Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test · English Language

Direct / Indirect speech: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Direct / Indirect speech.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for the sentence below?

The teacher said to the class, "Don't talk in the corridor."

Question 2

1 mark

The principal asked the students, "Have you finished your projects?"

The principal asked the students ______ they had finished ______ projects.

Question 3

1 mark

Choose the correct indirect speech for the following sentence:

"I have already seen this movie," said Peter.

Question 4

1 mark

"Which of these three bags is yours?" the sales assistant asked Lily.

The sales assistant asked Lily ______ of those three bags ______ hers.

Question 5

1 mark

Identify the correct Indirect Speech form of the following sentence:
"Where have you hidden my keys?" asked my mother angrily.

Question 6

4 marks

Rewrite the following sentence in Indirect Speech:
"Where did you buy this beautiful dress?" my aunt asked my sister.

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Question 7

5 marks

Rewrite the following sentence into indirect speech:

Tom said, "I am going to the library now."

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Question 8

5 marks

Rewrite the following sentence in Indirect Speech:
"I am tired," said Ben.

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Question 9

3 marks

Rewrite the following sentences by changing the direct speech into indirect speech. Make sure to change the pronouns, tenses, and time expressions correctly.

(a) Tom said, "I am going to the library now."
(b) "We have finished our project already," said the students.

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Question 10

6 marks

Consider the following dialogue and fill in the blanks using Direct or Indirect speech as requested.

Direct Speech:
Teacher: "You must hand in your projects by tomorrow morning, Class 6B."

Part A: Rewrite the teacher's sentence into Indirect Speech starting with: "The teacher told Class 6B that..."

Part B: Rewrite the following into Direct Speech:
Ben told his mother that he was feeling very tired because he had been practicing basketball all afternoon.

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