Quotation Marks & Direct Quotations

True or false: Quotation marks always come in pairs.

Is this correct or incorrect? "This fable," our teacher said, "is a twist of an old tale."

Which is correct? A) “Is it almost over,” he asked? or B) “Is it almost over?” he asked.

Which sentence is punctuated incorrectly? A) He wrote, "I need to work on my spelling." B) I said, "This is the correct answer." C) He wrote "I never need to work on my grammar."

Which is written correctly? A) "Macy said, "pizza is my favorite food." B) Macy said, "Pizza is my favorite food". C) Macy said, "Pizza is my favorite food."

Which is correct? A) "Hi, Jim," yelled Mark. B) "Hi, Jim" yelled Mark! C) "Hi, Jim." Yelled Mark. D) "Hi, Jim!" yelled Mark.

True or false: When you write dialogue, begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.

Which sentence is punctuated incorrectly? A) "Look! We sold over nine thousand cupcakes!" I exclaimed. B) "This sentence is punctuated correctly", I said. C) "I like pie, but I don't like apple pie," Annie said.

Where do the quotation marks go? Dr. Johnson asked Devin, Did your family visit the beach last summer?

Is this sentence correct? Mr. Davis asked the class, "who would like to summarize the story we just read?"

Is this correct? "Perhaps you have heard of the game Pong" Barbara said.

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks? A) Mary looked at us and shouted, "Take those wet shoes off!" B) Mary looked at us and shouted "Take those wet shoes off!” C) Mary looked at us and shouted,"Take those wet shoes off"!

True or false: This is punctuated correctly. Rachel questioned her friend, "Do you want to bring cookies to the party"?

Which sentence is written correctly? A) "I don't feel well", she said. B) "I don't feel well," she said. C) I don't feel well, "she said."

Choose the sentence with correct quotation marks and punctuation. A) Rhonda said, "I love dogs." B) Rhonda said "I love dogs." C) Rhonda said "I love dogs".

Is this correct or incorrect? I said that the fable by James Thurber would surprise you.

Which is punctuated incorrectly? A) "Hey," said Joe, "what's nine plus ten?" B) "Have you heard the new Morgan Wallen song?" she asked. C) "Hi, how are you" Bob said.

Is this correct? "Students at Harvard created the game," he said. "They played it on the room-size computers of that time."

Which sentence is correct? A) Jill asked, "did mom say that she was going to pick us up?" B) Jill asked, "Did mom say that she was going to pick us up"? C) Jill asked, "Did mom say that she was going to pick us up?"

True or false: Quotation marks go around everything a speaker says.

Where do the quotation marks go in this sentence? Do you know when the swimming pool will be opening this year? Katherine asked her next-door neighbor.

Where do the quotation marks go in this sentence? Can Alyson come over and spend the night on Friday? Kayla asked her mom.

Correct or incorrect: Dr. Johnson asked Devin, "did your family visit the beach last summer?"

Which is correct? A) “Well,” she said, “you certainly didn’t waste any time.” or B) “Well”, she said, “you certainly didn’t waste any time”.

Where do the quotation marks go? Are there enough pencils for everyone? Joshua asked.