DIRECT-INDIRECT SPEECH_Myth & Short Story

In myths, what does direct speech typically convey when a character speaks?

• The author's thoughts

• The exact words of the character

• The theme of the story

• The setting of the myth

What is the main purpose of indirect speech in short stories?

• To show what a character said without quoting directly

• To describe a character's appearance

• To state the moral of the story

• To introduce a new character

In indirect speech, what usually happens to the tense of the verb?

• It stays the same

• It changes to future tense

• It shifts to present tense

• It shifts to the past tense

What punctuation is usually omitted in indirect speech?

• Exclamation marks

• Question marks

• Quotation marks

• Commas

In direct speech, how is a character's emotional tone often conveyed in myths and stories?

• Through narration

• Through descriptive language

• Through indirect speech

• Through their exact words and punctuation

In indirect speech, questions are typically reported by using ________ .

• Who or whom

• If or whether

• Where or when

• How or what

In myths, imperative sentences in direct speech often change to indirect speech by using ____ .

• Should

• Will

• Told/ordered

• Said

In the sentence from a myth, "The god said, 'I will protect you from harm,'" how would this be converted into indirect speech?

• The god told that he is going to protect from harm.

• The god said, "I will protect you from harm."

• The god said that he would protect me from harm.

• The god promised to protect us from harm.

In the short story, the heroine asked, "Can you help me?" How is this question changed to indirect speech?

Reorder the following:

The heroine asked _____ .

• if

• I

• could

• help

• her

In a myth, a king exclaimed, "What a terrible fate I have!" How would this be reported in indirect speech?

The king exclaimed that he ​ (a)   a terrible fate.

• had
• have
• has
• having