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Direct and reported speech

Authored by kristine Molina

English

6th Grade

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Direct and reported speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

30 sec • 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

30 sec • 1 pt

Speech marks are also known as what?

Inverted commas

Quotation marks

Both of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

Max shouted, "I'll eat you up!"

"Max shouted I'll eat you up!"

Max shouted I'll eat you up.

"Max shouted" I'll eat you up.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

“Watch out for” that puddle! Dad yelled.
“Watch out for that puddle!” Dad yelled.
Watch out for that puddle! “Dad yelled.”
Watch out for “that puddle!” Dad yelled.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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