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 (30 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 I have been. B) He wanted to know where I had been. C) He wanted to know where you 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 said that she could speak French. B) Anne asked if I could speak French. C) Anne said she can speak French. D) Anne says she can speak French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 can I help you. B) What he could help you. C) What could he help you. D) What I can help you. E) What could I help you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Indirect or reported speech. B) Direct or quoted speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect or reported speech. 8. My sister said, '' I ate some beef burgers."My sister said that I ..... A) Was eating. B) Had been eating. C) Eaten. D) Had eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had eaten. 9. She asked him if he wanted to buy anything. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 10. He said that he clearly remembered he had brought his friend there the previous week. A) "I clearly remembered I had brought my friend here last week, " he said. B) "I clearly remember I have brought my friend there last week, " he said. C) "I clearly remember I brought my friend here last week, " he said. D) "I clearly remember I brought my friend there last week, " he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "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 asked the teacher to extend the deadline. B) The student said that ma'am should extend the deadline. C) The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline. D) The student requested ma'am to extend the deadline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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 her homework. C) Monica said that she had finished my homework. D) Monica said that she has finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monica said that she had finished her homework. 14. The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race. A) 'Ronny, ready for race?' the instructor said. B) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', the instructor asked. C) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', said the instructor. D) 'Are you ready for the race Ronny?', the instructor asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '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 exclaimed that he was a great mentor. C) He said that he has been a great mentor. D) He said that he had been a great mentor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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 horses had died in the night. B) He said that horse had died in the night. C) He said that the horse died in the night. D) He said that the horse had died in the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that the horse had died in the night. 18. Susan told us, "Clean the table now." A) Susan told us to cleaned the table then. B) We told Susan to cleaned the table then. C) We told Susan to clean the table then. D) Susan ordered us to clean the table then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Susan ordered us to clean the table then. 19. Andy asked the coach how long it usually ..... to learn to play golf. A) Takes. B) Took. C) Taken. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took. 20. I ..... :" I can't stay here anymore." A) Told. B) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 is windy today. B) Mum said that it was windy that day. C) Mum said that it was windy today. D) Mum said that it is windy that day. 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 like sweets. C) I said that I liked sweets. D) I say that I liked sweets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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 did not past the test. C) Why she had not pass the test. D) Why did not she pass the test. E) Why had she pass the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. B) "Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. 30. The poor beggar said, "O God, have mercy on my soul" . A) The poor beggar, invoking God, implored him to have mercy on his soul. B) The poor beggar told God to have mercy on his soul. C) The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul. D) The poor beggar exclaimed that God, have mercy on his soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul. ← 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