Direct Quotations Practice

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

"Your practice has been cancelled today." Mom told Hunter.

• true

• false

What three things MUST be included in a biography?

• Made up stories, direct quotations, text evidence.

• Inferences, dates in time, dialogue between two people.

• Direct quotations, facts, actual events from the person's life.

• Direct quotations, stories, inferences.

Which sentence is correct?

• "The warriors are fleeing!" I cried.

• The warriors are fleeing" I cried!

Which sentence is cited correctly

• Maybe this guy would feel sorry for me and put me on a bus to Grand Rapids and I wouldn't have to do any more doggone walking.

• "Maybe this guy would feel sorry for me and put me on a bus to Grand Rapids and I wouldn't have to do any more doggone walking."

• "Maybe this guy would feel sorry for me and put me on a bus to Grand Rapids and I wouldn't have to do any more doggone walking" .

• Bud hopes Lefty Lewis will buy him a bus ticket to Grand Rapids.

You put quotations around textual evidence.

• True

• False

What is a good transition/lead before your evidence?

• The text says

• I feel

• "Start my quote"

What is another way to think of textual evidence?

• An answer to the question.

• My paraphrased version of the article.

• A word-for-word quote from the article.

• My opinion of the article.

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? "I can't believe it's already Friday," she said.

• A) True

• B) False

Which of the following sentences uses direct quotations correctly?

• A) She said, "I will be there soon."

• B) She said, I will be there soon.

• C) She said, 'I will be there soon.'

• D) She said I will be there soon.

What is the purpose of using direct quotations in writing?

• A) To express personal opinions

• B) To provide evidence from a source

• C) To confuse the reader

• D) To summarize a text