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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Direct to Indirect Speech:Mary says, "I am coming here." A) Mary says that she was coming here. B) Mary says that she is coming there. C) Mary says that she is coming there. D) Mary says that she was coming there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary says that she is coming there. 2. Vidushi said, "We went for a summer trip." A) Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip. B) Vidushi said they went for a summer trip. C) Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip. D) Vidushi said that they were on a summer trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip. 3. "Thank you for helping me with my homework, " said Will to me. A) Will thanked me for helping me with my homework. B) Will told me to thank him for helping him with his homework. C) Will thanked me for helping him with his homework. D) Will said thank you for helping him with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will thanked me for helping him with his homework. 4. Choose the correct converted direct speech of this sentence:John exclaimed with wonder that it was a nice shirt. A) John said, Alas! What a nice shirt it is". B) John said, "Wow! What a nice shirt it is". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John said, "Wow! What a nice shirt it is". 5. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated? A) "It is time for you to come down, " says the turtle. B) It, is time for you "to come down" says the turtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It is time for you to come down, " says the turtle. 6. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:The painters say, "We can paint a beautiful picture." A) The painters said that they could paint a beautiful picture. B) The painters said that they can paint a beautiful picture. C) The painters say that they could paint a beautiful picture. D) The painters say that they can paint a beautiful picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The painters say that they could paint a beautiful picture. 7. The policeman asked what I was doing. A) Indirect speech. B) Direct speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect speech. 8. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:If the reporting verb is in the Present or Future Tense (e.g., say, will say) there is no change in the tense of the verb in the Indirect speech.) 1) Aksa says, "I eat a mango" . A) Aksa says, that I eats a mango. B) Aksa says, that she is eating a mango. C) Aksa says, that I ate a mango. D) Aksa says, that she eats a mango. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aksa says, that she eats a mango. 9. Do verbs tenses change in indirect/reported speech? A) No. B) Yes. C) It depends. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It depends. 10. She said that she did not like strawberries. A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect. 11. "Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair?" I asked him. A) I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair. B) I asked him if he had known that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair. C) I asked him did he know that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair. D) I asked him if he knew that the shoes he were wearing weren't a pair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair. 12. She ..... him to stop following them. A) Told. B) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 13. The students said, "We love studying Science."INDIRECT:The students said that they ..... studying Science. A) Have loved. B) Love. C) Loved. D) Would love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loved. 14. The secretary asked me to fill up that form. A) "Fill up this form, " the secretary said to. B) "Please fill up this form, " the secretary said. C) "Would you like to fill up this form?" said the secretary. D) "Did you fill up this form?" the secretary said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Please fill up this form, " the secretary said. 15. Patrick said, "Spongebob works in Krusty Krab."The indirect speech is ..... A) Patrick said, Spongebob worked in Krusty Krab. B) Patrick said that Spongebob works in Krusty Krab. C) Patrick said that "Spongebob works in Krusty Krab.". D) Patrick said that Spongebob worked in Krusty Krab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patrick said that Spongebob worked in Krusty Krab. 16. My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night" A) My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night. B) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night. C) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night. D) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night. 17. "Let's eat out tomorrow" She said A) She said that we could eat out the next day. B) She suggested that we ate out the next day. C) She suggested that we should eat out the next day. D) She suggested eating out tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She suggested that we should eat out the next day. 18. Guilherme told us that he ..... studying in England but that he didn't like English food. A) Likes. B) Had liked. C) Was liking. D) Liked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liked. 19. Leela said, "These books are theirs.Choose the correct indirect sentence. A) Leela said that those books were theirs. B) Leela said that these books were theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leela said that those books were theirs. 20. "Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about?" he asked me. He asked me ..... A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. B) That the little girl understands what her mother is talking about. C) Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about. D) That the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. E) Whether the little girl understands what her mother is talking about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. 21. Sarah said she was not going to tolerate that any more. A) "I am not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah. B) "She was not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah. C) "I was not going to tolerate that any more, " said Sarah. D) "I am not going to tolerate that any more, " said Sarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I am not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah. 22. Bobby asked, "Can I have some pieces of papers, please?" A) Bobby asks if he could have some pieces of papers. B) Bobby asked if he could have some pieces of papers. C) Bobby is asking if he could have some pieces of papers. D) Can she have some pieces of papers, please? Bobby asked,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bobby asked if he could have some pieces of papers. 23. Tony says, "Do you need my help?" Change to indirect speech! A) Tony says if I needed his help. B) Tony says if I need his help. C) Tony says if he need my help. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tony says if I need his help. 24. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-He said to me, "I don't believe you." A) He told me that I didn't believe him. B) He told me that I don't believe him. C) He told me that he didn't believe me. D) He told me that he doesn't believe me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He told me that he didn't believe me. 25. Mr. Ravi said to his neighbour, "My house was being built."Mr. Ravi said to hi neighbour that his house ..... A) Had built. B) Is being built. C) Had being built. D) Had been being built. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been being built. 26. Nimfa said that she could see the good in others. What is the direct speech of this sentence? A) Nimfa said, "She can see the good in others.". B) Nimfa said, "She could see the good in others.". C) Nimfa said, "I can see the good in others.". D) Nimfa said, "I could've seen the good in others.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nimfa said, "I can see the good in others.". 27. What does the root word dyna means? A) Power. B) Witch. C) Spiderman. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power. 28. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"He said he bought a car." A) I didn't buy a car. B) I bouhgt a car. C) I bought a car. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I bought a car. 29. The reported speech is usually used to talk about something that happened in the past. Therefore, the tense of the words used is usually changed into past tense. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 30. How Indirect speech is made: A) Reporting what was said exactly in the words of the speaker. B) Reporting what was said in the words of a narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reporting what was said in the words of a narrator. 31. She says, "I am the class captain." A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 32. Jack said: "I was at home yesterday." Jack said ..... A) He had been at home the day before. B) He will be at home. C) He had been at home a week ago. D) He was at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been at home the day before. 33. The man asked the clerk, "Do you sell teapot in this store?" A) The man asked the clerk if he sold teapot in that store. B) The man asked the clerk that he sold teapot in that store. C) No correct answer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man asked the clerk if he sold teapot in that store. 34. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"I have visited the the ancient city of Anuradhapura, " she said A) She said that she has not visited the ancient city of Anuradhapura. B) She said that she had visited the ancient city of Anuradhapura. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had visited the ancient city of Anuradhapura. 35. He asked me, "What are you doing?"He asked me ..... A) What I was doing. B) What I am doing. C) What was I doing. D) What am I doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I was doing. 36. John, '' I am going to visit my grandma next week" . It means A) John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week. B) John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week. C) John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week. D) John said that he is going to visit my grandma the following week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week. 37. Which of these is direct speech? A) Alice fell in love with the beautiful beach in Sri Lanka. B) I fell in love with the beautiful beach in Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I fell in love with the beautiful beach in Sri Lanka. 38. I will study hard. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 39. The time word 'tomorrow' in direct speech turns into ..... in reported speech. A) Yesterday. B) The day after. C) The next day. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The next day. 40. "I've been living here for ten years, " She told me. It means: A) She told me that she had been living there for ten years. B) She told me that she had lived there for ten years. C) She told me that she has been living there for ten years. D) She told me that she had been living here for ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she had been living there for ten years. 41. She asked me, 'Would you like to join us?' A) She asked me if I will help her. B) She asked me if I could help her. C) She asked me if I would help her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me if I would help her. 42. I said, "I can do the sum" .Which type of sentence is this? A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 43. "Please clear the tables after you have finished the food." mother told the girls. A) Please clear the tables after she have finished the food.mother told the girls. B) Mother said the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food. C) Mother says the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food. D) Mother told the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother told the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food. 44. "I am not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah. It is an example of: A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 45. Direct speech:Siska said, "Where do you live?"Indirect speech: ..... A) Siska said that where I live. B) Siska asked where I lived. C) "Where did I live?". D) She tells me something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siska asked where I lived. 46. Which sentence is correct?Lydia said:'Mr Darcy kissed Lizzie on the mouth this morning.' A) Mr Darcy said that Lizzie had kissed him on the mouth that morning. B) Lydia said that Mr Darcy kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning. C) Lydia said that Mr Darcy had kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning. D) Lydia said, that Mr Darcy had kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lydia said that Mr Darcy had kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning. 47. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night" A) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night". B) My brother says that he had met me at the party last night. C) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night. D) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night. 48. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options. Remember the rule:Present Perfect Continuous in the direct becomes Past Perfect Continuous. He said, "I have been reading a novel" . (D.S) A) He said that I had been reading a novel. B) He said that he is reading a novel. C) He said that he would reading a novel. D) He said that he had been reading a novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he had been reading a novel. 49. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONVERT STATEMENTS INTO INDIRECT SPEECH A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 50. Change this statement into INDIRECT SPEECH.She said, "I'll go shopping." A) She said she would go shopping. B) She said she should go shopping. C) She said she will go shopping. D) She said I will go shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would go shopping. 51. Which of the following direct speech is correctly written? A) The boy said, I want a new set of encyclopedia. B) The boy said, "I want a new set of encyclopedia.". C) The boy said that he wanted a new encyclopedia. D) "The boy said, I want a new set of encyclopedia.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy said, "I want a new set of encyclopedia.". 52. Who is the speaker in this statement? James told his mother, "I am leaving tomorrow." A) James. B) The guest. C) Mother. D) Father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James. 53. What is direct speech? A) Direct speech is where the exact words spoken by a person are written in quotation marks. B) Direct speech is where the words spoken by a person are completely ignored and not written in quotation marks. C) Direct speech is where the exact words spoken by a person are summarized and written in quotation marks. D) Direct speech is where the words spoken by a person are not exact and are written without quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech is where the exact words spoken by a person are written in quotation marks. 54. I asked Brian why he didn't go back to Singapore. A) "Why don't you go back to Singapore, Brian?" I said. B) "Brian, go back to Singapore, please?" I said. C) "Why did you go back to Singapore, Brian?" I said. D) "Brian, why do you go back to Singapore?" I said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Brian, why do you go back to Singapore?" I said. 55. "I will call you tonight, " said Sally to her brother. A) Sally said to her brother that she would call him that night. B) Sally said to her brother that he would call her that night. C) Both are correct. D) Neither is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally said to her brother that she would call him that night. 56. He said to me, "What are you doing?" A) He asked me what I was doing. B) He said to me what I was doing. C) He said to me what I am doing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me what I was doing. 57. He advised us to make good use of our time as we wouldn't get such an opportunity again. A) "Make good use of your time. You wouldn't get such an opportunity again" , he said us. B) "Make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he told to us. C) "To make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he said to us. D) "Make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he said to us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he said to us. 58. Where is the quoted verb in the following statement:The doctor says, "She needs to take the medicine." A) Take. B) To. C) Says. D) Needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needs. 59. Rhea says, "I am happy" .She tells me that she ..... happy. A) Is. B) Was. C) Had been. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 60. Spoken words must be put inside speech marks " '' in ..... type of speech. A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect And Indirect Speech Quiz 1Direct 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 8Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books