WorksheetsDialogue
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."
b)
Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos".
c)
Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos."
d)
Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"
2.
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.
a)
commas
b)
speaker tags
c)
quotation marks
d)
An indent
3.
Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?
a)
The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"
b)
The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"
c)
The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"
d)
The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"
4.
Which of the following are quotation marks?
a)
?
b)
"
c)
'
d)
,
5.
A comma should follow which word in the sentence below?
Miller whined "Are we there yet?"
Miller whined "Are we there yet?"
a)
whined
b)
Miller
c)
yet
d)
Are
6.
_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.
a)
Indent
b)
Capitalize
c)
Underline
d)
Delete
7.
Dialogue is
a)
a conversation between/amongst characters
b)
a verb
c)
when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
d)
boring
8.
Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?
a)
"Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
b)
Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
c)
"Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
d)
Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
9.
Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?
a)
"Where will you go? she asked."
b)
"Where will you go?" she asked.
c)
"Where will you go"? she asked.
d)
Where will you go?" she asked.
10.
Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.
a)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
b)
Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
c)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
d)
"Polly shouted," I want a cracker!
11.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!"
Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!"
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
12.
Is this sentence written correctly?
While in class today, Miracle said, "when will will go outside?"
While in class today, Miracle said, "when will will go outside?"
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
13.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Sarah said, "I love to laugh."
Sarah said, "I love to laugh."
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
14.
Is this sentence written correctly?
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
15.
Is this sentence written correctly?
The kids shouted, "I love ice cream!"
The kids shouted, "I love ice cream!"
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
16.
Is this sentence written correctly?
The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."
The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
17.
Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.
a)
"rhonda said i love dogs?"
b)
Rhonda said, "i love dogs"
c)
Rhonda said, "I love dogs."
d)
Rhonda said "I love dogs."
18.
Is this sentence written correctly?
"The basketball game was great. We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.
"The basketball game was great. We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
19.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
a)
"Hi," Shelly replied, "my name is Shelly Rutt."
b)
Hi Shelly replied. My name is Shelly Rutt.
c)
"hi" Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt
d)
Hi, Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt."
20.
Which is punctuated correctly?
a)
"Hi." yelled Joey.
b)
"Hi, yelled Joey."
c)
"Hi!" yelled Joey.
d)
"Hi!" yelled Joey
21.
Is this sentence 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
22.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Jen said, "I love to debate."
Jen said, "I love to debate."
a)
correct
b)
wrong
23.
Which sentence has proper punctuation & capitalization?
a)
Sandy screamed, "It's a snow day!"
b)
Sandy screamed it's a snow day!
c)
Sandy screamed, "it's a snow day!"
d)
Sandy screamed "It's a snow day!"
24.
What might happen if prose writers did not include speech tags along with their dialogue?
a)
Readers would be confused over who's speaking
b)
The dialogue would not represent the person or character's exact words
c)
They'd have to use word balloons instead
d)
Quotation marks would not be necessary
25.
If you're writing prose that contains dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?
a)
whenever a different character begins speaking
b)
at the end of every sentence
c)
before every speech tag
d)
after every comma
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