Practice Direct & Indirect Speech: Reporting Conversations Accurately - 2.3 | Module 2: Sentence Structure & Transformation | ICSE Class 7 English
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Change the following sentence to indirect speech: 'I like pizza,' he said.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember to shift the tense.

Question 2

Easy

Convert this direct question to indirect: 'What time is it?'

πŸ’‘ Hint: Notice how the question format changes.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is used to introduce direct speech?

  • Quotation marks
  • Colons
  • Exclamation marks

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the punctuation used to cite someone’s words.

Question 2

Indirect speech uses the exact words spoken by the speaker.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall how indirect speech summarizes what was said.

Solve 3 more questions and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Convert the following direct sentence: 'He said, 'I will call you later' into indirect speech, ensuring to change the pronoun and tense correctly.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider changing both tense and perspective.

Question 2

Transform this question into indirect speech: 'Why are you late?' she asked.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remove the question format and think about the pronouns.

Challenge and get performance evaluation