Language Arts 6 - 03.05

Question 1

Which of the following has correct punctuation and capitalization?

Accepted Answer

"Surprise!" she screamed.

Question 2

What is dialogue?

Accepted Answer

The conversations that take place between characters in a narrative.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a tagline?

Accepted Answer

he said angrily.

Question 4

True or False? Every time a new character speaks, you should start a new paragraph.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What are taglines?

Accepted Answer

Short phrases that tell us who is speaking and how they are speaking.

Question 6

Which of the following are punctuation rules for AFTER taglines?

Accepted Answer

Put a period after the tag., Capitalize and punctuate the spoken words as normal.

Question 7

Which of the following are punctuation rules for BEFORE taglines?

Accepted Answer

Put a comma after the tag., Capitalize and punctuate the spoken words as normal.

Question 8

What can effective dialogue accomplish?

Accepted Answer

The story develops through dialogue., It gives a deeper glimpse of the characters., It moves the plot forward., The reader has a greater understanding of who the characters are.

Question 9

What can quality dialogue accomplish?

Accepted Answer

All of the above,

Question 10

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

Each change of speaker equals a new paragraph.

Question 11

How is dialogue different in a comic strip?

Accepted Answer

A comic strip doesn't usually use taglies like, "He said.", A comic strip uses speech bubbles.

Question 12

Is the following dialogue punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 13

Is the following dialogue punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 14

Which of the following has correct punctuation and capitalization?

Accepted Answer

He asked, "What is your name?"

Question 15

Is it possible to have TOO MUCH dialogue in a narrative?

Accepted Answer

Yes - there needs to be some non-dialogue paragraphs with description.

Language Arts 6 - 03.05

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Language Arts 6 - 03.05

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