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Question 1
1.
Dialogue is all of the following
EXCEPT
_____.
Found only in a play.
Recognized by being in between quotation marks.
A way to express a character's thoughts or feelings.
A conversation between two or more people.
Question 2
2.
Read the sentences below:
“I have class today, but I can meet you at the coffee shop around 5,” Jane suggested, hoping
Dante would agree. She desperately wanted to talk to him about what happened at the party.
Which word or words is the dialogue tag?
hoping Dante would agree
desperately
suggested
Jane suggested
Question 3
3.
Read the sentence below and decide what element is missing and/or is incorrect.
“Mark, I don’t understand why you hate school.” Sherri said, frustrated with his attitude.
There is nothing missing or incorrect in the dialogue.
The phrase
frustrated with his attitude
should be in quotation marks.
The comma after
said
should be changed to a period.
The period after the word
school
should be changed to a comma.
Question 4
4.
A dialogue tag can go:
Before the dialogue
After the dialogue
In the middle of the dialogue
All of the above
For questions 5-7, choose the correct punctuation to go in the blank to complete the dialogue.
Question 5
5.
“I can’t come over today, Jessica, I have to study for the vocabulary test___” Martha said on the telephone.
add a comma
add a period
no punctuation needed
add a question mark
Question 6
6.
“Are we having chicken for dinner___” Lucy asked.
add a period
no punctuation needed
add a question mark
add a comma
Question 7
7.
“Oh wow___” Luise exclaimed. “Did you see that shooting star___”
Add a question mark in the first blank and a period in the second blank.
Add an exclamation mark in the first blank and a question mark in the second blank.
Add a period in the first blank and an exclamation mark in the second blank.
Add a comma in the first blank and a period in the second blank.
For questions 8-15, select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Question 8
8.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
“Well”, she said, “you certainly didn’t waste any time.”
"Well,” she said, “you certainly didn’t waste any time.”
Question 9
9.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
“It is almost over,” he said.
“It is almost over.” he said.
Question 10
10.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
She screamed, “I’ve had it up to here!”
She screamed, “I’ve had it up to here!”.
Question 11
11.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
The song asks, “Would you like to swing on a star”?
The song asks, “Would you like to swing on a star?”
Question 12
12.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
“I love grammar!” exclaimed Mrs. Parker.
“I love grammar,” exclaimed Mrs. Parker!
Question 13
13.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Mother looked at him and shouted “Take off your muddy shoes!”
Mother looked at him and shouted, “Take off your muddy shoes!”
Question 14
14.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Ms. Florendo asked, “Where are you going for fall break?”
Ms. Florendo asked, “Where are you going for fall break.”
Question 15
15.
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
“Tom,” she inquired with a smile, “are you going to be there too?”
“Tom,” she inquired with a smile, “Are you going to be there too?”