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Q1.In direct speech, the exact words of the speaker are enclosed in:

Easy
A Parentheses
B Brackets
C Quotation marks
D Hyphens
Direct Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Direct speech uses quotation marks around the speaker's exact words.

Q2.Identify direct speech:

Easy
A She said she was tired.
B He told me to go.
C She said, "I am tired."
D He asked if she was ready.
Direct Speech CSS

Correct Answer: C

Direct speech quotes the exact words: "I am tired."

Q3.In direct speech, the reporting verb is followed by:

Easy
A a comma
B a colon
C a full stop
D nothing
Direct Speech PMS

Correct Answer: A

The reporting verb is typically followed by a comma before the quoted speech.

Q4.He said, "I will come tomorrow." — "He said" is called:

Easy
A Reported speech
B Reporting clause
C Reported clause
D Quotation clause
Direct Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The part "He said" is called the reporting clause.

Q5.In "She exclaimed, 'What a beautiful dress!'" — what type of sentence is the direct speech?

Medium
A Assertive
B Interrogative
C Exclamatory
D Imperative
Direct Speech CSS

Correct Answer: C

The sentence with "What a...!" is exclamatory.

Q6.Change to Direct: "He said that he was feeling well."

Hard
A He said, "I am feeling well."
B He said, "I was feeling well."
C He said, "He is feeling well."
D He said, "I feel well."
Direct Speech CSS

Correct Answer: A

Change was → am, and add quotation marks for direct speech.

Q7.Correct the Sentence: I said to my siblings, 'Do you want to go on a trip.'

Easy
A I said to my siblings, 'Do you want to go on a trip.'
B I asked to my siblings, 'Do you want to go on a trip.'
C I asked to my siblings, 'Do you wanted to go on trip.'
D None of these
Direct Speech PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: A