Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

"Hello, Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill.

"Hello, Jack. How are you today. asked Jill.

Hello, "Jack. "How are you today?" asked Jill.

Quotation Marks Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

"I am having a party," said Jenna, "and everyone is invited."

I am having a party said Jenna and everyone is invited.

"I am having a party, said Jenna, and everyone is invited".

"I am having a party said Jenna. and everyone is invited"

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!".

Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!

Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

Which one of these is correct?

The text says, "Apples are good for you!"

The text says, apples are good for you!

The text says, "Apples are good for you".

The text says "apples are good for you!"

Which sentence is written correctly?

Larry replied, "I want a toy car."

Larry replied I want a toy car."

Larry replied, "i want a toy car."

Larry replied, "I want a toy car".

Which sentence is written correctly?

Bob responded, "I think I'd like a cat."

Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat"

Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat."

Bob, "responded I think I'd like a cat"

If your QUOTE is at the beginning...which of the following is correctly punctuated?

"I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole," said Jen.

"I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole." asked Jen.

"I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole!" asked Jen.

Jen said. "I never knew that Santa lived in the North Pole."

If your QUOTE is at the end...which of the following is correctly punctuated?

Will complained, "Why do we have to get a 100?"

Will complained! "Why do we have to get a 100,"

Will yelled. "Why do we have to get a 100."

Will complained "Why do we have to get a 100"

If your QUOTE is on both sides...which of the following is correctly punctuated?

"I wish," she said, "that I could go to school in the summer."

"I wish," she said. "that I could go to school in the summer,"

"I wish" she said "that I could go to school in the summer?"

"I wish," she said, "that I could go to school in the summer".

Which of the following is true about quotation marks?

You use them to show dialogue (talking)

You only use them around story titles

You use them around book titles and when someone is having a conversation

You never use them to show when people are talking

Which is true about quotation punctuation?

you can ONLY use a period, exclamation point, or question mark if your quote is at the beginning

you should always put your punctuation mark outside of the quotation marks

you never use a comma in a quote

you can sometimes put a period in the middle of a sentence

a conversation between/amongst characters

when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

"Do I smell bacon?" asked the wolf.

"Do I smell bacon," asked the wolf?

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" asked the middle pig.

"Why don't you pick on someone your own size" asked the middle pig?

"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" asked the middle pig?

What is the main purpose of quotation marks?

To signal the titles of short works

Quotations Quiz

Authored by Lisa Gerhardt

English

6th - 8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

Ben said, "I really enjoyed the movie!"

"Ben said," I really enjoyed the movie!

Ben said, I really enjoyed the movie!

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

Amy whispered, "are you going to eat all the cake?"

Amy whispered, Are you going to eat all the cake?"

Amy whispered, "Are you going to eat all the cake?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

Jim said it is a lovely day!

Jim said, "It is a lovely day!"

Jim said "It is a lovely day!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

"Kim said, the car is making a funny noise."

Kim said "the car is making a funny noise."

Kim said, "The car is making a funny noise."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

"The diamond necklace sparkles" she noticed.

"The diamond necklace sparkles," she noticed.

"The diamond necklace sparkles", she noticed.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

"You need to do your homework after you clean your room," said dad.

"You need to do your homework after you clean your room" said dad.

"You need to do your homework after you clean your room", said dad.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Select the sentence that has the quotation marks written correctly.

Simon exclaimed "I can't believe I won the contest!"

"Simon exclaimed I can't believe I won the contest!"

Simon exclaimed, "I can't believe I won the contest!"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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