This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the comma belong?I saw the small striped zebra at the zoo. A) Between "the" and "small". B) Between"the" and "zoo". C) Before "zebra". D) Between "small" and "striped". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between "small" and "striped". 2. "Let me help, " suggested Parker. I'll take you to it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. True or False:In dialogue, if a quoted sentence ends with a question mark, the following dialogue tag should start with a lowercase letter. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is an indirect quotation? A) Repeating the author's exact words. B) A summary of what the text has said without using the exact words. C) Using smaller quotation marks to quote the text. D) When you are telling someone about the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A summary of what the text has said without using the exact words. 5. How should the following sentence be punctuated? "Let's go to the park" suggested Tom "before it gets dark." A) "Let's go to the park, " suggested Tom, "before it gets dark.". B) "Let's go to the park, " suggested Tom "before it gets dark.". C) "Let's go to the park" suggested Tom, "before it gets dark.". D) "Let's go to the park" suggested Tom "before it gets dark.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Let's go to the park, " suggested Tom, "before it gets dark.". 6. What is the correct way to quote a statement? A) Use quotation marks around the exact words spoken or written by someone. B) Summarize the main idea of the statement. C) Paraphrase the statement in your own words. D) Use italics to emphasize the statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use quotation marks around the exact words spoken or written by someone. 7. Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly for a title? A) I just finished reading "The Great Gatsby" . B) I just finished reading, "The Great Gatsby.". C) I just finished reading The Great Gatsby. D) I just finished reading "The Great Gatsby.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I just finished reading "The Great Gatsby.". 8. Is this sentence written correctly? "I have some, " said Julie "They're in mybackpack." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Look at the description in parenthesis. Choose the correct format.A Star is Born (movie) A) Italics or underlining. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics or underlining. 10. When should you use quotation marks in dialogue? A) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. B) To indicate the speaker's thoughts. C) To show the beginning and end of a sentence. D) To emphasize the importance of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. 11. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation with an action beat instead of a dialogue tag? A) "I'm not sure about this, ", he looked down at his shoes. B) "I'm not sure about this." He looked down at his shoes. C) "I'm not sure about this, " he looked down at his shoes. D) "I'm not sure about this" he looked down at his shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'm not sure about this." He looked down at his shoes. 12. "Do you want to play outside with me?" my sister asked.What is the dialogue in this sentence? A) "Do you want to play outside with me?". B) My sister asked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Do you want to play outside with me?". 13. True or False:You should always capitalize the first word in a complete sentence inside quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The Courier Journal (Newspaper) A) The Courier Journal. B) "The Courier Journal". C) The Courier Journal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Courier Journal. 15. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and a comma? A) 'I can't believe it' she said. B) I can't believe it, she said. C) 'I can't believe it, ' she said. D) I can't believe it, ' she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I can't believe it, ' she said. 16. The first word in a quotation should always be ..... A) Said. B) Lower case. C) Capitalized. D) A person's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalized. 17. What do quotation marks indicate in a sentence? A) The exact words spoken by someone. B) A question being asked. C) A list of items. D) The beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The exact words spoken by someone. 18. "What's that? he demanded. "What's Fern got?" . Correct the sentence. A) What's that?" he demanded. "What's Fern got?. B) "What's that? he demanded. "What's Fern got?. C) "What's that?" he demanded. "What's Fern got?" . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "What's that?" he demanded. "What's Fern got?" . 19. What are quotation marks used for in dialogue? A) To separate different speakers in a conversation. B) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. C) To highlight important words or phrases. D) To indicate the thoughts of a character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. 20. Complete the sentence with appropriate punctuation: "Can you believe it" John asked, "We won the game!" A) "Can you believe it, " John asked, "We won the game!". B) "Can you believe it, " John asked, "we won the game!". C) "Can you believe it?" John asked, "we won the game!". D) "Can you believe it?" John asked, "We won the game!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Can you believe it?" John asked, "We won the game!". 21. Look at the description in parenthesis. Choose the correct format.What Makes You Beautiful (song) A) Italics or underlining. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 22. Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?" ? A) No error. B) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?". C) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?" ?. D) Did he ask you first, May I have permission to leave now?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?". 23. Which choice shows an address that contains proper punctuation? A) 525 Earle Lane, Redondo Beach, California, 90278. B) 525 Earle Lane, Redondo Beach California, 90278. C) 525 Earle Lane, Redondo Beach, California 90278. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 525 Earle Lane, Redondo Beach, California, 90278. 24. Choose the sentence that uses the correct format of titles.A. We watched The Wizard of Oz on television.B. We watched "The Wizard of Oz" on television. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 25. What is an example of a correctly punctuated quote? A) "I love reading, " she said. B) "I love reading" she said. C) "I enjoy writing, " he stated. D) "She said, I love reading.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I love reading, " she said. 26. Combine these sentences:Jack skipped to school.Alex skipped to school. A) Jack and Alex skipped to school. B) Jack and Alex really like school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack and Alex skipped to school. 27. Complete the sentence: "I can't find my keys!" ..... Sarah, looking frustrated. A) Cries. B) Cry. C) Cried. D) Crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cried. 28. Which option correctly punctuates two sentences spoken by the same person? A) "Let's go to the park it looks like fun!" said Chloe. B) "Let's go to the park!" "It looks like fun!" said Chloe. C) "Let's go to the park. It looks like fun!" said Chloe. D) "Let's go to the park, it looks like fun, " said Chloe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Let's go to the park. It looks like fun!" said Chloe. 29. I dont want to eat vegetables screamed the little boy A) "I don't want to eat vegetables!" screamed the little boy. B) "I don't want to eat vegetables, " screamed the little boy. C) I don't want to eat vegetables, screamed the little boy. D) I don't want to eat vegetables, " screamed the little boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I don't want to eat vegetables!" screamed the little boy. 30. What is the primary purpose of using quotation marks in direct speech? A) To indicate spoken words. B) To separate sentences. C) To highlight important text. D) To show excitement. 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