This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mohan says that the teacher is not at home. A) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home. B) Mohan says, "Teacher was not at home.". C) Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home.". D) Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home. 2. Spoken words start with ..... A) Open inverted comma. B) Comma. C) Closed inverted comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open inverted comma. 3. "Please take me to the park, Father, " the little boy said. A) The little boy asks his father to take him to the park. B) The little boy have asked his father to take him to the park. C) The little boy asked his father to take him to the park. D) The little boy said his father to take him to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The little boy asked his father to take him to the park. 4. ..... speech reports the exact words of the speaker. A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 5. While changing direct to indirect speech-can changed to ..... A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Can not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 6. (Change the reported speech to quoted speech.)The police told them not to drive too fast in town. The police said, " ..... " A) Don't drive to fast in town. B) Please don't drive slow in town. C) Not drive too fast, please. D) Don't drive too fast in town. E) No drive too fast in town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't drive too fast in town. 7. We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Punctuate the sentence. Dilah said you're very kind A) Dilah said "You're very kind". B) Dilah said, "you're very kind". C) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". D) Dilah said 'you're very kind" . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". 9. What tense does 'will' change to in indirect speech? A) Could. B) Might. C) Would. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 10. When reporting a question in indirect speech, do we change the word order? A) Yes, we change the word order to make it a statement. B) No, we keep the word order the same as in the original question. C) It depends on the tense of the reported speech. D) Only for past tense questions, we change the word order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, we change the word order to make it a statement. 11. Direct to Indirect Speech:Mathew said, "I will go to school next year." A) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. B) Mathew said that he would go to school the year before. C) Mathew said that he would come to school the year before. D) Mathew said that he would come to school the year after. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. 12. You will be removed from Grammar School 2.0, on scouring less than ..... A) 65%. B) 55%. C) 60%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60%. 13. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Fred says, "There is a monkey on that tree." A) Fred will say that there is a monkey on that tree. B) Fred says that there was a monkey on that tree. C) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree. D) Fred said that there was a monkey on that tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree. 14. "He rang me from the airport yesterday, " she said. A) She told that he had rung from the airport the day before. B) She said that he had rung her from the airport the day before. C) She said that he has rung from the airport yesterday. D) She said that he rung from the airport yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that he had rung her from the airport the day before. 15. Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn asked Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked. B) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked. C) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much, " Katelyn asked. D) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. 16. WHEN DOES THE TENSE OF THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE IN DIRECT SPEECH A) QUOTATION. B) UNIVERSAL TRUTH. C) PROVERB. D) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS. 17. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you visited Sri Lanka before?" I asked Chloe. A) I asked Chloe if she wants to visit Sri Lanka. B) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before. 18. If the reporting verb is in a past tense:A verb in the past simple from the direct speech sentence turns into ..... A) A verb in the past perfect. B) A verb in the past perfect continuous. C) Past continuous. D) A verb in the present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A verb in the past perfect. 19. Write whether the sentence is direct or indirect speech;Leela said, "Please bring some fruits from the market." A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 20. Mohan said that he had been feeling ill today.(select the appropriate direct speech of the sentence) A) Mohan said, "I was feeling ill yesterday.". B) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill today.". C) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill yesterday.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill today.". 21. Which of these is indirect speech? A) He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka. B) '' He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka. 22. Who was very good at getting porters and taxis? A) Julian. B) Timmy. C) Anne. D) George. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Julian. 23. "Go to bed!" She ..... A) She told me go to bed. B) She told me to go to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me to go to bed. 24. Sania thought, "There is no hope of winning the match now." A) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match then. B) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match now. C) Sania thought that there is no hope for winning the match then. D) Sania thought that there had been no hope for winning the match then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match then. 25. Rishikesh said, "I was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday" A) Rishikesh said that he was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday. B) Rishikesh said that he is the one who clapped the most on his birthday. C) Rishikesh says that he is the one who claps the most on Raghav's birthday. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rishikesh said that he was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday. 26. Becca said ''I had gone there last month" She said that ..... A) I had gone there the previous month. B) I was going there last month. C) I have gone there last month. D) I had gone there last month. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had gone there the previous month. 27. She said, "Shut the door!" A) She asked me whether I would shut the door. B) She ordered me to shut the door. C) She said that I should shut the door. D) She shouted and said to shut the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that I should shut the door. 28. Nancy said, "I may leave tomorrow." A) Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow. B) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow. C) Nancy asked if she should leave the next day. D) Nancy said that she might leave the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow. 29. My mom ..... that I had to find a new girlfriend. A) Told. B) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 30. Change:The examiner called out, "time is up, stop writing. '' A) The examiner commanded to stop writing as the time could be up. B) The examiner commanded to stop writing as the time is up. C) None. D) The examiner told us to not write as time had been over. 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