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Direct & Reported Speech

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  1. 1.

    Which sentence is in direct speech?

    (a) She said she was tired.(b) "I am tired," she said.(c) She told me that she was tired.(d) She mentioned being tired.
  2. 2.

    Which sentence is in reported speech?

    (a) "I love cake," said Tom.(b) Tom said that he loved cake.(c) "Do you like cake?" asked Tom.(d) Tom asked, "Do you like cake?"
  3. 3.

    Change to reported speech: '"I am happy," said Mary.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  4. 4.

    What punctuation marks are used in direct speech?

    (a) Brackets ( )(b) Speech marks " "(c) Square brackets [ ](d) Hyphens - -
  5. 5.

    Change to reported speech: '"I like pizza," said John.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  6. 6.

    In reported speech, 'am/is' changes to:

    (a) am/is(b) was(c) will be(d) being
  7. 7.

    Change to direct speech: 'She said that she was going home.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  8. 8.

    In reported speech, 'will' changes to:

    (a) shall(b) would(c) will(d) can
  9. 9.

    Change to reported speech: '"Can you help me?" asked Ali.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  10. 10.

    In reported speech, 'today' changes to:

    (a) today(b) that day(c) this day(d) yesterday
  11. 11.

    Change to reported speech: '"I went to the park yesterday," said Mei.'

  12. 12.

    In reported speech, 'here' changes to:

    (a) here(b) there(c) this place(d) that
  13. 13.

    Which is correct reported speech for: '"Don't run!" said the teacher.'?

    (a) The teacher said don't run.(b) The teacher told us not to run.(c) The teacher said that don't run.(d) The teacher not to run said.
  14. 14.

    Change to reported speech: '"Where do you live?" she asked.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  15. 15.

    In reported speech, 'tomorrow' changes to:

    (a) tomorrow(b) the next day(c) today(d) yesterday
  16. 16.

    Change to direct speech: 'He asked me whether I had seen the movie.'

  17. 17.

    Which tense change is correct for reported speech?

    (a) Present perfect → Past perfect(b) Past tense → Present tense(c) Future → Present(d) Past perfect → Present perfect
  18. 18.

    Change to reported speech: '"I will come tomorrow," promised Ravi.'

  19. 19.

    What is the reporting verb in: 'She whispered that she was scared.'?

    (a) she(b) that(c) whispered(d) scared
  20. 20.

    Change to reported speech: '"Please sit down," the teacher said to us.'

Answer key — P4 English: Direct & Reported Speech

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  1. 1.(b) "I am tired," she said.
  2. 2.(b) Tom said that he loved cake.
  3. 3.Mary said that she was happy.
  4. 4.(b) Speech marks " "
  5. 5.John said that he liked pizza.
  6. 6.(b) was
  7. 7."I am going home," she said.
  8. 8.(b) would
  9. 9.Ali asked if I could help him.
  10. 10.(b) that day
  11. 11.Mei said that she had gone to the park the day before.
  12. 12.(b) there
  13. 13.(b) The teacher told us not to run.
  14. 14.She asked where I lived.
  15. 15.(b) the next day
  16. 16."Have you seen the movie?" he asked.
  17. 17.(a) Present perfect → Past perfect
  18. 18.Ravi promised that he would come the next day.
  19. 19.(c) whispered
  20. 20.The teacher asked us to sit down.
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