Day: Wednesday

Class Test Date: 03.11.21

Class: 3 Subject: ENWR Full Marks: 20
Duration: 60 minutes Marks Obtained:

Student’s Name: ___________________________

Section: ______________

Topic: Direct Speech and Reported Speech

Q1. Choose the correct answer and write it below. (5x1=5)

a) What is Direct Speech?

 The reporting of speech by using similar words to the speaker.
 The reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said.
 The reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker.
 The reporting of speech at the exact time it was said.
Correct Answer: ______________________________________

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b) Indirect speech is also known as what?

 Repeated speech
 Repeated statements
 Reported speech
 Reported statements
Correct Answer: ____________________________________

c) Which reported speech sentences are an order?

 Sam told Ryan to shut up.
 Sam asked whether Ryan had shut up.
 Sam ordered Ryan: 'Shut up!'
 Sam asked Ryan to shut up.
Correct Answer: ____________________________________
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 d) Indirect speech is____?
 Expresses what was said without using the exact words.
 Expresses what was said using the exact words.
 Where someone else expresses what was said.
 Where someone expresses their own words.
Correct Answer: ______________________________________________
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e) Direct speech has _____________

 No speech marks
 Speech marks
 No punctuation marks
 Capital letters
Correct answer: _____________________________________________
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Q2. Change the direct speech into indirect speech: (10x1=10)

1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
Answer:
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2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
Answer:
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3. ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
Answer: ____________________________________________

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4. ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
Answer: ____________________________________________

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5. He said, ‘I am writing letters.’

Answer: ____________________________________________

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6. ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.

Answer: ___________________________________________

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7. He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’

Answer: __________________________________________

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8. He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’

Answer: ___________________________________________

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9. He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’

Answer: ___________________________________________

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10. ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.

Answer: ____________________________________________

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Q3. Put the verbs in the reported speech correctly. (5x1=5)

a) They said “We are going to home”

They said that ______________ going to home.

b) The farmer said “I have lots of work to do.”

The farmer said that he ___________ lots of work to do.

c) He said “We will finish our work.”

He said that they __________ finish their work.

d) You said, “I was not at home.”

You said that you ___________ not at home.

e) She said to me “I can solve this problem.”

She told that she __________ solve this problem.

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