Dialogue Quiz

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Dialogue Quiz

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Dialogue is ____________.

a conversation between/amongst characters

a verb

boring

when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

Put ___________ around a speaker's exact words

commas

quotation marks

speaker's tags

an indention

When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks? (Select Two)

Capitalize the speaker's tag

Indent

Make a new paragraph

Highlight the text

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

Indent

Underline

Delete

Capitalize

Good dialogue should do what? (Select Three)

Advance the plot

Reveal a character's thoughts or feelings

Fill space

Show how characters react in the moment

Choose the correctly written dialogue.

"My students are excellent dialogue writers," exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher.

"My students are excellent dialogue writers!" Exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher.

"My students are excellent dialogue writers!" exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher

"My students are excellent dialogue writers!" exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher.

Choose the correctly written dialogue.

She thought further, Surely they  will get every one of the answers correct."

She thought further, "surely they  will get every one of the answers correct."

She thought further, "Surely they  will get every one of the answers correct."

She thought further, surely they  will get every one of the answers correct.

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: Christian cried, "He's not playing fair!"

Christian

He's not

playing fair

Christian cried

Quotation marks should come BEFORE which word in the following sentence? The mother remarked, Don't forget to clean your room!"

remarked

mother

Don't

your

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

"According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

"According to the map" Amy whispered, "We are very close to the hidden treasure."

According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Match each dialogue with the corresponding narrative technique.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
'So, you're the thief?'		Character warning of approaching danger.
'I am sorry, I didn't mean it...'		Character revealing the antagonist.
'Look out for the train!'		Character expressing regret.

Which of these dialogues best advances the plot in a story?

'I enjoy a cup of tea in the morning,' Rick shared.

'The sunset makes me feel nostalgic,' Lucy murmured.

'Your dress looks amazing,' Lisa complimented Mary.

'We have to find the treasure map in the mansion!' John exclaimed.

Which dialogue hints at a future conflict in the plot?

'The painting looks so realistic,' he admired.

Hello, nice to meet you,' she greeted with a smile.

'If you keep acting this way, you'll regret it,' warned Tom.

'What a lovely picnic we're having,' said mom.

When Melissa says, 'Wow, that's great' without any enthusiasm, what can we infer?

She is extremely impressed

She doesn't really find it great

She is very enthusiastic

She is very supportive

Which dialogue is most likely to express a character's excitement?

'I suppose so...'

'I don't disagree.'

'Oh, another one.'

'Wow, that's fantastic! Let's do it!'

Dialogue is ____________.

a conversation between/amongst characters

a verb

boring

when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

Put ___________ around a speaker's exact words

commas

quotation marks

speaker's tags

an indention

When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks? (Select Two)

Capitalize the speaker's tag

Indent

Make a new paragraph

Highlight the text

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

Indent

Underline

Delete

Capitalize

Good dialogue should do what? (Select Three)

Advance the plot

Reveal a character's thoughts or feelings

Fill space

Show how characters react in the moment

Choose the correctly written dialogue.

"My students are excellent dialogue writers," exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher.

"My students are excellent dialogue writers!" Exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher.

"My students are excellent dialogue writers!" exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher

"My students are excellent dialogue writers!" exclaimed their excited 8th grade teacher.

Choose the correctly written dialogue.

She thought further, Surely they  will get every one of the answers correct."

She thought further, "surely they  will get every one of the answers correct."

She thought further, "Surely they  will get every one of the answers correct."

She thought further, surely they  will get every one of the answers correct.

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: Christian cried, "He's not playing fair!"

Christian

He's not

playing fair

Christian cried

Quotation marks should come BEFORE which word in the following sentence? The mother remarked, Don't forget to clean your room!"

remarked

mother

Don't

your

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

"According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

"According to the map" Amy whispered, "We are very close to the hidden treasure."

According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Match each dialogue with the corresponding narrative technique.

'So, you're the thief?'

Character warning of approaching danger.

'I am sorry, I didn't mean it...'

Character revealing the antagonist.

'Look out for the train!'

Character expressing regret.

Which of these dialogues best advances the plot in a story?

'I enjoy a cup of tea in the morning,' Rick shared.

'The sunset makes me feel nostalgic,' Lucy murmured.

'Your dress looks amazing,' Lisa complimented Mary.

'We have to find the treasure map in the mansion!' John exclaimed.

Which dialogue hints at a future conflict in the plot?

'The painting looks so realistic,' he admired.

Hello, nice to meet you,' she greeted with a smile.

'If you keep acting this way, you'll regret it,' warned Tom.

'What a lovely picnic we're having,' said mom.

When Melissa says, 'Wow, that's great' without any enthusiasm, what can we infer?

She is extremely impressed

She doesn't really find it great

She is very enthusiastic

She is very supportive

Which dialogue is most likely to express a character's excitement?

'I suppose so...'

'I don't disagree.'

'Oh, another one.'

'Wow, that's fantastic! Let's do it!'