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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence: "Let's meet at the park, " ..... John. A) Suggests. B) Suggested. C) Suggesting. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suggested. 2. Choose the sentence with correct quotation marks. A) "He said he'd bring snacks, " said Jane. B) He said he'd bring snacks. "Jane said, ". C) "He said he'd bring snacks." said Jane. D) "He said he'd bring snacks?" said Jane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "He said he'd bring snacks, " said Jane. 3. We use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the exact words the character or person says. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. While in class today, Miracle said, "When will we go outside?" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 5. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and commas? A) 'I can't wait to see the movie' she said. B) 'I can't wait to see the movie' she said,. C) 'I can't wait to see the movie, ' she said. D) 'I can't wait to see the movie, ' she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I can't wait to see the movie, ' she said. 6. What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?Polly shouted, "i want a cracker!" A) Make no change. B) Change "cracker" to "Cracker". C) Change "want" to "Want". D) Change "i" to "I". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change "i" to "I". 7. True or False:An exclamation mark can be used inside quotation marks to show excitement in dialogue. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Select the sentence that uses commas and quotation marks correctly. A) I need to do my homework, "said Aiden.". B) "I need to do my homework, " said Aiden. C) "I need to do my homework, said Aiden.". D) "I need to do my homework" said Aiden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I need to do my homework, " said Aiden. 9. TRUE or FALSE:You can always just drop a quote into your writing. You don't always have to explain why it is there! A) TRUE!!!!. B) FALSE!!!!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE!!!!. 10. Is this correct?The text says, "Doing your homework is important. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. What does it mean to quote directly from the text? A) Repeating the exact words from the text without changes. B) Paraphrasing the text in your own words. C) Summarizing the main idea of the text. D) Ignoring the text completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeating the exact words from the text without changes. 12. TRUE or FALSE.Newspaper articles and magazine articles are in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. "According to the video on Kids National Geographic, " banana slugs secrete slime. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 14. Quotation marks, often represented as '' '' or ' ', are punctuation symbols used in writing to enclose and highlight direct speech, quoted text, or titles of shorter works like articles or chapters. They serve to set off this content from the surrounding text, indicating it should be read as a distinct element. is that right? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. In the sentence, 'Do you want to go to the movies?' she asked, where should the question mark be placed? A) After the word 'go'. B) After the word 'want'. C) Before the word 'to'. D) After the word 'movies'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the word 'movies'. 16. "Did Ben say, 'I will come to the dance if you play my requests'?" asked Abby. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. How should you punctuate dialogue with quotation marks? A) With quotation marks at the beginning and end of the spoken words. B) With quotation marks only at the beginning of the spoken words. C) With quotation marks at the beginning and end of the entire sentence. D) With quotation marks only at the end of the spoken words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With quotation marks at the beginning and end of the spoken words. 18. Complete the sentence: "This is the best book I've ever read!" ..... exclaimed. A) He. B) His. C) He. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 19. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for indirect dialogue? A) He said, "that he would be there soon.". B) He said that he would "be there soon.". C) "He said that he would be there soon.". D) He said that he would be there soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he would be there soon. 20. Complete the sentence: "Wow, that's amazing!" ..... the young boy. A) Exclaimed. B) Says. C) Exclaimed. D) Says. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclaimed. 21. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation for the short story title:For homework, we have to read ..... The Lottery ..... by Shirley Jackson. A) . B) '' ''. C) . D) ' '. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '' ''. 22. Imagine Scarlett was writing a story about her adventure last weekend. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for Scarlett's direct speech? A) Scarlett exclaimed, "I can't believe it's already Friday!. B) Scarlett exclaimed "I can't believe it's already Friday!". C) Scarlett exclaimed, "I can't believe it's already Friday!". D) Scarlett exclaimed, I can't believe it's already Friday!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarlett exclaimed, "I can't believe it's already Friday!". 23. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence? "Can I help you" she asked. A) "Can I help you?" she asked. B) "Can I help you?" She asked. C) "Can I help you, " she asked. D) "Can I help you, " She asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Can I help you?" she asked. 24. Identify the error in the sentence below.Hoang asked, "What do you want for your birthday" ? A) There should not be a comma after asked. B) The word What should not be capitalized. C) The question mark should go inside the quotation marks. D) There should be a period instead of a comma after asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The question mark should go inside the quotation marks. 25. Is this sentence punctuated correctly? "Put your books here, " he went on to say. "I'm sure they will be fine!" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly punctuates the dialogue tag. A) "Can we go to the park, " asked Tim. B) "Can we go to the park" ? asked Tim. C) "Can we go to the park?" Asked Tim. D) "Can we go to the park?" asked Tim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Can we go to the park?" asked Tim. 27. Which sentence is punctuated correctly for dialogue? A) 'I can't believe it', he said. B) Lisa asked, 'What time is the party?'. C) 'She said she was coming over later', Mark explained. D) He replied, 'No, I don't want to go.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lisa asked, 'What time is the party?'. 28. Are quotation marks and punctuation correct? "Can we make popcorn?" Jonah asked. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. What are the symbols for quotation marks? A) ' (single) and ' (backtick). B) '' (double) and ' (single). C) ' (single) and '' (double). D) '' (double) and # (hash). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '' (double) and ' (single). 30. Is the direct quotation written correctly?"I had the best game ever!" Bert, bragged. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← 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