Latihan Soal Reported Speech + Kunci Jawaban

Latihan Soal Report Speech (Indirect Speech)

Reported Speech | Setelah mempelajari materi reported speech (indirect speech) yang cukup banyak, selanjutnya kamu dapat melengkapi pembelajaran dengan mengerjakan soal pilihan ganda berikut + kunci jawaban & pembahasannya.

Selamat mengerjakan.

1. Imperative

Direct : “Come to my home at 9 o’clock tonight!”, Jessie told.
Indirect : Jessie told me … to her home at o’clock that night.

a. come
b. to come
c. coming
d. came

2. Interrogative

Direct : The manager asked, “Will you resign from the company tomorrow?”
Indirect : The manager asked me … I would resign from the company the following day.

a. Did
b. Whether
c. Will
d. Can

3. Imperative

Direct : Daddy told, “Turn on the TV !”
Indirect : Daddy told me … the TV.

a. turn off
b. turned off
c. to turn off
d. turning off

4. Interrogative

Direct : Johan asked, “Did you come to maria’s party yesterday?”
Indirect : Johan asked me … I had come to Maria’s party the previous day.

a. If
b. Did
c. Would
d. Could

5. Negafive Imperative

Direct : The government warned, “Don’t go anywhere during this pandemic!”
Indirect : The government warned us … anywhere during this pandemic.

a. don’t go
b. didn’t go
c. not go
d. not to go

6. Negative Imperative

Direct : Fendy Ordered, “Don’t cheat while doing the exam if you don’t want to be punished!”
Indirect : Fendy ordered me … while doing the exam if I don’t want to be punished.

a. don’t cheat
b. didn’t cheat
c. not cheat
d. not to cheat

7. Affirmative

Direct : My grandfather said, “I retired from the company to start my own business”.
Indirect : My grandfather said that he … from the company to start his own business.

a. retired
b. has retired
c. had retired
d. would retire

8. Interrogative

Direct : My mom asked, “What was happening last night ?”
Indirect : My mom asked me what … the previous night.

a. happened
b. is happening
c. had happened
d. had been happening

9. Affirmative

Direct : Dessy said, “I am so starving”.
Indirect : Dessy said that she … so starving.

a. is
b. was
c. were
d. had been

10. Interrogative

Direct : My teacher asked, “Why were you absent two days in a row ?”
Indirect : My teacher asked me why I … absent two days in a row.

a. was
b. were
c. am
d. had been

11. Affirmative

Direct : He said, “Water boils at 100 degrees celcius.
Indirect : He said that water … at 100 degrees celcius.

a. boils
b. boilling
c. boiled
d. to boil

12. Affirmative

Direct : My mom said, ” The sun sets in the west”.
Indirect : My mom said that the sun … in the west.

a. sets
b. setting
c. to set
d. to setting

13. Interrogative

Direct : The Doctor asked, “Were you smoking?”
Indirect : The Doctor asked me if I …

a. were smoking
b. was smoking
c. had been smoking
d. had smoked

14. Interrogative

Direct : The Policeman asked, “Why don’t you wear your mask ?”
Indirect : The Policeman asked me why I … my mask.

a. don’t wear
b. didn’t wear
c. hadn’t woren
d. wasn’t wearing

15. Imperative

Direct : Andy told, “Close the window !”
Indirect : Andy told me … the window.

a. close
b. closing
c. closed
d. to close

Kunci Jawaban

1. b. to come

– reported speech bentuk perintah, polanya :
– S + Told / Ordered / Warned + O + to infinitive

2. b. Whether

– reported speech bentuk pertanyaan yes or no
– Polanya :
S + asked / wondered + If / whether + Reported word

3. c. to turn off

– reported speech bentuk perintah, polanya :
– S + Told / Ordered / Warned + O + to infinitive

4. a. If

– reported speech bentuk pertanyaan yes or no
– Polanya :
S + asked / wondered + If / whether + Reported word

5. d. not to go

– reported speech bentuk perintah, polanya :
– S + Told / Ordered / Warned + O + not to infinitive

Baca materi selengkapnya disini.

6. d. not to cheat

– reported speech bentuk perintah, polanya :
– S + Told / Ordered / Warned + O + not to infinitive

7. c. had retired

– Subjek + said / explained + that + Reported words
– perubahan tenses : simple past tense menjadi past perfect tense, polanya had + Verb 3.

8. d. had been happening

– S + asked / wondered + Q.word + Reported word
– perubahan tenses : past continuous tense menjadi past perfect continuous tense, polanya : had been + Verb -ing.

9. b. was

– Subjek + said / explained + that + Reported words
– perubahan tenses simple present tense menjadi simple past tense.

10. d. had been

– S + asked / wondered + Q.word + Reported word
– perubahan tenses simple past tense menjadi past perfect tense, polanya : had been

11. a. boils

– Terdapat pengecualian pada reported speech jika hal yang disampaikan adalah sebuah general truth (kebenaran umum) ataupun fakta.

– air mendidih pada suhu 100 derajat selsius adalah kebenaran umum (general truth).

– Kata kerja atau tenses yang terdapat dalam kalimat tersebut tidak perlu dirubah ke bentuk apapun.

12. a. sets

– Terdapat pengecualian pada reported speech jika hal yang disampaikan adalah sebuah general truth (kebenaran umum) ataupun fakta.

– Matahari terbenam di sebelah Barat adalah sebuah kebenaran umum (general truth).

Kata kerja atau tenses yang terdapat dalam kalimat tersebut tidak perlu dirubah ke bentuk apapun.

13. c. had smoked

– S + asked / wondered + Q.word + Reported word
– perubahan tenses simple past tense menjadi past perfect tense, polanya had + Verb 3

14. b. didn’t wear

– S + asked / wondered + Q.word + Reported word
– perubahan tenses simple present tense menjadi simple past tense, pakai verb-2

15. d. to close

– reported speech bentuk perintah, polanya :
– S + Told / Ordered / Warned + O + to infinitive