Year 4 English Quiz

Direct Speech is _________

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

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

• the reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said.

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

Indirect speech is ____________

• expressing what was said without using the exact word.

• where someone else expresses what was said.

• expressing what was said using the exact words.

• where someone expresses their own word.

Indirect speech is also known as ________

• Repeated statements

• Reported statements

• Repeated speech

• Reported speech

Speech marks are needed for what type of speech?

• direct

• indirect

• repeated

• reported

Convert the following sentence into an indirect speech:

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

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

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

• The policeman asked the boy where he lived.

• The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives.

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? She asked"

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

• When can we eat our snacks?

Speech marks are also known as __________

• Inverted commas

• Quotation marks

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Which of these sentences has correctly punctuated speech?

• "Do you want any sweets?" my dad asked. "I am just about to go to the shop."

• "Do you want any sweets? my dad asked". I am just about to "go to the shop."

• Do you want any sweets? "my dad asked". "I am just about to go to the shop."

• "Do you want any sweets?" "my dad asked." I am just about to go to the shop.

Which of these sentences has correctly punctuated speech?

• 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!

Which of these sentences has correctly punctuates speech?

• 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.