Which of the following is a correct use of ellipsis in a quotation?

B) 'To be, or not to be... that is the question.

C) 'To be, or not to be, that is the question...'

D) 'To be, or not to be... that is the question.'

What is the main difference between a direct and an indirect quotation?

A) Direct quotation uses exact words; indirect does not.

B) Indirect quotation uses exact words; direct does not.

C) Direct quotation is longer than indirect.

D) Indirect quotation is longer than direct.

Which of the following is a correct example of a block quotation?

B) A long quote indented from the left margin.

A) A short quote within a paragraph.

C) A quote with single quotation marks.

D) A quote with double quotation marks.

Which of the following is a famous quotation from Martin Luther King Jr.?

B) Ask not what your country can do for you.

C) The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

D) That's one small step for man.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a quotation to show sarcasm?

A) She said she was "thrilled" to be there.

B) She said she was thrilled to be there.

C) She said, "thrilled" to be there.

D) She said she was thrilled "to be there."

What is the correct way to format a quotation from a poem?

A) Use slashes to indicate line breaks

B) Use commas to indicate line breaks

C) Use periods to indicate line breaks

D) Use semicolons to indicate line breaks

Which of the following is a famous quotation from Albert Einstein?

A) Imagination is more important than knowledge.

B) The unexamined life is not worth living.

C) To be, or not to be, that is the question.

Which of the following is a correct example of a quotation used in a literary analysis?

A) The author writes, 'The sky was blue.'

B) The author writes 'The sky was blue.'

C) The author writes, The sky was blue.

D) The author writes: 'The sky was blue.'

Quotations

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.3.2C, RL.8.3, RI.3.5

+26

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the correct spelling?

Quoteation

Quotation

Qoutation

Qotation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose a direct quotation?

A) Comma

B) Colon

C) Quotation marks

D) Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the correct sentence with a quotation.

A) She said, 'I am happy'.

B) She said, I am happy.

C) She said 'I am happy'.

D) She said, I am happy'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for a quotation that is integrated into a sentence without any introductory phrase?

A) Block quotation

B) Embedded quotation

C) Indirect quotation

D) Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a famous quotation from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?

A) To be, or not to be: that is the question.

B) All the world's a stage.

C) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

D) The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using quotations in an essay?

A) To fill space

B) To provide evidence

C) To confuse the reader

D) To summarize the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a quotation within a quotation?

A) 'He said, 'I will go now.''

B) 'He said, "I will go now."'

C) "He said, 'I will go now.'"

D) "He said, "I will go now.""

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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Which is the correct spelling?

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose a direct quotation?

Identify the correct sentence with a quotation.

What is the term for a quotation that is integrated into a sentence without any introductory phrase?

Which of the following is a famous quotation from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?

What is the purpose of using quotations in an essay?

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a quotation within a quotation?

What is the correct way to cite a quotation from a book in MLA format?

Which of the following is an example of an indirect quotation?

What is the term for a long quotation that is set off from the main text?

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