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Direct and Indirect Speech Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 1

Learn the basic rules of reported speech by converting commands, continuous-tense statements and exclamations of regret, with a clear worked solution for every question.

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50
Duration
50 min
Marks
50

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About this test

Direct and Indirect Speech Level 1 Practice: Commands, Statements, Exclamations

This is a Level 1 English grammar set on direct and indirect speech, focused on the basic rules of reported speech. Aptitude360 builds it around three everyday sentence types: commands, statements and exclamations. Each question comes with a worked solution that shows how the reporting verb, pronoun and tense change.

Topics covered in this Level 1 narration set

  • Reporting commands that begin with do not, using told followed by not to
  • Statements in the present continuous tense and their backshift to the past continuous
  • Exclamations of regret beginning with how, reported with exclaimed
  • Fill-in-the-blank items on the correct verb form after said that
  • Pronoun changes from we and I to they and he

Basic reported speech rules to revise

  • Changing said to into told when a command is reported
  • Removing inverted commas and joining a statement with that
  • Moving a present tense one step back when the reporting verb is in the past
  • Turning an exclamation into a plain statement with a suitable adverb such as very

How to prepare for basic narration questions

  • Decide the sentence type first: statement, command or exclamation
  • Keep a short chart of tense backshifts and revise it before practice
  • Compare options closely, since wrong choices often differ by one pronoun or verb form

Who should take this direct speech quiz

Learners starting reported speech who want to build the basic conversion rules before moving on to harder narration levels.

FAQs about Direct and Indirect Speech Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 1

What are the basic rules of direct and indirect speech?
When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense inside the quotation usually moves one step back. Pronouns change to match the speaker and listener, and the inverted commas are removed.
How do you change a command into indirect speech?
Use a reporting verb such as told or ordered, followed by to and the base verb. A command with do not becomes not to, so the teacher told the students not to make a noise.
How does the present continuous change in indirect speech?
After a past reporting verb, the present continuous becomes the past continuous. For example, are watching changes to were watching.
How do you report an exclamation in indirect speech?
Use exclaimed, often with words such as with regret or with joy, and rewrite the exclamation as a statement. For example, how foolish I have been becomes he exclaimed that he had been very foolish.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
Direct and Indirect Speech Level 15050 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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