Quotation Marks Practice
A worksheet for 6th graders to practice using quotation marks correctly in direct speech and titles.
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Quotation Marks Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember to use quotation marks correctly for direct speech and titles.
Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.
1. Which sentence correctly punctuates direct speech?
She asked, "Where are you going?"
She asked, "Where are you going"?
She asked "Where are you going?"
She asked "Where are you going"?
2. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for a short story title?
My favorite story is 'The Tell-Tale Heart.'
My favorite story is "The Tell-Tale Heart."
My favorite story is The Tell-Tale Heart.
My favorite story is "The Tell-Tale Heart".
Add quotation marks where they are needed in the following sentences.
3. The teacher announced, Class, please open your books to page 50.
4. My mom always says, Clean your room before you play!
5. Have you read the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe?
6. The article titled The Benefits of Reading was very informative.
Rewrite the following sentences, adding quotation marks and any other necessary punctuation.
7. Dad asked when will we leave for the park
8. The sign said stop and yield
Indicate whether each statement is True or False.
9. Quotation marks are used around the titles of books and movies.
True
False
10. Commas and periods always go inside the closing quotation mark.
True
False
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