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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I shall be at Paris tomorrow, " he said. A) He says that he shall be at Paris tomorrow. B) He says that he should be in Paris tomorrow. C) He said that he will be in Paris tomorrow. D) He said that he should be in Paris tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he should be in Paris tomorrow. 2. Reshma said to Priya, 'Why are you sketching on the wall?' A) Reshma asked Priya why was she sketching on the wall. B) Reshma asked Priya why had she been sketching on the wall. C) Reshma asked Priya that why is she sketching on the wall. D) Reshma asked Priya why she was sketching on the wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reshma asked Priya why she was sketching on the wall. 3. She said, "What a beautiful view!" A) She exclaimed that the view is beautiful. B) She said that the view had been beautiful. C) She said that the view is beautiful. D) She exclaimed that the view was beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She exclaimed that the view was beautiful. 4. The police told them not to drive too fast. The police said, " ..... " A) Don't drive to fast in town. B) Don't drive too fast in town. C) Not drive too fast please. D) No drive too fast in town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't drive too fast in town. 5. I told him ..... do it. A) To not. B) Don't. C) Not to. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to. 6. She said, "I'm looking for my keys." A) She said that she were looking for her keys. B) She said that she looked for her keys. C) She said that she was looking for her keys. D) She said that she is looking for her keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was looking for her keys. 7. State whether true or false.Rajeev told me that "he was going to go to Delhi the other day" . A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The teacher often says to me, "If you don't work hard, You will fail" . A) . The teacher often says to me that if I don't work hard I shall fail. B) . The teacher often says to me if I don't work hard I shall fail. C) . The teacher often said to me that if I don't work hard I shall fail. D) . The teacher often says to me that if I didn't work hard I shall fail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . The teacher often says to me that if I don't work hard I shall fail. 9. It is too late to go out, " Alice said.Alice said that ..... A) It had been too late to go out. B) It were too late to go out. C) It will be too late to go out. D) It was too late to go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was too late to go out. 10. He says, '' I shall become a politician." A) He said I shall become a politician. B) He says he shall become a politician. C) He says I shall become a politician. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He says he shall become a politician. 11. The reported speech we can take from the story is ..... A) The mother told Malin Kundang that his son was well dressed. B) The crews asked Malin Kundang to deny the old woman. C) Malin Kundang said to the old woman that he had never had a mother like her. D) Malin Kundang asked his crews whether the woman was dirty and ugly. E) Malin Kundang asked his crews if the woman had been ugly and dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malin Kundang said to the old woman that he had never had a mother like her. 12. Richard said, "I am going to ride a skateboard next week."Richard said that ..... A) He is going to ride a skateboard the following week. B) He was going to ride a skateboard the following week. C) He was going to ride a skateboard next week. D) He will be going to ride a skateboard next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was going to ride a skateboard the following week. 13. What punctuation mark is used to tell exactly what the speaker says? A) Exclamation point. B) Quotation mark. C) Period. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation mark. 14. The teacher asked the students, "Where did they live before moving here?"The teacher asked the students ..... Before moving here. A) Where they had been living. B) Where they are living. C) Where they had lived. D) Where they lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where they had lived. 15. Direct to Indirect Speech:Leo said, "My friend may come tonight." A) Leo said that his friend might go that night. B) Leo said that his friend might go tonight. C) Leo said that his friend might come that night. D) Leo said that his friend might come tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leo said that his friend might come that night. 16. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Did you know Lion Rock is 200 metres high?" Kevin asked. A) Kevin asked if I knew that Lion Rock was 200 metres high. B) Kevin asked if I knew about the height of Lion Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kevin asked if I knew that Lion Rock was 200 metres high. 17. "Don't meddle with the things in the house !" mother told Susie A) Mother told Susie do not meddle with the things in the house. B) Don't meddle with the things in the house mother told Susie. C) Mother told Susie she shouldn't meddle with the things in the house. D) Mother told Susie not to meddle with the things in the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother told Susie not to meddle with the things in the house. 18. He said to me, "I am going to call Allan" . A) He told me that he was going to call Alan. B) He told meI was going to call Alan. C) He said to me he was going to call Alan. D) None of the above is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that he was going to call Alan. 19. "Please tell me exactly what happened, " she said. A) She has asked me to tell her exactly what had happened . B) She said me to tell her exactly what had happened . C) She told me to tell her exactly what had happened . D) She asked me to tell her exactly what had happened . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me to tell her exactly what had happened . 20. Mother says, '' Raj is lazy." A) Mother said that Raj was lazy. B) Mother said that Raj is lazy. C) Mother says that Raj is lazy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother says that Raj is lazy. 21. Therefore reported speech does not use speech marks A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. Which is the correct reported speech choice?She said, "I am working in a hospital." A) She told me that she was working in a hospital. B) She told me that I was working in a hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she was working in a hospital. 23. Change the Indirect Speech to Direct Speech.Riya told Sam to call her when he reached there. A) "Call her when you have reached here, " Riya told Sam. B) "Call me when you reached there, " Riya says to Sam. C) "Call me when you reach there, " Riya told Sam. D) "Call him when you are reaching there, " Riya said to Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Call me when you reach there, " Riya told Sam. 24. Direct Speech: "I went to the bazaar yesterday, " she said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) She said that she had gone to the bazaar the day before. B) She said that she went to the bazaar yesterday. C) She said that she goes to the bazaar yesterday. D) She said that she was going to the bazaar the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had gone to the bazaar the day before. 25. My mother said, "Help me!" Change to indirect speech! A) My mother said to help me. B) My mother said to help her. C) My mother said to help you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother said to help her. 26. Convert this into indirect speech:He said, "I like this song." A) He said that he liked that song. B) He said that I liked this song. C) He said that he likes that song. D) He said that he likes this song. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he liked that song. 27. Ani asked her friend where he was going to. Change to direct speech! A) Ani asked her friend, "Where are you going to?". B) Ani asked her friend, "Where is he going to?". C) Ani asked her friend, "Where is she going to?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ani asked her friend, "Where are you going to?". 28. When Sang Woo comes back Ali mused we are going to win this Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "When Sang Woo comes back!" Ali mused. "We are going to win this!". B) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused. "We are going to win this!". C) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused, "we are going to win this!". D) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused, "We are going to win this!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused, "we are going to win this!". 29. "Don't touch the gates, lady, " said the lift operator. A) The lift operator warned the lady not to touch the gates. B) The lift operator said the lady not to touch the gates. C) The lift operator warned him not to touch the gates. D) The lift operator warned the lady did not touch the gates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lift operator warned the lady not to touch the gates. 30. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Mike said, 'I will bring my piano.' A) Mike said that he would bring his piano. B) Mike told that he is bringing his piano. C) Mike told that he would be bringing his piano. D) Mike said that he will bring his piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike said that he would bring his piano. 31. My brother said, "I bought a car last week."He said that he had bought a car ..... A) Last week. B) A week ago. C) Next two weeks. D) The week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The week before. 32. "Do you like soccer?" He asked me. A) He asked me do you like soccer. B) He asked me whether I liked soccer. C) He asked me about my liking of soccer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked me whether I liked soccer. 33. Me:'I've done it!'I told you that I ..... A) Have done it. B) Did it. C) Had done it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had done it. 34. Richard said, "I must attend the meeting." A) Richard said if he must attend the meeting. B) Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting. C) Richard said that he had to attend the meeting. D) Richard said that he would attend the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting. 35. The secretary asked me ..... with Mr. Slamet. A) How was my appointment. B) Did I have an appointment. C) When is my appointment. D) Whether I had an appointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether I had an appointment. 36. There are three ways of reporting the words of the speaker. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 37. When do we use indirect speech instead of direct speech? A) When we want to summarize what someone has said. B) When we want to change the tone or emotion of what someone has said. C) When we want to add our own words to what someone has said. D) When we want to emphasize the exact words spoken by someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When we want to summarize what someone has said. 38. 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. 39. She said to me, "I am working hard." What is the reported speech of this statement? A) She told me that she is working hard. B) She told me that she was working hard. C) She told me that I was working hard. D) She told me that I am working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me that she was working hard. 40. Which of the following has the full stop in the right place?(a) "Where am I?" asked Leon.(b) The boy smiled. "Hold on tight." A) . B) . C) And (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And (b). 41. My friend wanted to know if we should go shopping. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 42. Please come here Susan the teacher instructed dont make me come there Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Please, come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there!". B) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there.". C) "Please come here, Susan." the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!". D) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!". 43. Direct:Hazel asked Mark, "will you attend the flag ceremony?"Reported:Hazel asked Mark ..... he would attend the flag ceremony A) Whether. B) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 44. What is the chemical formula of water? A) H2O. B) H30. C) HOL. D) Oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H2O. 45. John said, '' My friend may come tonight." A) John said that his friend might come that night. B) John said that his friend might come tonight. C) John said that his friend might go tonight. D) John said that his friend might go that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John said that his friend might come that night. 46. Raman tells Chaman, "You are a winner." A) Raman told Chaman that he was a winner. B) Raman tells Chaman that he was a winner. C) Raman told Chaman that he is a winner. D) Raman tells Chaman that he is a winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raman tells Chaman that he is a winner. 47. He asked me if I would listen to him. A) He was saying to me, "Will you listen to me?". B) He is saying, "Will you listen to him?". C) He said, "Will you listen to me?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, "Will you listen to me?". 48. The teacher asked us about our favourite sports and everybody said that they ..... football. A) Were liking. B) Had like. C) Liked. D) Are liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liked. 49. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:The geography teacher said, "There are seven continents in the world." A) The geography teacher says that there are seven continents in the world. B) The geography teacher said that there were seven continents in the world. C) The geography teacher says that there were seven continents in the world. D) The geography teacher said that there are seven continents in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The geography teacher said that there are seven continents in the world. 50. Change the Direct Speech to Indirect Speech.Michelle asked Tom, "Did you attend Sam's party last week?" A) Michelle asked Tom did you attend Sam's party last week?. B) Michelle asked Tom if he attended Sam's party last week. C) Michelle asked Tom that did you attend Sam's party last week. D) Michelle said to Tom that did he attend Sam's party last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michelle asked Tom if he attended Sam's party last week. 51. While changing direct to indirect speech-Now gets changed into ..... A) Then. B) Them. C) Sudden. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 52. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)He says, "I am glad to be here this evening." He says that ..... A) I was glad to be here this evening. B) He is glad to be here this evening. C) He was glad to be here this evening. D) I am glad to being here this evening. E) I am glad to be here this evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is glad to be here this evening. 53. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mother said, "Tommy is writing a letter now." A) Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter then. B) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter then. C) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter now. D) Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter then. 54. "I am going to call him this afternoon" , she said. A) She said that she was going to call him that afternoon. B) She says if she was going to call him this afternoon. C) She said she is going to call him that afternoon. D) She said he was going to call him that afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was going to call him that afternoon. 55. Angel said that she had bought a pen the previous day. A) Angel said, "She bought a pen tomorrow.". B) Angel said, "I bought a pen yesterday.". C) Angel said, "I brought a pen yesterday" . D) Angel said, "They have had bought a pen the previous day.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angel said, "I bought a pen yesterday.". 56. "Please close the window", the teacher said A) The teacher asked me to close the window. B) The teacher asked me if i closed the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher asked me to close the window. 57. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CORRECT INDIRECT SPEECH?-AKSHAY SAID"I FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER" A) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISHES THE CHORES EARLIER. B) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER. C) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISH THE CHORES EARLY. D) AKSHAY SAID I FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER. 58. "Please, help me!" , said Jun. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 59. The woman said to him, "You play the piano well."The girl said to him that ..... A) He play the piano well. B) You play the piano well. C) He plays the piano well. D) He played the piano well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He played the piano well. 60. Fill with correct option:'Get up early and go to school, ' ..... A) Said the father to his son. B) Said her mother for her. C) My mother said me. D) Riddhi tell her. 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