This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Change the speech.The teacher said, "The earth goes around the sun." A) The teachers said the earth goes around the sun. B) The teacher said the earth has gone around the sun. C) The teacher said the earth goes around the sun. D) The teacher said the earth go around the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said the earth goes around the sun. 2. "My glasses are pink" said Sarah A) Indirect. B) Direct. C) Non. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 3. Change into indirect speech:She says: "The sun rises on the East" A) She said that the sun rises on the East. B) She says that the sun rose on the East. C) She said that the sun rose on the East. D) She says that the sun rises on the East. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She says that the sun rises on the East. 4. The following things made Malin Kundang rejected to acknowledge his mother, except ..... A) Glory. B) Poverty. C) Richness. D) Wealthiness. E) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poverty. 5. She said, "I saw him" A) I. B) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 6. The young man forgot to ask ..... A) Whether the gril was willing to marry him. B) Would she marry him. C) If the girl will marry him. D) If the girl would have marry him. E) Whether the girl will have married him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether the gril was willing to marry him. 7. He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day." A) He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day. B) He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day. C) He said that he is used to cleaning his teeth twice a day. D) He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day. 8. He said, "I was doing it." A) He said that he had done it. B) He said that he did it. C) He said that he had been doing it. D) He said that he has done it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had been doing it. 9. Oliver said, " I live in Penang since 2018." A) Oliver said he has lived in Penang since 2018. B) Oliver said he lived in Penang since 2018. C) Oliver said he is living in Penang since 2018. D) Oliver said he lives in Penang since 2018. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oliver said he lived in Penang since 2018. 10. "I'll come with you as soon as I am ready, " she said. A) She said she would come with me as soon as she was ready. B) She said she would come with me as soon as he is ready. C) She said she will come with me as soon as she is ready. D) She told she would come with me as soon as she was ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would come with me as soon as she was ready. 11. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.He said he was cooking dinner. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 12. What type of Indirect Speech is sentence which expresses state of joy or sorrow or wonder is called exclamatory sentence? A) Indirect Speech for Interrogative Exclamatory (Question). B) Indirect Speech of Exclamatory Sentences. C) Indirect Speech of Imperative Sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech of Exclamatory Sentences. 13. Daman says, 'Priya is working in Ahmedabad.' A) Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad. B) Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad. C) Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad. D) Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad. 14. The detainee pleaded to the soldier to set him free. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 15. She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?" A) The teacher was asked when they could eat their snacks. B) She asked the teacher that when they could eat their snacks. C) She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks. D) She asked the teacher when we could eat our snacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks. 16. Suhani said to her mother, "I learnt many new theories today." A) Suhani told her mother that she had learnt many new theories the next day. B) Suhani told her mother that she learnt many new theories that day. C) Suhani told her mother that she had learnt many new theories that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suhani told her mother that she had learnt many new theories that day. 17. Demian said, "I am going out of town." A) Demian said that I am going out of town. B) Demian said that he was going out of town. C) Demian said that he went out of town. D) Demian said that he is going out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demian said that he was going out of town. 18. "Who are you?" I asked. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 19. "When are you leaving for China again? Mrs Tan asked her husband. A) Mrs Tan told her husband when he was leaving for China again. B) Mrs Tan said her husband when he was leaving for China again. C) Mrs Tan asked her husband when he was leaving for China again. D) Mrs Tan tells her husband when he was leaving for China again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs Tan asked her husband when he was leaving for China again. 20. The suspect said, "I am not guilty!" A) The suspect said that he has been found not guilty. B) The suspect exclaimed that he had not been guilty. C) The suspect exclaimed that he was innocent. D) The suspect exclaimed that he was not guilty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The suspect exclaimed that he was not guilty. 21. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)"I know her name and address, " said John. John said that ..... A) He knew his name and address. B) I knew her name and address. C) She know his name and address. D) She knew her name and address. E) He knew her name and address. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) He knew her name and address. 22. Change to indirect speech. Eric said, "I eat a bowl of salad." A) Eric said that he eats a bowl of salad. B) Eric said that he eat a bowl of salad. C) Eric said that he ate a bowl of salad. D) Eric said he ate a bowl of salad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eric said that he ate a bowl of salad. 23. You have to submit your presentation ..... days before the presentation by ..... A) Two, email. B) Two, WhatsApp. C) Four, WhatsApp. D) Three, email. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three, email. 24. He told me to open my books. A) "Open my books!" he shouted. B) "Open my books, " he said. C) "Open your books!" he exclaimed. D) "Open your books, " he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Open your books, " he said. 25. It refers to the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language. A) Word. B) Sentence. C) Speech. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech. 26. Madhuri said, "I can take a shorter route to the city." A) Madhuri said that she could take a shorter route to the city. B) Madhuri said that she can take a shorter route to the city. C) Madhuri said that she should take a shorter route to the city. D) Madhuri said that I could take a shorter route to the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madhuri said that she could take a shorter route to the city. 27. "My friend has just made president of the club, " Tom told Sarah. A) Tom told Sarah that his friend had been made president of the club. B) Tom told Sarah that his friend had just made president of the club. C) Tom told Sarah that my friend had just made president of the club. D) Tom told Sarah that my frend had just made president of the club. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom told Sarah that his friend had just made president of the club. 28. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:Nicole said, "I bought a new make-up kit yesterday." A) Nicole said that she had bought a new make-up kit yesterday. B) Nicole said that I bought a new make-up kit yesterday. C) Nicole says that she buy a new make-up kit yesterday. D) Nicole says that I bought a new make-up kit yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicole said that she had bought a new make-up kit yesterday. 29. "Are you okay, Ivanne?" asked Abegail. A) Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay. B) Abegail asked Ivanne if she is okay. C) Abegail asked if Ivanne is okay. D) Ivanne is not okay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay. 30. Michael told me, "I will teach English tomorrow." Michael told me that ..... A) I would teach English tomorrow. B) He would teach English the next day. C) He will teach English tomorrow. D) I would teach English the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would teach English the next day. 31. Mohan says that the teacher is not at home. A) Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home.". B) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home. C) Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home.". D) Mohan says, "Teacher was not at home.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home. 32. Spoken words start with ..... A) Closed inverted comma. B) Comma. C) Open inverted comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open inverted comma. 33. "Please take me to the park, Father, " the little boy said. A) The little boy said his father to take him to the park. B) The little boy asks his father to take him to the park. C) The little boy have asked his father to take him to the park. D) The little boy asked his father to take him to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The little boy asked his father to take him to the park. 34. ..... speech reports the exact words of the speaker. A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 35. While changing direct to indirect speech-can changed to ..... A) Can not. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 36. (Change the reported speech to quoted speech.)The police told them not to drive too fast in town. The police said, " ..... " A) Don't drive too fast in town. B) Not drive too fast, please. C) Don't drive to fast in town. D) No drive too fast in town. E) Please don't drive slow in town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't drive too fast in town. 37. We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Punctuate the sentence. Dilah said you're very kind A) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". B) Dilah said, "you're very kind". C) Dilah said "You're very kind". D) Dilah said 'you're very kind" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". 39. What tense does 'will' change to in indirect speech? A) Would. B) Might. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 40. When reporting a question in indirect speech, do we change the word order? A) Only for past tense questions, we change the word order. B) It depends on the tense of the reported speech. C) Yes, we change the word order to make it a statement. D) No, we keep the word order the same as in the original question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, we change the word order to make it a statement. 41. Direct to Indirect Speech:Mathew said, "I will go to school next year." A) Mathew said that he would go to school the year before. B) Mathew said that he would come to school the year before. C) Mathew said that he would come to school the year after. D) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. 42. You will be removed from Grammar School 2.0, on scouring less than ..... A) 65%. B) 55%. C) 70%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 60%. 43. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Fred says, "There is a monkey on that tree." A) Fred said that there was a monkey on that tree. B) Fred will say that there is a monkey on that tree. C) Fred says that there was a monkey on that tree. D) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree. 44. "He rang me from the airport yesterday, " she said. A) She said that he rung from the airport yesterday. B) She said that he had rung her from the airport the day before. C) She told that he had rung from the airport the day before. D) She said that he has rung from the airport yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that he had rung her from the airport the day before. 45. Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn asked Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked. B) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. C) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked. D) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much, " Katelyn asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. 46. WHEN DOES THE TENSE OF THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE IN DIRECT SPEECH A) QUOTATION. B) UNIVERSAL TRUTH. C) PROVERB. D) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS. 47. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you visited Sri Lanka before?" I asked Chloe. A) I asked Chloe if she wants to visit Sri Lanka. B) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before. 48. If the reporting verb is in a past tense:A verb in the past simple from the direct speech sentence turns into ..... A) A verb in the past perfect continuous. B) A verb in the past perfect. C) A verb in the present perfect. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb in the past perfect. 49. Write whether the sentence is direct or indirect speech;Leela said, "Please bring some fruits from the market." A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 50. Mohan said that he had been feeling ill today.(select the appropriate direct speech of the sentence) A) Mohan said, "I was feeling ill yesterday.". B) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill today.". C) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill yesterday.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill today.". 51. Which of these is indirect speech? A) He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka. B) '' He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka. 52. Who was very good at getting porters and taxis? A) Anne. B) Julian. C) George. D) Timmy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Julian. 53. "Go to bed!" She ..... A) She told me to go to bed. B) She told me go to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me to go to bed. 54. Sania thought, "There is no hope of winning the match now." A) Sania thought that there is no hope for winning the match then. B) Sania thought that there had been no hope for winning the match then. C) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match then. D) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match then. 55. Rishikesh said, "I was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday" A) Rishikesh said that he was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday. B) Rishikesh said that he is the one who clapped the most on his birthday. C) Rishikesh says that he is the one who claps the most on Raghav's birthday. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rishikesh said that he was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday. 56. Becca said ''I had gone there last month" She said that ..... A) I had gone there last month. B) I have gone there last month. C) I was going there last month. D) I had gone there the previous month. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had gone there the previous month. 57. She said, "Shut the door!" A) She asked me whether I would shut the door. B) She ordered me to shut the door. C) She said that I should shut the door. D) She shouted and said to shut the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that I should shut the door. 58. Nancy said, "I may leave tomorrow." A) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow. B) Nancy asked if she should leave the next day. C) Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow. D) Nancy said that she might leave the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow. 59. My mom ..... that I had to find a new girlfriend. A) Said. B) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 60. Change:The examiner called out, "time is up, stop writing. '' A) The examiner commanded to stop writing as the time could be up. B) The examiner commanded to stop writing as the time is up. C) None. D) The examiner told us to not write as time had been over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None. 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