Dialogue & Characterization-RL8.3

Which of the following is correct?

• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some.
• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some."
• "I want some Cheetos," I Said. "so let's go get some."
• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "So let's go get some."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of these is correct?

• James is "very" nice said Chris.
• "James," is very nice said Chris.
• "James is very nice", said Chris.
• "James is very nice," said Chris.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters
• a verb
• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
• boring

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas
• speaker tags
• quotation marks
• An indent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of these is an example of dialogue?

• I went to the store with my mom.

• "Oh no! Watch out!"

• I couldn't wait to talk to my friend.

• I asked my mom if she'd seen my new phone.

What is the best tag for this dialogue?

My mom _____, "Has anyone seen my phone?"

• giggled

• said

• asked

• whispered

Is this sentence written correctly?

While in class today, David said, "when will will go outside?"

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue?

• "She is such a jerk!" Lucy cried. 
• "She is such a jerk", Lucy cried. 
• "She is such a jerk! Lucy cried. 

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• Mrs. Mullins exclaimed, Fairview students are AWESOME!"

• Mrs. Mullins exclaimed, "fairview students are AWESOME!"

• Mrs. Mullins exclaimed, "Fairview students are AWESOME"!

• Mrs. Mullins exclaimed, "Fairview students are AWESOME!"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Writing dialogue does NOT require characters.

• False

• True