This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks for dialogue with an action tag in the middle. A) "Let's go to the beach" he suggested, "before it gets too hot.". B) "Let's go to the beach, " he suggested. "Before it gets too hot.". C) "Let's go to the beach, " he suggested "before it gets too hot.". D) "Let's go to the beach, " he suggested, "before it gets too hot.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Let's go to the beach, " he suggested, "before it gets too hot.". 2. What's for Lunch? (Article) A) What's for Lunch. B) What's for Lunch. C) "What's for Lunch". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "What's for Lunch". 3. What punctuation mark is used to separate the dialogue from the rest of the sentence?a) Commab) Periodc) Question mark A) Exclamation mark. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 4. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks ( " ''). A) "Teacher Hunter said, " It is my car. B) Teacher "Hunter said" , it is my car. C) Teacher, Hunter "said, it is my car. D) Teacher Hunter said, "It is my car.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher Hunter said, "It is my car.". 5. Imagine Sophia is at the grocery store, making her way through the fruit aisle. She's picking out her favorites for a big fruit salad. Select the sentence that correctly uses commas to separate the items in her list, including the last two items. A) She bought apples, bananas, oranges and grapes. B) She bought apples bananas, oranges, and grapes. C) She bought apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes. D) She bought apples bananas oranges and grapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She bought apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes. 6. Complete the sentence: "Do you think, " he whispered, " ..... will win the game tonight?" A) They. B) They. C) We. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 7. Locate the sentence that places the opening and closing quotation marks correctly around the spoken words. A) Let's go to the park, said Ava" . B) "Let's go to the park, said Ava. C) Let's go to the park, " said Ava. D) "Let's go to the park, " said Ava. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Let's go to the park, " said Ava. 8. Choose the correct punctuation for this sentence: "I can't believe it's already Friday, " said Lisa. A) Friday, said Lisa.". B) Friday, " said Lisa.". C) Friday" said Lisa. D) Friday, " said Lisa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friday, " said Lisa. 9. Look at the description in parenthesis. Choose the correct format.Living in the City (magazine article) A) Italics or underlining. B) Quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 10. The sentence:single quotation marks Jenn wrote, ''Before I leave, I want to hear Seth say 'Never give up!' once more" is a quotation mark? A) Yes. B) No. C) I dont know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Where do the quotation marks go?Great! Peter said. I'll be expecting you around 8 p.m. A) "Great! Peter said." I'll be expecting you around 8 p.m. B) "Great!" Peter said. "I'll be expecting you around 8 p.m.". C) Great! Peter said. "I'll be expecting you around 8 p.m.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Great!" Peter said. "I'll be expecting you around 8 p.m.". 12. RMS Titanic (Ship) A) "RMS Titanic". B) RMS Titanic. C) RMS Titanic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RMS Titanic. 13. Choose the correct sentence using comma(s). A) Do you feel better Isabel, than you did yesterday?. B) Do you feel better, Isabel, than you did yesterday?. C) Do, you feel better Isabel than you did yesterday?. D) Do you feel better, Isabel than you did yesterday?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you feel better, Isabel, than you did yesterday?. 14. When using quotation marks, the speakers name can appear ..... a quotation. A) Before. B) After. C) Middle. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. True or False:When you cite evidence from a passage, you should always put quotation marks around the evidence that you copied. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Sally asked, "Are you coming over ..... A) After school today". B) After school today?. C) After school today" ?. D) After school today?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After school today?". 17. What is that youre carrying she asked A) What is that you're carrying, she asked. B) "What is that youre carrying, she asked. C) "What is that you're carrying?" she asked. D) "What is that you're carrying, she asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "What is that you're carrying?" she asked. 18. Choose the sentence that uses the correct format of titles.A. Snow White is a famous Disney movie.B. "Snow White" is a famous Disney movie. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 19. Where should quotation marks be added to the sentence below?That's so funny laughed Liz but let's focus. A) Before thats, after laughed, before but, and after focus. B) Before that's, after so, before but, and after focus. C) Before that's, after funny, before but, and after focus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before that's, after funny, before but, and after focus. 20. "Are those Aztec or Mayan ..... asked Mary. A) Ruins?". B) Ruins, ". C) Ruins". D) Ruins?, ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruins?". 21. Complete the interrupted quotation: "I think, " whispered Sarah, " ..... should be quiet now." A) We,. B) We,. C) We. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We. 22. Which is an indirect quote: A) The boy said that he loved Jenny. B) The boy said, "I love you, Jenny.". C) The boy sa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy said that he loved Jenny. 23. True or False:To make a conversation in a story easy to read, you should start a new paragraph each time a different character starts speaking. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Choose the sentence that correctly separates the dialogue: "Is it going to rain today?" asked Lucy. "I hope not!" replied Sam. A) "Is it going to rain today, " asked Lucy. "I hope not, " replied Sam. B) "Is it going to rain today?" asked Lucy. "I hope not!" replied Sam. C) "Is it going to rain today?" asked Lucy, "I hope not!" replied Sam. D) "Is it going to rain today, " asked Lucy, "I hope not, " replied Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Is it going to rain today?" asked Lucy. "I hope not!" replied Sam. 25. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation for a quote within a quote. A) "Did she really say, 'I am the best'?" asked Tom. B) "Did she really say, 'I am the best?" ' asked Tom. C) "Did she really say, 'I am the best'? asked Tom. D) "Did she really say, 'I am the best" '? asked Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Did she really say, 'I am the best'?" asked Tom. 26. Complete the sentence:The coach yelled, " ..... team is the best!" A) Our,. B) Our,. C) Our. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our. 27. Is this sentence written correctly? "It's in the corner, replied Julie. It is sittingnext to Parker's." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 28. What needs to be done to the first word in a direct quotation?"We absolutely love ice cream, " Jennie proclaimed. A) What's a direct quotation?. B) It needs to capitalized. C) It should be bolded. D) It should be lower case. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It needs to capitalized. 29. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and commas in dialogue? A) "I can't believe it's already noon" said John. B) I can't believe it's already noon, " said John. C) I can't believe it's already noon, said John. D) "I can't believe it's already noon, " said John. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I can't believe it's already noon, " said John. 30. Explain the difference between paraphrasing and quoting directly from the text. A) Paraphrasing involves using the exact words from the text, while quoting directly involves restating the original text in your own words. B) Paraphrasing involves restating the original text in your own words, while quoting directly involves using the exact words from the text enclosed in quotation marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrasing involves restating the original text in your own words, while quoting directly involves using the exact words from the text enclosed in quotation marks. 31. "Could you also get some tape? asked Laurie. I want to hang up my work." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 32. Where should the quotation marks be placed in this sentence? Mr. Taylor suggested come over for dinner. A) "Mr. Taylor suggested. "Come over for dinner. B) Mr. Taylor suggested, "Come over for dinner.". C) Mr. Taylor suggested, "Come over for dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Taylor suggested, "Come over for dinner.". 33. What happens to punctuation when a quote is at the end of a sentence? A) The punctuation for the sentence goes outside the quotation marks. B) The punctuation for the sentence goes inside the quotation marks. C) The punctuation is replaced with a semicolon. D) The punctuation is omitted entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The punctuation for the sentence goes inside the quotation marks. 34. What is the CORRECT way to write the sentence below as a direct quotation?Please put away your books the teacher said. A) "Please put away your books." the teacher said. B) "Please put away your books" the teacher said. C) "Please put away your books, " the teacher said. D) "Please put away your books." The teacher said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Please put away your books, " the teacher said. 35. Are quotation marks and punctuation correct? "Can I watch television?" asked Tina. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 36. B'Day (Album/CD) A) B-Day. B) B-Day. C) "B-Day". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B-Day. 37. Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Scribners, 2005. 234.What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis? How to Go to College explains that "[students] really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless" ( ..... ). A) 234. B) Smith 234. C) Smith. D) How to Go to College. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smith 234. 38. Is the following sentence written correctly? "This candy is for you, " I told my sister nicely. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 39. Combine these sentences:Jimmy is funny.Seth is funny. A) Jimmy is awesome. B) Jimmy and Seth are funny. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jimmy and Seth are funny. 40. 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". 41. "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. 42. 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. 43. 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. 44. 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: C) "Let's go to the park, " suggested Tom, "before it gets dark.". 45. What is the correct way to quote a statement? A) Use italics to emphasize the statement. B) Summarize the main idea of the statement. C) Paraphrase the statement in your own words. D) Use quotation marks around the exact words spoken or written by someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use quotation marks around the exact words spoken or written by someone. 46. 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. 47. 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. 48. 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. 49. 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: C) "I'm not sure about this." He looked down at his shoes. 50. "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?". 51. 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. 52. 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. 53. The first word in a quotation should always be ..... A) A person's name. B) Said. C) Lower case. D) Capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitalized. 54. What do quotation marks indicate in a sentence? A) A list of items. B) A question being asked. C) The beginning of a sentence. D) The exact words spoken by someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The exact words spoken by someone. 55. "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?" . 56. What are quotation marks used for in dialogue? A) To indicate the thoughts of a character. B) To separate different speakers in a conversation. C) To highlight important words or phrases. D) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. 57. 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: A) "Can you believe it?" John asked, "We won the game!". 58. 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. 59. Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?" ? A) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?" ?. B) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?". C) No error. 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?". 60. 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. 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