Starter quiz

  • Which of the following can be included in a reporting clause?
    • who said the speech and how they said it  ✓
    • the words someone said out loud
    • the actions someone performed as they spoke  ✓
  • What is missing from this piece of direct speech: "what's wrong?" said Jun.
    • inverted commas
    • a capital letter  ✓
    • a comma
    • a full stop
  • Which of these speech first sentences is correctly punctuated?
    • "I can't believe this! scowled Sofia angrily.
    • "I can't believe this" scowled Sofia angrily.
    • "I can't believe this!" scowled Sofia angrily.  ✓
  • Which speech second sentence is punctuated correctly?
    • Jacob muttered, "What a waste of time".
    • Jacob muttered, "What a waste of time."  ✓
    • Jacob muttered "What a waste of time."
  • Match the type of speech sentence to the example.
    • speech second
      ⇔
      Sam sighed, "Next year, we'll beat them." ✓
    • speech interrupted
      ⇔
      "Next year," Sam sighed, "we'll beat them." ✓
    • speech first
      ⇔
      "Next year, we'll beat them," sighed Sam. ✓
  • Which speech interrupted sentence is punctuated correctly?
    • "We could go to the shops" said Dad, "or we could stay in."
    • "We could go to the shops," said Dad, "or we could stay in."  ✓
    • "We could go to the shops," said Dad "or we could stay in."
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