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Dialogue Writing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)

(a) I am rushing to the police station to make a report.

(b) I hope its nothing serious.

b)

(a) I am rushing to the hospital, I cut my finger while chopping wood.

(b) I hope you are all-right.

c)

(a) I missed by train and I have to attend an important business trip.

(a) I can give you a lift.

2.

What should you use before and after the speaker's exact words when writing dialogue?

a)

Parentheses

b)

Quotation marks

c)

Italics

d)

Brackets

3.

When should you start a new paragraph in dialogue?

a)

When the dialogue is too long

b)

When adding a description

c)

When switching speakers

d)

When the topic changes

4.

Select the properly punctuated sentence with dialogue for: "I did not do my homework admitted Jamal"

a)

"I did not do my homework," admitted Jamal.

b)

I did not do my homework, admitted Jamal.

c)

I did not do my homework "admitted Jamal."

d)

"I did not do my homework admitted Jamal."

5.

How should the sentence "Carlos whispered Turn off the lights" be punctuated to correctly format the dialogue?

a)

"Carlos whispered Turn off the lights."

b)

Carlos whispered, "Turn off the lights."

c)

"Carlos whispered, Turn off the lights."

d)

Carlos whispered "Turn off the lights."

6.

When should a new paragraph be started in dialogue?

a)

When the dialogue is too long

b)

When a different person starts speaking

c)

After every sentence

d)

At the beginning of a conversation

7.

What punctuation mark is used to separate the speaker from the quote?

a)

Period

b)

Exclamation point

c)

Comma

d)

Colon

8.

Where should periods, question marks, and exclamation points be placed when they are part of the dialogue?

a)

Outside the quotation marks

b)

Inside the quotation marks

c)

Before the quotation marks

d)

No punctuation is needed

9.

When using a comma to separate the speaker from the quote, where should you place the period?

a)

Before the comma

b)

After the comma

c)

At the beginning of the sentence

d)

At the end of the sentence

10.

Choose the correct punctuation for the dialogue in the sentence: "The teacher announced The quiz will be tomorrow."

a)

The teacher announced, "The quiz will be tomorrow."

b)

"The teacher announced The quiz will be tomorrow."

c)

The teacher announced "The quiz will be tomorrow".

d)

The teacher announced "The quiz will be tomorrow."

11.

Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence: "This is cool" yelled Syrena

a)

"This is cool!" yelled Syrena.

b)

"this is cool" yelled Syrena!

c)

"This is cool," yelled Syrena!

d)

This is cool yelled Syrena.

12.

How should the sentence "Get out of my room screamed Jenny" be correctly punctuated?

a)

Get out of my room screamed Jenny.

b)

"Get out of my room!" screamed Jenny.

c)

"Get out of my room" screamed Jenny.

d)

Get out of my room! "screamed Jenny."

13.

Where should quotation marks be placed when writing a character's exact words?

a)

Before and after the sentence

b)

Only at the beginning of the sentence

c)

Only at the end of the sentence

d)

Before and after the speaker's exact words

14.

When is a comma used in dialogue?

a)

To separate two sentences

b)

To separate the speaker from the quote

c)

At the end of the dialogue

d)

To introduce a new character

15.

What is the primary purpose of dialogue in a narrative?

a)

To describe the setting

b)

To develop characters and advance the plot

c)

To provide background information

d)

To create suspense