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
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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
