This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TRUE or FALSE.Use quotation marks for emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. "Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens. A) Correct. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 3. Is this sentence punctuated correctly?Jonah hesitated, "No, you're not watching television tonight." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. How can you edit this quotation?Sam asked are you tired today? A) Sam asked "Are you tired today". B) Sam asked, "Are you tired today" ?. C) Sam asked "are you tired today?". D) Sam asked, "Are you tired today?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sam asked, "Are you tired today?". 5. Audrey wanted a puppy for her birthday. How do we make this a direct quotation? A) Audrey said that she really wanted a puppy for her birthday. B) "I really want a puppy for my birthday!" said Audrey. C) Audrey said ", I really want a puppy for my birthday!". D) Audrey said that "she really wants a puppy for her birthday.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I really want a puppy for my birthday!" said Audrey. 6. Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue? A) The father shouted "Go to bed!". B) The father shouted, "go to bed!". C) The father shouted, "Go to bed!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father shouted, "Go to bed!". 7. Choose the sentence that has commas and quotation marks in the correct places. A) "April Fools!" chuckled Mrs. Bendik. B) "April Fools! chuckled Mrs. Bendik.". C) April Fools! "chuckled" Mrs. Bendik. D) April Fools! "chuckled Mrs. Bendik.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "April Fools!" chuckled Mrs. Bendik. 8. What is the correct way to quote a statement that ends with an exclamation? A) Omit the exclamation mark entirely: "Watch out". B) Place the exclamation mark outside the quotation marks: "Watch out!"!. C) Place the exclamation mark inside the quotation marks: "Watch out!". D) Use a period instead of an exclamation mark: "Watch out.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place the exclamation mark inside the quotation marks: "Watch out!". 9. True or False:In American English, a period that ends a quoted sentence should be placed inside the closing quotation mark. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. No, " said her father. You watch and see what he does."Correct the sentence A) "No, said her father. "You watch and see what he does. B) "No, " said her father. "You watch and see what he does.". C) "No, " said her father. You watch and see what he does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "No, " said her father. "You watch and see what he does.". 11. Which word should be capitalized in the sentence below?My friend confessed, "we're planning a surprise party for you." A) We're. B) Confessed. C) You. D) Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 12. How do you format a quote within a quote? A) Use double quotation marks for the inner quote, e.g., "He said, "Hello!" .", "Use single quotation marks for the inner quote, e.g., "He said, 'Hello!" '. B) Use italics for the inner quote, e.g., "He said, Hello! ", "Use no special formatting for the inner quote, e.g., "He said, Hello!" . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use italics for the inner quote, e.g., "He said, Hello! ", "Use no special formatting for the inner quote, e.g., "He said, Hello!" . 13. Is this sentence punctuated correctly?Landon continued, "You can watch it with me." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Where do the quotation marks go?Wonderful! Pam replied, I'll see you at 8 p.m. then. A) Wonderful! "Pam replied, I'll see you at 8 p.m. then.". B) "Wonderful!" Pam replied, "I'll see you at 8 p.m. then.". C) Wonderful! "Pam replied, " I'll see you at 8 p.m. then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Wonderful!" Pam replied, "I'll see you at 8 p.m. then.". 15. Which option correctly uses punctuation for dialogue? A) 'It's raining outside.' said Mark. B) 'It's raining outside!' said Mark. C) 'It's raining outside', said Mark. D) 'It's raining outside?' said Mark. A) 'It's raining outside!' said Mark. B) 'It's raining outside', said Mark. C) 'It's raining outside.' said Mark. D) 'It's raining outside?' said Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'It's raining outside!' said Mark. 16. Choose the correct use of quotation marks in this sentence:Look at this souvenir from the attic! my grandmother exclaimed. A) Look at this souvenir from the attic! my grandmother exclaimed. B) "Look at this souvenir from the attic!" my grandmother exclaimed. C) Look at this souvenir from the attic!" my grandmother exclaimed. D) "Look at this souvenir from the attic! my grandmother exclaimed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Look at this souvenir from the attic!" my grandmother exclaimed. 17. Complete the sentence to correctly punctuate the question: "Did you finish your science project ..... " asked Mr. Chen. A) ?. B) ?,. C) ?!". D) ?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ?". 18. What is the difference between direct and indirect speech? A) Direct speech quotes the exact words spoken, while indirect speech paraphrases what was said without quotation marks. B) Direct speech uses quotation marks, while indirect speech does not. C) Direct speech is used in writing, while indirect speech is used in conversation. D) Direct speech paraphrases what was said, while indirect speech quotes the exact words spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech quotes the exact words spoken, while indirect speech paraphrases what was said without quotation marks. 19. Where should quotation marks be added to the sentence below?My family is the best, reported Mrs. Brown. A) Before my and after Brown. B) Before family and after Brown. C) Before my and after best. D) Before said and after Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before my and after best. 20. What is the dialogue tag in this sentence? Ahmed whispered quietly, "I am scared of snakes." A) Ahmed whispered. B) Ahmed whispered quietly. C) Ahmed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahmed whispered quietly. 21. Ellen ..... cultures built step pyramids." A) Said, Both. B) Said, "both. C) Said. "Both. D) Said, "Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said, "Both. 22. Is this sentence punctuated correctly?Tina begged, "Can I just watch one episode" A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 23. When quoting a question, where should the question mark be placed? A) Inside the quotation marks. B) Outside the quotation marks. C) Before the quotation marks. D) After the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the quotation marks. 24. What change should be made in the sentence below?"My favorite food is tacos", said Chad. A) Put the comma (, ) after said. B) Change the period (.) to a question mark (?). C) Put the comma (, ) inside the second quotation mark ("). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put the comma (, ) inside the second quotation mark ("). 25. Which of the following is spaced correctly? A) '' I never know if you'll like your presents, '' I said. B) "I never know if you'll like your presents, "I said. C) '' I never know if you'll like your presents", I said. D) "I never know if you'll like your presents, " I said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I never know if you'll like your presents, " I said. 26. Is the sentence correct? True or False?"Be careful warned the radio announcer, "Freezing rains have made the roads very icy." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate the dialogue? a) 'I'm not sure, ' she said. b) 'I'm not sure.' She said. A) 'I'm not sure, ' She said. B) 'I'm not sure.' She said. C) 'I'm not sure, ' she said. D) 'I'm not sure.' she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I'm not sure, ' she said. 28. I cant eat ice cream she explained i'm lactose intolerant A) "I can't eat ice cream, " she explained. "I'm lactose intolerant.". B) "I can't eat ice cream", she explained. "I'm lactose intolerant.". C) "I can't eat ice cream she explained. I'm lactose intolerant.". D) "i can't eat ice cream she explained" I'm lactose intolerant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I can't eat ice cream, " she explained. "I'm lactose intolerant.". 29. Choose the sentence that correctly punctuates a question within dialogue: A) "Do you want to go to the game." asked Tom?. B) "Do you want to go to the game?" asked Tom?. C) "Do you want to go to the game?" asked Tom. D) "Do you want to go to the game, " asked Tom?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Do you want to go to the game?" asked Tom. 30. What should you remember about quotation marks in titles? A) Use quotation marks for titles of short works like articles, poems, and songs. B) Use quotation marks for titles of long works like books and movies. C) Quotation marks are not needed for any titles. D) Always italicize titles instead of using quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use quotation marks for titles of short works like articles, poems, and songs. 31. How do you format a quote that is a question? A) Place the question mark inside the quotation marks if the quote itself is a question. B) Quotes that are questions should be italicized instead of using quotation marks. C) Place the question mark outside the quotation marks if the quote itself is a question. D) Always use a period at the end of the quote regardless of the punctuation in the quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place the question mark inside the quotation marks if the quote itself is a question. 32. Choose the correct use of quotation marks in this sentence:My grandparents enjoy old songs like Yesterday by the Beatles. A) My grandparents enjoy old songs like Yesterday by the Beatles. B) My grandparents enjoy old songs like Yesterday "by the Beatles.". C) "My grandparents enjoy old songs like Yesterday by the Beatles.". D) My grandparents enjoy old songs like "Yesterday" by the Beatles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My grandparents enjoy old songs like "Yesterday" by the Beatles. 33. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a period with an action beat instead of a comma with a dialogue tag. A) "I'll be right there." she put on her shoes. B) "I'll be right there, " She put on her shoes. C) "I'll be right there." She put on her shoes. D) "I'll be right there, " she put on her shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I'll be right there." She put on her shoes. 34. Is this sentence written correctly? "Thank you, Parker, " exclaimed Laurie. "Ireally appreciate it." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 35. Identify the sentence where the dialogue is incorrectly punctuated. A) "We should leave now!" she exclaimed. B) "We should leave now", she said. C) "We should leave now, " she said. D) "We should leave now." She said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "We should leave now", she said. 36. Where do the quotation marks go?Cool! Peter said, I can't wait! A) "Cool! Peter said, I can't wait!". B) Cool! "Peter said, " I can't wait!. C) "Cool!" Peter said, "I can't wait!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Cool!" Peter said, "I can't wait!". 37. The boy said, "Mr. Tucker asked me, 'Is that your dog?" ' A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 38. True or False:Quotation marks are only used for dialogue. A) True; they are only used for dialogue. B) False; they are also used for titles of short works and to indicate direct quotes. C) True; they are used for dialogue and nothing else. D) False; they are only used for titles of long works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False; they are also used for titles of short works and to indicate direct quotes. 39. Which sentence is written with correct capital letters and punctuation? A) Bob asked "What time is it?". B) Bob asked, "What time is it?". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bob asked, "What time is it?". 40. What do I include at the end of the quote/textual evidence? A) A period. B) Parenthesis. C) Citation. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citation. 41. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation? A) 'Let's go to the park', said John. B) 'Let's go to the park' said John. C) 'Let's go to the park, ' said John. D) 'Lets go to the park, ' said John. A) 'Let's go to the park, ' said John. B) 'Lets go to the park, ' said John. C) 'Let's go to the park' said John. D) 'Let's go to the park', said John. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Let's go to the park, ' said John. 42. Which time is written correctly? A) 404 a.m. B) 1:00 a.m. C) 33:0 p.m. D) 6:30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1:00 a.m. 43. Complete the sentence with the correctly punctuated title:We just finished reading the short story ..... in English class. A) The Tell-Tale Heart. B) "The Tell-Tale Heart". C) The Tell-Tale Heart. D) 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Tell-Tale Heart". 44. What is the correct way to capitalize in quotations? A) Capitalize only the first word of the quotation. B) Capitalize the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence. C) Capitalize every word in the quotation. D) Capitalize only the last word of the quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalize the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence. 45. Choose the correct punctuation for this dialogue: "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said. "This week flew by." A) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said, "this week flew by.". B) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said. "This week flew by.". C) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said. "this week flew by.". D) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said, "This week flew by.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said. "This week flew by.". 46. What is the best way to write the sentence?how was the zoo she asked? A) "How was the zoo, " she asked?. B) "How was the zoo?" she asked. C) How was the zoo, she asked?. D) How was the zoo she asked?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "How was the zoo?" she asked. 47. Which sentence correctly separates two pieces of dialogue? A) 'I love this song, ' said Amy 'It's my favorite.'. B) 'I love this song, ' said Amy; 'It's my favorite.'. C) 'I love this song, ' said Amy. 'It's my favorite.'. D) 'I love this song, ' said Amy, 'it's my favorite.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I love this song, ' said Amy. 'It's my favorite.'. 48. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?"Your meeting has been delayed today." Joshua told Hanifa. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Time for Kids (Magazine) A) Time for Kids. B) Time for Kids. C) "Time for Kids". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time for Kids. 50. What is not a quotation mark rule A) Capitalize the first letter of a direct quote when the quoted material is a complete sentence. B) Do not use a capital letter when the quoted material is a fragment or only a piece of the original material's complete sentence. C) Quotation marks always come in pairs. D) They are use to ask questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are use to ask questions. 51. What is the rule for punctuation when using quotation marks? A) Commas and periods go inside the quotation marks, while colons and semicolons go outside. B) All punctuation marks go inside the quotation marks. C) Only commas go inside the quotation marks, while periods go outside. D) Quotation marks are not used with punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas and periods go inside the quotation marks, while colons and semicolons go outside. 52. "What? said Wilbur. Say it slower!" Correct the sentence. A) "What?" said Wilbur. "Say it slower!". B) "What? said Wilbur. "Say it slower!. C) What?" said Wilbur. "Say it slower!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "What?" said Wilbur. "Say it slower!". 53. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly? "Wow, " exclaimed Mark, "this is amazing!" A) "Wow, " exclaimed Mark "this is amazing!". B) "Wow, " exclaimed Mark, "this is amazing!". C) "Wow" exclaimed Mark, "this is amazing!". D) "Wow, exclaimed Mark, this is amazing!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Wow, " exclaimed Mark, "this is amazing!". 54. "She called it her grotta ..... This treasure chamber contained the works of many of the great artists of the day."What does the word grotta mean? A) Fancy painting. B) Dugout hideway. C) Masterpiece. D) Cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cave. 55. True or False. The first word INSIDE of the quotation marks should be capitalized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Choose the correct use of quotation marks in this sentence:Which character in the novel kept repeating pieces of eight? A) "Which character in the novel" kept repeating pieces of eight?. B) Which character in the novel kept repeating pieces of eight?. C) Which character in the "novel" kept repeating pieces of eight?. D) Which character in the novel kept repeating "pieces of eight" ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which character in the novel kept repeating "pieces of eight" ?. 57. Rule 4-Full stops and commas should go where? A) Inside the speech marks. B) Outside the speech marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the speech marks. 58. How are single quotation marks used in American English? A) For quotes within other quotes. B) For dialogue and titles. C) For quotes from non-fiction sources. D) For quotes from fiction sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For quotes within other quotes. 59. Identify the error in the sentence below. "I got an A on the test", bragged Susie, "and extra credit." A) There should not be quotation marks after credit. B) The word and should be capitalized. C) The comma after test should be inside the quotation marks. D) There should not be a comma after Susie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The comma after test should be inside the quotation marks. 60. "Where did you find these delicious apples" asked Sarah. A) No Change. B) Add period after apples. C) Add question mark after apples. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add question mark after apples. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesQuotation Marks Quiz 1Quotation Marks Quiz 2Quotation Marks Quiz 4Quotation Marks Quiz 5Quotation Marks Quiz 6Quotation Marks Quiz 7Quotation Marks Quiz 8Quotation Marks Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books