
Difference Between Direct and Indirect Speech
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English
6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Spoken words start with ____________.
open inverted comma
closed inverted comma
colon
comma
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is true for reported speech?
Saying the exact words what someone said.
Making the changes and then reporting what someone says.
Reporting what someone said with own inputs.
None of these.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A sentence in a direct speech has ____________ parts.
three
four
two
five
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ____________, in a direct speech can be before, after or in the middle of what the speaker says.
question mark
inverted comma
tag
none of these
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a special feature of an indirect speech?
It always denotes the exact words of the speaker.
It always ends with an exclamation mark.
It always has inverted commas in it.
It always ends with a full stop.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech?
Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of someone else.
Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon.
None of these.
Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas ____________.
are in past tense
retain their tense
are in present tense
are in future tense
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.3A
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