This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Where have you been?" he asked me. A) He wanted to know where you have been. B) He wanted to know where I had been. C) He wanted to know where I have been. D) He wanted to know where you had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to know where I had been. 2. Anne said, "I can speak French." A) Anne says she can speak French. B) Anne asked if I could speak French. C) Anne said she can speak French. D) Anne said that she could speak French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anne said that she could speak French. 3. Direct:He asked me, "Do you like coffee or tea?"Reported:He asked me ..... I like coffee or tea? A) Which. B) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 4. Teller 1, '' Good morning, what can I help you mam?"Madam, "Pardon me?"Teller 2, my friends asked you ..... mam A) What I can help you. B) What could he help you. C) What he could help you. D) What could I help you. E) What can I help you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What he could help you. 5. Correct this sentence;The teacher said to us that, "You have scored good points" in the exam. A) The teacher told us that we have scored good points "in the exam" . B) The teacher said to us that "You have scored good" points in the exam. C) The teacher said to us, "You have scored good points in the exam" . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said to us, "You have scored good points in the exam" . 6. The secretary asked me ..... in order to have meeting with Mr. Santoso. A) Did I have called her. B) How was I called her. C) Whether I had called her. D) When did I call her. E) That I had called her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether I had called her. 7. What type of this statement;The reporter asked Hillary Clinton if she would run for President in the next election. A) Direct or quoted speech. B) Indirect or reported speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect or reported speech. 8. My sister said, '' I ate some beef burgers."My sister said that I ..... A) Had eaten. B) Had been eating. C) Eaten. D) Was eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had eaten. 9. She asked him if he wanted to buy anything. A) Indirect speech. B) Direct speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect speech. 10. He said that he clearly remembered he had brought his friend there the previous week. A) "I clearly remember I brought my friend here last week, " he said. B) "I clearly remembered I had brought my friend here last week, " he said. C) "I clearly remember I have brought my friend there last week, " he said. D) "I clearly remember I brought my friend there last week, " he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I clearly remember I brought my friend here last week, " he said. 11. The student said, "Ma'am, please extend the deadline." A A) The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline. B) The student said that ma'am should extend the deadline. C) The student requested ma'am to extend the deadline. D) The student asked the teacher to extend the deadline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The student requested ma'am to extend the deadline. 12. Which of the following is an example of indirect speech? A) Maris told me that she had been waiting for three hours. B) "It had been raining all day". C) "I was in Siquijor last month." Jane told me. D) Kim said, "I live in this house.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maris told me that she had been waiting for three hours. 13. Direct to Indirect Speech:Monica said, "I have finished my homework." A) Monica said that she has finished my homework.". B) Monica said that she had finished my homework. C) Monica said that she had finished her homework. D) Monica said that she has finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monica said that she had finished her homework. 14. The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race. A) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', said the instructor. B) 'Ronny, ready for race?' the instructor said. C) 'Are you ready for the race Ronny?', the instructor asked. D) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', the instructor asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', the instructor asked. 15. He said, "I have been a great mentor." A) He said that he was a great mentor. B) He said that he had been a great mentor. C) He exclaimed that he was a great mentor. D) He said that he has been a great mentor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had been a great mentor. 16. Arti said to Jack that, she was planning a birthday party! Convert to Direct Speech A) Arti said to Jack, I am planning a birthday party!. B) Arti said to Jack, '' I am planning a birthday party!". C) Arti said to Jack, that I am planning a birthday party!". D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arti said to Jack, '' I am planning a birthday party!". 17. Change the speech.He said, "The horse died in the night." A) He said that the horse had died in the night. B) He said that horse had died in the night. C) He said that the horses had died in the night. D) He said that the horse died in the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that the horse had died in the night. 18. Susan told us, "Clean the table now." A) Susan ordered us to clean the table then. B) We told Susan to cleaned the table then. C) We told Susan to clean the table then. D) Susan told us to cleaned the table then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susan ordered us to clean the table then. 19. Andy asked the coach how long it usually ..... to learn to play golf. A) Took. B) Take. C) Takes. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 20. I ..... :" I can't stay here anymore." A) Said. B) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 21. Varun said, "What a beautiful sight it was!" A) Varun exclaimed that it was indeed a very beautiful sight. B) Varun said that it is a very beautiful sight. C) Varun said that what a very beautiful sight it is here. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Varun exclaimed that it was indeed a very beautiful sight. 22. Which of the sentences below is a direct speech? A) Tom said Ana wants to go on vacation this summer.". B) Tom said, "Ana wants to go on vacation this summer.". C) Tom said "Ana wants to go on vacation this summer". D) Tom said, Ana wants to go on vacation this summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said, "Ana wants to go on vacation this summer.". 23. Direct Speech:Mum said, "It is windy today."What's the indirect speech? A) Mum said that it was windy today. B) Mum said that it was windy that day. C) Mum said that it is windy that day. D) Mum said that it is windy today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mum said that it was windy that day. 24. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.My sister asked me, '' Who is that tall man?" A) My sister asked me who that tall man was. B) My sister shouted to know who the tall man was. C) My sister told me who the tall man was. D) My sister said that that is the tall man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister asked me who that tall man was. 25. Kaike and Isabela said: "We have a test" . Passe para o discurso Indireto: A) Kaike and Isabela said that they have a test. B) Kaike and Isabela said that they had a test. C) Kaike and Isabela said that they will have a test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kaike and Isabela said that they had a test. 26. "I'll do it tomorrow" , he promised. A) He promised that he would do it tomorrow. B) He promised that he would do it the next day. C) He promised that he would do it the previous day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He promised that he would do it the next day. 27. I said, " I like sweets" . A) I said that I like sweets. B) I say that I liked sweets. C) I say that I like sweets. D) I said that I liked sweets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I said that I liked sweets. 28. Jessica asked me, "Why I did not pass the test?" . Jessica askd me ..... A) Why she had not passed the test. B) Why she had not pass the test. C) Why had she pass the test. D) Why she did not past the test. E) Why did not she pass the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why she had not pass the test. 29. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?" A) "Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy. B) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. 30. The poor beggar said, "O God, have mercy on my soul" . A) The poor beggar exclaimed that God, have mercy on his soul. B) The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul. C) The poor beggar, invoking God, implored him to have mercy on his soul. D) The poor beggar told God to have mercy on his soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul. 31. "Could you please open the window?" She ..... A) She asked me to open the window. B) She asked me to the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me to open the window. 32. Fairuz said to me, "Shall I go now?" . We can conclude that ..... A) Fairuz asked me whether he should go then. B) Fairuz asked me if he should go now. C) Fairuz asked me that he should go then. D) Fairuz asked me that he should go now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairuz asked me whether he should go then. 33. My teacher told us, "You have to study hard." Change to indirect speech! A) My teacher told us that we have to study hard. B) My teacher told us that you had to study hard. C) My teacher told us that we had to study hard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My teacher told us that we had to study hard. 34. Sarah told me that she was trying to fix a broken handle. A) I. B) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 35. My father said, '' I have to work until 8pm today."My father said that ..... A) He had to work until 8pm today. B) He said he had worked until 8pm that day. C) He is working until 8pm today. D) He had to work until 8pm that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had to work until 8pm that day. 36. Fitria asked me what happen there. Fitria said, " ..... " A) What does happens here?. B) What happens there?. C) What happens here?. D) What happened here?. E) What did happen here?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What happens here?. 37. "I spoke to Jane last week, " she said. She said ..... A) She had spoken to Jane a week before. B) I had spoken to Jane a week before. C) She had spoken to Jane last week. D) She spoke to Jane a week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had spoken to Jane a week before. 38. Is this sentence in indirect speechHe said, "TMKOC is the best Show" A) Maybe. B) No. C) Yes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 39. The driver said, "Do you want to halt for a while?" A) The driver asked if we had wanted to halt for a while. B) The driver said if we wanted a halt for a while. C) The driver asked if we wanted to halt for a while. D) The driver asked if we want to halt for a while. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The driver asked if we wanted to halt for a while. 40. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.Sharad said, "My mother will be 50 years old." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 41. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly? A) "I am fine today, " replied the boy. B) "I am fine today" replied the boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I am fine today, " replied the boy. 42. Which of the following direct sentences is correctly constructed? A) Analise said:the test was difficult. B) Analise said. "The test was difficult. C) Analise said, "The test was difficult.". D) "Analise said the test was difficult.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analise said, "The test was difficult.". 43. The maid said, "I gave them the address." A) The maid said that she gave the address to them. B) The maid asked whether she should have given the address to them. C) The maid said that she had given the address to them. D) The maid said that she would give them the address. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The maid said that she had given the address to them. 44. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:The doctor said to him, "Give me a call when you feel sick."Indirect:The doctor told him ..... him a call when he ..... sick. A) To give felt. B) To give feel. C) To gives feels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give felt. 45. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech. "I am going to go swimming, " the child said. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Speech. 46. Emrah said that he ..... Brad Pitt on a street in Bristol the day before but nobody believed him. A) Had seen. B) Saw. C) Seen. D) Had saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen. 47. Is the following sentence an example of direct or indirect speech? 'Why did you break the vase?' she asked. A) Indirect. B) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 48. "When shall we start?" She asked me A) She asked me when we shall start. B) She asked if we should start. C) She asked me when we start. D) She asked me when we should start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me when we should start. 49. A hyphen before a word or side helps us ..... A) To add extra things in your search results. B) Separate numbers with two periods without space to search for numbers within that range. C) To exclude it from your search results. D) Look for an exact word or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To exclude it from your search results. 50. Jacob said, "Have you read this book?" A) Jacob asked me if I would read this book. B) Jacob asked me if I had read that book. C) Jacob asked me if I had been reading this book. D) Jacob asked me if I have read this book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jacob asked me if I had read that book. 51. She asked us ..... on time. A) For being. B) To being. C) To be. D) Not being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be. 52. 'Why are you wearing sunglasses?' She wondered ..... A) Why he was wearing sunglasses. B) Why was he wearing sunglasses. C) If he was wearing sunglasses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why he was wearing sunglasses. 53. "Why are you upset?" he asked. A) He asked why was I upset. B) He asked why I was upset. C) He asked why I am upset. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked why I was upset. 54. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech:The policeman asked me, " Had the thief stolen your watch? '' A) The policeman told me that the thief had stolen my watch. B) The policemen asked the thief if he has stolen someone's watch. C) The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch. D) The policeman asks me whether the thief had stolen my watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch. 55. (Change the reported speech to quoted speech.)Diana said that she worked in a coffee shop. A) Diana said, "I worked in a coffee shop.". B) Diana said, " She work in a coffee shop.". C) Diana said, "I work in a coffee shop.". D) Diana said, "I was working in a coffee shop.". E) Diana said, "She worked in a coffee shop.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diana said, "I work in a coffee shop.". 56. The paragraph tells us that ..... A) The mother came to the harbour and was welcomed by her son. B) The mother wailed many times to get attention from her son. C) The son of the old woman was polite to her. D) At last, the son ordered the crews to ask the woman to board to the ship. E) The old woman was very glad to be accepted by her son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mother wailed many times to get attention from her son. 57. Change from Direct to indirect speech-Rita said to Rahul, "Have you heard of our new neighbours?" A) Rita asked Rahul had he hear of their new neighbours. B) Rita asked Rahul whether he had heard of their new neighbours?. C) Rita asked Rahul if he had heard of our new neighbours. D) Rahul asked Rita if she had heard of their new neighours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rita asked Rahul whether he had heard of their new neighbours?. 58. (Convert the underwritten sentence into indirect speech.)He said, 'I have been swimming since I was eight 11 years old.' A) He said that, he has been swimming since he was 11 years old. B) He said that he had been swimming since he was 11 years old. C) He said, he has been swimming since he was 11 years old. D) Ho told me that he was swimming from 11 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had been swimming since he was 11 years old. 59. Which of the following dialogue is written using the correct punctuation? A) Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen.". B) Sam yelled ", Mom, where did I put my green pen!". C) Sam "yelled Mom, where did I put my green pen?". D) Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen?". 60. He said that he was going to the market. A) Indirect speech. B) Direct Speech. 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