This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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.". 4. When do you not use quotation marks? A) When paraphrasing ideas or summaries. B) When quoting someone directly. C) When using common knowledge. D) When writing a title of a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When paraphrasing ideas or summaries. 5. 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. 6. 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: D) "Don't forget your jacket, " Mom reminded me. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Complete the sentence:'It's amazing, ' she said, ' ..... the stars look so bright tonight.' A) Which. B) That. C) How. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Where does a comma belong in the following sentence:"It's very cold out today '' said Paul. A) After said. B) Before cold. C) After today. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After today. 14. 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: D) ' '. 15. 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?". 16. 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. 17. 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: D) The teacher said, "Remember to do your homework.". 18. 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. 19. 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: B) "Let's ask, " she added, "if we can write the paper about a song we like.". 20. 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. 21. 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.". 22. 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. 23. Which isn't true about indirect quotations? A) You don't need quotation marks for this type of quotation. B) Rephrasing another person's words-not a person's exact words. C) You need to put quotation marks. D) Writers struggle whether or not to use them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You need to put quotation marks. 24. 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?!". 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. Complete the sentence: "This is my favorite song, " ..... Sara with a smile. A) Said. B) Sings. C) Sings. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 29. 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. 30. In the sentence, 'I can't believe you said that, ' where should the comma be placed? A) After 'said'. B) After 'believe'. C) Before 'can't'. D) After 'that'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After 'believe'. ← 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