This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Mastering Quotation Marks – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mastering Quotation Marks Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly. A) "I love reading books, " said Emily. B) I love reading books, " said Emily. C) "I love reading books said Emily.". D) "I love reading books", said Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I love reading books, " said Emily. 2. Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks for dialogue. A) "Did you finish your homework?" asked Mr. Lee. B) Did you finish your homework? asked Mr. Lee. C) "Did you finish your homework? asked Mr. Lee.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Did you finish your homework?" asked Mr. Lee. 3. During a group project, Elsa said, "I heard Niya say, 'Let's finish this by Friday!" ' Which of the following sentences correctly uses quotation marks for a quote within a quote? A) Elsa said, "I heard Niya say, 'Let's finish this by Friday!" '. B) Elsa said, 'I heard Niya say, "Let's finish this by Friday!"'. C) Elsa said, "I heard Niya say, Let's finish this by Friday!". D) Elsa said, 'I heard Niya say, Let's finish this by Friday!'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elsa said, "I heard Niya say, 'Let's finish this by Friday!" '. 4. How do you indicate a quote within a quote? A) Use double quotation marks for both. B) Use single quotation marks for the inner quote. C) Use italics for the inner quote. D) Use no quotation marks for the inner quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use single quotation marks for the inner quote. 5. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and punctuation? A) "Can I have some juice?" asked Mia. B) "Can I have some juice" ? asked Mia. C) "Can I have some juice, " asked Mia. D) Can I have some juice? asked Mia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Can I have some juice?" asked Mia. 6. When quoting a person directly, which of the following is the correct usage of quotation marks? A) John said that it was going to rain today. B) John said, "It's going to rain today.". C) John said, It's going to rain today. D) John said, 'It's going to rain today.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John said, "It's going to rain today.". 7. Select the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly for a command in dialogue. A) "Please close the door, " Mom said. B) "Please close the door" Mom said. C) "Please close the door", Mom said. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Please close the door, " Mom said. 8. Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks and punctuation for a direct quotation. A) "I love reading books" said Tom. B) "I love reading books, " said Tom. C) I love reading books, said Tom. D) I love reading books said Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I love reading books, " said Tom. 9. You are revising a story. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for a quote within a quote and proper punctuation? A) "Did you hear her say, 'I'm leaving now'?" asked Mark. B) "Did you hear her say, "I'm leaving now" ?" asked Mark. C) "Did you hear her say, 'I'm leaving now?" asked Mark. D) "Did you hear her say, I'm leaving now?" asked Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Did you hear her say, 'I'm leaving now'?" asked Mark. 10. Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence? The teacher said, Please open your books. A) The teacher said, "Please open your books.". B) "The teacher said, Please open your books.". C) The teacher "said, Please open your books.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said, "Please open your books.". 11. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for a direct quote that is a complete sentence? A) The principal announced, "School will be closed tomorrow.". B) The principal announced, "school will be closed tomorrow.". C) The principal announced, "School will be closed tomorrow" . D) The principal announced, "School will be closed tomorrow, ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The principal announced, "School will be closed tomorrow.". 12. Choose the correct way to write this sentence:My mom said, clean your room. A) My mom said, clean your room. B) My mom said, "clean your room.". C) My mom said, "Clean your room.". D) My mom said "clean your room.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mom said, "Clean your room.". 13. Choose the sentence that correctly punctuates the dialogue with an exclamation. A) "Watch out!" shouted Dad. B) "Watch out, " shouted Dad!. C) "Watch out, " shouted Dad. D) "Watch out"! shouted Dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Watch out!" shouted Dad. 14. Which sentence correctly shows what Ben said using quotation marks?Ben said, I will finish my homework soon. A) Ben said, "I will finish my homework soon.". B) "Ben said, I will finish my homework soon.". C) Ben said "I will finish my homework soon" . D) Ben said, I will finish "my homework soon.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ben said, "I will finish my homework soon.". 15. Select the sentence with correct punctuation for the quotation. A) "Let's go to the library." said Sam. B) "Let's go to the library", said Sam. C) "Let's go to the library, " said Sam. D) "Let's go to the library" said Sam.TagsNY.ELA.6.CC.14.P. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Let's go to the library, " said Sam. 16. Choose the correct form of the verb:'He said that he ..... (go) to the party.' A) Went. B) Goes. C) Going. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 17. Identify the correct use of quotation marks in the following sentence:He said, I will be there soon. A) He said, "I will be there soon.". B) He said "I will be there soon.". C) He said, I will be there soon.". D) He said, "I will be there soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, "I will be there soon.". 18. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and punctuation for a statement ending with a period? A) "We should start the project, " said Lily. B) "We should start the project." said Lily. C) "We should start the project" said Lily. D) "We should start the project", said Lily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "We should start the project, " said Lily. 19. Which of the following sentences correctly cites a short story? A) I enjoyed reading "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. B) I enjoyed reading The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. C) I enjoyed reading 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. D) I enjoyed reading The Gift of the Magi by "O. Henry.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I enjoyed reading "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. 20. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for a direct quotation? A) He said "Let's go to the park" . B) He said, "Let's go to the park.". C) He said, "Let's go to the park" . D) He said "Let's go to the park.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, "Let's go to the park.". 21. Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks for a statement. A) "The movie starts at seven, " he said. B) "The movie starts at seven" he said. C) The movie starts at seven, "he said.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The movie starts at seven, " he said. 22. You are writing a story. How would you correctly show what Lily said using quotation marks? Lily said, I found a puppy in the park. A) Lily said, "I found a puppy in the park.". B) "Lily said, I found a puppy in the park.". C) Lily said "I found a puppy in the park" . D) Lily said, I found "a puppy in the park.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lily said, "I found a puppy in the park.". 23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks when the speaker is named at the end. A) "We should start our project, " said Alex. B) "We should start our project" said Alex. C) "We should start our project", said Alex. D) "We should start our project." said Alex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "We should start our project, " said Alex. 24. Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly for a short published work? A) My favorite short story is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. B) My favorite short story is The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. C) My favorite short story is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. D) My favorite short story is The Lottery by "Shirley Jackson.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite short story is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. 25. When writing dialogue, how do you show that a new person is speaking? A) Start a new paragraph. B) Use a dash. C) Use ellipses. D) Use a semicolon. 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