Dialogue quiz

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Mastering Dialogue in Writing

Test your knowledge of dialogue punctuation and formatting with this engaging quiz! Perfect for writers, teachers, and students alike, it covers essential rules that will enhance your writing skills.

Topics included:

Identifying dialogue in sentences
Correct usage of quotation marks
Capitalization rules in dialogue
Common errors in dialogue punctuation

7 Questions2 MinutesCreated by WritingWizard512

Which sentence contains dialogue?

Uh oh! A big brown bear appeared.

He had a mean face, and his hair was weird.

I should tell you that I've got a bad knee.

I said, "Don't climb that tree—wait for me!"

Which sentence contains dialogue?

People are always interested to hear about my job as an ice cream taster.

I usually start by telling them that I taste 15 kinds of ice cream each day.

�Isn’t that too much?” people usually inquire.

I respond by explaining that I only try a little bit of each kind of ice cream.

Where should quotation marks be added in the following sentence? -You stepped on my foot, Elana moaned.

Before You and after foot,

Before Elana and after moaned.

Before You and after moaned.

Before foot, and after Elana

Where should quotation marks be added in the following sentence? -It’s sad to leave, admitted Lucy, but I must.

Only before It's and after leave,

Only before but and after must.

Before It's and after leave, and before but and after must.

Before admitted and after Lucy and before but and after must.

Which word should be capitalized in the following sentence? - My friend confessed, “we’re planning a surprise party for you.”

Friend

Confessed

We're

You

Identify the error in the following sentence. - “I believe I’ve figured it out” the scientist answered.

I should not be capitalized.

There should be quotation marks before the and after answered.

There should be a period after out.

There should be a comma after out.

Identify the error in the following sentence. - “Pluto used to be a real planet.” Sharmila explained.

There should be a comma instead of a period after planet.

There should be both a period and a comma after planet.

There should not be quotation marks after planet.

The word Pluto should not be capitalized.

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