This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with correct punctuation:'What time is the game' asked Tom. A) 'What time is the game', asked Tom. B) 'What time is the game.' asked Tom. C) 'What time is the game?' asked Tom. D) 'What time is the game, ' asked Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'What time is the game?' asked Tom. 2. Complete the sentence:'I can't believe you said ..... , ' she exclaimed. A) This. B) Those. C) That. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 3. What is missing from the following sentence: "Please pass the salt said my brother. A) A capital S on salt. B) A comma. C) A pair of quotation marks. D) Nothing. The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 4. What are quotation marks? A) Characters used to separate different sections of a text. B) Punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone. C) Symbols used to denote a pause in writing. D) Marks used to highlight important text in a document. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone. 5. What punctuation mark is missing in this piece of evidence?The text says, Work hard in school! A) Comma. B) Question Mark. C) Quotation Marks. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation Marks. 6. When should you use commas in dialogue? A) Use commas to separate dialogue from the narrative text. B) Use commas to separate the spoken words from the dialogue tag, e.g., "I'm here, " he said. C) Use commas to separate different speakers in a conversation. D) Use commas to indicate pauses in the dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use commas to separate the spoken words from the dialogue tag, e.g., "I'm here, " he said. 7. Quotation Marks come in a pair. 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 quotation marks correctly for emphasis. A) He said it was "urgent" to finish the project. B) He said it was urgent" to finish the project. C) He said it was "urgent to finish the project. D) He said it was urgent to finish the project.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said it was "urgent" to finish the project. 9. What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?My brother asked, Will you help me with this? A) Add Quotation. B) No Change. C) Add Comma. D) Remove Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add Quotation. 10. Is the direct quotation written correctly?"Can we get more cookies, " asked Joey. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. Which sentence uses quotation marks and capitalization correctly? A) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " said John. B) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " said john. C) "I can't believe it's already friday, " said John. D) "I can't believe its already Friday, " said John. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " said John. 12. Is this sentence written correctly?He traveled on January 12 2010. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Identify the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks for a character speaking to themselves. A) "What was I thinking?" He muttered to himself. B) "What was I thinking", he muttered to himself. C) What was I thinking? he muttered to himself. D) "What was I thinking?" he muttered to himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "What was I thinking?" he muttered to himself. 14. Which sentence correctly shows that Marco is speaking? A) Marco said, I'm going to the library. B) Marco said "I'm going to the library" . C) "Marco said, I'm going to the library.". D) Marco said, "I'm going to the library.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marco said, "I'm going to the library.". 15. Where should quotation marks be placed in the following sentence? Come with me he suggested it will be fun. A) "Come with me, " he suggested. "It will be fun.". B) Come with me, he suggested. "It will be fun.". C) "Come with me, he suggested. It will be fun.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Come with me, " he suggested. "It will be fun.". 16. What is the correct way to write this quotation? Miles shouted lets go outside! A) "Miles shouted, let's go outside!". B) Miles shouted, "Let's go outside!". C) Miles shouted "let's go outside!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miles shouted, "Let's go outside!". 17. The Long Distance Dissonance (TV Episode) A) The Long Distance Dissonance. B) "The Long Distance Dissonance". C) The Long Distance Dissonance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Long Distance Dissonance". 18. True or False:Exclamation points are always placed inside quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Yokum Abner writes that, "Most workplaces don't have that many parties, " so academics are more important to consider than partying when selecting a college (33). Is this in text citation correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. Where should the quotation marks be placed in this sentence? I can't believe it, she exclaimed. A) I can't believe it, " she exclaimed. B) "I can't believe it she exclaimed. C) "I can't believe it, " she exclaimed. D) I can't believe it, she exclaimed.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I can't believe it, " she exclaimed. 21. Which of the following sentences correctly uses quotation marks for dialogue? A) Sarah said, I'm going to the store. B) Sarah said "I'm going to the store" . C) Sarah said, "I'm going to the store.". D) "Sarah said, I'm going to the store.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah said, "I'm going to the store.". 22. Why is it important to use quotation marks accurately in writing? A) To clarify the meaning and avoid confusion. B) To make the writing look more interesting. C) To show off your knowledge of punctuation rules. D) To take up more space on the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clarify the meaning and avoid confusion. 23. Is this sentence written correctly? "Is Ben coming to the party" asked Abby? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 24. How do you quote a sentence that ends with a question mark? A) Example:She asked, "Are you coming to the party?". B) Example:She said, "Are you coming to the party!". C) Example:She asked, "Are you coming to the party". D) Example:She asked, "Are you coming to the party?" and left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example:She asked, "Are you coming to the party?". 25. "I have some, " said Julie "They're in my backpack." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas? A) We are excited to eat green beans, pumpkin pie, and cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving. B) We are excited to eat green beans, pumpkin pie, and cranberry sauce, this Thanksgiving. C) We are excited to eat green beans pumpkin pie, and cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are excited to eat green beans, pumpkin pie, and cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving. 27. Which of the following is NOT a way to introduce a quote? A) Verb + comma. B) Using "that". C) Sentence + Colon. D) Noun + Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun + Comma. 28. Complete the sentence:'Do you think we should leave now?' ..... asked nervously. A) Her. B) Her. C) She. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 29. Is the sentence correct? True or False?The deputy told the sheriff, "A stranger wearing a black hat just rode into town." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. What is the root word of happened A) Happy. B) Happen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happen. ← 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