This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:'Do you know, ' she inquired, ' ..... time the movie starts?' A) Where. B) Which. C) What. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 2. Choose the option that correctly punctuates a statement followed by a dialogue tag. A) "I'm not sure." He admitted. B) "I'm not sure, " he admitted. C) "I'm not sure, " He admitted. D) "I'm not sure" he admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'm not sure, " he admitted. 3. What is the difference between using straight quotation marks and curly quotation marks? A) The difference is in their functionality. B) The difference is in their pronunciation. C) The difference is in their color. D) The difference is in their appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The difference is in their appearance. 4. What type of punctuation mark is this:, A) Quotation Mark. B) Comma. C) Question Mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 5. Where should quotation marks be added to the sentence below? I love horseback riding, Georgia said. A) Before I and after said. B) Before I and after riding. C) Before Georgia and after said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before I and after riding. 6. Back on This Side of the Door (Chapter in a Book) A) "Back on This Side of the Door". B) Back on This Side of the Door. C) Back on This Side of the Door. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Back on This Side of the Door". 7. Complete the sentence: "Watch out for the car!" ..... , as he pulled her back to the sidewalk. A) He yelled,. B) Yelled he,. C) He yelled. D) Yelled he. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He yelled,. 8. What do you do if a quote ends with a question mark? A) You can omit the question mark entirely. B) The question mark goes inside the quotation marks if it is part of the quote. C) The question mark should be placed outside the quotation marks. D) Always replace the question mark with a period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The question mark goes inside the quotation marks if it is part of the quote. 9. How can you edit this quotation?She asked did anyone pass the test? A) She asked "Did anyone pass the test?". B) She asked "Did anyone pass the test" ?. C) She asked, "did anyone pass the test?". D) She asked, "Did anyone pass the test?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked, "Did anyone pass the test?". 10. Which of the following quotes has been introduced properly? A) Meg screams at Charles Wallace, "I love you!" (197). B) Meg screams at Charles Wallace I love you!. C) Meg screams at Charles Wallace, I love you" (197). D) Meg Screams at Charles Wallace. "I love you.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meg screams at Charles Wallace, "I love you!" (197). 11. What is the rule for punctuation with quotes in American English? A) In American English, commas and periods are placed inside the quotation marks. B) In American English, commas and periods are placed outside the quotation marks. C) In American English, only periods are placed inside the quotation marks. D) In American English, quotation marks are not used for punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In American English, commas and periods are placed inside the quotation marks. 12. Identify the error in this sentence:'It's so cold outside! she exclaimed.' A) Exclamation point should be outside the quotes. B) Quotation marks should be single. C) Missing a period before the closing quote. D) Missing capitalization of 'she'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Missing capitalization of 'she'. 13. Imagine Ethan is puzzled during a fun group study session. Which sentence correctly captures Ethan asking for help using quotation marks for direct speech? A) "Can you help me with my homework? Ethan asked curiously.". B) Can you help me with my homework?" Ethan asked with a puzzled look. C) "Can you help me with my homework?" Ethan asked eagerly. D) "Can you help me with my homework? He asked.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Can you help me with my homework?" Ethan asked eagerly. 14. True or False:When a quote is interrupted, a comma is used after the first part of the quote. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of dialogue punctuation? A) 'I can't wait for summer, ' she said excitedly. B) He said, 'Let's go swimming, ' and they left. C) 'Do you like ice cream?' she asked. D) 'It's too cold outside, ' complained Tim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Do you like ice cream?' she asked. 16. True or False:The following sentence is punctuated correctly:Was your dad serious when he said "no more video games for a week" ? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. True or False:Quotation marks are used to indicate someone's exact words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. "What" he asked "do you expect me to do?" A) "What" he asked, "do you expect me to do?". B) "What, " he asked, "do you expect me to do?". C) No error. D) "What, he asked "do you expect me to do?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "What, " he asked, "do you expect me to do?". 19. Which sentence correctly shows that someone is talking? A) My brother yelled, I'm hungry!. B) My brother told me he was hungry. C) "My brother is hungry, " he told me. D) My brother yelled, "I'm hungry!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother yelled, "I'm hungry!". 20. What is an example of a correctly punctuated dialogue? A) "I can't believe it!" she exclaim. B) "I cant believe it!" she exclaimed. C) "I can't believe it! she exclaimed.". D) "I can't believe it!" she exclaimed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I can't believe it!" she exclaimed. 21. "Wilbur, " replied Fern, dreamily." . Correct the sentence. A) "Wilbur, " replied Fern, dreamily. B) "Wilbur, " replied Fern, "dreamily. C) Wilbur, " replied Fern, dreamily. ''. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Wilbur, " replied Fern, dreamily. 22. What punctuation mark do you put around a speaker's exact words? A) Parentheses. B) Apostrophes. C) Quotation marks. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks. 23. What punctuation goes inside quotation marks when quoting a statement? A) A period should be placed inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a statement. B) A comma should be placed inside the quotation marks. C) A semicolon should be placed outside the quotation marks. D) An exclamation mark should always be placed inside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A period should be placed inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a statement. 24. Select which words should be capitalized in the following sentence:Soon aunt doris introduced everyone. A) Aunt. B) Everyone. C) Doris. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doris. 25. Is this sentence written correctly? "Add the eggs to the sauce, " said the TV chef, "blending them together." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 26. Which piece of textual evidence is written correctly?"June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2). A) Eric heard "June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2). B) Eric heard, "June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eric heard, "June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2). 27. Charles had to leave school and go to work soon he got a job with a newspaper in London. A) Work. Soon. B) Work? Soon. C) Work. soon. D) Correct as it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work. Soon. 28. Choose the sentence with correct quotation marks and punctuation. A) "Hello Jack. How are you today. asked Jill. B) Hello, "Jack, " How are you today?" asked Jill. C) "Hello Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill. D) Forget Jack and Jill and the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Hello Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill. 29. Expand this sentence:Jordan is excited. A) Jordan is sad. B) 8-year-old Jordan is excited for the book fair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8-year-old Jordan is excited for the book fair. 30. How do you format a quote that is interrupted by a dialogue tag? A) The quote should be written without any interruptions. B) The first part of the quote is followed by a comma and the dialogue tag, then the quote continues with the second part, all enclosed in quotation marks. C) The quote should be placed in italics to indicate the interruption. D) The dialogue tag should be placed before the quote without any punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first part of the quote is followed by a comma and the dialogue tag, then the quote continues with the second part, all enclosed in quotation marks. ← 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