Understanding Reported Speech in News

Which of the following is a common reporting verb used to introduce reported speech in news articles?

• Run

• Said

• Jump

• Eat

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the term for repeating someone’s words exactly as they were spoken, often used in news articles?

• Paraphrasing

• Quoting

• Summarizing

• Editing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which word is often used in news articles to attribute a statement to a source?

• Announced

• Painted

• Cooked

• Danced

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the reported speech form of: The mayor says, “We will build a new park”?

• The mayor said that they will build a new park.

• The mayor said that they would build a new park.

• The mayor says that they would build a new park.

• The mayor says that they build a new park.

Which of the following is NOT typically used to provide attribution in news articles?

• Claimed

• Reported

• Laughed

• Stated

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which reporting verb would best fit this sentence: The spokesperson ______ that the event was canceled.

• Danced

• Stated

• Painted

• Cooked

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which of the following sentences uses reported speech correctly?

• She said, “I am going to the store.”

• She said that she was going to the store.

• She say she is going to the store.

• She said she go to the store.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the correct attribution for this statement: “The results are surprising,” according to the scientist.

• The scientist said that the results are surprising.

• The scientist said that the results were surprising.

• The scientist say the results surprising.

• The scientist said the results surprising.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which sentence best demonstrates the use of a reporting verb in reported speech?

• The teacher explained that the test would be next week.

• The teacher test next week.

• The teacher next week test.

• The teacher will be test next week.

Select the sentence that correctly changes direct speech to reported speech: “We are leaving now,” the guide said.

• The guide said that they are leaving now.

• The guide said that they were leaving then.

• The guide said they leave now.

• The guide said they leaving now.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A