This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She requested the interviewer to repeat the question. A) She requested the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question.'. B) She asked the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question'. C) She said to the interviewer, 'Could you please repeat the question?'. D) She asked the interviewer, 'Could you please repeat the question?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She requested the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question.'. 2. "Where did you find it?" He asked me where ..... A) I found it. B) I had found it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had found it. 3. Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?" A) Mother asked Ben that he was going to marry her. B) Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her. C) Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her. D) Mother asked Ben that he is going to marry her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her. 4. Change:She inquired of me if I thought that was a proper answer to give A) She told me, "How do u think it was a proper answer to give?". B) She said to me, "have your thought that was a proper answer to give". C) Yes I did,. D) She said to me, "Do you think that is a proper answer to give? ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said to me, "Do you think that is a proper answer to give? ''. 5. "Don't come here now, it is in vain, you cannot see her" . Martin said. "I am sure about that" . A) Martin surely reminded him not to go there now in vain because he couldn't see her. B) Martin told him not to go there then in vain because he cannot see her and he was sure. C) Martin warned him not to go there in vain because he was sure he couldn't see her then. D) Martin said that he not to go there then in vain because he cannot see her and he was sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Martin warned him not to go there in vain because he was sure he couldn't see her then. 6. The monkey says that he will give him half of the fruit in exchange. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 7. If the verb in direct speech is in simple past, what would the tense of the verb be in the indirect or reported speech? A) Past perfect. B) Simple past. C) Simple present. D) Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect. 8. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Joseph said, '' I have already written a letter to my family in Dubai." A) Joseph said that he wrote a letter to his family in Dubai. B) Joseph said that he was writing a letter to his family in Dubai. C) Joseph said that he will write a letter to his family in Dubai. D) Joseph said that he had already written a letter to his family in Dubai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joseph said that he had already written a letter to his family in Dubai. 9. "What did the cashier of the restaurant tell you?"" ..... with credit card." A) Not paying. B) Not pay. C) Not paid. D) Did not pay. E) Not to pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not paying. 10. Sony said, "Where do you come from?" Change to indirect speech! A) Sony said where you come from. B) Sony said where he came from?. C) Sony said where I came from. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sony said where I came from. 11. Mrs. Ratih said, "Badu, Budi, and Bedadu have left these lessons three times" . It means ..... A) Mrs. Ratih said that they had left those lessons three times. B) Mrs. Ratih said that she has left these lessons three times. C) Mrs. Ratih said that they had left these lessons three times. D) Mrs. Ratih said that they have left those lessons three times. E) Mrs. Ratih said that she had left these lessons three times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Ratih said that they had left those lessons three times. 12. "Don't waste your money" she said to the boys. A) She told the boys to waste their money. B) She told the boys not to waste your money. C) She told the boys not to waste their money. D) She told the boys to waste your money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told the boys not to waste their money. 13. "Have you got a work permit?" asked Bill. A) Bill wanted that I had got a work permit. B) Bill asked if I had a work permit. C) Bill asked had you got a work permit. D) Bill asked if you got a work permit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill asked if I had a work permit. 14. Choose the best option for the speech Direct from this sentence:Roger said that Jhoni was a good friend. A) Roger said: "Jhoni are a good friend". B) Roger said '' Jhoni was a good friend" . C) Roger said "Jhoni am a good friend". D) Roger said:'' Jhoni is a good friend". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roger said:'' Jhoni is a good friend". 15. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-He said, "I live in Germany." A) He said that he is living in Germany. B) He said that he lived in Germany. C) He told that he lived in Germany. D) He said that he had lived in Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he lived in Germany. 16. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.) "I didn't like milk as a child." My sister told me that ..... A) She not liked milk as a child. B) I had not like milk as a child. C) She didn't like milk as a child. D) She had not liked milk as a child. E) I had not liked milk as a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had not liked milk as a child. 17. "Do not keep me waiting too long, " the man said.The man told him not ..... keep him waiting too long. A) If. B) Where. C) That. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 18. Mark said, "I am washing my hands." What is the reported speech of this sentence? A) Mark said that he has washed his hands. B) Mark said that he was washing his hands. C) Mark said that he washed his hands. D) Mark said that he is washing his hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mark said that he was washing his hands. 19. Kala said, "How beautiful the picture looks!" A) Kala exclaimed that how beautiful the picture looked. B) Kala exclaimed that how beautiful the picture looks. C) Kala exclaimed that the picture looked beautiful. D) Kala exclaimed that the picture looks beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kala exclaimed that the picture looked beautiful. 20. She will say, " I want to become an Engineer." A) She will say that she wants to become an Engineer. B) She will say that she wanted to become an engineer. C) She will said that she wants to become an engineer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She will say that she wants to become an Engineer. 21. While changing to indirect speechThe word Ago change to ..... A) Before. B) Tomorrow. C) Yesterday. D) All above are wrong . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 22. "It had been raining heavily for a whole week there, " said Juhi. A) Juhi said that it has been raining heavily for a whole week here. B) Juhi said that it had been raining heavily for a whole week there. C) Juhi said that it has been raining heavily for a whole week here. D) Juhi said that it had been raining heavily for a whole week here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juhi said that it had been raining heavily for a whole week there. 23. The speaker urged them to be quiet and listen to him. A) The speaker said, "Be quiet and listen to my words.". B) The speaker said to them to, "Be quiet and listen to my words.". C) The speaker is telling them to "Be quiet and listen to my words.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker said, "Be quiet and listen to my words.". 24. The doctor said, " You have a mild infection." A) The doctor said that you have a mild infection. B) The doctor said that he had a mild infection. C) The doctor says that he had a mild infection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The doctor said that he had a mild infection. 25. Turn Direct speech into indirect speech"She said, 'Why didn't you send a friend request to me?" ' A) She inquired why I did not send a friend request to her. B) She asked me why I had not sent a friend request to her. C) She questioned why I had not sent a friend request to her. D) She inquired why I had not sent a friend request to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me why I had not sent a friend request to her. 26. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.They told us, "We saw an accident." A) They told us we saw an accident. B) They told us they saw many accidents. C) They saw an accident. D) They told us that they saw an accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They told us that they saw an accident. 27. RIYA SAID "I LOVE CHOCOLATE A LOT" A) DIRECT. B) INDIRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT. 28. Direct to Indirect Speech:Maria said, "It is my car." A) Maria said that it was my car. B) Maria said that it is her car. C) Maria said that it was her car. D) Maria said that it is my car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maria said that it was her car. 29. "I live three blocks away from here, " she said. A) D. B) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 30. She said, "Bring a glass of water, please." A) She commands me to bring a glass of water. B) She requested me to bring a glass of water. C) She asked me to brought a glass of water. D) She ordered me to bring her a glass of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She requested me to bring a glass of water. ← 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