Dialogue Formatting Quiz

Why is it important to follow special rules when writing dialogue?

• To add more characters

• To confuse the reader

• To ensure clarity and proper structure

• To make the story longer

What should be placed around the part of the sentence that is spoken?

• Parentheses

• Asterisks

• Quotation marks

• Brackets

In the sentence 'Where's your pet dog?' he asked, what is the spoken part?

• 'Where's your pet dog?'

• 'Where's'

• 'he asked'

• 'your pet dog'

What must the first word of the spoken part begin with?

• A lowercase letter

• A capital letter

• A number

• A special character

In the sentence 'My grandfather is taking him for a walk,' which word needs to be capitalized?

• grandfather

• taking

• him

• my

What punctuation mark should be used after the spoken part in a question?

• Question mark

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation point

Why might you use a comma instead of a period after the spoken part?

• To confuse the reader

• To end the sentence

• To indicate the spoken and written parts are connected

• To make the sentence longer

What punctuation mark is used to show that the spoken and written parts rely on each other?

• Period

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Exclamation point

What should you do every time there is a new speaker in a dialogue?

• Continue in the same paragraph

• Start a new paragraph

• Change the font

• Use a different color

What should you remember to do at the beginning of each new paragraph?

• Use a period

• Capitalize every word

• Indent

• Use a comma