This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She said, "You have been late. Everybody's here already." A) She said that I had been late and everybody was there already. B) She said that I was late and that everyone was there already. C) She said I got late so that everybody was there already. D) She said that I am late and everybody got there already. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that I had been late and everybody was there already. 2. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The doctor said, "Take rest." A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 3. "I can speak Spanish" . A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 4. What is the purpose of using quotation marks in indirect speech? A) To separate the words spoken from the rest of the sentence. B) To indicate the speaker's tone of voice. C) To emphasize the importance of the words spoken. D) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone else. 5. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.The pilot explained, "I like being a pilot because I like to travel." A) The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he liked to travel. B) The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he like to travel.". C) The pilot said he hates to travel. D) The pilot likes to travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he liked to travel. 6. What needs to be corrected in this sentence? Kiran asked, "did you see the match on television last night" A) Add a question mark at the end. B) Capitalize did and add a question mark after night. C) Capitalize did and add an exclamation mark at the end. D) Capitalize "did" and add a question mark at the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalize did and add a question mark after night. 7. "Have you finished your homework?" he wanted to know. A) He wanted to know if I will finish my homework. B) He wanted to know if I have finished my homework. C) He wanted to know if I had finished my homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted to know if I had finished my homework. 8. Direct Speech is ..... A) The reporting of speech by using similar words to the speaker. B) The reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker. C) The reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said. D) The reporting of speech at the exact time it was said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker. 9. The doctor said to me, "Sleep more." A) My doctor advised me to sleep more. B) My doctor advised me to sleeping more. C) My doctor advised me that I sleep more. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My doctor advised me to sleep more. 10. "Samobody stole my wallet" said James. James said A) Somebody stole my wallet. B) Somebody stole his wallet. C) Somebody had stolen his wallet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somebody had stolen his wallet. 11. "Shut the door, Tom, " she said. A) She told Tom to shut the door. B) She asked to Tom to shut the door. C) She told Tom shut the door. D) She said to Tom to shut the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told Tom to shut the door. 12. "Come to my house, Marry, " said Jane. A) Jane asked Marry to come to my house. B) Jane asked Marry to come to her house. C) Marry asked Jane to come to her house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane asked Marry to come to her house. 13. Lia said that She wanted to Play with me the previous dayLia said ..... yesterday A) Lia said that ''I want to play with you". B) Lia could said I want to play with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lia said that ''I want to play with you". 14. "Did she see him?" He asked me ..... A) If she saw him. B) That she had seen him. C) If she had seen him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she had seen him. 15. "What platform does the train leave from?" asked Bill. A) Bill asked what platform did the train leave from. B) Bill asked what platform the train left from. C) Bill asked what platform the train had left from. D) Bill asked what platform had the train left from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill asked what platform the train left from. 16. The teacher said, "Boys fail because they do not study regularly." A) The teacher said that the boys failed because they do not study regularly. B) The teacher said that boys fail because they do not study regularly. C) The teacher said that the boys failed because they did not study regularly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said that the boys failed because they did not study regularly. 17. X: "What does she say to you?"Y:She told me ..... A) She was sad then. B) She was sad now. C) She had been sad then. D) She is sad then. E) She has been sad now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was sad then. 18. He said, "I am unwell." A) He said that he was unwell. B) He said that he is unwell. C) He says that he is unwell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was unwell. 19. Sam drank some water, FOR he was thirsty. The connective FOR can be replaced by ..... A) But. B) Nor. C) Because. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 20. Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister. A) Iba said, "I could go home tomorrow with my sister.". B) Iba said, "I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.". C) Iba said, "I will go home tomorrow with my sister.". D) Iba said, "I can go home tomorrow with my sister.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iba said, "I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.". 21. Reported verb comes A) Before inverted commas. B) After inverted commas. C) In the statement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before inverted commas. 22. Ariel said to me, "Did you get home safely?" A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) INDIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 23. When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas ..... A) Are in past tense. B) Are in future tense. C) Are in present tense. D) Retain their tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retain their tense. 24. Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow.'Five days later you say ..... A) Tom said he is going to London the following day. B) Tom said he was going to London the following day. C) Tom said he was going to London tomorrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said he was going to London the following day. 25. "Look! It is raining hailstones, " he said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) He exclaimed that it had been raining hailstones. B) He exclaimed that it rained hailstones. C) He exclaimed that it was raining hailstones. D) He exclaimed that it is raining hailstones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He exclaimed that it was raining hailstones. 26. Where is the introductory verb in the following statement:Gen. MacArthur said, "I shall return." A) Shall. B) Gen. C) Return. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said. 27. It is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using the person's exact words. A) Persuasive Speech. B) Argumentative Speech. C) Direct Speech. D) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect Speech. 28. The student asked, "May I come in?" A) The student inquired to come in. B) The student asked may I come in. C) The student asked whether he could go in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The student asked whether he could go in. 29. Suraj says, "My mother is cooking." A) Suraj says that his mother is cooking. B) Suraj said that his mother was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suraj says that his mother is cooking. 30. She said, "It is cold now." She said that ..... A) It is cold now. B) "it is cold now". C) It was cold then. D) It has been cold then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was cold then. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect And Indirect Speech Quiz 1Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 2Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 3Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 4Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 5Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 6Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 7Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books