Direct and Indirect Speech

1. How do we write the following in direct speech? Kelly said I am feeling sick today.

• Kelly said "I am feeling sick today."

• Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today".

• Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today."

2. Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Mai said, "My family is going to the market today."

• Chloe asked, "where is my timetable."

• "I told you not to go there." My father said.

What's missing from this sentence? He said, “be quiet, please, and listen to my words.”

• Quotation mark

• A capital letter

• A question mark

4.What needs to be corrected? Kiran asked, "did you see the match on television last night"

• add a question mark at the end.

• capitalize did and add an exclamation mark at the end.

• capitalize did and add a question mark after night.

5.Speech marks are needed for what?

• Direct Speech

• Indirect Speech

6.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 lives.

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

8.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.

9.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.

10.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 is angry with him.