WorksheetsDirect Indirect Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
Speech marks are needed for what?
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
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 lives.
When speaking to the boy, the policeman asked where do you live?
The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives.
Convert the followiing statement into direct speech: She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.
The teacher was asked when the girl could eat her 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?"
Speech marks are also known as what?
Inverted commas
Quotation marks
Both of the above
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.
"Max shouted" I'll eat you up.
John, " I am going to visit my grandma next week". It means
John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week
John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week
John said that he will going to visit grandma next week
John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week
John said that he will be going to visit his garndma the following week
John asked me, "What are you doing here?". It means ....
John said what are you doing here
John asked me what I am doing there?
John asked me what I was doing there
John asked me what I was doing here?
John asked me what I was doing there?
Mr. Bill asked the students ................... their test.
Have they finished
Have they finish
If they have finished
Whether they had finished
Whether they have finished
My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time. It means .....
My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?"
My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?"
My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?"
My mom asked me, Did I have a spare time?"
My mom asked me, " Had you had a spare time?"
Bagas, "How is your life today?". Bagas wants to know .....
How is your life today
How are you at that time
How I am fine at that time
How I was that time
How was my life that time
The police told them not to drive too fast. The police said, "..............."
Not drive too fast please
Don't drive too fast in town
No drive too fast in town
Please don't drive slow in town
Don't drive to fast in town
