Interrupted Dialogue

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+11
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A comma should follow which word in the sentence below?
Miller whined "Are we there yet?"
whined
Miller
yet
Are
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.4.2C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a quotation is interrupted into two parts with words like "he asked" or "the teacher demanded" the second part begins with a _____________________.
Lower case letter
Capital letter
Italicized letter
Bold letter
Tags
CCSS.L.5.2D
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the sentence: 'I can't believe it,' she said, 'that you forgot.' What punctuation is needed after 'said'?
A) A comma
B) A period
C) A semicolon
D) An exclamation mark
Tags
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences correctly uses interrupted dialogue?
A) 'I love this book,' she said 'it's my favorite.'
B) 'I love this book,' she said, 'It's my favorite.'
C) 'I love this book' she said, 'it's my favorite.'
D) 'I love this book,' she said. 'it's my favorite.'
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of using interrupted dialogue in writing?
A) To confuse the reader
B) To add suspense
C) To provide additional information or context
D) To make the dialogue longer
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the sentence: 'Are you coming with us?' he asked, 'or staying here?' What punctuation is needed after 'asked'?
A) A comma
B) A period
C) A question mark
D) An exclamation mark
Tags
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.K.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a dialogue tag interrupts a sentence, what punctuation is used before the tag?
A) A period
B) A comma
C) A semicolon
D) A colon
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.4.2C
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