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Turning reported speech into direct speech

Quiz by Trudy Jovner

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  • Q1
    Which of the following demonstrates the correct way to turn reported speech into direct speech?
    She said that she was happy
    She said to me that she was happy
    She said she is happy
    She said, 'I am happy'
    30s
  • Q2
    Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence in direct speech?
    A comma
    A question mark
    An exclamation mark
    A full stop
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is an example of reported speech?
    'I am tired,' she said
    She told me that she was tired
    She said to me, 'I am tired'
    'I am tired,' said she
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is the correct way to turn the reported speech 'He said that he would come' into direct speech?
    He said, 'I would come'
    He said, 'I had come'
    He said, 'I will have come'
    He said, 'I will come'
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is an example of direct speech?
    'Jane has finished her work,' I said
    Jane said that she had finished her work
    Jane told me that she had finished her work
    'I have finished my work,' said Jane
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following is an example of reported speech?
    She said, 'I love you'
    He said to her, 'I love you'
    She told him that she loved him
    'I love you,' she said to him
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is the correct way to turn the reported speech 'They said that they had seen a ghost' into direct speech?
    They said, 'We have seen a ghost'
    They said, 'We had seen a ghost'
    They said, 'We saw a ghost'
    They said, 'We had been seeing ghosts'
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is the correct way to turn the reported speech 'She told me that she would call me soon' into direct speech?
    She said, 'I will call you soon'
    She said, 'I would call you soon'
    She said, 'I had called you soon'
    She said, 'I will have called you soon'
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is an example of direct speech?
    'Tom thinks we should go,' I said
    'I think we should go,' said Tom
    Tom said that he thinks we should go
    Tom said to me that we should go
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following words is usually used to introduce reported speech?
    Told
    Said
    Announced
    Says
    30s

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