This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Quotation Marks – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Quotation Marks Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this sentence written correctly? "Do you have any markers" asked Laurie. "Iwant to color." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 2. College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. "The possibilities are endless" (Smith 234). Is this in text citation correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 3. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:A) She sighed and said, 'I guess it's time to go.' B) She sighed and said 'I guess it's time to go.' C) She sighed and said, 'i guess it's time to go.' D) She sighed and said, I guess it's time to go.' A) She sighed and said, 'I guess it's time to go.'. B) She sighed and said 'I guess it's time to go.'. C) She sighed and said, 'i guess it's time to go.'. D) She sighed and said, I guess it's time to go.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She sighed and said, 'I guess it's time to go.'. 4. What punctuation is used to indicate the beginning and end of a spoken dialogue? A) Commas. B) Quotation marks. C) Periods. D) Semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 5. Sarah said, "I love to laugh." A) Correct. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks. A) "It's a beautiful day, " he said. B) It's a beautiful day, he said. C) "It's a beautiful day" he said. D) It's a beautiful day, " he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It's a beautiful day, " he said. 7. Choose the correct way to punctuate the sentence: "I'm not sure, " she said, "if I'm ready." A) "I'm not sure, " she said "if I'm ready.". B) "I'm not sure, " she said, "if I'm ready.". C) "I'm not sure, " she said "If I'm ready.". D) "I'm not sure, " She said, "if I'm ready.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'm not sure, " she said, "if I'm ready.". 8. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Song) A) Somewhere Over the Rainbow. B) "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". C) Somewhere Over the Rainbow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". 9. Which sentence correctly punctuates the question in the dialogue? A) "Are we there yet, " my little brother whined?. B) "Are we there yet?" my little brother whined. C) "Are we there yet" ? my little brother whined. D) "Are we there yet? my little brother whined" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Are we there yet?" my little brother whined. 10. The punctuation mark comes before the ending quotation mark. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What should you do if a quote is interrupted? A) Use quotation marks around the first part, then continue the quote after the interruption. B) Ignore the interruption and continue the quote without changes. C) Rewrite the quote in your own words after the interruption. D) Remove the interrupted part and only keep the main quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use quotation marks around the first part, then continue the quote after the interruption. 12. What is the best revision for the following sentence?"Don't forget your swimsuit, " Sam said. A) Correct as is. B) "don't forget your swimsuit, " Sam said. C) "don't forget your swimsuit." Sam said. D) "Don't forget your swimsuit." Sam said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct as is. 13. Simpsons (TV Show) A) Simpsons. B) "Simpsons". C) Simpsons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simpsons. 14. How can direct quotes enhance the credibility of your writing? A) Using direct quotes shows a lack of original thought and weakens the writing. B) Direct quotes provide evidence from reputable sources, experts, or primary texts, adding authority and validity to the writing. C) Direct quotes make the writing less believable by relying on external sources. D) Direct quotes are unnecessary and clutter the writing with irrelevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct quotes provide evidence from reputable sources, experts, or primary texts, adding authority and validity to the writing. 15. Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly. A) "The diamond necklace sparkles" she noticed. B) "The diamond necklace sparkles, " she noticed. C) "The diamond necklace sparkles", she noticed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The diamond necklace sparkles, " she noticed. 16. Alex said, "I am very tired." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 17. Where should the quotation marks go?Oh no! The cake is burning! yelled Jill's mom. A) Oh no! The cake is burning! "yelled Jill's mom. B) "Oh no! The cake is burning!" yelled Jill's mom. C) Oh no! "The cake is burning"! yelled Jill's mom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Oh no! The cake is burning!" yelled Jill's mom. 18. A ..... is used to show WHO is speaking. "Learning quotation mark rules are hard, " Jennie whined. A) Broken quotation. B) Speaker tag. C) Quotation mark. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker tag. 19. Choose the correct sentence with dialogue punctuation. A) He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'. B) He asked, 'are you coming to the party?'. C) He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'. D) He asked 'Are you coming to the party?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'. 20. The sentence:what are you doing? Is a quotation mark? A) No. B) Yes. C) I dont know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 21. "What's your favorite color" ? he asked. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 22. Which of these sentences correctly separates two parts of a quote? A) "I love this song, " she said "it's my favorite.". B) "I love this song, " she said, "it's my favorite.". C) "I love this song" she said, "it's my favorite.". D) "I love this song, " she said, "It's my favorite.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I love this song, " she said, "it's my favorite.". 23. How do you use quotation marks with dialogue? A) Use quotation marks only at the beginning of the dialogue. B) Start a new paragraph for each speaker and use quotation marks to indicate their spoken words. C) Use quotation marks for thoughts but not for spoken words. D) Place quotation marks around the entire paragraph regardless of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Start a new paragraph for each speaker and use quotation marks to indicate their spoken words. 24. Complete the sentence: "Can we go to the park now?" ..... asked impatiently. A) She. B) She. C) Her. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 25. Complete the sentence: "Are you coming to the party?" ..... Ben excitedly. A) Asked. B) Asked. C) Asks. D) Asks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books