Soal Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech) dan Jawaban

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Materi Reported Speech

Sekilas Reported Speech

Indirect speech atau reported speech merupakan cara mengutarakan pernyataan, perintah, undangan, permintaan atau pertanyaan orang lain (direct speech) dengan mengganti format perkataan tersebut agar menjadi lebih efisien bagi orang yang mendengarnya.

10 Contoh Soal Direct and Indirect Speech

Pilihlah reported speech untuk setiap direct speech di bawah ini.

  1. “Did they eat out together yesterday?”

    1. He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before.
    2. He asked me if they had eaten out together yesterday.
    3. He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before.

  2. “Don’t turn off the light now.”

    1. He told me didn’t turn off the light at that time.
    2. He told me not to turn off the light at that time.
    3. He told me don’t turn off the light at that time.

  3. “What’s your passion?”

    1. She wanted to know what is my passion.
    2. She wanted to know what my passion was.
    3. She wanted to know what was my passion.

  4. “I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity.”

    1. He said that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.
    2. He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.
    3. He asked me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity.

  5. “Your friend has just left.”

    1. He told me that my friend has just left.
    2. He told me that your friend had just left.
    3. He told me that my friend had just left.

  6. “Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?”

    1. She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment.
    2. She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment.
    3. She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment.

  7. “Why are you staring at my feet?”

    1. He asked her why was she staring at his feet.
    2. He asked her why she is staring at his feet.
    3. He asked her why she was staring at his feet.

  8. “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.”

    1. He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
    2. He said that the sun rose in the east and set in the west.
    3. He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

  9. “I’m going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow.”

    1. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day.
    2. She said she was going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow.
    3. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time tomorrow.

  10. “We have been here for a week.”

    1. They said they had been there for a week.
    2. They said they had been here for a week.
    3. They said we had been there for a week.

Jawaban

  1. a. He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before. | Direct speech berupa yes-no question dengan time reference “yesterday”. Time reference perlu diubah menjadi “the day before” atau” the previous day”.
  2. b. He told me not to turn off the light at that time. | Verb menjadi infinitive pada reporting commands (perintah).
  3. b. She wanted to know what my passion was. | Direct speech berupa wh- question (information request) –> pindahkan verb ke belakang subject (word order).
  4. a. He said that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. | Direct speech berupa statement (pernyataan) dengan verb simple present tense. Verb diubah menjadi simple past tense (penyampai berita fokus pada fakta bahwa pembicaraan merupakan past conversation).
  5. c. He told me that my friend had just left. | Verb present perfect tense disesuaikan menjadi past perfect tense.
  6. b. She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment. | Modal verb “can” (present) disesuakan menjadi “could” (past).
  7. c. He asked her why she was staring at his feet. | Verb present continuous tense pada direct speech menjadi past continuous tense pada reported speech.
  8. c. He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. | Verb tidak berubah (menjadi past) karena pernyataan berupa general truth.
  9. a. She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day. | Time reference “tomorrow” disesuaikan menjadi “the next day” atau “the following day”.
  10. a. They said they had been there for a week. | “Here” pada direct speech diubah menjadi “there”.

Materi Reported Speech

Lihat juga:

References:

  1. Reported Speech Quiz. http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_reported1.htm. Accessed on December 19, 2013.
  2. Reported Speech 1. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/reported-speech-1. Accessed on December 19, 2013.
  3. Reported Speech. http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part4/esltips/esl_reported.html. Accessed on December 19, 2013.
  4. Reported Questions. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/reported-questions. Accessed on December 19, 2013.
  5. Reported Speech. http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/repspee.htm. Accessed on August 27, 2012.

91 thoughts on “Soal Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech) dan Jawaban”

  1. Haninta  

    Thanks a lot. You make me more understand about this indirect speech. But, I think you have to add ‘that’ after the predicate, like ‘said’, in some answers.

  9. Rosliana  

    Membantu banget kakak, makasih ya, awalnya bener 5 trus 7 trus 10, makasih, kakak, belum di bahasa guru, aku jadi tahu duluan

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      Sama-sama Rosliana..makasih juga ya feedbacknya ^^ senang bisa bantu kamu! Semoga kamu makin jago ya bahasa Inggrisnya 🙂

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      You’re welcome. Thanks for your kind words 🙂 I wish you success in your studies 🙂

  12. amanda ( sama temen saya )  

    lebih baik dikasih kunci jawabannya biar bisa ngecek jawaban yang kita pilih benar atau salah, terima kasih

  16. difaz  

    makasiihhh bangett kak ngebantu bangett .. soalnya besok aku ulangan tentang direct and indirect ,, mohon do’anya yah kak semoga lancar..

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      wah sama-sama Difaz..seneng banget bisa bantu kamu…saya doakan semoga ulangan besok lancar ya..dapat nilai bagus ^^

  18. Vella  

    Wah makasih banyak ya, mau ulangan semoga bisa deh yaa.. tp ada referensi soal” lg nggk? Yang essay tp

  19. aprilia  

    menu nextnya tidak bisa dipakai dengan bener. seharusnya diperbaiki lagi ya biar bisa berguna buat yang lainnya. terima kasih

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      Makasih feedbacknya Aprilia, terus terang saya sedang mikirin juga solusinya agar bisa jalan di cross browser dan device

  20. firdayani  

    Kak bagai mna caranya untuk mencari jawaban indirect speech klo soalnya direct speech soal:D:waty said “I am sad”
    Jawaban indirect speech nya apa kak

  21. dinda  

    Makasih ya soal ny,,sangat membantu buat anak SMA kyk aku,,,ada pr jadi lumayan ngerti lh

  24. Rizky  

    Guru saya bilang kalo perubahan tenses terjadi tergantung question word-nya. Tp di sini kok tergantung tenses dialognya? Yg bener yg mana? Saya jd bingung

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      question word kan 5w 1h ya, mungkin bisa kamu kasih runtutan contohnya Rizky?

  26. annisa maharani  

    Alhamdulillahh cuma salah satu,padahal awalnya belum terlalu.ngeeti. tapi pas jawab soal bisa heheh.
    Tapi besok aku ulangannya bukan pilihan ganda,soal essay. Takutnya lupa:(

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      Wah selamat ujian Annisa.. pilihan ganda emang lebih tenang, tapi essay sangat menantang.. moga gak ada yang lupa ya, lancar, dan dapat nilai bagus… aamiin ^^

  31. Khoirunnisa  

    Waaaa dapat A. Padahal awalnya merasa belum ngerti ternyata ngerti sekarang. Makasih soalnya kak 😀

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      Congrats Khoirunnisa 😀
      Iya sama-sama.. moga bahasa Inggrismu makin jago ya..yg belum ngerti jd ngerti 🙂

  32. Dewa Ayu Ulfa Widarini  

    yeah skorku 90%. jadi tambah semangat belajar bahasa inggris. terimakasih 🙂

  36. veny  

    Thanks, for this quiz it’s really helpful ,
    I would get 90 score in 1 time wish me luck for exam today 🙂

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      You’re welcome Veny. I wish you all the success for your exam today.. ^^

  40. Intan  

    i thought i would get 9 corrects. But it turned out i have 10 corrects..
    Thanks, this is useful for my test tomorrow. wish me luck..

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      Congrats on your perfect score Intan! I hope you did well on your exam today.. 🙂

  41. Mawan  

    yeay 2 times try the quiz, first score was 90 and second 100. thank you for the quiz, it’s really really really helpful 😀

  43. ilham saputra  

    Wuuuuiiiihhhhh, i like it. Very nice Post in your blog ^_^. I will book mark your blog in my site

    1. Wilma Yulia  

      I’m happy to hear that you like this post…I wish you success in your studies.. 😀

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