by BlastRoom
Punctuate and attribute direct quotations, spot trims that change a speaker's meaning, and keep a source's claim apart from your own.
#quotation#matatag_english_8

40 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Which version punctuates and attributes the direct quotation correctly?
Which version places the speech tag after the quotation correctly?
Which version punctuates the quoted question correctly?
Which version punctuates the interrupted quotation correctly?
Which version handles the quotation inside a quotation correctly?
Which version attributes the quotation to a named source correctly?
Ramon told the class that the test was moved to Friday. Which version reports his words indirectly?
A report described the plan as a modest first step. Which version quotes that phrase inside the writer's own sentence correctly?
Which version punctuates the quoted exclamation correctly?
Which version punctuates the two-sentence quotation correctly?
The witness said, "I arrived at six, waited near the gate, and left before the rain." Which version quotes only the opening and closing words honestly?
Coach Diaz said, "She trained here for two years." Which version adds the player's name Lorna to the quotation honestly?
Which version introduces the quotation with a colon correctly?
Which speech tag reports the source's words without adding the writer's judgment?
Which version keeps the quotation marks around the spoken words only?
The whole sentence is a question, but the quoted words are a statement. Which version is punctuated correctly?
Which version attributes the quotation to its source most completely?
Square brackets inside a quotation mark words the writer added, not words the speaker said.
A shortened quotation is fair as long as it is shorter than the original.
Coach Diaz said, "We played well in the first half, but we lost focus after the break." Which shortened quotation changes what he said?
Engineer Cruz said, "The new road will help farmers, provided the drainage is fixed first." Which trim removes a condition she set?
Mayor Lim said, "The clinic will open in July, and the pharmacy will follow in August." Which shortened quotation keeps what he said?
Nurse Vega said, "The vaccine is not in short supply this month." Which trim reverses her meaning?
The principal said, "Only the Grade 8 classes will move to the annex, and only after the roof is repaired." Which trim changes what she announced?
Dr. Sy said, "Dengue cases fell in our town during the dry months, and the clinic was less busy." Which trim overstates her finding?
Rey said, "Some traders claim the ban helped them, but our records show otherwise." Which trim makes him say something he did not?
The reporter asked, "Will the ferry service resume next week?" Which version misrepresents that line?
Ms. Uy said, "The books arrived late. The uniforms, however, came on time." Which quotation joins her words unfairly?
Engineer Tan said, "Almost every household in the barangay now has metered water, though a few still wait." Which trim changes her meaning?
Farmer Lito said, "The seedlings survived the storm because we planted the windbreak in 2019." Which shortened quotation keeps his meaning?
The audit says, "Three of the twelve pumps are working, and repairs on the rest start in May." Which trim hides how few pumps run?
Dr. Abad said, "The results suggest the water may be improving, but we need more tests." Which quotation reports her too strongly?
A writer reports: "Engineer Lopez says the bridge is safe for light vehicles. That is a relief for the market vendors." Which sentence is the writer's own comment?
A writer reports: "The health bulletin lists 40 new cases this week. The barangay must close the covered court." Which part is the writer's own claim?
Which sentence keeps the source's claim separate from the writer's opinion?
A study measured screen time in 300 homes. Which sentence mixes the writer's verdict into the study's finding?
Dr. Cruz wrote, "Mangrove cover fell by 12 percent." Which report keeps her finding separate from the writer's comment?
Ms. Uy called the new fare "fair." Which version shows clearly that the disagreement is the writer's, not the source's?
A student writes: "The report says traffic worsened, and that is the mayor's fault." What is wrong with the sentence?
Which sentence attributes a claim to a source without adopting it as the writer's own?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Summarizing
20 questions