This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Past perfect tense direct speeches remain the same tense even in indirect speeches. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 2. Monica said, "I have finished my homework." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Monica said that she has finished my homework. B) Monica said that she has finished her homework. C) Monica said that she has to finish my homework. D) Monica said that she had finished my homework. E) Monica said that she had finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Monica said that she had finished her homework. 3. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:He said, "I like this song." A) He said that he liked that song. B) He said that he likes that song. C) He said that he likes this song. D) He said that I liked this song. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he liked that song. 4. I like strawberries ..... bananas on my cereal. A) Nor. B) But. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 5. Shabnum said, "Mummy is resting in her room." A) Shabnum said that mummy was taking rest. B) Shabnum said my mother is taking rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shabnum said that mummy was taking rest. 6. The teacher said, "The earth revolves around the sun." A) The teacher said that the earth is revolves around the sun. B) The teacher said that the earth revolved around the sun. C) The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun. D) The teacher says that the earth revolves around the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun. 7. The students said, "It is very hot."INDIRECT:The students said that it ..... very hot. A) Were. B) Is. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 8. He says, "I am glad to be here this evening." He says that ..... A) He was glad to be here this evening. B) I am glad to being here this evening. C) He is glad to be here this evening. D) I am glad to be here this evening. E) I was glad to be here this evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was glad to be here this evening. 9. What needs to be corrected in this sentence? He said, "He likes to play football" . A) Change period to question mark. B) Full stop must come first before the closing speech mark. C) He should be in small letter. D) Remove the comma after "said". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full stop must come first before the closing speech mark. 10. So she told the giant that Timun Mas was too small and skinny to eat yet and asked him to come back in 2 years.From the sentence we can conclude that ..... A) Timun Mas was too old to be consumed by the giant. B) It was not the proper time for the giant to take Timun Mas from Mbok Rondo. C) Timun Mas would come in the next 2 years to the giant. D) It was not the right time for giant to take care Timun Mas. E) Timun Mas was eatable for the giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was not the proper time for the giant to take Timun Mas from Mbok Rondo. 11. In direct speech, do we change the tense of the reported speech? A) Sometimes. B) No. C) Only for past tense. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. She told him she was happy. A) I. B) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 13. "I am going out tonight." Manisha said. A) Manisha said that she was going out tonight. B) Manisha said that she was going out that night. C) Manisha said that she will be going out that night. D) Manisha said she was going out that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manisha said that she was going out tonight. 14. "I've always wanted to see the Great Wall of China, " Joey said. A) Joey said he had always wanted to see the Great Wall of China. B) Joey said he wanted to see the Great Wall of China. C) Joey said he has always wanted to see the Great Wall of China. D) Joey said I wanted to see the Great Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joey said he had always wanted to see the Great Wall of China. 15. "Do your homework!" She ..... A) She told do my homework. B) She told me to do my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me to do my homework. 16. What did the fly hear about the spider's bed? A) Anyone who sleeps on the bed becomes a friend of the spider. B) Anyone who sleeps on its bed never wakes up. C) Anyone who sleeps on the bed becomes big in size. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anyone who sleeps on its bed never wakes up. 17. SAY WHEATHER THE STATEMENT IS CORRECT OR NOT-VARIA TOLD YUKO SHE SENDED THE LETTER LAST WEEK A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 18. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:She asked him, "What do you want from me?" Indirect:She asked him what he ..... from her. A) Wanted. B) Want. C) Wants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wanted. 19. Kay: "Did you go to Mount Santubong?" Kay wanted to know ..... to Mount Santubong. A) If she had went / whether she had went. B) If she had gone / whether she had gone. C) If she went / whether she went. D) If she has gone / whether she has gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If she had gone / whether she had gone. 20. My mother said, "I put your lunchbox here."The indirect speech is ..... A) My mother said that I put your lunchbox here. B) My mother said that she put my lunchbox there. C) My mother said that I put your lunchbox there. D) My mother said that she putted my lunchbox there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother said that she put my lunchbox there. 21. Nesa: "I am going to Canada tonight." Indirect Speech: ..... A) Nesa said that she is going to Canada that night. B) Nesa said that she goes to Canada that night. C) Nesa said that she was going to Canada that night. D) Nesa said that she went to Canada that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nesa said that she was going to Canada that night. 22. Direct to Indirect Speech:My brother said, "I went to school yesterday." A) My brother said that he had gone to school the day after. B) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. C) My brother said that he had gone to school the next day. D) My brother said that he had gone to school yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. 23. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Teacher said, "First finish your work and then play." A) Teacher ordered the students to first finished their work and then play. B) Teacher said to the students to first finish your work and then play. C) Teacher ordered the students to first finish their work and then play. D) Teacher ordered the students to first finish your work and then play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher ordered the students to first finish their work and then play. 24. Direct Speech:She said, "I'll go shopping."What's the indirect speech? 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. 25. What kind of verb is in the introductory part of a speech? A) Auxiliary Verb. B) Introductory Verb. C) Quoted Verb. D) Helping Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introductory Verb. 26. "I will call you tomorrow, " she said. A) She said she will call you tomorrow. B) She says she will call you tomorrow. C) She said she would call you tomorrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she would call you tomorrow. 27. Past perfect and past perfect continuous transforms to: A) I don't know. B) It will remain the same. C) Present perfect continuous. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will remain the same. 28. From direct speech to indirect speech:If the reporting verb is in a present tense, the verbs from the direct speech ..... A) Change into a future tense. B) Have to be changed to a corresponding past tense. C) Will stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will stay the same. 29. "Return to the ship immediately!" the officer ordered his men. A) The officer orders his men to return to the ship immediately. B) The officer had ordered his men to return to the ship immediately. C) The officer ordered his men to return to the ship immediately. D) The officer ordered his men to returning to the ship immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The officer ordered his men to return to the ship immediately. 30. He said, "No one can live without water."(Change to Indirect Speech) A) He said no one can can live without water. B) He said no one would live without water. C) He asked whether someone would live without water. D) He tells no one can live without water. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said no one can can live without water. ← 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