Deck 25: Quotation Marks and Italics

Question 1

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ After her twenty-eighth birthday, Marla resented being called cute .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ Have you heard the song I Married Myself ?

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ " Bon voyage ," Joe said. "Have a wonderful trip."

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ Many children learned their basics by watching Sesame Street on television; it changed education for millions.

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 5

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ Though it fooled some people, it seemed pretty obvious that the picture of President Lincoln riding a dinosaur had been made with Photoshop .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 6

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ When Leena's working around the house, she'll sing the song Whistle While You Work .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 25. ​
Commas and semicolons are always placed inside the quotation marks. ​

Question 8

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ Professor Andrews started a Facebook page for his American history class.

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 9

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ I read Rolling Stone magazine to help me keep up with music and movie news.

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 10

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ Jana will never forget where she was when Stephen first said, I love you .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 25. ​
Italics are used to show that a word or phrase is borrowed from a foreign language. ​

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 25. ​
​ Question marks always go inside the quotation marks.

Question 13

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 25. ​
Quotation marks can show that a word is being used sarcastically. ​

Question 14

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ The speaker was getting all of her information from The New York Times .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 15

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ The music box played Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 16

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ The term unfriending has been popularized by social media.

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 17

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ We read Romeo and Juliet for our English class.

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 18

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ The bride and groom danced to Nat King Cole's Unforgettable .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 19

Directions: Indicate whether italics or quotation marks are appropriate for the underlined words and phrases in the following sentences. ​ ​ My mother's favorite movie is Casablanca .

A)italics
B)quotation marks
C)neither

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 25. ​
Italics are used to write the title of a book or movie.