A fun story about a team game. We only name the story — every example here is our own — and use it to learn how writing shows people talking: dialogue, quotation marks, and the right end marks. Tap each idea to start.
Play with it
When people speak in a story, special marks show their words. Tap each idea to learn them.
Learn
Try it. Spot the dialogue: “Pass me the ball,” shouted Meera.
The spoken words are “Pass me the ball” — those are inside the quotation marks. “Shouted Meera” tells us who said it and how.
Where you'll meet it
Quotation marks tell you exactly which words to say in a character’s voice. Reading dialogue aloud is much more fun.
When you write what characters say, quotation marks and end marks show the reader how to hear each line.
Knowing when to use ? and ! makes your messages and stories clear — a question feels different from a shout!
Check yourself
Nine quick questions that check the skill — spotting dialogue, using quotation marks and choosing the right end mark — not just remembering the story.
Skill practice with our own original examples. The story “The Lagori Champions” (NCERT Santoor, Class 4) is referenced by name only, never reproduced.
Buffyyour study buddyBuffy is an AI helper and can be wrong — always check your NCERT textbook.