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Direct and Reported Speech

Authored by Fredy@ Jeddah,KSA

English

6th Grade

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Direct and Reported Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

She said, "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ the next day.

is coming

will come

would come

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'would come' because when reporting a statement in the past, the reporting verb changes to past tense, and 'would come' is the past form of 'will come'.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Austin says, "I see the clouds.".

He tells me that he ________ the clouds.

had seen

sees

saw

see

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'sees' because Austin says 'I see the clouds' in the present tense, so the verb should also be in the present tense, which is 'sees'.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Rhea says, "I am happy".

She tells me that she ________ happy.

is

was

had been

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is' because Rhea is currently happy, so the present tense 'is' should be used to maintain the same tense in reported speech.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Tom said, "I bought a car last week."

He said that he had bought a car _____________.

a week ago

last week

the week before

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'the week before' because Tom said he bought the car last week, indicating that the purchase occurred the week before the current one.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?"

Kevin asked who had opened the gate.

Kevin asked who opened the gate.

Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.

Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.

Answer explanation

Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

He asked me “Open your book!”

He asked me to open my book.

He asked me opening my book.

He asked me to open your book.

He asks me to open my book.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He asked me to open my book.' as it accurately reflects the reported speech and the action requested by the speaker.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Sandra said that she could play guitar. Change this sentence to Direct speech.

Sandra said, "She can play guitar."

Sandra said, "I could play guitar."

Sandra said, "I can play guitar."

Sandra said, "She could play guitar."

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sandra said, "I can play guitar."' because the sentence should be changed to direct speech, maintaining the same subject pronoun 'I' as in the original statement.

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