Quotation Marks in Dialogue: Test Questions for Grade 6 ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

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• Use quotation marks to enclose the exact words someone is saying.
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• Start a new paragraph each time a different person speaks.
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• Punctuation like commas and periods usually go inside the quotation marks.
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• Question marks and exclamation points go inside if they are part of the quote, otherwise outside.
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• Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes.

✍️ Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?
   1. A. She said, "Lets go to the park".
   2. B. She said, "Let's go to the park."
   3. C. She said "Let's go to the park".
   4. D. She said "Lets go to the park.".
2. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation inside the quotation marks.
   1. A. "I love reading books" she exclaimed!
   2. B. "I love reading books!" she exclaimed.
   3. C. "I love reading books! she exclaimed."
   4. D. "I love reading books!" she exclaimed
3. Which of the following shows the correct way to start a new paragraph for a new speaker?
   1. A. "Hello," she said. "How are you?" he asked.
   2. B. "Hello," she said. "How are you?" he asked.
   3. C. "Hello," she said. "How are you? he asked."
   4. D. "Hello, How are you?" she said and he asked.
4. Which sentence uses single quotation marks correctly for a quote within a quote?
   1. A. He said, "She mentioned 'I'm going to the store'."
   2. B. He said, "She mentioned `I'm going to the store.`"
   3. C. He said, "She mentioned 'I am going to the store'."
   4. D. He said, "She mentioned I'm going to the store."
5. Choose the sentence where the question mark is correctly placed.
   1. A. He asked, "Are we there yet"?
   2. B. He asked, "Are we there yet?"
   3. C. He asked, "Are we there yet"?
   4. D. He asked "Are we there yet?"
6. Select the sentence that uses quotation marks to indicate dialogue.
   1. A. The book 'The Secret Garden' is a classic.
   2. B. She said that the movie was "fantastic."
   3. C. The sign read, Danger!
   4. D. My favorite color is "blue".
7. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks with a comma?
   1. A. "Yes" she replied.
   2. B. "Yes", she replied.
   3. C. "Yes, she replied."
   4. D. Yes, "she replied."