Spot the error: inverted commas

For the following questions, choose which part of the sentence has the error, or click 'no mistake'.

• Cool, Bro.

• Wrong answer.

"I'm happy to tell you," said Mr Blyth, "that you've done appallingly in the test."

• "I'm happy to tell you,"

• said Mr Blyth,

• that you've done appallingly

• in the test."

• no mistake

How are you? asked the frog to the toad.

• How are you?

• asked the frog

• to the toad

• No mistake

Answer explanation

You need speech marks for what is being said!

"How are you?" asked the frog to the toad.

"What time do you call this?" asked the teacher."

• "What time

• do you call this?"

• asked the teacher."

• No mistake

Answer explanation

You need the speech marks after the direct speech, not at the end of the sentence.

"What time do you call this?" asked the teacher.

"I really don't like maths, remarked the boy.

• "I really don't

• like maths,

• remarked the boy.

• No mistake

Answer explanation

You need speech marks at the end of the direct speech.

"I really don't like maths," remarked the boy.

For the following questions, you need to choose the correct punctuation mark to go in the _ .

• Totally got it.

• Wrong answer.

"So I'm like basically, literally bored_" said the Form 5 pupil.

• ,

• .

• "

• ?

Answer explanation

"So I'm like basically, literally bored," said the Form 5 pupil.

"Top of the morning to ya!" shouted the man_

• "

• .

• ,

• ?

Answer explanation

"Top of the morning to ya!" shouted the man.

"What are you doing here?_ asked the goat.

• ,

• "

• !

• .

Answer explanation

"What are you doing here?" asked the goat.

For the following questions, fill in what punctuation mark has been replaced by the _

• Ok, Blytho.

• Wrong answer.