Direct and indirect speech review

When the spoken words in a narrative are written with speech punctuation - speech marks and associated punctuation, this is called:

• Reported speech

• Indirect speech

• Direct speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

When dialogue is written in the past tense with no speech punctuation, this is called (2 answers):

• Reported speech

• Indirect speech

• Direct speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What's missing from this sentence?

He said, “be quiet, please, and listen to my words.”

• Quotation mark

• A capital letter

• A question mark

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Speech marks are needed for what?

• Direct Speech

• Indirect Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D