contoh soal direct indirect dan jawabannya

Instruction: Change the direct speech into an indirect speech(for some number) and pick the correct answer!

1.  Rima: ‘What’s your passion?’

A. She wanted to know what is my passion.

B. She wanted to know what was my passion.

C. She wanted to know what my passion was

D. She wanted to know what my passion

2. Melisa: ‘Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?’

a.      She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment.

b.      She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment.

c.       She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment.

d.      She asked me whether I could borrow her pencil for a moment.

3. Rinto: ‘Did they eat out together yesterday?’

a.      He asked me if they had eaten out yesterday.

b.      He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before.

c.       He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before.

d.      He asked me if they have eaten out together the day before.

4. Budi: ‘Why are you staring at my feet?’

A. He asked her why she is staring at his feet.

B. He asked her why she was staring at his feet.

C. He asked her why was she staring at his feet.

D. He ask her why she was staring at his feet.

5. Maman: ‘Don’t turn off the light now.’

a.      He told me don’t turn off the light at that time.

b.      He told me not to turn off the light at that time.

c.       He told me didn’t turn off the light at that time.

d.      He told me didn’t turn off the light at now.

6. Rizuka : ‘I’m going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow.’

A. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day.

B. She said she was going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow.

C. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time tomorrow.

D. She said she is going to meet her penpal for the first time tomorrow.

7. Mother : Do you want meatballs or fried chicken?

Mother asked me ____

A. whether I wanted meatball or fried shicken

B. whether I want meatball or fried chicken

C. that I wanted meatball or fried chicken

D. that I want meatball or fried chicken

8. Doctor   : Open your mouth!

    Mother  : What did the doctor tell you?

    Son       : The doctor told me ___

    A. that I open his mouth            d. to open my mouth

    B. if I opened my mouth            E. opened my mouth

    C. to open my mouth

9.  Megumi: ‘What’s your passion?’

a.      She wanted to know what is my passion.

b.      She wanted to know what was my passion.

c.       She wanted to know what my passion was.

d.      She wanted to know what was my passion.

10. Mother   : Don’t be so noisy, Herma. The baby is sleeping.

Herma  : Okay, mom.

Sella       : What did your mother just told you?

Herma  : She told me ___ because the baby was sleeping.

A. I wasn’t so noisy              D. I am very noisy

B. not to be so noisy            E. to be not so noisy

C. don’t be noisy

11. Nobita: ‘I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.’

a.      He asked me that he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

b.      He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

c.       He said that he began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

d.      He said that I began to understand the concept of biodiversity.

12. Teacher : Why was Mary absent yesterday?

Jenifer   : What did the teacher want to know, Ferdy?

Ferdy     : he wanted to know ____

A. if Mary was absent                  D. that Mary had been absent

B. why Mary was absent             E. why Mary had been absent

C. why was Mary absent

13. Ronaldo  : Did you know what Fingo said yesterday?

Ferdinand     : Of course. He said ____ the previous day.

A. had gone to his country            D. he went to his country

B. he has gone to his country        E. he goes to his country

C. he will go to his country

14.  Jean: ‘I ate some beef burgers yesterday.’

a.      Jean said that she have eat some beef burgers the day before.

b.      Jean said that she has ate some beef burgers the day before.

c.       Jean said that she had been eaten some beef burgers the day before.

d.      Jean said that she had been eat some beef burgers yesterday.

15. Head master  : Why didn”t you clean this room this morning?

Jani               :  I am sorry. I got a headache.

The headmaster asked her why ___ the room this morning.

A. I hadn’t cleaned                D. he headn’t cleaned

B. he does not clean              E. he would not clean

C. he hasn’t cleaned

16. My parents advised my sister ____ too much money on clothes.

    A. do not spend                D. not spending

    B. not to spend                  E. not spend

    C.  did not spend

17. Father said, “Finish your work!”

    The indirect form is: Father told me ____

    A. finish your work                    D. to finish your work

    B. finished your work                E. to finish my work

    C. that I finish my work

18. My friend said to me, “Can I find you a hotel?”. Mean____

    A. My friend asked me if I could help him find a hotel.

    B. I wondered if my friend could help me find a hotel.

    C. My friend said that I could help him find a hotel.

    D. My friend asked me to find a hotel for him.

    E. My friend asked me whether he could help me find a hotel.

19. Endy: ‘Please wait for me at the bus stop.’

a.      Endy told me to wating her at the bus stop.

b.      Endy told me waited for her at the bus stop that time.

c.       Endy told me waited for me at the bus stop that time.

d.      Endy told me waits for her at the bus stop that time

20. Anto  : I am sorry Lina. I forgot to bring your book.

Ari    : What did he say, Lina?

    Lina  : Anto said to me that he ___ to bring my book.

    A. has forgotten                D. forgets

    B. had forgotten                E. forgot

    C. would forget