Mary told John, “My father warned me last night.”

Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.

Mary told John that her warned her last night.

Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.

Mary told John that her father warns her last night.

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

Demian said that he was going out of town.

Demian said that I am going out of town.

Demian said that he is going out of town.

Demian said that he went out of town.

The teacher said to the students “Be quiet while I am talking”

The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she was talking.

The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking.

The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told.

The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks.

Mother asked John, "Can you not smoke too much?"

Mother asked John if he could not smoke too much.

Mother asked John to do not smoke too much.

Mother asked John that not smoke too much.

Mother asked John to smoke too much.

John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?"

John asked Mary why she got angry with him.

John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.

John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.

John asked Mary why she is angry with him.

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

Mr. Burchell asked the girl what her name was.

Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is your name.

Mr. Burchell asked the girl what was your name.

Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is her name.

We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?"

We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.

We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.

Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"

Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.

Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.

Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.

Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.

John said, "I am going to visit my grandma next week".

John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week

John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week

John said that he is going to visit his grandma next week

John said that he will be going to visit his grandma the following week.

John asked me, "What are you doing here?".

John asked me what I was doing there.

John said what are you doing here.

John asked me what I am doing there?

John asked me what was I doing there.

Jessica asked me, "Why did I not pass the test?". Jessica asked me .....

Why she had not passed the test.

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

“I’m scared”, my brother whispered. “Do we have to go on the ghost train?”

“I’m scared”, my brother whispered. “Do we have to” go on the ghost train?

I’m scared, “my brother whispered”. Do “we have to go on the ghost train?”

I’m scared, “my” brother whispered. “Do we have to go on the ghost train?”

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

“Thank you for helping me with my homework,” said Will.

“Thank you for helping me” with my homework, said Will.

Thank you for helping me “with my homework,” said Will.

“Thank you for helping” me with my homework, said Will.

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

“I had a great time at the fair,” said Ayan. “The ghost train was my favourite ride.”

I had a great time at “the fair,” said Ayan. “The ghost train was my favourite ride.”

“I had a great time at the fair,” said “Ayan. The ghost train was my favourite ride.”

“I had a great time at the fair, said” Ayan. “The ghost train was my favourite ride.”

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

“Have you seen my dog?” she asked.

Have you seen my “dog?” she asked.

“Have you seen my dog? she asked.”

Have you seen “my dog?” she asked

What's wrong with this sentence? I said to him, “Why are you working so hard”?

The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks.

There should not be a comma before the spoken words begin.

There should be a full-stop after "hard".

We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?"

We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.

We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.

Direct vs Indirect Speech

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English

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5th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.5.1C, L.3.2C, RL.5.1

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Standards-aligned

Marcus Cheong

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30 questions

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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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Direct vs Indirect Speech

30 questions

Direct Speech is..

Indirect speech is...

Indirect speech is also known as what?

Speech marks are needed for what?

Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:﻿The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

Convert the following statement into direct speech: She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.

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

Mary told John, “My father warned me last night.”

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

He asked me, “Can you open your book?”

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Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:

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

Convert the following statement into direct speech:

She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.