/written by someone else.

When writing their name.

When writing in a journal

When writing in a language other than English.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Dialogue Rule states that a new paragraph is required for...?

every sentence

every new topic

every new speaker

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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