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Quotation Marks

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

"Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

b)

"Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

c)

"Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

2.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

"I don't want to go to bed," whined Jack. "can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

b)

"I don't want to go to bed." whined Jack. "can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

c)

"I don't want to go to bed," whined Jack. "Can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

3.

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

a)

Indent

b)

Capitalize

c)

Underline

d)

Delete

4.

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words

a)

commas

b)

speaker's tags

c)

quotation marks

d)

An indention

5.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

The student asked, “May I sharpen my pencil.”

b)

The student asked, May I sharpen my pencil?

c)

The student asked “May I sharpen my pencil?”

d)

The student asked, “May I sharpen my pencil?”

6.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

The boy said “My name is Chad.”

b)

The boy said, “My name is Chad.”

c)

The boy said, My name is Chad.

d)

The boy said, “My name is Chad”

7.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

My dad asked, “What time is it?”

b)

My dad asked “What time is it?”

c)

My dad asked, What time is it?

d)

My dad asked, “What time is it.”

8.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

"Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

b)

"Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

c)

"Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

9.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

"That movie was awful"! Complained George as he stormed out of the theater.

b)

"That movie was awful!" complained George as he stormed out of the theater.

c)

That movie was awful! complained George as he stormed out of the theater.

10.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15?"

b)

Did she say", We'll leave at 3:15"?

c)

Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15"?

11.

Let’s go out and play, said Bruce.

a)

"Let's go out and play," said Bruce.

b)

Let's go out and play, "said Bruce."

c)

"Let's go out and play, said Bruce."

12.

Molly shouted, Come here!

a)

"Molly shouted," Come here!

b)

"Molly shouted, Come here!"

c)

Molly shouted, "Come here!"

13.

The first chapter of that history book is entitled Native Americans.

a)

"The first chapter of that history book" is entitled Native Americans.

b)

The first chapter of that history book is entitled "Native Americans."

c)

The "first chapter" of that history book is entitled Native Americans.

14.

Mrs. Little said, Someone got into trouble with the toilet paper.

a)

"Mrs. Little said," Someone got into trouble with the toilet paper.

b)

"Mrs. Little said, Someone got into trouble with the toilet paper."

c)

Mrs. Little said, "Someone got into trouble with the toilet paper."

15.

Your math facts, said Mr. De Vries, are correct.

a)

"Your math facts," said Mr. De Vries, "are correct."

b)

Your math facts, "said Mr. De Vries," are correct.

c)

"Your math facts, said Mr. De Vries, are correct."

16.

Give me that watermelon, said Garfield to Odie.

a)

"Give me that watermelon, said Garfield to Odie."

b)

Give me that watermelon, "said Garfield to Odie."

c)

"Give me that watermelon," said Garfield to Odie.

17.

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Mason asked his friend, "Do you have a pencil that I can borrow?"

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of the following are quotation marks?

a)

?

b)

"

c)

'

d)

,

19.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

The umpire yelled, Safe!

b)

The umpire yelled “Safe!”

c)

The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

d)

The umpire yelled Safe

20.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

I will help you, answered the child.

b)

“I will help you,” answered the child.

c)

“I will help you” answered the child

d)

I will help you, "answered the child."

21.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

My brother asked, "Will you help me with this?"

b)

My brother asked Will you help me with this

c)

My brother asked, Will you help me with this?

d)

My brother asked "Will you help me with this?"