Chip Walk (Dialogue, Pacing, Descriptive Details)

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "Can we go now"? asked Max.

• "Can we go now," asked Max?

• "Can we go now?" asked Max.

• "Can we go now" asked Max?

Choose the sentence punctuated correctly:

• Sara yelled, "Come back here!"

• Sara yelled "Come back here!"

• Sara yelled, "Come back here"!

• "Sara yelled, come back here!"

Pick the sentence that uses dialogue correctly:

• "We will leave soon", Dad promised.

• "We will leave soon," Dad promised.

• "We will leave soon" Dad promised.

• We will leave soon," Dad promised.

Which one is correct?

• "I think it's raining," whispered Tom.

• "I think it's raining." whispered Tom.

• "I think it's raining," Whispered Tom.

• I think it's raining," whispered Tom.

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:

• "I forgot my homework," sighed Tina.

• "I forgot my homework" sighed Tina.

• I forgot my homework," sighed Tina.

• "I forgot my homework", sighed Tina.

Which dialogue is punctuated correctly?

• "Look at that bird!" shouted Ben.

• "Look at that bird," shouted Ben!

• "Look at that bird" shouted Ben.

• Look at that bird!" shouted Ben.

Pick the sentence punctuated correctly:

• "Are we lost?" asked Mia worriedly.

• "Are we lost," asked Mia worriedly?

• "Are we lost"? asked Mia worriedly.

• Are we lost, asked Mia worriedly.

Choose the correct punctuation:

• "I won the race!" laughed Carlos.

• "I won the race", laughed Carlos.

• "I won the race" laughed Carlos.

• I won the race!" laughed Carlos.

To speed up the pace, a writer should:

• add detailed descriptions

• describe each action slowly

• use short sentences and quick actions

• include many flashbacks

To slow down the pacing of a story, you can:

• skip descriptions

• add sensory details and longer sentences

• use shorter sentences

• avoid details completely