Writing dialogue

Questions

1. Which sentence uses speech marks correctly?

   • "I love this song", said Mia.
   • "I love this song, said Mia."
   • "I love this song," said Mia.
   • I love this song," said "Mia."
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   "I love this song," said Mia.

2. What do speech marks show in a story?

   • The end of a paragraph
   • The exact words someone says
   • The title of the story
   • Words that are spelled wrong
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   The exact words someone says

3. Which mark goes before the closing speech mark: "Where are you going__" asked Tom.

   • A full stop
   • A hyphen
   • A question mark
   • A semicolon
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   A question mark

4. Only the words a person actually says go inside speech marks. (True or false?)

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   True

5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

   • "Let's go outside" said Ben, "before it rains".
   • "Let's go outside, said Ben, before it rains."
   • "Let's go outside," said Ben, "Before it rains."
   • "Let's go outside," said Ben, "before it rains."
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   "Let's go outside," said Ben, "before it rains."

6. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

   • Anna Said, "We won!"
   • Anna said, "We won!"
   • Anna said, "we won!"
   • anna said, "We won!"
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   Anna said, "We won!"

7. Which reporting verb best shows someone speaking very quietly?

   • bellowed
   • declared
   • shouted
   • whispered
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   whispered

8. Which reporting verb fits best: "Help, I'm stuck!" she ___.

   • chuckled
   • murmured
   • shrieked
   • yawned
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   shrieked

9. Name a reporting verb that is more interesting than "said". (Answer out loud)

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   Any, e.g. whispered, shouted, replied, asked

10. A reporting verb tells the reader how or that someone spoke. (True or false?)

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    True

11. What kind of word is "replied" in: "No," replied Sam?

    • A proper noun
    • A question word
    • A reporting verb
    • A speech mark
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    A reporting verb

12. When a new person starts speaking, what should you start? (Answer out loud)

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    A new line

13. Why do writers begin a new line for each new speaker?

    • It makes clear who is talking
    • It makes the story shorter
    • It replaces speech marks
    • It saves paper
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    It makes clear who is talking

14. Two speakers' words can share one line if both use speech marks. (True or false?)

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    False

15. What is it called when a line starts a little way in from the margin? (Answer out loud)

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    Indenting

16. Zoe asks a question and Omar answers. How is his reply set out?

    • In brackets after her words
    • Inside Zoe's speech marks
    • Joined onto Zoe's line
    • Starting on a new line
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    Starting on a new line

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