Direct and Indirect Speech

 

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.

 

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.

Indirect speech is also known as what?

• Repeated speech

• Repeated statements

• Reported speech

• Reported statements

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

• “Do you want any sweets?” my dad asked. “I’m just about to go to the shop.”

• “Do you want any sweets? my dad asked”. I’m just about to “go to the shop.”

• Do you want any sweets? “my dad asked”. “I’m just about to go to the shop.”

• “Do you want any sweets?” “my dad asked.” I’m just about to go to the shop.

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.

All present tenses (simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive) go to ____________________________ tenses in transforming direct to indirect speech.

• Past

• Present

• Future

• Present continuous

In transforming direct to indirect speech, simple past tense goes to _______________________ tense.

• simple past tense

• simple present tense

• past perfect

• past progressive

Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

The teacher said, "The earth revolves around its axis."

• The teacher told the students that the earth had revolved around its axis.

• The teacher told the students that the Earth revolves its axis.

• The teacher told the students that Earth was revolving around its axis.

• The teacher told the students that the Earth revolved around its axis.

Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

My mother said, "The postman has brought four letters today."

• My mother said that the postman had brought four letters today.

• My mother said that the postman brought four letters that day.

• My mother said that the postman has brought four letters that day.

• My mother said that the postman had brought four letters that day.

Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

Tina said, "Who will take part in the skit for the annual day?"

• Tina asked who would take part in the skit for the annual day.

• Tina asked who will take part in the skit for the annual day.

• Tina asked who could take part in the skit for the annual day.

• Tina asked who wanted to take part in the skit for the annual day.