Contoh Soal Direct & Indirect

1. Did they eat out together yesterday?

A. He asked me if they had eaten out together 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.

Pembahasan: B

Direct speech berupa yes-no question dengan time reference “yesterday”. Time reference perlu

diubah menjadi “the day before” atau” the previous day”.

2. 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.

Pembahasan: B

Verb menjadi infinitive pada reporting commands (perintah).

3. 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.

Pembahasan: C

Direct speech berupa wh- question (information request) –> pindahkan verb ke belakang subject

(word order).

  

4. 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.

Pembahasan: C

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. Your friend has just left.

A. He told me that your friend had just left.

B. He told me that my friend has just left.

C. He told me that my friend had just left.

Pembahasan: C

Verb present perfect tense disesuaikan menjadi past perfect tense.

6. 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.

Pembahasan: C

Modal verb “can” (present) disesuakan menjadi “could” (past).

7. 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.

Pembahasan: B

Verb present continuous tense pada direct speech menjadi past continuous tense pada reported

speech.

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

A. He said that the sun rose in the east and set in the west.

B. He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

C. He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Pembahasan: B

Verb tidak berubah (menjadi past) karena pernyataan berupa general truth.

9. 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.

Pembahasan: A

Time reference “tomorrow” disesuaikan menjadi “the next day” atau “the following day”.

10. We have been here for a week.

A. They said they had been there for a week.

B. They said they had been here for a week.

C. They said we had been there for a week.

Pembahasan: A

“Here” pada direct speech diubah menjadi “there”.

11. The woman says to him: “you play the piano well.”
The girl says to him that ………….
A. you play the piano well.
B. he play the piano well
C. he plays the piano well
D. he played the piano well
E. you played the piano well

12. “Did he leave a message for me?”
“yes, he said………. tonight”.
A. he called you
B. he would call him
C. you called her
D. he would call you
E. I would call you

13. “You mustn’t forget what I told you.”
She told me ………..
A. that I hadn’t to forget what she had told me
B. that I didn’t have to forget what I had told her.
C. that I mustn’t have forgotten what I told you.
D. that I didn’t have to forget what she had told me
E. that I was not to forget what she had told me.sing so loudly

14. Tony said to me: “Why does she sing so loudly?”
A. Tony said to me why does she sing so loudly
B. Tony asked me why did she sing so loudly.
C. Tony asked why does she sing so loudly
D. Tony asked me why she sang so loudly
E. Tony asked me why she did sing so loudly

16. “How many pieces of bread can you eat?” She said
A. She said how many pieces of bread I can eat
B. She wanted to know how many pieces of bread you cculd eat
C. She asked how could I eat a lot of bread
D. She asked how many pieces of bread I could eat
E. She asked me how many pieces of bread I can eat

17. “Where did you go  four days ago?” John asked.
Tony asked …….
A. where did I go four days ago
B. where I did go four days ago
C. Where I had gone four days before
D. where I had gone four days ago.
E. where I went four days before

18. “Did you have an   assignment last month? Father asked me
Father asked me ……
A. did I have an assignment last month
B. I did have an assignment last month
C. if I had had an assignment the month before
D. if I did have an assignment the month before
E. if I had had an assignment the month before

19. “Were you at the party last night?” Tony said.
A. Tony said that I was at the party the night be tofore
B. Tony wanted to know if he was at the party the night before
C. Tony asked me if I was at the party
D. Tony wanted to know if I had been at the party the night before
E. Tony said to me that I had been  at the party the night before

20. Rudy said to me, “Can I help  you  find  a hotel?”
A. Rudy asked me if I could help her find a hotel
B. I wondered if my friend could help me find a hotel
C. Rudy said that I could help me find a hotel
D. Rudy asked me to find a hotel for him
E. Rudy asked me whether he could help me find a hotel

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