This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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: D) 'I'm not sure, ' she said. 2. 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: C) "I can't eat ice cream, " she explained. "I'm lactose intolerant.". 3. 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: B) "Do you want to go to the game?" asked Tom. 4. 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. 5. How do you format a quote that is a question? A) Place the question mark outside the quotation marks if the quote itself is a question. B) Place the question mark inside the quotation marks if the quote itself is a question. C) Always use a period at the end of the quote regardless of the punctuation in the quote. D) Quotes that are questions should be italicized instead of using quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place the question mark inside the quotation marks if the quote itself is a question. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Which sentence does NOT need quotation marks? A) Sanda answered that she was daydreaming. B) That candlestick is too tall, said Jack. C) Where are my soldiers? asked Old King. D) Miss Muffet exclaimed, Don't fall overboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanda answered that she was daydreaming. 9. 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. 10. Identify the sentence where the dialogue is incorrectly punctuated. A) "We should leave now, " she said. B) "We should leave now", she said. C) "We should leave now." She said. D) "We should leave now!" she exclaimed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "We should leave now", she said. 11. 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!". 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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?". 15. What do I include at the end of the quote/textual evidence? A) A period. B) Parenthesis. C) Author. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 16. 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) '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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Let's go to the park, ' said John. 17. Which time is written correctly? A) 1:00 a.m. B) 33:0 p.m. C) 404 a.m. D) 6:30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1:00 a.m. 18. 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". 19. 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. 20. 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: D) "I can't believe it's already Friday, " Tim said. "This week flew by.". 21. 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: C) "How was the zoo?" she asked. 22. 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.'. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. What is not a quotation mark rule A) Quotation marks always come in pairs. B) They are use to ask questions. C) Capitalize the first letter of a direct quote when the quoted material is a complete sentence. D) Do not use a capital letter when the quoted material is a fragment or only a piece of the original material's complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are use to ask questions. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesQuotation Marks Quiz 1Quotation Marks Quiz 2Quotation Marks Quiz 3Quotation Marks Quiz 4Quotation Marks Quiz 5Quotation Marks Quiz 6Quotation Marks Quiz 8Quotation Marks Quiz 9Quotation Marks Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books