Direct & Indirect Quotations

Direct & Indirect Quotations

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Quiz Time!

Read each question carefully before answering :D

Multiple Choice

True or False?

When a direct quotation is a question, you can replace the question mark with a comma.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Direct quotations do not always need quotation marks.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• "Can we have a Free-Sit Friday?" asked the students.

• "Can we have a Free Sit Friday." asked the students.

• "Can we have a Free Sit Friday," asked the students.

• Can we have a Free Sit Friday, "asked the students."

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• "Open your books to page fourteen," the teacher instructed.

• "Open your books to page fourteen." the teacher instructed.

• "Open your books to page fourteen," The teacher instructed.

• "Open your books to page fourteen, the teacher instructed."

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• "Do you have the time?" asked the doctor. "I don't want to be late."

• "Do you have time time," asked the doctor. "I don't want to be late."

• Do you have the time, asked the doctor. "I don't want to be late."

• "Do you have time, asked the doctor. I don't want to be late."

Multiple Choice

True or False?

You must always put quotation marks around indirect quotations.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Direct quotations are the EXACT words of a speaker.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is the following quote direct or indirect?

The coaches ordered the athletes to run a mile.

• direct

• indirect

Multiple Choice

Is the following quote direct or indirect?

"It's time to go to recess!" the teacher announced.

• direct

• indirect

Multiple Choice

Is the following quote direct or indirect?

The teacher told the children to go outside for recess.

• Direct

• Indirect

From Direct to Indirect Speech

Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech following the rules you just learned

Multiple Choice

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week."

• Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

• Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.

Multiple Choice

My parents asked me, “Why are you crying?”

• My parents asked me why I was crying.

• My parents asked me why I am crying.

• My parents asked me why I had been crying.

Multiple Choice

She said, "I saw him."

• She said who she had seen him

• She said she saw him

• She said that she had seen him

Multiple Choice

Jericho said, “I played basketball last week.”

• Jericho said that he played basketball last week.

• Jericho said that he had played basketball last week.

• Jericho had said that he played basketball last week.

Multiple Choice

Khiro says, “I will do my online assignment at 10pm.”

• Khiro says that he will do his online assignment at 10 PM.

• Khiro said that he will do his online assignment at 10 PM.

• Khiro said that he would do his online assignment at 10 PM.

Multiple Choice

Mum said, "It is windy today."

• Mum said that it is windy today.

• Mum said that it was windy today.

• Mum said that it was windy that day.

• Mum said that it is windy that day.

Multiple Choice

"I saw your father yesterday," he said to me.

• He said to me that he saw my father the day before.

• He said to me that he had seen my father yesterday.

• He told me that he had seen my father the previous day.

• He told me that he saw your father the previous day

Multiple Choice

Jane asked, "Are you busy tonight?

• She asked if I was busy that night.

• She asked if I am busy tonight.

Multiple Choice

Paul told me, "My mother will celebrate her birthday next week."

• Paul told me that my mother would celebrate her birthday next week.

• Paul told me that his mother would celebrate her birthday next week.

Multiple Choice

Perry said, "The boss must sign the letter."

• Jean said that the boss must sign the letter.

• She said that he had to sign the letter.

Writing the Direct Speech

Now, let's see if you really know how to write the direct speech :D

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence:

"Our class won the competition_____" exclaimed Jenna.

• period (.)

• exclamation point (!)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence:

"Even though we don't have school tomorrow_____" said Maria, "we should study for our test."

• comma (,)

• period (.)

Multiple Choice

Convert the following statement into direct speech:

Mr Lee said Kim wasn't home.

• Mr Lee said, "Kim isn't home.

• Mr Lee said, "Kim isn't home."

• Mr Lee said, "Kim isn't home"

• Mr lee said "Kim isn't home.

Multiple Choice

John asked me why I was sad.

• John said, "Why are you sad?"

• John said, "Why are you sad."

• John said, 'Why are you sad?

• John said, "why are you sad?"

Multiple Choice

Mariam said her father is a dentist.

• Mariam said, "Her father is a dentist".

• Mariam said "My father is a dentist".

• Mariam says "Her father is a dentist."

• Mariam said, "My father is a dentist."

Multiple Choice

In direct speech where can a reporting clause be used?

• Before speech

• In the middle of speech

• After speech

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Punctuate the sentence.

Come here said the teacher

• "Come here",said the teacher.

• "Come here,"said the teacher.

• "Come here"said the teacher.

Multiple Choice

Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks (“ ”).

• Natalia “replied”, My friend may come tonight.

• Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight."

• Natalia replied, "My friend may “come tonight."

• Natalia replied,” My friend may come tonight."

Multiple Choice

Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks (“ ”).

• “Jhavid exclaimed,” I come to school here everyday.

• Jhavid exclaimed! "I come to school here every day."

• Jhavid exclaimed! "I come to school here every day."

• Jhavid exclaimed! I come to school here, “every day.”

Multiple Choice

Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks (“ ”).

• “Teacher Hunter said,” It is my car.

• Teacher “Hunter said”, it is my car.

• Teacher Hunter said, "It is my car."

• Teacher, Hunter “said, it is my car.

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