This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 11 (53 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?"Why was I not informed of this?" Jasmine asked the social worker. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. How should you punctuate a sentence that includes a direct quote and ends with a question mark? A) Before the quotation marks. B) Inside the quotation marks. C) After the quotation marks. D) Outside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inside the quotation marks. 3. I love Ice cream said the doctorWhat would be the best way to correct the sentence? A) "I love ice cream, " said the doctor. B) I love ice cream said the doctor. C) "I love ice cream said the doctor.". D) I love ice cream said the doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I love ice cream, " said the doctor. 4. Find the verb:Dad drives a truck. A) Drives. B) Truck. C) A. D) Dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drives. 5. Expand this sentence:My friend baked a cake. A) My friend Jacob baked a delicious carrot cake. B) My friend ate a cake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend Jacob baked a delicious carrot cake. 6. True or False:If a sentence ends with a quoted question, the question mark should be placed outside the quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. How do you indicate a quote that is interrupted? A) Use quotation marks around the entire quote and place punctuation inside: "I think, '' she said, "that we should go.". B) Place the punctuation outside the quotation marks: "I think, " she said, "that we should go.". C) Use a semicolon to separate the quote: "I think;" she said, "that we should go.". D) Omit the punctuation and just use quotation marks: "I think she said that we should go.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use quotation marks around the entire quote and place punctuation inside: "I think, '' she said, "that we should go.". 8. When do you not use quotation marks? A) When writing a title of a book. B) When using common knowledge. C) When quoting someone directly. D) When paraphrasing ideas or summaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When paraphrasing ideas or summaries. 9. Quotation marks always come in pairs (2 sets) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is the CORRECT way to write the sentence below as a direct quotation?Don't forget your jacket mom reminded me. A) "Don't forge your jacket mom reminded me.". B) "Don't forget your jacket" Mom reminded me. C) "Don't forget your jacket, " Mom reminded me. D) "Don't forget your jacket, Mom reminded me.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Don't forget your jacket, " Mom reminded me. 11. Is this sentence written correctly? "I worked hard on it, " said Laurie. "It took mean hour to do it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Is this sentence written correctly? "Where is your backpack?" asked Laurie. "Idon't see it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. You should always capitalize the first word of a quote, regardless of its position in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Complete the sentence:'It's amazing, ' she said, ' ..... the stars look so bright tonight.' A) Which. B) How. C) That. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How. 15. True or False:Quotation marks should be used when directly quoting someone else's words in writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Where should the quotation marks be placed in this sentence? No, I do not want to go to school! she screamed. A) No, "I do not want to go to school! She screamed.". B) "No, I do not want to go to school!" she screamed. C) "No, I do not want to go to school! she screamed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "No, I do not want to go to school!" she screamed. 17. Complete the sentence with the correct quotation marks:The teacher explained, "Then Marcus shouted, ..... I found it! ..... " A) '' ''. B) '' ''. C) ' '. D) "' '". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ' '. 18. Where do the quotation marks go?Abe asked, What's your brother's name? A) Abe asked, "What's your brother's name" ?. B) "Abe asked, " What's your brother's name?. C) Abe asked, "What's your brother's name?". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abe asked, "What's your brother's name?". 19. True or False:Commas always go outside quotation marks in dialogue. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly formats the quote with proper punctuation. A) The teacher said "Remember to do your homework" . B) The teacher said, "Remember to do your homework.". C) The teacher said, Remember to do your homework. D) "The teacher said, Remember to do your homework.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher said, "Remember to do your homework.". 21. True or False:When a speaker is interrupted in dialogue, a comma is used after the first part of the quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Choose the correct use of quotation marks for this sentence:Let's ask, she added, if we can write the paper about a song we like. A) "Let's ask, " she added, "if we can write the paper about a song we like.". B) "Let's ask", she added", if we can write the paper about a song we like.". C) Let's ask, she added, if we can write the paper about a song we like. D) "Let's ask, she added, if we can write the paper about a song we like.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Let's ask, " she added, "if we can write the paper about a song we like.". 23. You need to use Italics when ..... A) Artwork. B) Foreign Words. C) Plays/stage shows. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 24. Where should the quotation marks go?Lily said, Let's go to the park after school. A) Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school.". B) "Lily said, " Let's go to the park after school. C) Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school" . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lily said, "Let's go to the park after school.". 25. True or False:The following sentence is punctuated correctly. Did you just ask, "What time is it?" ? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which isn't true about indirect quotations? A) Writers struggle whether or not to use them. B) You need to put quotation marks. C) You don't need quotation marks for this type of quotation. D) Rephrasing another person's words-not a person's exact words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You need to put quotation marks. 27. Pick the sentence that uses the correct quotation and punctuation. A) Ella was scared that, "she would not be home.". B) Bella said that "she wanted to buy a new bike.". C) Alice cried, "But what about the candy?!". D) Charlotte said "don't be late!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alice cried, "But what about the candy?!". 28. What change should be made in the sentence below?Where did you put your glasses?" asked Dad. A) Take out the period (.) at the end of the sentence. B) Change Where to where. C) Put a quotation mark (") in front of Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put a quotation mark (") in front of Where. 29. Look at the description in parenthesis. Choose the correct format.The Story of an Hour (short story) A) Italics or underlining. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 30. The sentence:I've never heard the song "Blowin' in the Wind" before. Is a quotation mark? A) Yes. B) Nou. C) I dont know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 31. Complete the sentence: "This is my favorite song, " ..... Sara with a smile. A) Sings. B) Said. C) Said. D) Sings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 32. Identify the error in the sentence below. Brad asked, "What movie would you like to watch" ? A) The word what should not be capitalized. B) The question mark should be inside the quotation marks. C) There should not be a comma after asked. D) There should be a period after asked and not a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The question mark should be inside the quotation marks. 33. In the sentence, 'I can't believe you said that, ' where should the comma be placed? A) After 'said'. B) After 'that'. C) Before 'can't'. D) After 'believe'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After 'believe'. 34. How should this sentence be written with quotation marks? Please put away your books the teacher said. A) "Please put away your books" the teacher said. B) "Please put away your books." the teacher said. C) "Please put away your books, " the teacher said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Please put away your books, " the teacher said. 35. Look at the description in parenthesis. Choose the correct format.The Importance of Family Ties (essay) A) Italics or underlining. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 36. The author Charles Dickens was born in england on February 7, 1812. A) England on february. B) England on February. C) England on february. D) Correct as it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England on February. 37. TRUE or FALSE.Use italics for the title of the movies. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Complete the sentence: "I'm not sure, " ..... , "if we have enough time to finish the project." A) She said. B) She said,. C) She said,. D) She said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said. 39. Identify the error in the following evidence:In the text, it says, The new Ellis Island processing center was officially opened on January 1. A) Ellis Island should not be capitalized. B) There are no quotation marks around the evidence copied from the passage. C) There should not be a period at the end of the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are no quotation marks around the evidence copied from the passage. 40. Choose the sentence that correctly separates dialogue:A) 'What time is it?' she asked.B) 'What time is it, she asked.' C) 'What time is it?' She asked. D) 'what time is it?' she asked. A) 'What time is it?' She asked. B) 'What time is it?' she asked. C) 'what time is it?' she asked. D) 'What time is it, she asked.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'What time is it?' she asked. 41. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for shouted dialogue without a dialogue tag? A) "Watch out"!. B) "Watch out" . C) "Watch out!". D) Watch out!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Watch out!". 42. Where should the comma be placed?"I hit the ball" said Abby. A) Between ball and said. B) Between said and Abby. C) Between hit and the. D) Between I and hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between ball and said. 43. True or False:If a character in your story says the title of a song, you should put the song title in single quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. "Where is your backpack?" asked Laurie. "I don't see it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 45. What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? "Do you know where my keys are" asked Sarah. A) "Do you know where my keys are, " asked Sarah. B) "Do you know where my keys are?" asked Sarah. C) "Do you know where my keys are." asked Sarah. D) "Do you know where my keys are?" Asked Sarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Do you know where my keys are?" asked Sarah. 46. Imagine you're at a lively dinner party with Aria, Luna, and Benjamin. Suddenly, Luna turns to you and says:Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks for direct speech. A) "Will you be joining us for dinner?" she asked. B) "Will you be joining us for dinner? she asked.". C) Will you be joining us for dinner?" she asked. D) "Will you be joining us for dinner she asked?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Will you be joining us for dinner?" she asked. 47. Complete the sentence: "It's raining again, " ..... noted with a sigh. A) He. B) He. C) Him. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 48. What punctuation goes inside quotation marks when quoting a question? A) A period should be placed inside the quotation marks. B) A comma should be placed outside the quotation marks. C) A question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a question. D) An exclamation mark should always be used instead of a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a question. 49. "Thank you, Parker, " exclaimed Laurie. "I really appreciate it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 50. Where do the quotation marks go?I love sardine cake! Peter yelled. A) I love "sardine cake! Peter yelled.". B) I love sardine "cake!" Peter yelled. C) "I love sardine cake!" Peter yelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I love sardine cake!" Peter yelled. 51. Complete the sentence:'Watch out!' ..... the coach as the ball flew towards the players. A) Shouted. B) Shouting. C) Shout. D) Shouts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouted. 52. True or False:When writing a story with a conversation, you should start a new paragraph each time a different character speaks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. True or False:Nicknames are Quoted in between the first and last name. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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