Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz
Preview:
How do we write the following in direct speech? Kelly said I am feeling sick today.
A. Kelly said “I am feeling sick today.”
B. Kelly said, “I am feeling sick today”.
C. Kelly said, “I am feeling sick today.”
D. Kelly said, “I am feeling sick today?
Which of these is correct?
A. Jamal said, “We passed by a beautiful lake in Goa”.
B. Jamal said, We passed by a beautiful lake in Goa.
C. Jamal said, “We passed by a beautiful lake in Goa.”
D. Jamal said, “we passed by a beautiful lake in Goa.”
Identify the sentence whether it is a direct or indirect speech.
He said , “Get out of my house immediately.”
A. Direct speech
B. Indirect Speech
Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
A. “We’re going to the theme park!” the little boy exclaimed.
B. We’re going to the “theme park!” the little boy exclaimed.
C. We’re going to the theme park! “the little boy exclaimed.”
D. “We’re going to the theme park! the little boy exclaimed.”
She requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
A. She asked the interviewer, ‘Please repeat the question’
B. She requested the interviewer, ‘Please repeat the question.’
Choose the correct option:
Petra: ‘I won’t tell you what happened until tomorrow.’
A. Petra said she wouldn’t tell me what had happened until the next day.
B. Petra said she wouldn’t tell me what had happened until tomorrow.
C. Petra said she won’t tell me what had happened until the next day.
Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
A. Kyle said, “Thank you for helping me with my homework.”
B. Kyle said, “thank you for helping me with my homework”.
C. Kyle said “Thank you for helping me with my homework.”
D. Kyle said “Thank you for helping me with my homework”
Change this statement into INDIRECT SPEECH.
She said, “I’ll go shopping.”
A. She said she would go shopping.
B. She said she will go shopping.
C. She said she should go shopping.
D. She said I will go shopping.
Mum said, “It is windy today.”
A. Mum said that it is windy today.
B. Mum said that it was windy today.
C. Mum said that it was windy that day.
D. Mum said that it is windy that day.
Which is correct?
A. He said, “Could you please repeat the question”?
B. He said, Could you please repeat the question?”
C. He said, “could you please repeat the question?”
D. He said, “Could you please repeat the question?”
Reporter: ‘The police are questioning the suspect this morning.’
A. The reporter said the police were questioning the suspect that morning.
B. The reporter said the police questioned the suspect that morning.
C. The reporter said the police had questioned the suspect that morning.
Dad said, “You should tidy up your rooms now.”
A. Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms then.
B. Dad said that they should tidy up your rooms then.
C. Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms now.
D. Dad said they should tidy up their rooms then.
Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. Mai said, “My family is going to the market today.”
B. “We want candy!” The children shouted.
C. “I told you not to go there.” My father said.
D. Chloe asked, “where is my timetable?”
“My friend gave me a bar of chocolate.” he said.
A. He said that his friend had given him a bar of chocolate.
B. He said that his friend gave him a bar of chocolate.
C. He said that his friend was gave him a bar of chocolate.
D. He said that my friend had given him a bar of chocolate.
Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
A. “Have you seen my dog?” she asked.
B. “Have you seen my dog? she asked.”
C. Have you seen my “dog?” she asked.
D. Have you seen “my dog?” she asked
Camille asked me, ‘Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?’
A. Camille asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.
B. Camille asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night.
DIRECT SPEECH:
will buy
INDIRECT SPEECH:
A. would buy
B. won’t buy
‘Yesterday / last Friday’ change to –
A. yesterday / the previous Friday
B. the previous day / the previous Friday
C. tomorrow / the previous Friday
D. the previous day / last Friday
The students said, “We are working hard for the International Festival.”
A. The students said that they are working hard for the International Festival.
B. The students said that they were working hard for the International Festival.
C. The students said that we were working hard for the International Festival.
D. The students said they are working hard for the International Festival.
John asked Mary, “Why do you get angry with me?”
A. John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
B. John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.
C. John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.
D. John asked Mary why she is angry with him.
He asked me “Open your book!”
A. He asked me to open my book.
B. He asked me opening my book.
C. He asked me to open your book.
D. He asks me to open my book.
He said to her, ‘What a hot day!’
A. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was hot day.
B. He exclaimed that it was a hot day.
Indirect speech is also known as what?
A. Repeated speech
B. Repeated statements
C. Reported speech
D. Reported statements
Select the correct indirect sentence.
She said, “I am going to London tomorrow.”
A. She said that she was going to London yesterday.
B. She said that she was going to London tomorrow
C. She said that she was going to London the next day.
We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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