This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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: B) "I'm not sure about this." He looked down at his shoes. 3. "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?". 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and a comma? A) 'I can't believe it, ' she said. B) I can't believe it, she said. C) 'I can't believe it' she said. D) I can't believe it, ' she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I can't believe it, ' she said. 7. 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. 8. What do quotation marks indicate in a sentence? A) The beginning of a sentence. B) A question being asked. C) The exact words spoken by someone. D) A list of items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The exact words spoken by someone. 9. "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?" . 10. What are quotation marks used for in dialogue? A) To separate different speakers in a conversation. B) To highlight important words or phrases. C) To indicate the thoughts of a character. D) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To indicate the exact words spoken by a person. 11. 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: C) "Can you believe it?" John asked, "We won the game!". 12. 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. 13. 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) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?" ?. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did he ask you first, "May I have permission to leave now?". 14. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 525 Earle Lane, Redondo Beach, California, 90278. 15. Choose the sentence that uses the correct format of titles.A. We watched The Wizard of Oz on television.B. We watched "The Wizard of Oz" on television. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 16. What is an example of a correctly punctuated quote? A) "I enjoy writing, " he stated. B) "I love reading, " she said. C) "She said, I love reading.". D) "I love reading" she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I love reading, " she said. 17. Combine these sentences:Jack skipped to school.Alex skipped to school. A) Jack and Alex skipped to school. B) Jack and Alex really like school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack and Alex skipped to school. 18. Complete the sentence: "I can't find my keys!" ..... Sarah, looking frustrated. A) Cried. B) Cries. C) Cry. D) Crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cried. 19. Which option correctly punctuates two sentences spoken by the same person? A) "Let's go to the park, it looks like fun, " said Chloe. B) "Let's go to the park!" "It looks like fun!" said Chloe. C) "Let's go to the park. It looks like fun!" said Chloe. D) "Let's go to the park it looks like fun!" said Chloe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Let's go to the park. It looks like fun!" said Chloe. 20. I dont want to eat vegetables screamed the little boy A) I don't want to eat vegetables, screamed the little boy. B) I don't want to eat vegetables, " screamed the little boy. C) "I don't want to eat vegetables!" screamed the little boy. D) "I don't want to eat vegetables, " screamed the little boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I don't want to eat vegetables!" screamed the little boy. 21. What is the primary purpose of using quotation marks in direct speech? A) To indicate spoken words. B) To highlight important text. C) To separate sentences. D) To show excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate spoken words. 22. Complete the sentence with correct punctuation:'What time is the game' asked Tom. A) 'What time is the game?' asked Tom. B) 'What time is the game, ' asked Tom. C) 'What time is the game.' asked Tom. D) 'What time is the game', asked Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'What time is the game?' asked Tom. 23. Complete the sentence:'I can't believe you said ..... , ' she exclaimed. A) That. B) What. C) This. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 24. What is missing from the following sentence: "Please pass the salt said my brother. A) A comma. B) A capital S on salt. C) A pair of quotation marks. D) Nothing. The sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 25. What are quotation marks? A) Punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone. B) Symbols used to denote a pause in writing. C) Marks used to highlight important text in a document. D) Characters used to separate different sections of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesQuotation Marks Quiz 1Quotation Marks Quiz 2Quotation Marks Quiz 3Quotation 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