WorksheetsDirect and Indirect Speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
It is also known as quoted speech.
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Persuasive Speech
Argumentative Speech
It is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using the person’s exact words.
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Persuasive Speech
Argumentative Speech
It refers to the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language.
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Language
Speech
Word
It doesn’t have quotation marks.
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Persuasive Speech
Argumentative Speech
Which of the following punctuation marks is usually enclosed in a direct speech?
. ,
, “…”
: ;
- >
It is never too late,” PJ said. What is the reported speech of this sentence?
PJ said it is never too late.
PJ said that it was never too late.
PJ said that it will never be too late.
PJ said that it should never be too late.
Mark said, “I am washing my hands.” What is the reported speech of this sentence?
Mark said that he has washed his hands.
Mark said that he was washing his hands.
Mark said that he washed his hands.
Mark said that he is washing his hands.
Nimfa said that she could see the good in others. What is the direct speech of this sentence?
Nimfa said, “She can see the good in others.”
Nimfa said, “She could see the good in others.”
Nimfa said, “I can see the good in others.”
Nimfa said, “I could’ve seen the good in others.”
Robert said that he might print all the photos. What is the direct speech of this sentence?
Robert said, “He might print all the photos.”
Robert said, “I may have printed all the photos.”
Robert said, “He may print all the photos.”
Robert said, “I may print all the photos.”
She said to me, “I am working hard.” What is the reported speech of this statement?
She told me that I was working hard.
She told me that she is working hard.
She told me that she was working hard.
She told me that I am working hard.
