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WorksheetsLanguage Arts (Direct and Indirect Speech)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
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.
DIRECT: "Must I do the shopping?" Matthew asked his mom.
INDIRECT: Matthew asked his mom if he ____________________ do the shopping.
musted
had to
might
should
She said, "He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ the next day.
is coming
will come
would come
Bryan said, "I bought a car last week."
He said that he had bought a car _____________.
a week ago
last week
the week before
What's missing from this sentence?
He said, “be quiet, please, and listen to my words.”
An exclamation mark
Quotation marks
A capital letter
What's wrong with this sentence?
I said to him, “Why are you working so hard”?
There should be a full-stop after "hard".
There should not be a comma before the spoken words begin.
The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks.
With direct speech you have...
quotation marks.
'that'.
a colon.
Do you have to use 'that' with all reported speech sentences?
Yes.
No.
No, only with statements.
No, only with requests.
Mariam said her father is a dentist.
Mariam said, "Her father is a dentist".
Mariam said "My father is a dentist".
Mariam says "Her father is a dentist."
Mariam said, "My father is a dentist."
