This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Harvey said, "I am going out of town." A) Harvey said that he went out of town. B) Harvey said that I am going out of town. C) Harvey said that he was going out of town. D) Harvey said that he is going out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harvey said that he was going out of town. 2. ALL OTHER PUNCTUATION MARKS ARE REMOVED IN DIRECT SPEECH A) YES OF COURSE. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 3. We said, " We are quite happy now" . A) We say that we were happy. B) We said that we were quite happy then. C) We were happy. D) We said that we are happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We said that we were quite happy then. 4. Martin said, "I work here every day." Convert it into indirect speech A) Martin said that he worked there every day. B) Martin said that he works here every day. C) Martin said that he worked every day. D) Martin said that he worked here yesterday. E) Martin said that he work every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Martin said that he worked there every day. 5. She said, "Study harder to pass your test" A) She suggested that I study harder to pass my test. B) She suggested that I studied harder to pass my test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She suggested that I study harder to pass my test. 6. She said, "I have passed the examination." A) She said that he have passed the examination. B) She said that she have passed the examination. C) She said that I had passed the examination. D) She said that she had passed the examination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she had passed the examination. 7. "Did you do your homework?" she asked me. A) She asked me if I had done my homework. B) She asked me if I did my homework. C) She asked me if I do my homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if I had done my homework. 8. "Can you type?"She ..... type. A) She asked if I can type. B) She asked if I will type. C) She asks if I could type. D) She asked if I could type. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked if I could type. 9. Ajinkya said, '' I will achieve the impossible." A) Ajinkya said that he will achieve the impossible. B) Ajinkya said that he would achieve the impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ajinkya said that he would achieve the impossible. 10. Leo said, "My friend may come tonight." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Leo said that his friend might come that night. B) Leo said that his friend might go tonight. C) Leo said that his friend may go tonight. D) Leo said that his friend might go that night. E) Leo said that his friend might come tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leo said that his friend might come that night. 11. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose indirect speech? A) Exclamation marks. B) Question marks. C) Parentheses. D) Quotation marks or inverted commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation marks or inverted commas. 12. He ..... me that he felt very frustrated. A) Said. B) Told. C) Tell. D) Say. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 13. Susi told Susan to wait for her. Change to direct speech! A) Susi told Susan, "Wait for her!". B) Susi told Susan, "Wait for me!". C) Susi told Susan, "Waited for me!". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Susi told Susan, "Wait for me!". 14. Choose the best translation to this sentenceCallie said, "I'm going to call Arizona '' A) She said she was going to call Arizona. B) She said she'll talk to her friend. C) She shared that she wanted to call her friend Arizona. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she was going to call Arizona. 15. "I saw Terri playing alone yesterday, " Pauline said A) Pauline said that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. B) Pauline tells that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. C) Pauline asked that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. D) Pauline says that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pauline said that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. 16. "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew said. A) Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before. B) Andrew told that they didn't eat fish two days before. C) Andrew said that they didn't eat fish two days ago. D) Andrew remarked that they didn't eat fish two days ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before. 17. Filetype:[suffix] help us ..... A) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC. B) To search for pages that have at least one of your search words in the title. C) To find different types of flies. D) To find pages with all of those words in the title of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC. 18. Direct Speech: "The children fell ill after dinner, " the nurse said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) The nurse said that the children fell ill after dinner. B) The nurse said that the children had fallen ill after dinner. C) The nurse said that the children have fallen ill after dinner. D) The nurse said that the children were falling ill after dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nurse said that the children had fallen ill after dinner. 19. Paul:'I won't be at the meeting tomorrow.'Paul said that he ..... at the meeting the following day. A) Won't be. B) Wouldn't be. C) May be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't be. 20. He told me that he didn't believe me. A) He said to me that "He didn't believe me.". B) He said to me, "I don't believe you.". C) He told me, "He doesn't believe you.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said to me, "I don't believe you.". 21. Prince exclaimed, "I have done answering my module."' A) Prince exclaimed that he is done answering his module. B) Prince exclaimed that he was done answering the module. C) Prince exclaimed he has done answering the module. D) Prince exclaimed that he had done answering the module. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prince exclaimed that he had done answering the module. 22. The scientist said, "Global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns." A) The scientist said that global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns. B) The scientist said that global warming was causing many anomalies in weather patterns. C) The scientist said that global warming my cause many anomalies in weather patterns. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scientist said that global warming was causing many anomalies in weather patterns. 23. Choose the correct sentence in Indirect Speech:"Angela work in a bank" said Daniel. A) Daniel tell that he work in a bank. B) Angela sadi that Daniel worked in a bank. C) Daniel said that Angela worked in a bank. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daniel said that Angela worked in a bank. 24. What is a direct speech A) When you are saying what someone said. B) Is the actual word of a person. C) Part of speech. D) It is a reported speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the actual word of a person. 25. Speech or quotation marks are needed for what? A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 26. Jessica asked me, "Why I did not pass the test?" A) Jessica asked me that why she had not passed the test. B) Jessica asked me why she had not passed the test. C) Jessica asked me why she did not pass the test. D) Jessica asked me that why she did not pass the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jessica asked me why she had not passed the test. 27. Direct Speech: "It's snowing now, " she said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) She said that it is snowing then. B) She said that it was snowing then. C) She said that it snowed then. D) She said that it has been snowing then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that it was snowing then. 28. Hari said that Ashok returned at noon.Is this indirect speech correct or not? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. Convert ( exclamatory) direct to indirect-She said, '' Oh! What a lovely dress." A) She exclaimed with sorrow that it was a lovely dress. B) She exclaimed with admiration oh that was a lovely dress. C) She exclaimed with admiration that it was a lovely dress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She exclaimed with admiration that it was a lovely dress. 30. He said, "She always wears a coat." A) He said that she always wearing a coat. B) He said that she always wore a coat. C) He said she always wear a coat. D) He said that she always had wore a coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that she always wore a coat. ← 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