Writing Effective Dialogue
Authored by Kathryn M Rice
English
7th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence:
Christian cried, "He's not playing fair!"
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is dialogue important in a story? Check all that apply.
Dialogue is important in moving your story forward.
Dialogue can give the reader clues about what will happen later in the story.
Dialogue can share background information with the reader.
Dialogue helps you become familiar with the characters.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How should dialogue be used? Check all that apply.
Say the obvious.
Incorporate the "meet and greet."
Include conflict between the characters.
Reveal a character's personality.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Each time a different speaker begins to speak, you should...
continue the same paragraph
introduce a new conflict
start a new paragraph
reveal a new character trait
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks? (Click ALL that apply)
Capitalize the speaker's tag.
Make a new paragraph.
Indent.
Highlight the text.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Check all that apply: One response in dialogue can shift the ____ in your story.
tone
conflict
characters
pacing
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