This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Example:The store manager said, "These are ancient paintings." Which of the following is a correct reported version? A) The store manager said that these are ancient paintings. B) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings. C) The store manager said that these paintings are ancient. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings. 2. I said to my sister, "Can you iron my clothes for me?" A) I asked my sister if she could iron her clothes for me. B) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for me. C) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for me. 3. 'We've seen four elephants already and it's only our first day.' $\rightarrow$ He said that they ..... four elephants on their first day. Imagine what animals they've seen by now! A) Saw. B) Had saw. C) Will have seen. D) Had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had seen. 4. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"Alex said that his parents were very well." A) My parents are very well. B) My parents are very wel. C) My parents aren'tvery well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My parents are very well. 5. Report the following sentences correctly. 'I can swim really fast.' A) He said me that he could swim really fast. B) He told that he could swim really fast. C) He said that he could swim really fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he could swim really fast. 6. My mom asked me, "Did they eat out together yesterday?"My mom asked me ..... They had eaten out together yesterday. A) Did. B) Whether. C) What. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 7. Roshni said that she might meet him there. A) Roshni said, "I may meet him there.". B) Roshni said, "I might meet him here" . C) Roshni said, "I may meet him there" . D) Roshni said "I may meet him here" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roshni said, "I may meet him there.". 8. A sentence in a direct speech has ..... parts. A) Four. B) Two. C) Three. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 9. "I am a nurse, " she said. A) She said that she were a nurse. B) She said that she was a nurse. C) She says that she was a nurse. D) She said that she is a nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she was a nurse. 10. Grandpa said, "What's the time by your watch?" A) Grandpa asked me what time it has been by my watch. B) Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch. C) Grandpa asked me what the time were by my watch. D) Grandpa asked me if what time it was by my watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch. 11. Change:direct to indirect:Sameen said, "cheer up father. I'll go and find another job!" A) Sameen informed her father about her new job. B) Improper sentence . C) Sameen said joyfully for her father cheer up and that she would go and find another job. D) Sammen told her father that she would go and find another job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sameen said joyfully for her father cheer up and that she would go and find another job. 12. Tony said to me, "Why does she sing so loudly?" A) Tony asked me why she sang so loudly. B) Tony asked me why does she sing so loudly. C) Tony asked me why did she sing so loudly. D) Tony said to me why does she sing so loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tony asked me why she sang so loudly. 13. Fitria asked me, "What happens here?" A) Fitria asked me that what happened there. B) What did happen here?. C) Fitria asked me that what happens there. D) Fitria asked me what happened there. E) Fitria asked me what happens there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fitria asked me what happened there. 14. "Nobody likes that weird thing, " said James. A) James said that nobody liked that weird thing. B) James said if nobody liked that weird thing. C) James said whethere nobody liked that weird thing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James said that nobody liked that weird thing. 15. Convert the following statement into direct speech:She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks. A) When can we eat our snacks?. B) "When can we eat our snacks? She asked". C) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". 16. A) dances-dancedb) is dancing-was dancingc) danced-have dancedd) had danced-has danced A) All are correct. B) A, b, & d are correct. C) A, & b are correct. D) B & c are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, & b are correct. 17. What sentence demonstrates indirect speech? A) She said, 'I am going to the store.'. B) He said, 'I don't like spinach.'. C) They said that they were tired. D) I said, 'The movie starts at 7.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they were tired. 18. Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?' A) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night. B) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. C) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night. D) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. 19. She said that she was the smartest girl in the class. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 20. Which sentence is wrong?King Joffrey told Sansa Stark:'Dance in front of my knights.' A) King Joffrey ordered Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. B) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark that she danced in front of his knights. C) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. D) King Joffrey commanded Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark that she danced in front of his knights. 21. I told him, "I have not seen him for months." A) I told him that you hadn't seen him for months. B) I told him that I hadn't seen him for months. C) I told him that I hadn't seen you for months. D) I told him that he hadn't seen him for months. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told him that I hadn't seen him for months. 22. Change the following from Indirect to Direct Speech-Mannan said that he had gone to Kerela. A) Mannan said '' I went to Kerela.". B) Mannan said, '' I went to Kerela.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mannan said, '' I went to Kerela.". 23. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:Michael said, "I learned how to play the piano yesterday." A) Michael says that he had learned how to play the piano yesterday. B) Michael said that he had learned how to play the piano yesterday. C) Michael says that he learned how to play the piano yesterday. D) Michael said that he learned how to play the piano yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michael said that he had learned how to play the piano yesterday. 24. "I have been working here for 3 years", Vira said. It means that ..... A) She had been working there for 3 years. B) She have been working there for 3 years. C) She had been working here for 3 years. D) She has been working there for 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been working there for 3 years. 25. Which of the following is a speech reporting verb? A) Tell. B) Ask. C) Do. D) Say. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Say. 26. Mr. Bejo told the students, "Please collect your work and prepare to go home." A) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collect their work and prepare to went home. B) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collect their work and prepare to go home. C) Mr. Bejo requested the students that to collect their work and prepare to go home. D) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collected their work and prepare to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collect their work and prepare to go home. 27. "They have been studying for hours, " Sarah said. A) Sarah says they had been studying for hours. B) Sarah said they had been studying for hours. C) Sarah said they have been studying for hours. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah said they had been studying for hours. 28. May: "I've just come back from my holiday in Sarawak." May explained that ..... back from her holiday in Sarawak. A) She had just come. B) She has just come. C) She have just come. D) She had had just come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had just come. 29. "Does she play golf?" He asked me ..... A) That she played golf. B) She played golf. C) If she played golf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she played golf. 30. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Mr Alisu said, "Line up in a straight row, please." A) Mr Alisu begged us to line up in a straight row. B) We told Mr Alisu to line up in a straight row. C) Mr Alisu asks us to line up in a straight row. D) Mr Alisu lined us up in a row. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr Alisu begged us to line up in a straight row. ← 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