This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Me? No, I didn't take Sue's calculator, " said Bob. A) Bob says he hadn't taken Sue's calculator. B) Bob said he didn't take Sue's calculator. C) Bob asked if he had taken Sue's calculator. D) Bob denied taking Sue's calculator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bob denied taking Sue's calculator. 2. Look for the correct option:'Please don't go away, ' she said A) She begged that I not go away. B) She told me not to go away. C) She requested me not to go away. D) She said to please her and not go away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She requested me not to go away. 3. Turn direct speech into indirect speech-"Have you got a computer?" A) He wanted a computer. B) He wanted to know whether I had a computer. C) He didn't want a computer. D) He wanted to know how I got a computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to know whether I had a computer. 4. Siska asked Saski, '' Are you busy now?" . It means ..... A) Siska asked Saski whether he is busy then. B) Saski asked SIska if he was busy then. C) Saski asked Siska whether he was busy then. D) Siska asked Saski if she is busy now. E) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then. 5. "Where does Maria park her new car these days?" said Ronald. A) Ronald asked if Maria did park her new car these days where. B) Ronald wanted to know where Maria parked her new car those days. C) Ronald asked where Maria parked her new car these days. D) Ronald asked where does Maria park her new car those days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ronald wanted to know where Maria parked her new car those days. 6. He said that the headmaster was sleeping.Turn it into direct speech. A) He said, "The Headmaster is sleeping" . B) He sad, "The Headmaster is sleeping" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, "The Headmaster is sleeping" . 7. Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?" A) Kevin asked who opened the gate. B) Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate. C) Kevin asked who went there to open the gate. D) Kevin asked who had opened the gate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate. 8. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:Fiona asked Marc, "Did you learn Nihongo?"Indirect:Fiona asked Marc whether he ..... Nihongo. A) Has learned. B) Had learned. C) Have learned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had learned. 9. When the spoken words in a narrative are written with speech punctuation-speech marks and associated punctuation, this is called: A) Reported speech. B) Indirect speech. C) Direct speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct speech. 10. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Mother said to the daughter, 'Go and change your dress.' A) The mother asked the daughter to change her dress. B) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dress. C) The daughter was being told by her mother to go and change her dress. D) The mother asks the daughter to change her dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dress. 11. This refers to the kind of speech which uses exactly the words of the speaker. A) Part of speech. B) Figures of speech. C) Indirect speech. D) Direct speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct speech. 12. "Do you like him?"she asked A) She asked whether you liked him. B) She asked if I liked him?. C) She asked did you like him?. D) She asked if I liked him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked if I liked him. 13. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech:She said, 'I am going to the park.' A) She already went to the park. B) She is going to play at the park. C) "I am going to the park", is what she said. D) She said that she was going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she was going to the park. 14. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.My Science teacher said, "The Moon is smaller than the Earth." A) My science teacher said that the moon is smaller that the earth. B) My science teacher said that the moon was smaller than the earth. C) My science teacher shouted that the moon is smaller the earth. D) My science teacher said that the moon is bigger than the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My science teacher said that the moon was smaller than the earth. 15. "Don't leave your bag out here, Tommy, " Karen said. A) Karen tells Tommy not to leave his bag out there. B) Karen asked Tommy not to leave his bag out there. C) Karen said Tommy not to leave his bag out there. D) Karen told Tommy not to leave his bag out there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karen told Tommy not to leave his bag out there. 16. Choose the correct option: "Where do you live?" A) Miho asked me where do I live. B) Miho asked me where I lived. C) Miho asked me where did I live. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miho asked me where do I live. 17. Transform:Mom told Harry to tidy his bedroom. A) None of the below. B) Mom demanded Harry, tidy your bedroom!. C) Mom said to Harry, "Tidy your bedrrom". D) Mom told Harry, "tidy your bedroom. ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mom said to Harry, "Tidy your bedrrom". 18. "Whose car did you borrow last night?" I asked him. A) I asked him whose car he had borrowed the previous night. B) I asked him whose car he had borrowed last night. C) I asked him whose car did he borrow the previous night. D) I asked him whose car had he borrowed last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I asked him whose car he had borrowed the previous night. 19. Tom said, "I bought a car last week."He said that he had bought a car ..... A) A week ago. B) Last week. C) The week before. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The week before. 20. "Will you be my date?" He asked A) He asked me if I would be his date. B) He asked to be his date. C) He asked me if I will be his date. D) He asked me to date him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I would be his date. 21. She said to him, "It is good to see you!" A) She exclaimed that she was happy to see him. B) She exclaimed that it was good to see me. C) She exclaimed that it was good to see him. D) She exclaimed that it is good to see him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She exclaimed that it was good to see him. 22. "I can give the offer to someone else." the man said.The man said ..... he could give the offer to someone else. A) That. B) Where. C) If. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 23. Teacher said, '' India got independence in 1947." A) Teacher said that India will get independence in 1947. B) Teacher said that India got independence in 1947. C) Teacher said that India had got independence in 1947. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher said that India got independence in 1947. 24. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Audu asked us, "Do you like fishing." A) Audu asked us if we liked fishing. B) Audu asked us if we liked swimming. C) We told Audu we liked fishing. D) Audu told us he liked fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audu asked us if we liked fishing. 25. Lin En, stop playing the fool now !" the class monitor ordered. A) The class monitor orders Lin En to stop playing the fool then. B) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool then. C) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool now. D) The class monitor ordering Lin En to stop playing the fool again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool then. 26. Direct to Indirect Speech:My daughter said to me, "I can sleep alone." A) My daughter told me that she could sleep alone. B) My daughter said to me that she can sleep alone. C) My daughter said to me that she could sleep alone. D) My daughter told me that she can sleep alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My daughter told me that she could sleep alone. 27. What is the purpose of using punctuation marks in direct and indirect speech? A) To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion. B) To separate dialogue from the rest of the text. C) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone. D) To emphasize important words in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone. 28. Bob told me, "Rachel had worked o hard."Bob told me that ..... A) Rachel works so hard. B) Rachel has worked so hard. C) Rachel had been working so hard. D) Rachel had worked so hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rachel had worked so hard. 29. Indirect speech is used when you are saying what someone said. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 30. Example:The store manager said, "These are ancient paintings." Which of the following is a correct reported version? A) The store manager said that these are ancient paintings. B) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings. C) The store manager said that these paintings are ancient. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings. 31. I said to my sister, "Can you iron my clothes for me?" A) I asked my sister if she could iron her clothes for me. B) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for me. C) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for me. 32. 'We've seen four elephants already and it's only our first day.' $\rightarrow$ He said that they ..... four elephants on their first day. Imagine what animals they've seen by now! A) Had saw. B) Saw. C) Will have seen. D) Had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had seen. 33. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"Alex said that his parents were very well." A) My parents are very well. B) My parents are very wel. C) My parents aren'tvery well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My parents are very well. 34. Report the following sentences correctly. 'I can swim really fast.' A) He said me that he could swim really fast. B) He told that he could swim really fast. C) He said that he could swim really fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he could swim really fast. 35. My mom asked me, "Did they eat out together yesterday?"My mom asked me ..... They had eaten out together yesterday. A) Did. B) What. C) To. D) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether. 36. Roshni said that she might meet him there. A) Roshni said, "I may meet him there.". B) Roshni said, "I may meet him there" . C) Roshni said "I may meet him here" . D) Roshni said, "I might meet him here" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roshni said, "I may meet him there.". 37. A sentence in a direct speech has ..... parts. A) Five. B) Three. C) Four. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two. 38. "I am a nurse, " she said. A) She said that she is a nurse. B) She says that she was a nurse. C) She said that she was a nurse. D) She said that she were a nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was a nurse. 39. Grandpa said, "What's the time by your watch?" A) Grandpa asked me what time it has been by my watch. B) Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch. C) Grandpa asked me what the time were by my watch. D) Grandpa asked me if what time it was by my watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch. 40. Change:direct to indirect:Sameen said, "cheer up father. I'll go and find another job!" A) Sameen informed her father about her new job. B) Improper sentence . C) Sameen said joyfully for her father cheer up and that she would go and find another job. D) Sammen told her father that she would go and find another job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sameen said joyfully for her father cheer up and that she would go and find another job. 41. Tony said to me, "Why does she sing so loudly?" A) Tony said to me why does she sing so loudly. B) Tony asked me why does she sing so loudly. C) Tony asked me why she sang so loudly. D) Tony asked me why did she sing so loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tony asked me why she sang so loudly. 42. Fitria asked me, "What happens here?" A) Fitria asked me that what happens there. B) What did happen here?. C) Fitria asked me what happens there. D) Fitria asked me what happened there. E) Fitria asked me that what happened there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fitria asked me what happened there. 43. "Nobody likes that weird thing, " said James. A) James said that nobody liked that weird thing. B) James said if nobody liked that weird thing. C) James said whethere nobody liked that weird thing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James said that nobody liked that weird thing. 44. Convert the following statement into direct speech:She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks. A) When can we eat our snacks?. B) "When can we eat our snacks? She asked". C) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". 45. A) dances-dancedb) is dancing-was dancingc) danced-have dancedd) had danced-has danced A) All are correct. B) A, b, & d are correct. C) A, & b are correct. D) B & c are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, & b are correct. 46. What sentence demonstrates indirect speech? A) He said, 'I don't like spinach.'. B) I said, 'The movie starts at 7.'. C) She said, 'I am going to the store.'. D) They said that they were tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They said that they were tired. 47. Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?' A) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. B) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night. C) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night. D) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. 48. She said that she was the smartest girl in the class. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 49. Which sentence is wrong?King Joffrey told Sansa Stark:'Dance in front of my knights.' A) King Joffrey ordered Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. B) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark that she danced in front of his knights. C) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. D) King Joffrey commanded Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark that she danced in front of his knights. 50. I told him, "I have not seen him for months." A) I told him that I hadn't seen him for months. B) I told him that he hadn't seen him for months. C) I told him that you hadn't seen him for months. D) I told him that I hadn't seen you for months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told him that I hadn't seen him for months. 51. Change the following from Indirect to Direct Speech-Mannan said that he had gone to Kerela. A) Mannan said '' I went to Kerela.". B) Mannan said, '' I went to Kerela.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mannan said, '' I went to Kerela.". 52. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:Michael said, "I learned how to play the piano yesterday." A) Michael says that he learned how to play the piano yesterday. B) Michael says that he had learned how to play the piano yesterday. C) Michael said that he learned how to play the piano yesterday. D) Michael said that he had learned how to play the piano yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael said that he had learned how to play the piano yesterday. 53. "I have been working here for 3 years", Vira said. It means that ..... A) She has been working there for 3 years. B) She have been working there for 3 years. C) She had been working here for 3 years. D) She had been working there for 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had been working there for 3 years. 54. Mr. Bejo told the students, "Please collect your work and prepare to go home." A) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collect their work and prepare to went home. B) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collect their work and prepare to go home. C) Mr. Bejo requested the students that to collect their work and prepare to go home. D) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collected their work and prepare to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Bejo requested the students to collect their work and prepare to go home. 55. "They have been studying for hours, " Sarah said. A) Sarah says they had been studying for hours. B) Sarah said they had been studying for hours. C) Sarah said they have been studying for hours. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah said they had been studying for hours. 56. May: "I've just come back from my holiday in Sarawak." May explained that ..... back from her holiday in Sarawak. A) She had had just come. B) She have just come. C) She has just come. D) She had just come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had just come. 57. "Does she play golf?" He asked me ..... A) That she played golf. B) She played golf. C) If she played golf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she played golf. 58. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Mr Alisu said, "Line up in a straight row, please." A) Mr Alisu begged us to line up in a straight row. B) Mr Alisu asks us to line up in a straight row. C) Mr Alisu lined us up in a row. D) We told Mr Alisu to line up in a straight row. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr Alisu begged us to line up in a straight row. 59. The children said to the teacher, "We want to play." The children told the teacher A) That they want to played. B) They want to play. C) That they wanted to play. D) They wanted to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That they wanted to play. 60. She said, "It is a long movie." A) She said it is a long movie. B) She said that it was a long movie. C) She said it was a long movie. D) None of above. 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