This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Formatting Quotations – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Formatting Quotations Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:Dr. Zimmerman extolled the results of the study as, "extremely promising, " and worthy of media attention. A) Dr. Zimmerman extolled the results of the study as, "Extremely promising" and worthy of media attention. B) Dr. Zimmerman extolled the results of the study as "extremely promising" and worthy of media attention. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Zimmerman extolled the results of the study as "extremely promising" and worthy of media attention. 2. What is wrong with this sentence?:The teacher said 'Please open your books to page 10.' A) There should be a comma after SAID. B) PLEASE should be capitalized. C) There should be a period after SAID. D) Nothing-looks great!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There should be a comma after SAID. 3. Which type of quote REQUIRES that you use a comma before the quotation AND a capital letter at the start of the quotation? A) Dialogue. B) Flow. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 4. How should you format a quote that is interrupted by a phrase like 'he said'? A) Use periods to separate the phrase. B) Use dashes to separate the phrase. C) Use commas to separate the phrase. D) Use semicolons to separate the phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use commas to separate the phrase. 5. Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:"How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world." Observed Anne Frank. A) "How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world, " Observed Anne Frank. B) "How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world, " observed Anne Frank. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world, " observed Anne Frank. 6. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS SENTENCE?:I was so grateful for her help, I told her: "I'm going to bake you some cookies!" A) Nothing looks great!. B) I'M should not be capitalized. C) There should be a comma instead of a colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There should be a comma instead of a colon. 7. Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:Hugo was skeptical when he saw the grocery store advertisement touting a new type of "Amazing non-browning apple." A) Hugo was skeptical when he saw the grocery store advertisement touting a new type of "amazing non-browning apple.". B) Hugo was skeptical when he saw the grocery store advertisement touting a new type of, "Amazing non-browning apple" . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hugo was skeptical when he saw the grocery store advertisement touting a new type of "amazing non-browning apple.". 8. What is a FLOW QUOTE? A) A quotation that directly shows what a person says. B) A quotation that uses part of what someone says but incorporates it into MY sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A quotation that uses part of what someone says but incorporates it into MY sentence. 9. Can I use a colon instead of a comma to introduce a quotation? A) Yes, always. B) No, never. C) Sometimes. There are rules. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sometimes. There are rules. 10. What punctuation should be used to introduce a short quotation within a sentence? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 11. Sometimes a quotation is a complete sentence with a speaker tag. How do you properly punctuate the sentence? A) Use a comma to seperate the speaker tag from the quotation. B) Capitalize the quotation. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 12. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS SENTENCE?:When I called, the receptionist gave me good news: "We made a mistake with your bill." A) Nothing looks good!. B) WE should not be capitalized. C) There should be a comma instead of a colon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing looks good!. 13. What is the purpose of a Lead In? A) To introduce the quote and put it in context. B) To state what page number the quote came from. C) To state what paragraph the quote came from. D) To comment on the importance of the quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To introduce the quote and put it in context. 14. Abraham Lincoln said, "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother" (Lincoln). A) Mother.". B) Mother (Lincoln).". C) No Change. D) Mother." (Lincoln). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother.". 15. What is the purpose of using brackets in a quotation? A) To replace a word. B) To add clarification or information. C) To indicate a pause. D) To show emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add clarification or information. 16. When should the first word of a quotation be capitalized? A) Only if it's a complete sentence. B) Only if it's a question. C) Always. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only if it's a complete sentence. 17. SHOULD I USE A COMMA OR A COLON IN FRONT OF THIS QUOTATION?:When I got the bill from the doctor's office, I shouted "Why did he charge $ 1000?" A) Comma. B) Colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 18. Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation. Your answer should be a single sentence."Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising" Quipped Mark Twain. A) No Change. B) "Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising, " Quipped Mark Twain. C) "Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising, " quipped Mark Twain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising, " quipped Mark Twain. 19. What is the correct way to format a quote from a song? A) (Artist's Last Name, Album). B) (Artist's Last Name, Year). C) (Artist's Last Name, Title). D) (Artist's Last Name, Track Number). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Artist's Last Name, Year). 20. What is the correct way to format a quote within a quote? A) Single quotation marks only. B) Double quotation marks only. C) Single quotation marks inside double quotation marks. D) Double quotation marks inside single quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single quotation marks inside double quotation marks. 21. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to introduce a quotation? A) He said:'Let's go to the park.'. B) I exclaimed:'What a surprise!'. C) She whispered, 'Be quiet.'. D) They announced:'The show is starting.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She whispered, 'Be quiet.'. 22. Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:"The tongue is the pen of the heart" states an old Yiddish proverb. A) "The tongue is the pen of the heart, " states an old Yiddish proverb. B) "The tongue is the pen of the heart" states an old Yiddish Proverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The tongue is the pen of the heart, " states an old Yiddish proverb. 23. SHOULD I USE A COMMA OR A COLON IN FRONT OF THIS QUOTATION?:My husband had a plan to fix this issue "Why don't we call the office and ask them to bill us again?" A) Comma. B) Colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 24. The author explains that "dogs are better than cats" (32) because they are smarter. A) Cats" because. B) Cats, " (32). C) Cats, " because. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cats" because. 25. What is used most commonly in books and in the MELCon paragraphs you've written in the past? A) Dialogue quote. B) Flow quote. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue quote. 26. He said he was "going to the store." A) Was "Going. B) Was, "going. C) No Change. D) Was, "Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No Change. 27. When citing a quotation, the page number goes A) Inside parentheses ( ). B) Inside double quotation marks '' ''. C) Inside single quotation marks ' '. D) Inside brackets [ ]. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside parentheses ( ). 28. What is wrong with this sentence?:The so-called "thirty minute guarantee" at this doctor's office is a joke. A) Nothing looks great!. B) There should be a comma after SO-CALLED. C) THIRTY should be capitalized. D) There should be a comma after GUARANTEE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing looks great!. 29. DIALOGUE OR FLOW QUOTE?:The doctor burst through the door, announcing, "Thank you for waiting." A) Dialogue. B) Flow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 30. So how can I tell that I have a FLOW QUOTE in front of me? A) Only part of a person's words might be quoted. B) It may not be clear who is talking. There may not even be a verb indicating that someone IS talking. C) The word "that" might appear before the quotation. D) All of these may be true. 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