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Direct vs Indirect Speech

Authored by Marcus Cheong

English

5th - 8th Grade

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Direct vs Indirect Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Direct Speech is..

the reporting of speech by using similar words to the speaker.

the reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said.

the reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker.

the reporting of speech at the exact time it was said.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Indirect speech is...

expresses what was said without using the exact words.

expresses what was said using the exact words.

where someone else expresses what was said.

where someone expresses their own words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Indirect speech is also known as what?

Repeated speech

Repeated statements

Reported speech

Reported statements

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Speech marks are needed for what?

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:


The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

"Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy.

The policeman asked the boy where he lived.

When speaking to the boy, the policeman asked where do you live?

The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Convert the following statement into direct speech:


She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.

The teacher was asked when the girl could eat her snacks.

When can we eat our snacks?

"When can we eat our snacks? She asked"

She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?"

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.W.5.3B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.SL.5.4

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