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Punctuating Dialogue

Authored by Arthur Brind

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 87+ times

Punctuating Dialogue
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do you need to punctuate dialogue?

To get a good grade

So the reader can understand

To make the story more interesting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is believed that quotation marks represent...

Ears

Teeth

Lips

Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rule 1 - You must start a new paragraph every time...

The speaker changes

You use punctuation

You break dialogue into two parts

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rule 2 - What punctuation do we use for DIRECT quotations?

,

?

!

"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rule 3 - Use quotation marks in an INDIRECT quotation.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rule 4 - Full stops and commas should go where?

Inside the speech marks

Outside the speech marks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rule 5 - Question marks and exclamation marks that are NOT related to the speech should go where?

Inside the speech marks

Outside the speech marks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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