Punctuation in Direct Speech

Punctuation in Direct Speech

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

3rd - 4th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial explains the use of speech marks, also known as inverted commas, in writing. It covers how to punctuate direct speech, including the use of commas, capital letters, and punctuation marks like exclamation marks and question marks inside speech marks. The tutorial provides examples with Astronaut Vicki's space mission to illustrate these rules. It emphasizes the importance of starting direct speech with a capital letter and placing punctuation inside the closing speech marks. The video concludes with a review of the key points discussed.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Astronaut Vicki's reaction when the spaceship stopped?

She remained silent.

She laughed.

She sang a song.

She shouted 'Oh no'.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are speech marks also known as?

Parentheses

Inverted commas

Quotation marks

Brackets

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What punctuation is used to separate speech from the rest of the sentence?

A period

A semicolon

A comma

A colon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should the punctuation mark be placed in a sentence with speech marks?

After the speech marks

Before the speech marks

Inside the speech marks

Outside the speech marks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should begin the direct speech?

A lowercase letter

A number

A symbol

A capital letter

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which punctuation mark can be used at the end of direct speech?

Comma

Exclamation mark

Semicolon

Dash

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Mission Control warn Vicki about?

Fuel shortage

Meteor shower

Space junk

Aliens

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