WorksheetsDialogue Writing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Q1) Complete the following dialogue with the given options.
Chris: Hi there! Why are you in such a hurry?
Arun: Oh hi Chris! (a)_______________.
Chris: Oh dear! Is there any problem? (b)_____________.
Arun: My wallet has been stolen. I should have been careful.
(a) I am rushing to the police station to make a report.
(b) I hope its nothing serious.
(a) I am rushing to the hospital, I cut my finger while chopping wood.
(b) I hope you are all-right.
(a) I missed by train and I have to attend an important business trip.
(a) I can give you a lift.
What should you use before and after the speaker's exact words when writing dialogue?
Parentheses
Quotation marks
Italics
Brackets
When should you start a new paragraph in dialogue?
When the dialogue is too long
When adding a description
When switching speakers
When the topic changes
Select the properly punctuated sentence with dialogue for: "I did not do my homework admitted Jamal"
"I did not do my homework," admitted Jamal.
I did not do my homework, admitted Jamal.
I did not do my homework "admitted Jamal."
"I did not do my homework admitted Jamal."
How should the sentence "Carlos whispered Turn off the lights" be punctuated to correctly format the dialogue?
"Carlos whispered Turn off the lights."
Carlos whispered, "Turn off the lights."
"Carlos whispered, Turn off the lights."
Carlos whispered "Turn off the lights."
When should a new paragraph be started in dialogue?
When the dialogue is too long
When a different person starts speaking
After every sentence
At the beginning of a conversation
What punctuation mark is used to separate the speaker from the quote?
Period
Exclamation point
Comma
Colon
Where should periods, question marks, and exclamation points be placed when they are part of the dialogue?
Outside the quotation marks
Inside the quotation marks
Before the quotation marks
No punctuation is needed
When using a comma to separate the speaker from the quote, where should you place the period?
Before the comma
After the comma
At the beginning of the sentence
At the end of the sentence
Choose the correct punctuation for the dialogue in the sentence: "The teacher announced The quiz will be tomorrow."
The teacher announced, "The quiz will be tomorrow."
"The teacher announced The quiz will be tomorrow."
The teacher announced "The quiz will be tomorrow".
The teacher announced "The quiz will be tomorrow."
Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence: "This is cool" yelled Syrena
"This is cool!" yelled Syrena.
"this is cool" yelled Syrena!
"This is cool," yelled Syrena!
This is cool yelled Syrena.
How should the sentence "Get out of my room screamed Jenny" be correctly punctuated?
Get out of my room screamed Jenny.
"Get out of my room!" screamed Jenny.
"Get out of my room" screamed Jenny.
Get out of my room! "screamed Jenny."
Where should quotation marks be placed when writing a character's exact words?
Before and after the sentence
Only at the beginning of the sentence
Only at the end of the sentence
Before and after the speaker's exact words
When is a comma used in dialogue?
To separate two sentences
To separate the speaker from the quote
At the end of the dialogue
To introduce a new character
What is the primary purpose of dialogue in a narrative?
To describe the setting
To develop characters and advance the plot
To provide background information
To create suspense
