Difference Between Direct and Indirect Speech

Spoken words start with ____________.

• open inverted comma

• closed inverted comma

• colon

• comma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is true for reported speech?

• Saying the exact words what someone said.

• Making the changes and then reporting what someone says.

• Reporting what someone said with own inputs.

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

A sentence in a direct speech has ____________ parts.

• three

• four

• two

• five

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

A ____________, in a direct speech can be before, after or in the middle of what the speaker says.

• question mark

• inverted comma

• tag

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is a special feature of an indirect speech?

• It always denotes the exact words of the speaker.

• It always ends with an exclamation mark.

• It always has inverted commas in it.

• It always ends with a full stop.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech?

• Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of someone else.

• Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon.

• None of these.

• Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas ____________.

• are in past tense

• retain their tense

• are in present tense

• are in future tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Example: Rita said, “Your painting is really nice.”

Which of the following is a correct reported speech?

• Rita said that his painting was really nice.

• Rita said that your painting is really nice.

• Rita said that my painting is really nice.

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

While converting from direct to indirect, the pronoun ‘I’ changes to ____________.

• me

• his or her

• he or she

• him or her

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Example: The store manager said, “These are ancient paintings.”

Which of the following is a correct reported version?

• The store manager said that these are ancient paintings.

• The store manager said that those were ancient paintings.

• The store manager said that these paintings are ancient.

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A