Direct and Indirect Speech (1)

Direct and Indirect Speech

by Fritzie Manalili

Open Ended

What is a direct and indirect speech? 

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is a direct or an indirect speech.

"It has been raining all day," he said.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is a direct or an indirect speech.

John said he was playing baseball.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is a direct or an indirect speech.

Mr. Francisco asked the girl, "What is your name?"

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is a direct or an indirect speech.

He told me that he was hungry.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

Multiple Choice

What is the reporting clause in this sentence?

Mark said, "We were studying all night."

• were studying

• We were studying all night

• Mark said,

• "We were studying all night."

Multiple Choice

What is the reported clause in this sentence?

Joe told me, "We will be joining you on Saturday."

• Joe told me,

• We will be joining you on Saturday.

• "We will be joining you on Saturday."

• We will be joining

Multiple Choice

What is the reported clause in this sentence?

"I am playing baseball," John said.

• said

• am playing

Multiple Choice

My brother says, “I met Tom at the party last night.”

• My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night”

Multiple Choice

Demian said, “I am going out of town.”

• Demian said that I am going out of town.

• Demian said that he went out of town.

• Demian said that he is going out of town.

• Demian said that he was going out of town.

Multiple Choice

Mother asked Jonathan, "Don't smoke too much!"

• Mother asked Jonathan to do not smoke too much.

• Mother asked John to not smoke too much.

• Mother asked John that not t smoke too much.

• Mother asked John to smoke too much.

Multiple Choice

Diane said, “I love Indian food.”

• Diane said that she loved Indian food.

• Diane said that she loves Indian food.

• Diane said that she hated Indian food.

Multiple Choice

The scientist said, “Global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns.”

• The scientist said that global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns.

• The scientist said that global warming my cause many anomalies in weather patterns.

• The scientist said that global warming was causing many anomalies in weather patterns.

Multiple Choice

Paul said, “I’m reading a great book about Afghanistan.”

• Paul said that I am reading a great book about Afghanistan.

• Paul said he was reading a great book about Afghanistan.

• Paul said he is reading a great book about Afghanistan.

Multiple Choice

The teacher said, “The next quiz will be on Friday.”

• The teacher said that the next quiz will be on Friday.

• The teacher said that the next quiz is on Friday.

• The teacher said that the next quiz would be on Friday.

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET:

Message in a Bottle:

1.      You just received a message in a bottle regarding today’s lesson. What does it say?

Taking the Right Steps:

2. Let’s take the right steps! What can you do to improve your understanding of what you have learned today?