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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Peter said, "Daniel doesn't have any children."The indirect speech is ..... A) Peter said, "Daniel doesn't have any children.". B) Peter said that Daniel didn't have any children. C) Peter said that Daniel doesn't have any children. D) Peter said that "Daniel doesn't have any children.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter said that Daniel didn't have any children. 2. Andara said, "I was going to school."Andara said that ..... A) I had been going to school. B) I had gone to school. C) She had been going to school. D) She had gone to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been going to school. 3. He said, "Honesty is the best policy." A) He said that honesty is the best policy. B) He said that honesty has been the best policy. C) He said that honesty was the best policy. D) He said that honesty had been the best policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that honesty was the best policy. 4. "I don't bring enough money now" she said. A) She told me that she don't bring enough money then. B) She told me not to bring enough money now. C) She said she didn't bring enough money. D) She told me that she didn't bring enough money then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She told me that she didn't bring enough money then. 5. The man with long curly hair shouted, "I want a haircut now!" A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 6. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The teacher asked, "Have you done the homework?" A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 7. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:She cried, "I can't find my toy doll." A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 8. In English language, how many ways of conveying to what someone else has said A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 9. "That will be a wonderful trip, " Ani said. A) Ani said that that will be a wonderful trip. B) Ani said that would be a wonderful trip. C) Ani said that will be a wonderful trip. D) Ani said that that would be a wonderful trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ani said that that would be a wonderful trip. 10. Carl:'She is tall.' A) Carl says that she wasn't tall.'. B) Carl sais that she is tall.'. C) Carl said that she was tall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carl said that she was tall. 11. May: "I love Sarawak. And the Sarawakians were so friendly." May told him that she ..... Sarawak and that the Sarawakians ..... so friendly. A) Loved; have been. B) Loves; had been. C) Loves; are. D) Loved; had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loved; had been. 12. Rita said, 'I may go there.' A) Rita says that she may go there. B) Rita said that she might go there. C) Rita says that she Is going there. D) Rita said that she will go there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rita said that she might go there. 13. He said, "I am a man." Convert it into indirect speech. A) He said that I were a man. B) He said that I am a man. C) He said that he is a man. D) He said that he was a man. E) He said that I was a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he was a man. 14. "I may be late for class, " she said. A) She told me that she might be late for class. B) She told me that she may be late for class. C) She told me that she will be late for class. D) She told me that she might not be late for class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she might be late for class. 15. Angela said that she liked ice cream. A) "You like ice cream, " Angela said. B) "She likes ice cream, " Angela said. C) "I like ice cream, " Angela said. D) ''Angela likes ice cream, " I said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I like ice cream, " Angela said. 16. "Why did they come?" He asked me ..... A) If why they came. B) If they had come. C) Why they had come. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why they had come. 17. "What were they doing?" He asked me what ..... A) They were doing. B) Were they doing. C) They had been doing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were doing. 18. "is that a new phone?" asked gapil A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 19. How many types of questions are there A) Two. B) Four. C) Three. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 20. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique." A) The teacher said that let us try this technique. B) The scientist said that let us try out this technique. C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. 21. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"Manager said to Shekher, 'Why didn't you attend the meeting yesterday?" ' A) The manager enquired Shekhar why didn't he attend the meeting yesterday. B) The manager asked Shekhar why he did not attend the meeting the previous day. C) The manager enquired Shekhar why did not he attend the meeting the day before. D) The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before. 22. What type of speech used on this statement; The son said to his mother, 'I shall never be rude to you.' A) Direct Speech or quoted speech. B) Indirect Speech or reported speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech or quoted speech. 23. Mani said, "I met him this week." A) Mani said that I met him this week. B) Mani said that he had met him this week. C) Mani said that he had met him that week. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mani said that he had met him that week. 24. Choose the right option:He said to her, 'I want to meet your father.' A) He told her that he wanted to meet her father. B) He told her she wanted to meet her father. C) He told her that I wanted to meet your father. D) He told her that I want to meet your father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told her that he wanted to meet her father. 25. My sister asked me, "Why were you late last week?" A) My sister asked me why I was late the week before. B) My sister asked me why I was so handsome. C) My sister is beautiful. D) My sister asked me why I had been late the before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister asked me why I had been late the before. 26. Kay: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?" Kay said he ..... there at eight. Then he asked ..... all right. A) Will be; if it was / whether it was. B) Would be; if it was / whether it was. C) Would be; if it is / whether it is. D) Will be; if it is / whether it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be; if it was / whether it was. 27. He said, 'Let us wait for your teacher.' A) He proposed that they should wait for their teacher. B) He requested that they would wait for their teacher. C) He proposed that they shall wait for their teacher. D) He proposed that they can wait for their teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He proposed that they should wait for their teacher. 28. David told his friends, "My Mom wants you all at the party."David told his friends that ..... Mom wanted ..... all at the party. A) Their, them. B) His, them. C) Their, him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His, them. 29. My sister said that her friend hit her in class today A) My sister said, "She got hit by her friend today". B) My sister says, "Her friend hit her in class today" . C) My sister said, "My friend hit me in class today". D) My friend said, "My sister hit me in class today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister said, "My friend hit me in class today". 30. Mr. Bill asked the students, "Have you finished your test?" A) Mr. Bill asked the students if they finished their tests. B) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished there tests. C) Mr. Bill asked the students if they have finished their tests. D) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished their tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished their tests. 31. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Past continuous" A) Past continuous. B) Past perfect. C) Past perfect continuous. D) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect continuous. 32. While changing direct to indirect speech-Tomorrow changed into ..... A) Yesterday. B) The previous day. C) The next day. D) Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The next day. 33. Convert (interrogative) Direct to indirect-Sita said to him, " Will you play today?" A) Sita exclaimed whether he will play that day. B) Sita ordered him to play today. C) Sita asked him whether he would play that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sita asked him whether he would play that day. 34. In direct speech, you say exactly the words of the speaker. A) True. B) Not sure. C) No answer. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mr. Henry said, "I will fix the sofa tomorrow." A) Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa the next day. B) Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa tomorrow. C) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa tomorrow. D) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day. 36. CONVERT INTO INDIRECT SPEECH "I'm seeing my brother tomorrow" A) I will see my brother. B) I would see my brother tommorow. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 37. My father asked my sister, "What do you do the whole day?" A) My father asked my sister that what she did the whole day. B) My father asked my sister what did she do the whole day. C) My father asked my sister what she did the whole day. D) My father asked my sister what she does the whole day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My father asked my sister what she did the whole day. 38. They asked me ..... going to the party. A) Will I be. B) When I had been. C) That I was. D) If I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I was. 39. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Santi said, '' I am going to visit my brother." A) Santi said that I was going to visit my brother. B) Santi said that she was going to visit her brother. C) Santi said that she was going to visit my brother. D) Santi said that she is going to visit her brother. E) Santi said that I was going to visit her brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Santi said that she was going to visit her brother. 40. The policeman said, "Don't cross the speed limit." A) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit. B) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit. C) The policeman forbade me to cross the speed limit. D) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit. 41. Which of the following is the CORRECT indirect sentence for this direct sentence? A) Robert said that "he would get a perfect score for this test.". B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test. C) Robert said, that he would get a perfect score for this test. D) Robert said that he will get a perfect score for this test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test. 42. Arupa said, "I am going to Nagpur to meet my friends." A) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends. B) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends. C) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet hers friends. D) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends. 43. "I can play with my friends in the ground, " he said. A) He said that he would play with my friends in the ground. B) He tell that he could play with his friends in the ground. C) He told I can play with my friends in the ground. D) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground. 44. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose direct speech? A) Parentheses. B) Exclamation marks. C) Commas. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation marks. 45. Change sentence:He says, "I am ready to go." A) He says that he will be ready. B) He says that he is ready to go. C) He says that he was ready. D) All are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He says that he is ready to go. 46. Peter said, "I bought my plane ticket last night." A) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket last night. B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night. C) Peter said that he bought his plane ticket the previous night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night. 47. Orange said, "They never arrive on time."The indirect speech is ..... A) Orange said that they never arrive on time. B) Orange said, "They never arrived on time.". C) Orange said that we never arrived on time. D) Orange said that they never arrived on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orange said that they never arrived on time. 48. "They will hurt you, " he said. A) He said that they will hurt me. B) He said that he would be hurt me. C) He said that they would hurt me. D) He said that they would hurt you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that they would hurt me. 49. My brother said, "I went to school yesterday." Convert it into indirect speech. A) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. B) My brother said that he has gone to school the next day. C) My brother said that he had gone to school the day after. D) My brother said that he had gone to school the next day. E) My brother said that he had gone to school today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. 50. The little girl said, "What a beautiful doll it is!" A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 51. Mom said, "Why is he shouting?" A) Mom asked why is he shouting. B) Mom asked why was he shouting. C) Mom asked why does he shout. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mom asked why was he shouting. 52. "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?" She ..... A) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. B) She asked me to her a cup of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. 53. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:The police officer said to the boy, "Where do you live?" A) The police officer wanted to know where the boy lives. B) "Where do you live?", the police officer asked the boy. C) When speaking to the boy, the police officer asked where do you live?. D) The police officer asked the boy where he lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The police officer asked the boy where he lives. 54. Her father said, "You willingly rendered service to those people because you love them."Her father said that ..... had willingly rendered service to those people because ..... loved ..... A) She, he, them. B) She, he, her. C) She, she, them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, she, them. 55. "I am going to the zoo, " said Maggie.Which part of this sentence is the reporting clause? A) "I am going to the zoo, ". B) Said Maggie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said Maggie. 56. He said, "I am buying a new pen" . A) He said that he was buying a new pen. B) He said that he had been buying a new pen. C) He said that he is buying a new pen. D) He said that he bought a new pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was buying a new pen. 57. The turtle said, "It is now bearing fruit." The turtle told the monkey ..... his plant was then bearing fruit. A) That. B) If. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 58. My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?" A) My mom asked me whether I had a spare time. B) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time. C) My mom asked me whether I have a spare time. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time. 59. Change the speech.The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before. A) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?". B) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?". C) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?". D) The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?". 60. Which of the following is the correction for this incorrect direct speech?:Cris said, I am going to park my car. A) Cris said:I was going to park his car. B) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.". C) "Cris said I am going to park my car.". D) "Cris was going to park his car.". 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