This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The coach yelled, " ..... team is the best!" A) Our. B) Our. C) Our,. D) Our,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our. 2. 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. 3. What needs to be done to the first word in a direct quotation?"We absolutely love ice cream, " Jennie proclaimed. A) It needs to capitalized. B) It should be lower case. C) What's a direct quotation?. D) It should be bolded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It needs to capitalized. 4. 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: A) "I can't believe it's already noon, " said John. 5. 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. 6. "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. 7. 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.". 8. What happens to punctuation when a quote is at the end of a sentence? A) The punctuation for the sentence goes inside the quotation marks. B) The punctuation for the sentence goes outside the quotation marks. C) The punctuation is omitted entirely. D) The punctuation is replaced with a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The punctuation for the sentence goes inside the quotation marks. 9. 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: B) "Please put away your books, " the teacher said. 10. If your QUOTE is at the beginning ..... which of the following is correctly punctuated? A) "I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole." asked Jen. B) "I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole!" asked Jen. C) "I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole, " said Jen. D) Jen said. "I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole, " said Jen. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. True or False:Quotation marks are used to indicate a speaker's exact words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. 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) How to Go to College. B) Smith 234. C) Smith. D) 234. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smith 234. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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". 18. "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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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: A) "Let's go to the park, " suggested Tom, "before it gets dark.". 22. What is the correct way to quote a statement? A) Use quotation marks around the exact words spoken or written by someone. B) Paraphrase the statement in your own words. C) Summarize the main idea of the statement. D) Use italics to emphasize the statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use quotation marks around the exact words spoken or written by someone. 23. Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly for a title? A) I just finished reading "The Great Gatsby.". B) I just finished reading The Great Gatsby. C) I just finished reading "The Great Gatsby" . D) I just finished reading, "The Great Gatsby.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I just finished reading "The Great Gatsby.". 24. 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. 25. 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. 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