Mastering Dialogue and Tags Quiz

Which sentence correctly uses dialogue punctuation?

• "I can't wait to go to the park" said Sarah.

• "I can't wait to go to the park," said Sarah.

• "I can't wait to go to the park." said Sarah.

• "I can't wait to go to the park"; said Sarah.

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: "Let's play outside," suggested Tom.

• Let's play outside

• suggested

• suggested Tom

• Tom

Where should the dialogue tag be placed in the sentence: "It's a beautiful day," said Emily.

• Before the dialogue

• After the dialogue

• In the middle of the dialogue

• At the end of the paragraph

Which sentence shows a varied dialogue tag?

• "I love ice cream," said John.

• "I love ice cream," exclaimed John.

• "I love ice cream," John said.

• "I love ice cream," John stated.

Choose the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation.

• "Are we there yet?" asked Lily.

• "Are we there yet" asked Lily?

• "Are we there yet," asked Lily?

• "Are we there yet?" asked Lily

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: "I think it's going to rain," whispered Anna.

• I think it's going to rain

• whispered

• whispered Anna

• Anna

Which sentence correctly places the dialogue tag?

• "Can we go now?" asked Mark.

• asked Mark, "Can we go now?"

• "Can we," asked Mark, "go now?"

• "Can we go now" asked Mark?

Which sentence uses a varied dialogue tag?

• "I don't know," said Lucy.

• "I don't know," replied Lucy.

• "I don't know," Lucy said.

• "I don't know," Lucy stated.

Choose the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation.

• "What time is it" asked Sam.

• "What time is it?" asked Sam.

• "What time is it," asked Sam.

• "What time is it?" asked Sam

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: "We should hurry," urged Mia.

• We should hurry

• urged

• urged Mia

• Mia