Test Questions on Quotation Marks in Dialogue: 7th Grade ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

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• Use quotation marks for direct quotes: These are the exact words someone says. Example: "I'm going to the store," she said.
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• Capitalize the first word of the quote: Even if it's in the middle of a sentence. Example: He explained, "The test is tomorrow."
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• Punctuation goes inside the quotation marks: This includes periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points when they are part of the quoted material. Example: "Are you ready?" she asked.
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• Use commas to set off the speaker from the quote: Example: She replied, "Yes, I am!" or "Yes, I am!" she replied.
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• When a quote is interrupted, use two sets of quotation marks: Example: "I think," he said, "that we should go home."
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• If you omit words from a quote, use an ellipsis (...): Example: "I went to the store, bought some milk... and then came home."
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• Use single quotation marks for a quote within a quote: Example: She said, "He told me, 'I'm ready to go.'"

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
   1. "Let's go to the park" said Maria.
   2. "Let's go to the park," said Maria.
   3. "Let's go to the park", said Maria.
   4. Let's go to the park, said Maria.
2. What punctuation mark is usually used to separate the speaker from the quote?
   1. Semicolon
   2. Colon
   3. Comma
   4. Period
3. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for dialogue?
   1. He asked, "are we there yet?"
   2. He asked, "Are we there yet."
   3. He asked, "Are we there yet"?
   4. He asked "Are we there yet?"
4. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly with an interruption?
   1. "I think", he said "we should leave."
   2. "I think," he said, "we should leave."
   3. I think, he said, we should leave.
   4. "I think he said we should leave."
5. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly for a quote within a quote?
   1. She said, "He told me "I'm ready"."
   2. She said, "He told me, 'I'm ready'."
   3. She said, "He told me, I'm ready."
   4. She said, "He told me, 'I'm ready'."
6. Which sentence correctly uses an ellipsis?
   1. "I went to the store..." he said.
   2. "I went to the store...", he said.
   3. "I went to the store ...", he said.
   4. "I went to the store ..." he said.
7. Which of the following sentences does NOT need quotation marks?
   1. The teacher said, "Read chapter 3."
   2. He asked, "What time is it?"
   3. She wondered what time it was.
   4. "I'm hungry," he complained.