Direct Speech
What punctuation do you use in direct speech?
a) Periods
b) Commas
c) Quotation marks
d) Parentheses
c) Quotation marks
Complete the sentence: This is ___ movie I’ve ever seen!
a) good
b) better
c) the best
d) bestest
c) the best
Which sentence is correct?
a) That is Maria her book.
b) That is Maria’s book.
c) That is book Maria.
b) That is Maria’s book.
Complete: The movie was ___ interesting.
a) really
b) too
c) very much
d) very
a) really
What does "headline" mean?
a) The title of a news article
b) The first paragraph of a news article
c) The writer of a news article
d) The subject of a news article
a) The title of a news article
Which is an example of direct speech?
a) He said he was hungry.
b) "I am hungry," he said.
c) He asked if I was hungry.
d) He says he is hungry.
b) "I am hungry," he said.
Which is correct?
a) This is the most amazing trip I have ever taken.
b) This is the amazing trip I have taken.
c) This is amazingest trip I have taken.
d) This is the most amazing trip I took.
a) This is the most amazing trip I have ever taken.
Which sentence uses a possessive noun phrase correctly?
a) The car of the boy.
b) The boy’s car.
c) The car by the boy.
d) The boy has car.
b) The boy’s car.
Choose the correct sentence:
a) That test was too hard for me.
b) That test was too much hard for me.
c) That test too hard for me.
d) That test really too hard.
a) That test was too hard for me.
What is a "journalist"?
a) Someone who writes news articles
b) Someone who reads the news
c) Someone who watches the news
d) Someone who designs newspapers
a) Someone who writes news articles
Identify the error: "I will go to the party, said Sarah."
a) No comma before "said Sarah."
b) Quotation marks are missing.
c) The comma is in the wrong place.
d) No punctuation error.
c) The comma is in the wrong place.
Choose the correct sentence:
a) He has ever been to the worse restaurant.
b) This is the worst food he has ever eaten.
c) He has eaten the worst food ever.
d) Worst food ever, he has eaten it.
b) This is the worst food he has ever eaten.
Which sentence uses a possessive noun phrase correctly?
a) The teacher’s pen is on the desk.
b) The pen of teacher is on desk.
c) Teacher’s pen desk is there.
d) The pen teacher has is on desk.
a) The teacher’s pen is on the desk.
Which is correct?
a) She was extremely happy about the results.
b) She was too much happy about the results.
c) She was too happy extremely.
d) She was happy extremely.
a) She was extremely happy about the results.
What does "announce" mean?
a) To make something known publicly
b) To ask a question
c) To write an article
d) To take notes
a) To make something known publicly
Convert this to direct speech: He said he likes pizza.
a) "He said, 'I like pizza.'"
b) "'I like pizza,' he said."
c) "I like pizza," he said.
d) He said, "I like pizza."
c) "I like pizza," he said.
Complete: That was ___ concert I’ve ever been to.
a) the loudest
b) the louder
c) louder
d) loudest
a) the loudest
Which sentence uses a possessive noun phrase correctly?
a) My friends’ houses are big.
b) My friend’s houses is big.
c) My friends house are big.
d) My friend houses big.
a) My friends’ houses are big.
Complete: I ___ liked the new restaurant; it was amazing!
a) extremely
b) really
c) too much
d) too
b) really
What does "article" mean?
a) A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
b) A photo in a magazine
c) A video on the news
d) A title of a book
a) A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
In direct speech, how do you show that someone is shouting?
a) Use italics.
b) Use all capital letters.
c) Use an exclamation mark.
d) Use bold letters.
c) Use an exclamation mark
Which is correct?
a) It’s the most beautiful painting I’ve ever seen.
b) It’s most beautiful painting I have seen.
c) It is the beautifulest painting ever.
d) It’s the most beautifully painting ever.
a) It’s the most beautiful painting I’ve ever seen.
Which sentence uses a possessive noun phrase correctly?
a) The girls’ books are on the table.
b) The girl’s books is on the table.
c) The girls books are on the table.
d) The girls book’s on table.
a) The girls’ books are on the table.
Which sentence is correct?
a) The dress is too big for her.
b) The dress is too much big for her.
c) The dress is really too big extremely.
d) The dress too big is for her.
a) The dress is too big for her.
What does "entertainment" mean?
a) Activities that provide enjoyment
b) News about politics
c) Writing stories for newspapers
d) Studying history
a) Activities that provide enjoyment