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Using an ellipsis to shorten a quotation

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.8.2.B, L.8.2.A · England: KS3 English (punctuation), GCSE English Language (embedding quotations)

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  1. Question 1

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? "If only I had listened…" she sighed.

    • A. a sentence trailing off unfinished
    • B. words left out of a quotation
    • C. a list
    • D. an interruption by another speaker

  2. Question 2

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "Our school, like many others in the region, has started a breakfast club." • "Our school, like many others … club." • "… school … breakfast …" • "Our school … started … club." • "Our school … has started a breakfast club."

    • A. "Our school, like many others … club."
    • B. "… school … breakfast …"
    • C. "Our school … started … club."
    • D. "Our school … has started a breakfast club."

  3. Question 3

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? She opened the door slowly and saw… nothing.

    • A. a dramatic pause to build suspense
    • B. words left out of a quotation
    • C. a list
    • D. a mistake

  4. Question 4

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "Our school, like many others in the region, has started a breakfast club." • "Our school … has started a breakfast club." • "… school … breakfast …" • "Our school, like many others … club." • "Our school … started … club."

    • A. "Our school … has started a breakfast club."
    • B. "… school … breakfast …"
    • C. "Our school, like many others … club."
    • D. "Our school … started … club."

  5. Question 5

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? "I think… no, I'm sure… it was here."

    • A. the end of a question
    • B. words left out of a quotation
    • C. a pause or hesitation in speech
    • D. a list of items

  6. Question 6

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "The castle, built in 1270 by a powerful local family, still dominates the town." • "… 1270 … town." • "The castle … still dominates the town." • "The castle built … town." • "The castle … family … dominates."

    • A. "… 1270 … town."
    • B. "The castle … still dominates the town."
    • C. "The castle built … town."
    • D. "The castle … family … dominates."

  7. Question 7

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? "If only I had listened…" she sighed.

    • A. an interruption by another speaker
    • B. words left out of a quotation
    • C. a sentence trailing off unfinished
    • D. a list

  8. Question 8

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "I was nervous, I admit, but I walked onto the stage." • "Nervous … but … walked." • "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage." • "I was … stage." • "I … admit … stage."

    • A. "Nervous … but … walked."
    • B. "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage."
    • C. "I was … stage."
    • D. "I … admit … stage."

  9. Question 9

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? The report said that the river "rose … to its highest level in fifty years."

    • A. a pause in speech
    • B. a sentence trailing off into silence
    • C. a list
    • D. words left out of a quotation

  10. Question 10

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "I was nervous, I admit, but I walked onto the stage." • "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage." • "I … admit … stage." • "I was … stage." • "Nervous … but … walked."

    • A. "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage."
    • B. "I … admit … stage."
    • C. "I was … stage."
    • D. "Nervous … but … walked."

  11. Question 11

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? She opened the door slowly and saw… nothing.

    • A. a mistake
    • B. a dramatic pause to build suspense
    • C. words left out of a quotation
    • D. a list

  12. Question 12

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "The castle, built in 1270 by a powerful local family, still dominates the town." • "… 1270 … town." • "The castle … family … dominates." • "The castle built … town." • "The castle … still dominates the town."

    • A. "… 1270 … town."
    • B. "The castle … family … dominates."
    • C. "The castle built … town."
    • D. "The castle … still dominates the town."

  13. Question 13

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? She opened the door slowly and saw… nothing.

    • A. a dramatic pause to build suspense
    • B. words left out of a quotation
    • C. a mistake
    • D. a list

  14. Question 14

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "The fox, which had been hiding under the shed for days, finally crept out into the moonlight." • "The fox which had been hiding … crept out moonlight." • "The fox … finally crept out into the moonlight." • "The fox, … finally crept out into the moonlight …" • "The fox … under the shed … crept … moonlight."

    • A. "The fox which had been hiding … crept out moonlight."
    • B. "The fox … finally crept out into the moonlight."
    • C. "The fox, … finally crept out into the moonlight …"
    • D. "The fox … under the shed … crept … moonlight."

  15. Question 15

    What does the ellipsis (…) show here? "If only I had listened…" she sighed.

    • A. words left out of a quotation
    • B. a list
    • C. an interruption by another speaker
    • D. a sentence trailing off unfinished

  16. Question 16

    Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly and keeps the meaning? Original: "I was nervous, I admit, but I walked onto the stage." • "I … admit … stage." • "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage." • "I was … stage." • "Nervous … but … walked."

    • A. "I … admit … stage."
    • B. "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage."
    • C. "I was … stage."
    • D. "Nervous … but … walked."

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  1. a sentence trailing off unfinished
  2. "Our school … has started a breakfast club."
  3. a dramatic pause to build suspense
  4. "Our school … has started a breakfast club."
  5. a pause or hesitation in speech
  6. "The castle … still dominates the town."
  7. a sentence trailing off unfinished
  8. "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage."
  9. words left out of a quotation
  10. "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage."
  11. a dramatic pause to build suspense
  12. "The castle … still dominates the town."
  13. a dramatic pause to build suspense
  14. "The fox … finally crept out into the moonlight."
  15. a sentence trailing off unfinished
  16. "I was nervous … but I walked onto the stage."