This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Are you sure?" He asked me. A) He asked me if I am sure. B) He asked me if you are sure. C) He asked me if you were sure. D) He asked me if I was sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked me if I was sure. 2. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.My friend said she had gone to Nagpur. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 3. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Copernicus said, "All planets revolve around the Sun." A) Copernicus said that all planets revolve around the Sun. B) Copernicus had said that all planets revolve around the Sun. C) Copernicus said that all planets revolved around the Sun. D) Copernicus said that all planets are revolving around the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copernicus said that all planets revolve around the Sun. 4. Leyla said, "I am a unique person." A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) INDIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 5. We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?" A) We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us. B) We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us. C) We ask them whether they would go to the movie with us. D) We ask them whether they will go to the movie with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us. 6. "Have you seen my dog?" she asked me. A) She asked me that had I seen her dog. B) She asked me if I saw her dog. C) She asked me whether I had seen her dog. D) She asked me whether she had seen my dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me whether I had seen her dog. 7. He said that he liked cake. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 8. Rohan said, "I have lost all my belongings at the Howrah station this morning." A) Rohan said that I had lost all my belongings at the Howrah station this morning.". B) Rohan said that he had lost all his belongings at the Howrah station that morning. C) Rohan said that he had lost all my belongings at the Howrah station that morning. D) Rohan said that he has lost all his belongings at the Howrah station that morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rohan said that he had lost all his belongings at the Howrah station that morning. 9. Jai said, 'I like eating pizza.'(What type of speech is used in the sentence?) A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 10. He says that he is very sorry. A) He said, 'He is very sorry'. B) He told me. 'I felt sorry'. C) He says, 'I am very sorry'. D) He said, 'He was very sorry'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said, 'He was very sorry'. 11. Hanny asked Glow that she needed her book back. Change to direct speech! A) Hanny asked Glow, "I need my book back.". B) Hanny asked Glow, "You need your book back.". C) Hanny asked Glow, "She needs her book back.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hanny asked Glow, "I need my book back.". 12. Bindu said to Priya, " I like you a lot." A) Bindu told Priya that she liked her a lot. B) Bindu told Priya that she like her a lot. C) Bindu told Priya that I liked her a lot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bindu told Priya that she liked her a lot. 13. While changing to indirect speech Past perfect Tense changes to ..... A) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. B) Simple Past tense. C) Past Perfect Tense . D) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Tense . 14. "Speak up. I can't hear you, " he said to the new boy A) He told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear anything. B) He has told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. C) He told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. D) He said the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. 15. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Sheila said, "We had a few guests last night." A) Sheila said that they had a few guests the previous night. B) Sheila said that we had a few guests the previous night. C) Sheila said that they have had a few guests the previous night. D) Sheila said that they had a few guests last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheila said that they had a few guests the previous night. 16. Convert direct to indirect-Rita told her, '' Your friend likes you." A) Rita told her that her friend likes her. B) Rita will tell her that her friend likes you. C) Rita told her friend that she likes her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita told her that her friend likes her. 17. "I can't drive a lorry, " he said. A) He said that I can't drive a lorry. B) He said that he can't drive a lorry. C) He said that I couldn't drive a lorry. D) He said that he couldn't drive a lorry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he couldn't drive a lorry. 18. COMPLETE:Reported Speech refers to ..... A) How someone else said before. B) How we say the speech of other people. C) When somebody else answered. D) What people are saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How we say the speech of other people. 19. The turtle said, " When you hear the dog barking, it is time for you to come down." The turtle told the monkey ..... when he heard the dog barking it was time for him to come down. A) That. B) To follow. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 20. Ram said, " My brother plays cricket for Delhi." A) Ram said that my brother played cricket for Delhi. B) Ram says that his brother plays cricket for Delhi. C) Ram said that his brother played cricket for Delhi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ram said that his brother played cricket for Delhi. 21. Reported speech is about ..... A) Reporting television news. B) Reporting second-hand information. C) Mr Porter's speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reporting second-hand information. 22. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:The teacher said to the students "Be quiet while I am talking" A) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she was talking. B) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told. C) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking. D) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she was talking. 23. Robert said that he might print all the photos. What is the direct speech of this sentence? A) Robert said, "He might print all the photos.". B) Robert said, "I may have printed all the photos.". C) Robert said, "He may print all the photos.". D) Robert said, "I may print all the photos.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert said, "I may print all the photos.". 24. It is also known as quoted speech. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) Argumentative Speech. D) Persuasive Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 25. 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 your name. C) Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is her 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. 26. In direct speech, how are the exact words of the speaker presented? A) Using bold font. B) Using punctuation!?. C) Using italics. D) Using "quotation marks". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using "quotation marks". 27. "What is my name?", she asked me.( Change to indirect speech) A) She asked me what my name was. B) What is my name she asked. . C) She asked me what my name is. D) What is my name she asked me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me what my name was. 28. She says, "Now I shall read this book" A) . She says that now she will read this book. B) . She says that now she would read this book. C) . She says now that she will read this book. D) . She says now she will read this book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . She says that now she will read this book. 29. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Simple Present '' A) Past perfect. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect continuous. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple past. 30. "Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?" asked his secretary. A) His secretary asked if he had been leaving that day or the following morning. B) His secretary asked if he is leaving that day or the following morning. C) His secretary asked if he was leaving that day or the following morning. D) His secretary asked if he was leaving that day or tomorrow morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His secretary asked if he was leaving that day or the following morning. ← 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