Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz

What is the most explicit way to introduce reported speech?

• Using free indirect speech

• Using direct speech

• Using indirect speech

• Using free direct speech

How is direct speech usually signalled in written dialogues?

• By using underlining

• By using bold font

• By using italics

• By using quotation marks

Which of the following is a reporting verb frequently used with direct speech?

• Suggest

• Ask

• Order

• Promise

What is the main change required when converting from direct to reported speech?

• Inversion

• Adverb shift

• Backshift

• Pronoun shift

What happens to the interrogative properties of questions when reported?

• They become statements

• They become commands

• They become exclamations

• They become requests

Which verb form is commonly used when reporting orders, requests, and advice?

• Infinitive

• Gerund

• Participle

• Imperative

What is the most common form used when the speaker includes himself/herself in a suggestion?

• Subjunctive

• Should

• -ing form

• Infinitive

What is free indirect speech defined as?

• Means of reporting an utterance directly by using quotation marks

• Means of reporting an utterance indirectly by using a reporting clause

• Means of reporting an utterance indirectly by back shifting the verb

• Means of reporting an utterance directly by using direct speech

What is the most important thing when using indirect speech?

• The exact words of the speaker are repeated

• The speaker's words are altered to make them more formal

• The speaker's words are altered to make them more clear

• The meaning of what was said is not altered

What is the correct indirect speech form of the following direct speech: Charles asked Camille: 'Do you want to come to the US with me'?

• Charles asked Camille if she wanted to go to the US with us

• Charles asked Camille if she wanted to go to the US with them

• Charles asked Camille if she wanted to go to the US with her

• Charles asked Camille if she wanted to go to the US with him