Direct and Indirect Speech QuizOnline version Test your knowledge of direct and indirect speech with this fun quiz! by Paradiso Indra 1 What is direct speech? a Paraphrasing someone's words. b Quoting someone's exact words. c Interpreting someone's feelings. d Summarizing a conversation. 2 Which of the following is an example of indirect speech? a He asked, 'Are you tired?' b He exclaimed, 'I am tired!' c He said, 'I am tired.' d He said that he was tired. 3 How do you change present tense in direct speech to indirect speech? a Change it to past tense. b Use perfect tense. c Keep it in present tense. d Change it to future tense. 4 What punctuation is used in direct speech? a Commas. b Quotation marks. c Periods. d Colons. 5 Which word often introduces indirect speech? a And. b But. c Or. d That. 6 What is the indirect speech of 'She said, 'I will go'? a She said that she is going. b She said she goes. c She said she will go. d She said that she would go. 7 In indirect speech, how is a question typically reported? a Using exclamation marks. b Adding a question tag. c Using a statement format. d Keeping the question format. 8 What is the indirect speech of 'He asked, 'Where are you?'? a He asked, 'Where you were?' b He asked where you are. c He asked, 'Where are you?' d He asked where I was. 9 What is a common change for 'now' in indirect speech? a It changes to 'tomorrow'. b It stays as 'now'. c It changes to 'then'. d It changes to 'today'. 10 Which of the following is NOT a feature of direct speech? a It captures exact words. b It does not use quotation marks. c It includes dialogue. d It uses punctuation.
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