See. Think.
Go!
by Janice B. Picardo
Allan is a Grade-7 boy. He
loves going to school on his
bicycle. With this, he is able to
mingle with his friends as they
drove together.
On their way to school, they saw the traffic light
turn red. All of them stopped. When the traffic light
turned green, they proceeded. As they entered right
through the street heading to school, they noticed the
sign, “No Left-Turn.” So, they used another route
instead. Happily biking, they saw a group of boys
crossing along the pedestrian lane. They stopped once
more to give way to the pedestrians.
Allan reached the
school safely. The bell
rang. He was just
right on time.
A direct speech is a sentence that gives a statement on
thought in its original form according to how the
original speaker said.
Example:
• “He planted rice in our land,” replied Pare Crispin.
• “Many men like to borrow rice from me,” Mang
Cesar said.
A reported speech is a sentence that expresses the
content of a statement without quoting just like what is
done in direct speech.
Example:
• Pare Crispin replied that he planted rice in their
land.
• Mang Cesar said that many men like to borrow rice
from him.
Hunger in Barok
By N.V.M.
Gonzales
During two or three months of the year in Mindoro there
is hunger, a kind of half-famine the family of Pare Crispin
was experiencing this phenomenon. Pare Crispin went to
Mang Cesar’s house to ask a favor. Mang Cesar owned
some land and a house in the town of Mansalay, but was
considered a different man from most landowners. People
would come to him and ask a hillside to clear, and later
pay him in rice after each harvest. He was about forty-
eight, and it was good indeed, he felt, that at that age he
has some property, and was esteemed by people.
Pare Crispin rented a part of his land. “I have a mind to
leave the clearing,” Pare Crispin said. “I’m thinking of
going back to my old trade.” “I was a carpenter once”,
and “I was a fisherman too, I can go to Sumagui and get
work there.” “That would be foolish”, said Mang Cesar.
Pare Crispin was worried about his family, “for three
weeks now we’ve eaten nothing but sweet potatoes” he
said. “I can’t let you have any” said Mang Cesar. “I’ll pay
you double next harvest”, offered Pare Crispin. “I’ve only
seed rice,” suddenly offered Mang Cesar.
That night after supper, Mang Cesar watched the
moon rise over his coconut grove and decided he
would visit Pare Crispin’s place the next day. It was
as if sometime during the night the rain had
stealthily come. So the next day, it was a good day to
plant because there was heavy dew on the grass. All
the members of the family of Pare Crispin started to
plant upland rice.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
1. “I have a mind to leave the clearing,” Pare Crispin said.
2. “That would be foolish”, said Mang Cesar.
3. “for three weeks now we’ve eaten nothing but sweet potatoes”
he said.
4. “I can’t let you have any” said Mang Cesar.
5. “I’ll pay you double next harvest”, offered Pare Crispin.
6. “I’ve only seed rice,” suddenly offered Mang Cesar.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
1. “I have a mind to leave the clearing.”
2. “I’m thinking of going back to my old
trade.”
3. “I was a carpenter once.”
4. “I was a fisherman too.”
5. “That would be foolish.”
ACTIVITY 2: DIRECTIONS: Read
the following and then spot the
direct speech and reported speech in
the paragraph. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper
following the sample format below.
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Paul recently visited his mother in Italy and reported
everything happened for staying there for two months to his
peers. He said that place was really amazing. He said, “Italy
is a nice place to visit”. They were all excited to visit the place
soon. He told that he visited a lot of places-like the Vatican
the landmark, Venice, the city of Canals and Milan, Italy’s
fashion capital. He said, “I enjoy biking in the park.
Swimming at the beach and walking around the city.” “Be
sure to have enough money when you go there,” Paul said.
“It was a vacation full of memories to cherish,” he said as he
bid goodbye to his peers.
Direct Speech Reported Speech
“Italy is a nice place to visit”.
1. He said that place was
1.
2.“I enjoy biking in the park.
Swimming at the beach and really amazing.
walking around the city.” 2. He told that he visited a lot
3.“Be sure to have enough money of places-like the Vatican the
when you go there,” landmark, Venice, the city of
4.“It was a vacation full of Canals and Milan, Italy’s
memories to cherish,” fashion capital.
