Dialogue

What punctuation is used to separate the dialogue from the speaker's tag?

• A period.

• A semicolon.

• A comma.

• An exclamation mark.

What is dialogue?

• A type of written work that tells a story.

• A conversation between/amongst characters.

• A form of poetry that expresses emotions.

• A narrative technique used in novels.

What should you do to the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence?

• Capitalize.

• Italicize.

• Underline.

• Lowercase.

How do you indicate a pause in dialogue?

• Use commas (,) to separate thoughts.

• Use ellipses (...) or dashes (—).

• Use semicolons (;) for longer pauses.

• Use quotation marks (" ") to indicate pauses.

What is the correct way to write dialogue that is interrupted?

• Use a comma to indicate the interruption.

• Use a period to indicate the interruption.

• Use a dash to indicate the interruption.

• Use a semicolon to indicate the interruption.

What is the difference between direct and indirect dialogue?

• Direct dialogue paraphrases what was said, while indirect dialogue quotes the exact words spoken.

• Direct dialogue quotes the exact words spoken, while indirect dialogue paraphrases what was said.

• Direct dialogue is used in written texts, while indirect dialogue is used in spoken conversations.

• Direct dialogue is always longer than indirect dialogue.

What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

• To indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

• To emphasize a character's thoughts.

• To show a character's emotions.

• To separate dialogue from narration.

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly: Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

• Polly shouted, I want a cracker!

• Polly shouted, 'I want a cracker!'

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!" and then danced.

What do you do if a character speaks for more than one paragraph?

• Start a new paragraph for each new speech.

• Continue the speech in the same paragraph.

• Use bullet points to list the speech.

• Summarize the speech in one sentence.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Shelly replied, "My name is Shelly Rutt."

• Shelly replied, "My name is Shelly Rutt."

• Shelly replied "My name is Shelly Rutt."

• Shelly replied, "My name is Shelly Rutt".

• Shelly, replied, "My name is Shelly Rutt."