Direct Quotations Practice

What needs to be done to the first word in a direct quotation?
"We absolutely love ice cream," Jennie proclaimed.

• It needs to capitalized

• It should be lower case

• What's a direct quotation?

• It should be bolded

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The umpire yelled, Safe!

• The umpire yelled “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled Safe

Which one of these is correct?

• The text says, apples are good for you!

• The text says, "Apples are good for you".

• The text says, "Apples are good for you!"

• The text says "apples are good for you!"

He did it the boy muttered.

• "He did it", the boy muttered.

• "He did it," the boy muttered.

• It is correct

Select the correct answer.

• "When can we eat our snack? asked the class. We are hungry."

• "When can we eat our snack?" asked the class. "We are hungry."

• "When can we eat our snack?" asked the class. We are hungry.

• "When can we eat our snack?," asked the class. "We are hungry."

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

A _________________ is used to show WHO is speaking.
"Learning quotation mark rules are hard," Jennie whined.

• broken quotation

• dialogue tag

• quotation mark

• source

What punctuation is needed to introduce a direct quotation?

• A) A comma or a colon

• B) A semicolon

• C) A period

• D) A dash

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks.

• A) "I can't believe it," she said.

• B) "I can't believe it" she said.

• C) I can't believe it," she said.

• D) "I can't believe it, she said.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a direct quotation?

• A) The teacher said "Please open your books."

• B) The teacher said, "please open your books."

• C) The teacher said, "Please open your books."

• D) The teacher said, please open your books.