This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence below where quotation marks are used correctly. A) Brady cheered, Go Patriots!". B) Brady cheered, "Go Patriots!". C) "Brady cheered, Go Patriots!". D) Brady cheered, "Go Patriots!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brady cheered, "Go Patriots!". 2. What change should be made in the sentence below?Mom said, "eat an apple for snack." A) Change eat to Eat. B) Change the period (.) to a question mark (?). C) Move the period (.) after the second quotation mark ("). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change eat to Eat. 3. "I can, " assured Parker. "The teacher will love it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. Madame Butterfly (Opera) A) Madame Butterfly. B) Madame Butterfly. C) "Madame Butterfly". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madame Butterfly. 5. Abigail, Anika, and Isla are planning a surprise breakfast for their teacher. They made a shopping list. Select the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series to list what they need to buy. A) We need to buy eggs milk, and bread. B) We need to buy eggs, milk and bread. C) We need to buy eggs, milk, and bread. D) We need to buy eggs milk and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We need to buy eggs, milk, and bread. 6. What change should be made in the sentence below?Sally yelled "Our team won the game!" A) Put a comma (, ) after yelled. B) Change Our to our. C) Move the exclamation point (!) after the quotation marks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put a comma (, ) after yelled. 7. "It looks great" exclaimed Parker. "You should make more." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 8. If your QUOTE is at the end ..... which of the following is correctly punctuated? A) Will complained, "Why do we have to get a 100?". B) Will complained! "Why do we have to get a 100, ". C) Will complained "Why do we have to get a 100". D) Will yelled. "Why do we have to get a 100.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will complained, "Why do we have to get a 100?". 9. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly for a quote at the end of a sentence? A) She whispered, "It's a secret" . B) She whispered "It's a secret.". C) She whispered, "It's a secret.". D) She whispered "It's a secret" . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She whispered, "It's a secret.". 10. The Tell Tale Heart (Short Story) A) The Tell Tale Heart. B) "The Tell Tale Heart". C) The Tell Take Heart. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Tell Tale Heart". 11. How can you identify a dialogue in a narrative? A) Check for italicized text that indicates thoughts. B) Look for quotation marks that enclose spoken words, often accompanied by a dialogue tag. C) Observe the use of exclamation marks to denote excitement. D) Identify the characters' names at the beginning of each paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for quotation marks that enclose spoken words, often accompanied by a dialogue tag. 12. Are quotation marks and punctuation correct?Tina replied, I have all of my homework done. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. True or False:Exclamation points should always be placed outside quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. How can direct quotes help support your arguments in an essay? A) Direct quotes can confuse the reader and weaken the argument. B) Direct quotes can support arguments in an essay by providing evidence and credibility. C) Direct quotes are not relevant in supporting arguments in an essay. D) Direct quotes can be omitted as they add unnecessary length to the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct quotes can support arguments in an essay by providing evidence and credibility. 15. Identify the dialog tag in the sentence below:Roger said, "I love playing tennis!" A) I love playing. B) Roger said. C) Playing tennis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roger said. 16. When quoting someone, where should the comma be placed in relation to the quotation marks? A) After the quotation marks. B) Before the quotation marks. C) Outside the quotation marks. D) Inside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inside the quotation marks. 17. Choose the sentence that uses the quotation marks correctly: A) Melanie said, "Can we go outside?". B) Melanie said, "Can we go outside" ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melanie said, "Can we go outside?". 18. What is another way to think of textual evidence? A) A word-for-word quote from the article. B) My paraphrased version of the article. C) An answer to the question. D) My opinion of the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word-for-word quote from the article. 19. Complete the sentence: "Can you believe it, " he asked, " ..... we're finally going to the concert?" A) Who. B) That. C) Which. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 20. Complete the sentence:'When is the concert?' ..... Mark eagerly. A) Ask. B) Asks. C) Asked. D) Asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked. 21. Which sentence correctly punctuates the multi-sentence dialogue from a single speaker? A) "Let's get pizza, I'm starving, " said Jamal. B) "Let's get pizza" said Jamal, "I'm starving.". C) "Let's get pizza, " "I'm starving, " said Jamal. D) "Let's get pizza. I'm starving, " said Jamal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Let's get pizza. I'm starving, " said Jamal. 22. Which sentence shows correct punctuation for interrupted dialogue? A) "I think, she hesitated, that we should wait.". B) "I think, "she hesitated, "that we should wait.". C) "I think, " she hesitated "that we should wait.". D) "I think, " she hesitated, "that we should wait.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I think, " she hesitated, "that we should wait.". 23. True or False:A question mark should always be placed outside the quotation marks if the entire sentence is a question. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Look at the description in parenthesis. Choose the correct format.Holes (book) A) Italics or underlining. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics or underlining. 25. "Do you have any markers" asked Laurie. "I want to color." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. Are quotation marks and punctuation correct?Tina begged, "Can I just watch one episode" A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 27. Select the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks. A) He said, "Meet me at noon.". B) "He said, 'Meet me at noon." '. C) He said, 'Meet me at noon.'. D) "He said, 'Meet me at noon'.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "He said, 'Meet me at noon." '. 28. Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks incorrectly? A) 'Let's go', he said. B) 'Where are you going?' she asked. C) 'It's a beautiful day, ' he exclaimed. D) 'I love reading, ' she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Let's go', he said. 29. Is the direct quotation written correctly?"It cost £5.00 a jar, " Bert answered. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 30. Which of these sentences has the quotation marks in the correct place. A) "I love to eat sardines!" Peter yelled. B) "I love to eat sardines, " Peter yelled. C) I love to eat sardines Peter yelled. D) "I love to eat sardines"! Peter yelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I love to eat sardines!" Peter yelled. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesQuotation Marks Quiz 1Quotation Marks Quiz 2Quotation Marks Quiz 3Quotation Marks Quiz 4Quotation Marks Quiz 5Quotation Marks Quiz 6Quotation Marks Quiz 7Quotation Marks Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books