This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?Ellie asked Nina if she could borrow her pen for sometime. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 2. Direct to Indirect Speech:He said, "I am a man." A) He said that he is a man. B) He said that I am a man. C) He said that I was a man. D) He said that he was a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he is a man. 3. Miss Yap told the class, "All of you must report in your P.E. attire tomorrow."Miss Yap told the class that ..... A) All of them must report in their P.E. attire tomorrow. B) All of them had to report in their P.E. attire tomorrow. C) All of us had to report in our P.E. attire the next day. D) All of them had to report in their P.E. attire the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them had to report in their P.E. attire the next day. 4. "Don't shake the table while I am writing!" Peter told his brother. A) Peter said his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. B) Peter tells his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. C) Peter told his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. D) Peter told his brother not to shake the table while he is writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peter told his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. 5. There are two ways of reporting the words of a speaker. The ways are ..... and ..... or reported speech. A) Indirect speechdirect. B) 1st person2nd person. C) Direct speechindirect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct speechindirect. 6. "If I had run, I could have caught the bus" He said. A) He said that If I had run, I could have caught the bus. B) He said that If he ran, he could catch the bus. C) He said that he could have caught the bus if he ran. D) He said that If he had run, he could have caught the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that If he had run, he could have caught the bus. 7. "I spent all my pocket money yesterday." Alice said. A) Alice said that she would spend all her pocket money the day before. B) Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money the previous day. C) Alice told that she spent all her pocket money the day before. D) Alice said to us that she spent all her pocket money the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money the previous day. 8. "Will you go on strike when the others do?" the boss asked him. A) The boss asked him if he would go on strike when the others do. B) The boss asked him if he will go on strike when the others did. C) The boss asked him would he go on strike when the others did. D) The boss asked him if he would go on strike when the others did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boss asked him if he would go on strike when the others did. 9. Rahul said, "I will manage hereafter." A) Rahul said that he would manage thereafter. B) Rahul said that he will manage hereafter. C) Rahul said that he will manage thereafter. D) Rahul said that he would manage hereafter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rahul said that he would manage hereafter. 10. Mr. Woon said that the Earth goes around the sun. A) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth goes around the sun.". B) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth had gone around the sun.". C) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth went around the sun.". D) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth will go around the sun.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth goes around the sun.". 11. "I always wake up early, " he said. A) He says that he always woke up early. B) He said that he always woke up early. C) He said that I always woke up early. D) He says that I always woke up early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he always woke up early. 12. Direct to Indirect Speech:Raj said, "I work here every day." A) Raj said that he worked there everyday. B) Raj said that he worked here yesterday. C) Raj said that he worked here everyday. D) Raj said that he worked everyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raj said that he worked there everyday. 13. Which question is in Indirect Speech? A) He asked me if I worked from home. B) 'Could you write that down for me?' she asked. C) I write a letter for my cousins yesterday morning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I worked from home. 14. Choose the correct option:Seeta said to me, 'Can you give me your pen?' A) Seeta asked me if she could give her my pen. B) Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen. C) Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen. D) Seeta asked me can I give her my pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen. 15. Marie said, "I need help with my homework" . A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 16. "Do you want to buy any second-hand books?" said Bill. A) Bill asked did I want to buy any second-hand books. B) Bill asked if I wanted to buy any second-hand books. C) Bill asked if I want to buy any second-hand books. D) Bill said if I wanted to buy any second-hand books. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill asked if I wanted to buy any second-hand books. 17. "Please come early" She ..... A) She asked me to come early. B) She asked come early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me to come early. 18. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Jane says, '' I can't afford to buy a new motorcycle. A) Jane said that I can't afford to buy a new motorcycle. B) Jane said that I couldn't afford to buy a new motorcycle. C) Jane said that she couldn't afford to buy a new motorcycle. D) Jane said that I can't afford to buy a new motorcycle. E) Jane said that she can't afford to buy a new motorcycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Jane said that she can't afford to buy a new motorcycle. 19. Which of the following sentences is an example of indirect speech? A) Help me with this, he requested. B) He asked if she could help him with that. C) Can you help me with this? he asked. D) He requested, "Can you help me with this?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if she could help him with that. 20. Never going to give you up Astley sang never going to let you down. Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang. "Never going to let you down.". B) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang, "Never going to let you down.". C) "Never going to give you up" Astley sang, "never going to let you down.". D) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang, "never going to let you down.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang. "Never going to let you down.". 21. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Doni said, "I need help with my luggage." A) Doni said that he needed help with his luggage. B) Doni said that I needed help with his luggage. C) Doni said that I need help with my luggage. D) Doni said that he needed help with my luggage. E) Doni said that he need help with his luggage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doni said that he needed help with his luggage. 22. Direct:He told me, "Please call me" .Reported:He told me ..... him. A) To call. B) Call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To call. 23. Tony said, "My sister is studying in Australia this year."Tony said that ..... A) His sister was studying in Australia this year. B) His sister was going to study in Australia this year. C) His sister was studying in Australia that year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His sister was studying in Australia that year. 24. He said to her, "Don't enter the room" . He orderedher ..... the room. A) Not to enter. B) Do not enter. C) To enter. D) Didn't enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to enter. 25. "Don't do this!" She ..... A) She told me not to do that. B) She told me not to do this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me not to do that. 26. He said that he was waiting for Judy. A) "I waited for Judy, " he said. B) "Judy waited for me, " he said. C) "Wait for me, Judy, " he said. D) "I am waiting for Judy, " he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I am waiting for Judy, " he said. 27. He said, "I blew the candles last week." A) He said that he blew the candles last week. B) He said that he had blown the candles last week. C) He said that he blew the candles the previous week. D) He said that he had blown the candles the previous week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he had blown the candles the previous week. 28. May: "You can come to my place. What time shall we meet?" May suggested that he ..... place and asked him what time ..... A) Can come to her; they shall meet. B) Could come to her; they shall meet. C) Could come to her; they should meet. D) Can come to her; they should meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could come to her; they should meet. 29. "Do you want to buy any newspapers?" said Jack. A) Jack asked if I do want to buy any newspapers. B) Jack asks if I wanted to buy any newspapers. C) Jack asked if I wanted to buy any newspapers. D) Jack asks if he wanted to buy any newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jack asked if I wanted to buy any newspapers. 30. State whether the sentence below is written as Direct Speech or Indirect Speech. "Can I please go to the bathroom?" asked Marty. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 31. "I've been to France only once, " said Jack. A) Jack said he has been to France only once. B) Jack said he had only been to France once. C) Jack said he was in France once. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jack said he had only been to France once. 32. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Mother said, "Take off your dirty clothes." A) I took off my dirty clothes. B) Mother told me to put on my dirty clothes. C) Mother told me to take off my dirty clothes. D) Mother took off my dirty clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother told me to take off my dirty clothes. 33. Niki said ''Have you been to Germany before?" She ..... before. A) She asked if I had been to Germany before. B) She asked if I have been to Germany before. C) She have been asked have I went to Germany before. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked if I had been to Germany before. 34. The students said to the teacher, "Please give us a free period." The students requested the teacher to A) Given them a free period. B) Give them a free period. C) Give us a free period. D) Gave us a free period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give them a free period. 35. Dila says, "I am happy" .She tells me that she ..... happy. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 36. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.My friend said happily, "I have been to Jaipur." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 37. Jill likes oranges BUT does not like apples. The connective BUT represents: A) Alternative. B) Addition. C) Contrast. D) Result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 38. Which tense is used in direct speech when the person is speaking in the present? A) Past tense. B) Present tense. C) Past perfect tense. D) Future tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present tense. 39. Mother said to Sahil, "Where have you left the important document?" A) Mother said to Sahil where has he left the important document. B) Mother asked Sahil where he had left the important document. C) Mother said to Sahil that where is the important document. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother asked Sahil where he had left the important document. 40. 'How will you get to France?' I asked them ..... A) How will they get to France. B) How would they get to France. C) How they would get to France. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How they would get to France. 41. Bob does not like broccoli ..... do I. A) Yet. B) Nor. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 42. He remembered asking me if I had always been picked up by my father. The direct form of the sentence is ..... A) Were you always picked up by your father?". B) "Have you always been picked up by your father?". C) "Are you always picked up by your father?". D) "Did you always picked up by your father?". E) "Have you always picked up by your father?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you always picked up by your father?". 43. In Indirect speech 'here' changes to A) Though. B) So. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 44. He told me that he was going to play football. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 45. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:Raju said, "I am glad to see my brother happy." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 46. Change from Direct to Indirect Speech-Sarah said, "What a naughty boy you have been yesterday!" A) Sarah exclaimed me with anger that I had been a naughty boy yesterday. B) Sarah exclaimed me with excitement that I have been a naughty boy yesterday. C) Sarah exclaimed me with distress that a naughty boy I had been yesterday. D) Sarah exclaimed with anger that I had been a naughty boy the previous day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarah exclaimed with anger that I had been a naughty boy the previous day. 47. Sandra said that she could play guitar. Change this sentence to Direct speech. A) Sandra said, "She can play guitar.". B) Sandra said, "I could play guitar.". C) Sandra said, "I can play guitar.". D) Sandra said, "She could play guitar.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandra said, "I can play guitar.". 48. "We are going to Dufan this Friday, " said Sandy. A) Sandy said that they are going to Dufan that Friday. B) Sandy said that they was going to Dufan that Friday. C) Sandy said that they were going to Dufan that Friday. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandy said that they were going to Dufan that Friday. 49. She replied, "No, I haven't seen him since lunchtime" .(Choose the correct sentence) A) She replied "No, I haven't seen him since lunchtime. B) She replied, "No, I haven't seen him since lunchtime?". C) She replied, "No, I haven't seen him since lunchtime.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She replied, "No, I haven't seen him since lunchtime.". 50. Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.' A) Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment. B) Jerry said he was studying English a lot at the moment. C) Jerry said I was studying English a lot at that moment. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment. 51. John said, "I am going to the theatre" . A) John said that I was going to the theatre. B) John said she were going to the theatre. C) John said that he was going to the theatre. D) John said that he is going to the theatre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John said that he was going to the theatre. 52. "Do you know what the opposite of small is?", he asked me. A) He asked me whether he knew what the opposite of small is. B) He asked me whether I know what the opposite of small is. C) He asked me whether I knew what the opposite of small was. D) He asked me whether I knew what the opposite of small is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked me whether I knew what the opposite of small is. 53. Matty and Thirdy said that they joined the Tiktok Dance Challenge. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) INDIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INDIRECT SPEECH. 54. My teacher advised me ..... on that problem. A) Do not think too much. B) Not thinking too much. C) Not think too much. D) Not to think too much. E) Did not think too much. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to think too much. 55. David said, "Can we go tomorrow?" A) David asked if we could go tomorrow. B) David said whether we could go tomorrow. C) David asked if we could go the following day. D) David said if we can go tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David asked if we could go the following day. 56. I have a friend, Sinta. On day, we met Badu. He asked me, '' Is she your friend?" A) Badu asked if she was your friend. B) Badu asked me whether she was her friend. C) Badu asked me whether she is my friend. D) Badu asked me if is she my friend. E) Badu asked me if she was my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Badu asked me if she was my friend. 57. The turtle told the monkey to give him some, too. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 58. "It is cold outside, " Helen says. Helen says that ..... A) It was cold outside. B) It is cold outside. C) It is going to be cold outside. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is cold outside. 59. "Will she cook tomorrow?" He asked me if ..... A) Would she cook tomorrow. B) She would cook the next day. C) Would she cook the next day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She would cook the next day. 60. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?Aman said, "I can't wait for Diwali!" A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. 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