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Direct and Indirect Speech — Practice Quiz

ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar

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Which statement correctly defines direct speech in English grammar?

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Which statement correctly defines indirect speech in English grammar?

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In the sentence 'The inspector said, “I am glad to be with you today.”', which words are the reported speech?

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Which term names the verb that introduces reported speech?

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Which punctuation mark is used around direct speech?

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Inverted commas

Direct speech is always placed within inverted commas.

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Which sentence correctly shows indirect speech for the inspector's statement?

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The inspector said that he was glad to be with us that day.

The direct speech is changed into reported meaning with changes in pronouns and time words.

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Which conjunction is used to join reported speech to the rest of the sentence in a statement?

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That

That is used as the conjunction when converting statements into indirect speech.

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Which sentence is in indirect speech?

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Renu said that she was very hungry.

This sentence reports the meaning in reported form.

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What are the important topics in Direct and Indirect Speech for ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar?
Key topics in Direct and Indirect Speech include Core Ideas, Changes in Statements, Tense Changes and Exceptions, Pronouns and Time-Place Words. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 7 exams.
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