This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Stand at attention!" the captain commanded his men. A) The captain is commanding his men to stand at attention. B) The captain has commanded his men to stand at attention. C) The captain commands his men to stand at attention. D) The captain commanded his men to stand at attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The captain commanded his men to stand at attention. 2. "Someone is questioning the veracity of your report, " he says. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 3. John ordered Peter to go away. A) John is telling Peter to "Go away". B) John is saying to Peter to "Go away.". C) John said to Peter, "Go away.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John said to Peter, "Go away.". 4. My friend asked me where I ..... for my summer holiday. A) Would have gone. B) Would go. C) Will be going. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would go. 5. DHRUV SAID THAT HE SHARED A LARGE PIZZA WITH HIS FRIEND A) INDIRECT. B) DIRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDIRECT. 6. "Where did ypu go four days ago?" Tony asked.Tony asked me ..... A) Where I did go four days ago. B) Where I had gone four days ago. C) Where did I go four days ago. D) Where I had gone four days before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where I had gone four days before. 7. "Please help me carry this" She ..... A) She asked me help her carry this. B) She asked me to help her carry that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me to help her carry that. 8. "We're going to the theme park!" the little boy exclaimed. A) The little boy exclaimed that they went to the theme park. B) The little boy exclaimed that they are going to the theme park. C) The little boy exclaimed if they were going to the theme park. D) The little boy exclaimed that they were going to the theme park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The little boy exclaimed that they were going to the theme park. 9. Choose the correct option:She says, 'I am happy to be here this evening.' A) She says she was happy to be this evening. B) She said she was happy to be there that evening. C) She says that she is happy there that evening. D) She says that she is happy to be here this evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She says that she is happy to be here this evening. 10. (iv) "Do we have a test tomorrow?" A) I've forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?. B) I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. C) I've forgotten have we have a test tomorrow?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. 11. Wilbur said I am feeling sick today.Direct speech: ..... A) Wilbur said "I am feeling sick today.". B) Wilbur said, "I am feeling sick today.". C) Wilbur said, "I am feeling sick today?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wilbur said, "I am feeling sick today.". 12. Mr. Johnson asked Mary, "When can you finish the letter?" Mr. Johnson asked Mary ..... A) When can you finish the letter. B) When she could finish the letter. C) When can she finish the letter. D) When you can finish the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When she could finish the letter. 13. Mario told us to conserve water. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 14. Which of the following is an example of a direct speech? A) Janus directly said that he was writing a letter. B) Janus' direct words were that he was writing a letter. C) Janus' "direct words" were:I was writing a letter. D) Janus said, "I am writing a letter now.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janus said, "I am writing a letter now.". 15. Which is the correct reported speech choice?John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?" A) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. B) John asked Mary why she gets angry with him. C) John asked Mary why she is angry with him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. 16. Teacher: "Tom, read the story, please" . Teacher askedTom ..... A) To read the story. B) That he reads it. C) Whether he reads the story. D) Read the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To read the story. 17. This is the bag which I bought yesterday. A) He said that the bag was which he had buy the day before. B) He said that was the bag which he had been bought the day before. C) He said that was the bag which I had been bought the day before. D) He said that was the bag which I bought the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that was the bag which he had been bought the day before. 18. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be calm please and listen to my words." A) Question mark. B) Capital letter. C) Exclamation mark. D) Quotation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capital letter. 19. Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech? A) Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of someone else. B) Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon. C) None of these. D) Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense. 20. Speech marks are also known as what? A) Inverted commas. B) Quotation marks. C) Both of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 21. True or False?In the reported speech we cannot leave out the word that:Kevin said that he was twenty. Kevin said he was twenty. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem. A) The Professor exclaimed, 'Nobody can solve the problem?'. B) The Professor said, 'Nobody could solve the problem'. C) The Professor said, 'Nobody can solve the problem'. D) The Professor exclaimed, 'Nobody could solve the problem'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Professor said, 'Nobody could solve the problem'. 23. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"I was walking along the Street." A) He said he had been walking along the Street. B) He didn't walk along the street. C) He liked to walk along the street. D) He was not liking to walk along the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he had been walking along the Street. 24. He ..... me what the latest numbers are. A) Asked. B) Ask. C) Says. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked. 25. If you find my pencil Jia Wen said pass it to me. Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "pass it to me.". B) "If you find my pencil." Jia Wen said, "Pass it to me.". C) "If you find my pencil." Jia Wen said "pass it to me.". D) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "Pass it to me.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "pass it to me.". 26. "I am going to the cinema tonight, " said Yaw A) Indirect. B) Direct. C) I don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 27. Rosa said, "I liked coffee." A) Rosa said that she had liked coffee. B) Rosa said that she likes cofffee. C) Rosa said that she had been liking coffee. D) Rosa said that she was like coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rosa said that she had liked coffee. 28. My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time. It means ..... A) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?". B) My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?". C) My mom asked me, '' Had you had a spare time?". D) My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?". E) My mom asked me, Did I have a spare time?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?". 29. Identify the speech;Father told us to not touch his laptop. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 30. The monkey says, "I will give you half of the fruit in exchange." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. ← 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