This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Buto Ijo asked mbok Rondo, "Do you really want a child?" The sentence above can be changed into indirect speech ..... A) Buto ijo asked mbok Rondo if she really wants a child. B) Buto Ijo asked mbok Rondo that she really wants a child. C) Buto Ijo told mbok Rondo that she really wanted a child. D) Buto Ijo asked mbok Rondo if she really wanted a child. E) Buto Ijo asked mbok Rondo if he really wanted a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buto Ijo asked mbok Rondo if she really wanted a child. 2. "Don't touch it! Leave it alone!" I said A) I am telling him not to touch it but to leave it alone. B) I said him not to touch it but to leave it alone. C) I told him not to touch it but to leave it alone. D) I have told him not to touch it but to leave it alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I told him not to touch it but to leave it alone. 3. My brother reminded me, "Do your homework!"My brother reminded me ..... Do ..... homework. A) To-my. B) For-my. C) To-your. D) For-your. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To-my. 4. ''Jeanna meets her friend every afternoon, " she said. A) D. B) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 5. "This book is really strange, " whispered Markus. A) Wrong speech marks. B) Wrong capital letters. C) Wrong punctuation. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct. 6. She said, "I got an exam a week ago." She said that ..... A) She got an exam a week ago. B) She had got an exam a week before. C) She had got an exam a week later. D) I got an exam a week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had got an exam a week before. 7. Mary says, "I am coming here." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Mary says that she was coming here. B) Mary says that she is coming there. C) Mary said that she was coming there. D) Mary says that she came here. E) Mary said that she is coming there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said that she was coming there. 8. 'Did you meet each other at school?' He asked them ..... A) If they had met at school. B) If did they meet at school. C) Had they met at school. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If they had met at school. 9. Present perfect changes to: A) None. B) Past continuous. C) Present perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None. 10. Eryn said, "We like working in Paris."The indirect speech is ..... A) Eryn said that "They liked working in Paris.". B) Eryn said that they liked working in Paris. C) Eryn said that we liked working in Paris. D) Eryn said that they like working in Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eryn said that they liked working in Paris. 11. He asked me " read your book!" A) He asks me to read my book. B) He asked me reading my book. C) He asked me to read your book. D) He asked me to read my book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked me to read my book. 12. Pick the correct option:She said that her brother was getting married. A) She said, 'My brother is getting married.'. B) B. She told to me, 'Her brother is getting married.'. C) D. She said, 'My brother was getting married.'. D) A. She said, 'Her brother is getting married.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said, 'My brother is getting married.'. 13. If a direct speech has 'now', it becomes ..... in reported speech. A) Next. B) After. C) Then. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 14. The turtle said, " Please follow my advice." The turtle requested the monkey ..... his advice. A) That. B) To follow. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To follow. 15. She said that she was late for work. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 16. The teacher said, "The wind is a renewable energy source." A) The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source. B) The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source. C) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source. D) The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source. 17. How is this direct speech be transformed to indirect or reported speech? Karla said, "I called up my mother to comfort me." A) Karla said that she called up her mother to comfort her. B) Karla said that she had called up her mother to comfort her. C) Karla said that she calls her mother to comfort her. D) Karla said that she was calling her mother to comfort her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karla said that she had called up her mother to comfort her. 18. CONVERT:Clarence said, "Clean your room!" A) Clarence told me I cleaned my room. B) Clarence said that I cleaned my room. C) Clarence said to clean his room. D) Clarence told me to clean my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clarence told me to clean my room. 19. He says "What do the pupils study?" He asks ..... A) What the pupils have studied study. B) What the pupils study. C) What do the pupils study. D) What the pupils studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What the pupils studied. 20. "Where is the nearest gas station?" he asked. A) He asked where the nearest gas station is. B) He asked where the nearest gas station was. C) He asked where was the nearest gas station. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked where the nearest gas station was. 21. When we change the speech, there is a change in A) Tense. B) Voice. C) No change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tense. 22. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Ariani said, "I do my homework by myself." A) Ariani said she did her homework by myself. B) Ariani said that she did her homework by herself. C) Ariani said that I did my homework by myself. D) Ariani said that she do her homework by herself. E) Ariani said that I do my homework by myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ariani said that she did her homework by herself. 23. "Wait here!" She ..... A) She told me to wait here. B) She told me to wait here (there). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me to wait here (there). 24. Change this sentence in Portuguese to Indirect speech:He said: "I translate the text" . A) He said he translated the text. B) He said he translates the text. C) He said he had translated the text. D) He said they translated the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said he translated the text. 25. A ..... , in a direct speech can be before, after or in the middle of what the speaker says. A) Question mark. B) Inverted comma. C) Tag. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tag. 26. Atul said, " I am tired, " A) Atul said that he was tired. B) Atul said I am tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atul said that he was tired. 27. Should this sentence contain speech marks? I am happy, she said. A) NO(because it is indirect speech). B) YES(because it is direct speech). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YES(because it is direct speech). 28. Teacher:Where have you collected your paper?Student:On your table, sir. The teacher asked the student ..... A) Where he collected his paper. B) Where he was collecting his paper. C) Where he has collected his paper. D) Where he had collected his paper. E) Where he collects his paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where he had collected his paper. 29. Sandra said that she could play guitar. A) Sandra said, "She can play guitar.". B) Sandra said, "I could play guitar.". C) Sandra said, "I can play guitar.". D) Sandra said, "She could play guitar.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandra said, "I can play guitar.". 30. She said, "You have been late. Everybody's here already." A) She said that I had been late and everybody was there already. B) She said that I was late and that everyone was there already. C) She said I got late so that everybody was there already. D) She said that I am late and everybody got there already. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that I had been late and everybody was there already. 31. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The doctor said, "Take rest." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 32. "I can speak Spanish" . A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 33. What is the purpose of using quotation marks in indirect speech? A) To separate the words spoken from the rest of the sentence. B) To emphasize the importance of the words spoken. C) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone else. D) To indicate the speaker's tone of voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone else. 34. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.The pilot explained, "I like being a pilot because I like to travel." A) The pilot likes to travel. B) The pilot said he hates to travel. C) The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he like to travel.". D) The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he liked to travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pilot explained that he liked being a pilot because he liked to travel. 35. What needs to be corrected in this sentence? Kiran asked, "did you see the match on television last night" A) Add a question mark at the end. B) Capitalize did and add a question mark after night. C) Capitalize did and add an exclamation mark at the end. D) Capitalize "did" and add a question mark at the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalize did and add a question mark after night. 36. "Have you finished your homework?" he wanted to know. A) He wanted to know if I will finish my homework. B) He wanted to know if I have finished my homework. C) He wanted to know if I had finished my homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted to know if I had finished my homework. 37. Direct Speech is ..... A) The reporting of speech at the exact time it was said. B) The reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said. C) The reporting of speech by using similar words to the speaker. D) The reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker. 38. The doctor said to me, "Sleep more." A) My doctor advised me to sleep more. B) My doctor advised me to sleeping more. C) My doctor advised me that I sleep more. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My doctor advised me to sleep more. 39. "Samobody stole my wallet" said James. James said A) Somebody stole my wallet. B) Somebody stole his wallet. C) Somebody had stolen his wallet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somebody had stolen his wallet. 40. "Shut the door, Tom, " she said. A) She told Tom shut the door. B) She said to Tom to shut the door. C) She asked to Tom to shut the door. D) She told Tom to shut the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She told Tom to shut the door. 41. "Come to my house, Marry, " said Jane. A) Jane asked Marry to come to my house. B) Jane asked Marry to come to her house. C) Marry asked Jane to come to her house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane asked Marry to come to her house. 42. Lia said that She wanted to Play with me the previous dayLia said ..... yesterday A) Lia said that ''I want to play with you". B) Lia could said I want to play with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lia said that ''I want to play with you". 43. "Did she see him?" He asked me ..... A) If she saw him. B) That she had seen him. C) If she had seen him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she had seen him. 44. "What platform does the train leave from?" asked Bill. A) Bill asked what platform did the train leave from. B) Bill asked what platform had the train left from. C) Bill asked what platform the train had left from. D) Bill asked what platform the train left from. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bill asked what platform the train left from. 45. The teacher said, "Boys fail because they do not study regularly." A) The teacher said that the boys failed because they do not study regularly. B) The teacher said that boys fail because they do not study regularly. C) The teacher said that the boys failed because they did not study regularly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said that the boys failed because they did not study regularly. 46. X: "What does she say to you?"Y:She told me ..... A) She had been sad then. B) She was sad now. C) She has been sad now. D) She is sad then. E) She was sad then. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She was sad then. 47. He said, "I am unwell." A) He said that he was unwell. B) He said that he is unwell. C) He says that he is unwell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was unwell. 48. Sam drank some water, FOR he was thirsty. The connective FOR can be replaced by ..... A) But. B) Nor. C) Because. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 49. Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister. A) Iba said, "I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.". B) Iba said, "I can go home tomorrow with my sister.". C) Iba said, "I could go home tomorrow with my sister.". D) Iba said, "I will go home tomorrow with my sister.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iba said, "I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.". 50. Reported verb comes A) Before inverted commas. B) After inverted commas. C) In the statement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before inverted commas. 51. Ariel said to me, "Did you get home safely?" A) INDIRECT SPEECH. B) DIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DIRECT SPEECH. 52. When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas ..... A) Are in present tense. B) Are in future tense. C) Are in past tense. D) Retain their tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retain their tense. 53. Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow.'Five days later you say ..... A) Tom said he is going to London the following day. B) Tom said he was going to London the following day. C) Tom said he was going to London tomorrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said he was going to London the following day. 54. "Look! It is raining hailstones, " he said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) He exclaimed that it had been raining hailstones. B) He exclaimed that it rained hailstones. C) He exclaimed that it was raining hailstones. D) He exclaimed that it is raining hailstones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He exclaimed that it was raining hailstones. 55. Where is the introductory verb in the following statement:Gen. MacArthur said, "I shall return." A) Shall. B) Gen. C) Return. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said. 56. It is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using the person's exact words. A) Argumentative Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) Direct Speech. D) Persuasive Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 57. The student asked, "May I come in?" A) The student inquired to come in. B) The student asked may I come in. C) The student asked whether he could go in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The student asked whether he could go in. 58. Suraj says, "My mother is cooking." A) Suraj says that his mother is cooking. B) Suraj said that his mother was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suraj says that his mother is cooking. 59. She said, "It is cold now." She said that ..... A) "it is cold now". B) It has been cold then. C) It was cold then. D) It is cold now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was cold then. 60. She requested the interviewer to repeat the question. A) She asked the interviewer, 'Could you please repeat the question?'. B) She requested the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question.'. C) She said to the interviewer, 'Could you please repeat the question?'. D) She asked the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She requested the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question.'. ← 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 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