WorksheetsDo You Know Dialogue?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.
a)
commas
b)
speaker tags
c)
quotation marks
d)
An indent
2.
Which of the following should be placed inside quotation marks?
a)
period
b)
comma
c)
question/ exclamation mark
d)
All of the above
3.
Is the following dialogue written correctly?
"Do you have a llama that I can borrow?" asked Penelope.
"No, but I have an alpaca." replied Serge.
"Do you have a llama that I can borrow?" asked Penelope.
"No, but I have an alpaca." replied Serge.
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Is the following sentence written correctly?
Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."
Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
"I want some Cheetos," I said "so let's go get some.
b)
"I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some."
c)
"I want some Cheetos" I said "so let's go get some."
d)
"I want some Cheetos," I said, "So let's go get some."
6.
How many indents should this dialogue have?
Ariana said, "Let's go get some ice cream." Kielyn nodded, "Let me go get some money." As he ran to his house, he shouted, "Wait for me!"
Ariana said, "Let's go get some ice cream." Kielyn nodded, "Let me go get some money." As he ran to his house, he shouted, "Wait for me!"
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
7.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
a)
Amy whispered "we are very close to the hidden treasure".
b)
Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
c)
Amy whispered, "We are very close to the hidden treasure."
d)
Amy whispered, "We are very close to the hidden treasure".
8.
Does this dialogue use correct punctuation and capitalization?
"Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?" my little brother asked.
"I don't know," I said.
"Because he thought he might get a hole in one!" my brother chuckled.
"Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?" my little brother asked.
"I don't know," I said.
"Because he thought he might get a hole in one!" my brother chuckled.
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
There are three reasons to leave speaker tags off. Which of these is NOT one of those reasons?
a)
If you want a fast pace
b)
If there's a long conversation between two people
c)
If you have a paragraph where the same speaker talks several times
d)
If more than three people are having a conversation
10.
Is "said" dead?
a)
Yes. It's so "elementary school" writing.
b)
No. "Said" is ok to throw in a few times. If you always use a fancy synonym for "said," your writing will sound awkward.
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