Mastering Direct and Indirect Speech Year 8

Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: She said, 'I will go to the market.'

• She said, 'I am going to the market.'

• She said, 'I went to the market.'

• I will go to the market.

• She said, 'I will go to the store.'

Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'I am reading a book,' he said.

• He said that he is reading a book.

• He said that he was reading a book.

• He said that he was read a book.

• He said that he reads a book.

What is the reporting verb in this sentence: She exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'?

• said

• exclaimed

• remarked

• noted

Change the following sentence to indirect speech: 'They are playing soccer,' she said.

• She said they are playing soccer.

• She said that they were playing a game.

• She said that they play soccer.

• She said that they were playing soccer.

Punctuate the direct speech correctly: he said that he was tired

• He said that he was tired.

• He said, 'I was tired.'

• He said, 'I am tiring.'

• He said, "I am tired."

Identify the direct speech: 'Can you help me?' she asked.

• 'Can you help me?'

• 'Can you help me.' she asked.

• She asked if she could help me?

• 'Can you help me' she inquired.

Convert to indirect speech: 'I will finish my homework,' he promised.

• He said he will finish his homework.

• He assured that he would have finished his homework.

• He promised that he would finish his homework.

• He promised that he finishes his homework.

What is the reporting verb in this sentence: 'I can't believe it!' she shouted.

• yelled

• shouted

• whispered

• exclaimed

Change the tense correctly: 'I eat breakfast at 7 AM,' he said.

• He said he eats breakfast at 7 AM.

• He says he ate breakfast at 7 AM.

• He said he ate breakfast at 7 AM.

• He said he will eat breakfast at 7 AM.

Punctuate the direct speech: 'I love to read books' she said.

• 'I love to read books' she says.

• 'I love to read books.' she said

• 'I love to read books,' she said.

• 'I love to read books' said she.