This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The children said to the teacher, "We want to play." The children told the teacher A) That they want to played. B) That they wanted to play. C) They want to play. D) They wanted to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That they wanted to play. 2. She said, "It is a long movie." A) She said it is a long movie. B) She said that it was a long movie. C) She said it was a long movie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that it was a long movie. 3. Prachi said to them, "You will have to do the project on your own." A) Prachi told them that we would have to do the project on our own. B) Prachi told them that they would had to do the project on their own. C) Prachi told them that they would have to do the project on their own. D) Prachi told them that they would had to do the project on your own. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prachi told them that they would have to do the project on their own. 4. She said, "I was practising in Mumbai." A) She said that she has been practising in Mumbai. B) She said that she was practising in Mumbai. C) She said that she had been practising in Mumbai. D) She said that I had been practising in Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she had been practising in Mumbai. 5. FIND THE DIRECT SPEECH FROM THE OPTIONS GIVEN BELOW A) HE SAID HE HADN'T SEEN LILY. B) I HAVENT SEEN LILLY. C) HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE SEEN LILLY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I HAVENT SEEN LILLY. 6. "Whose birthday is it?" said Jane. Jane asked whosebirthday ..... A) Is it. B) It had been. C) It was. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was. 7. "If you saw my father, you'd recognize him at once, " she said to me. A) She said me that if I saw her father I'd recognize him at once. B) She told me that if I saw her father I'd recognize him at once. C) She told me that if I saw her father I'd recognize her at once. D) She said me that if I saw father I'd recognize him at once. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me that if I saw her father I'd recognize him at once. 8. Which indirect speech statement reports this:Lana said, "I am leaving New York City." A) Lana said that she is leaving New York City. B) Lana will be leaving New York City. C) Lana said that she was leaving New York City. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lana said that she was leaving New York City. 9. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech. Maya said she wanted to visit her friends. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 10. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:She said, "I had already left the house."Indirect:She said that she ..... already ..... the house. A) Had left. B) Has left. C) Have left. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left. 11. Ashley asked me if I had come to the party before. In other words, Ashley said " ..... " A) Did you come to the party yesterday?. B) Did you come to the party the day before?. C) Do you come to the party before?. D) Have you come to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you come to the party yesterday?. 12. The girl said, "May I come in?Choose the correct indirect speech. A) The girl asked if she could come in. B) The girl said that if she could come in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl asked if she could come in. 13. Mary: "Would you like tea or coffee, Lydia?" Indirect Speech: ..... A) Mary asked Lydia whether she would like tea or coffee. B) Mary said Lydia that she wants tea or coffee. C) Mary told Lydia whether she will like tea or coffee. D) Mary asked Lydia would like tea or coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mary asked Lydia whether she would like tea or coffee. 14. The monkey said, "I will have the part with the leaves on." The monkey told the turtle ..... he would have the part with the leaves on. A) That. B) If. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 15. Which is the correct reported speech choice?The teacher told me, "You must pay attention." A) The teacher told me that you had to pay attention. B) The teacher told me that I had to pay attention. C) The teacher told me that I have to pay attention. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher told me that I had to pay attention. 16. True or False?The reported speech is usually one tense back into the past:Pablo, "I like oranges" . Pablo said that he liked oranges. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Simple past changes into: A) Past perfect continuous. B) Past perfect. C) Simple present. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 18. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:Mr. Burchell asked the girl, "What is your name?" A) Mr. Burchell asked the girl what her name was. B) Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is her name. C) Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is your name. D) Mr. Burchell asked the girl what was your name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Burchell asked the girl what her name was. 19. Bagas, "How is your life today?" . Bagas wants to know ..... A) How was my life that time. B) How I am fine at that time. C) How I was that time. D) How are you at that time. E) How is your life today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How was my life that time. 20. On Tuesday, Abdul told the teacher that he had missed the lesson ..... because he had gone to the embassy in London. A) The before day. B) Yesterday. C) Before day. D) The day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The day before. 21. While converting from direct to indirect speech which of the following changes happen? A) Simple present tense becomes simple future tense. B) Past continuous tense becomes future continuous tense. C) Present continuous tense becomes past continuous tense. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present continuous tense becomes past continuous tense. 22. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Susie said, "I had read this book before I gave it to you. A) Susie said that she have been reading that book before she gave it to me. B) Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me. C) Susie said that she had read that book before she had given it to me. D) Susie asked that she had read that book before she gave it to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Susie said that she had read that book before she had given it to me. 23. Mathew said, "I will go to school next year." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Mathew said that he would come to school the year after. B) Mathew said that he would come to school the year before. C) Mathew said that he will come to school the year after. D) Mathew said that he would go to school the year before. E) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. 24. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech:He said, 'I will help you.' A) He said he can help. B) He said you can help him. C) He said he would help me. D) She said he would help me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he would help me. 25. He asked me, '' what time will the sun set tomorrow?" A) He asked me what time would the sun set the next day. B) He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow. C) He asked me what time the sun would set the next day. D) He asked me what time does the sun set the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked me what time the sun would set the next day. 26. Hamza said that he wanted a large pizza. A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect. 27. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The child said, "I need help with my homework." A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 28. 'My best friend at school became a nurse first, then a paramedic.' $\rightarrow$ He told me that his best friend at school ..... a nurse first, then a paramedic. A) Has become. B) Would become. C) Was becoming. D) Had become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had become. 29. "We have been here for a week." A) They said that they had been here for a week. B) They said that we had been there for a week. C) They said that they had been there for 3 week. D) They said that we had been here for a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they had been there for 3 week. 30. Which of the following is an example of direct speech? A) John said he was playing baseball. B) "Jean said she had lived in Batangas.". C) Rina said, "I like candy.". D) They told me that they would be joining us on Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rina said, "I like candy.". ← 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