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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Turn the direct speech into indirect speech"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 the 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. 2. The lawyer said, "The law always believes in the evidence." A) The lawyer said that the law has always believed in the evidence. B) The lawyer said that the law always believed in the evidence. C) The lawyer said that the law should always believe in the evidence. D) The lawyer said that the law always believes in the evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lawyer said that the law always believes in the evidence. 3. Arya said to Tara, 'David will leave for his mother's place tomorrow'. A) Arya told Tara that David will leave for his mother's place tomorrow. B) Arya told Tara that David will leave for his mother's place the next day. C) Arya informed Tara that David would be leaving for his mother's place the next day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arya informed Tara that David would be leaving for his mother's place the next day. 4. In Direct Speech, the words of the speaker are enclosed within ..... A) Double inverted commas. B) Brackets. C) Hyphens. D) Inverted commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inverted commas. 5. "Please buy some milk" She ..... A) She asked to buy some milk. B) She asked me to buy some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me to buy some milk. 6. "Did you come from France" ?, said Sara to the boy. A) Sara asked the boy if he came from France. B) Sara asked the boy if he had come from France. C) Sara said the boy did he come from France. D) Sara asked the boy if he come from France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sara asked the boy if he had come from France. 7. Don asked me, "Who is hiding under the bed?"Don asked me who ..... Under the bed. A) Had been hiding. B) Are hiding. C) Was hiding. D) Were hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was hiding. 8. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"She says, "I am ill." " A) She says that she is not ill. B) She says that she is ill. C) She did not say anything. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She says that she is ill. 9. Change:Fred said that he hadn't quite finished his breakfast A) Fred said, "he has nto been quite ''. B) Fred said, "I will not finish my breakfast. ''. C) Fred said, "I haven't quite finished my breakfast.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fred said, "I haven't quite finished my breakfast.". 10. Maria asked Sarah why she wasn't ready that day. A) Maria said, "Why isn't Sarah ready this day?". B) Maria asked, "Why aren't you ready today, Sarah?". C) Maria said to Sarah "Why weren't you ready then?". D) Maria wanted to know, "Why is today Sarah ready?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria asked, "Why aren't you ready today, Sarah?". 11. Ken said he had already left at school on 2:00 pm. A) Ken said, " I have already left at school on 2:00pm. B) Ken said, " I had already leaves at school on 2:00pm. C) Ken said, " I had already left at school on 2:00pm. D) Ken said, " I'm already left at school on 2:00pm.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ken said, " I had already left at school on 2:00pm. 12. The gardener said, "I have been working for an hour." A) Indirect speech. B) Direct speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct speech. 13. The students said, "We love our school." A) The students said that we loved their school. B) The students said that they loved there school. C) The students said that they loved their school. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students said that they loved their school. 14. Indirect speech is ..... A) Where someone expresses their own words. B) Expresses what was said without using the exact words. C) Where someone else expresses what was said. D) Expresses what was said using the exact words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expresses what was said without using the exact words. 15. He exclaimed with joy that he had won a prize.Choose the correct Direct Speech. A) He said, "Hurray! I won a prize. B) He said, "Alas! I won a prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, "Hurray! I won a prize. 16. Indirect Speech:that nightDirect Speech: A) The other night. B) Tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tonight. 17. Andre asked Anton if he wanted to help him. Change to direct speech! A) Andre asked Anton, "Do you want to help hin?". B) Andre asked Anton, " Does he want to help him?". C) Andre asked Anton, "Do you want to help me?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andre asked Anton, "Do you want to help me?". 18. Alok says, "4x4 Cube is easy to solve" A) Alok said that 4x4 cube is easier to solve. B) Alok says that 4x4 Cube is easy to solve. C) Alok said that it is easy to solve a 4x4 Cube. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alok says that 4x4 Cube is easy to solve. 19. I would have accompanied you to the show if only you had asked, Henry, " said Harry. A) Harry tells that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked. B) Harry told that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked. C) Harry says that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked. D) Harry said that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harry said that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked. 20. He said, " I'm going to work in the fruit shop." A) D. B) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 21. Is this wrong or right:Mary had "a little lamb." A) It is Right. B) It is wrong. C) We cant say. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is wrong. 22. In Direct Speech what does 'the previous night' change to A) Last night. B) Yesterday's night. C) Tonight. D) Previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last night. 23. "Please don't go away", she said. A) She said to please her and not go away. B) She told me not to go away. C) She begged me not to go away. D) She begged that I not go away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She begged me not to go away. 24. DIRECT: "Must I do the shopping?" Matthew asked his mom. INDIRECT:Matthew asked his mom if he ..... do the shopping. A) Had to. B) Musted. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 25. All present tenses (simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive) go to ..... tenses in transforming direct to indirect speech. A) Present. B) Present continuous. C) Future. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past. 26. Maria asked us, "Have you seen my notes?"Mari asked us ..... A) Whether we have seen her notes. B) Whether we had seen his notes. C) Whether we had seen her notes. D) Whether we have seen his notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether we had seen her notes. 27. His dad said, "I can pick you up today, my son." A) His dad said to me that he could pick you up today. B) His dad told his son that he could pick him up that day. C) Both are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His dad told his son that he could pick him up that day. 28. "Do you like chocolate?" she inquired. A) She inquired if I will like chocolate. B) She inquired if I like chocolate. C) She inquired if I liked chocolate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She inquired if I liked chocolate. 29. Transform the following statement into indirect speech: "The center of the solar system is the sun, " the astronomer said. A) The astronomer said that the center of the solar system is the sun. B) The astronomer says that the center of the solar system was the sun. C) The astronomer said that the center of the solar system was the sun. D) The astronomer says that the center of the solar system is the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The astronomer said that the center of the solar system is the sun. 30. My father asked me at home, "How long have you worked there?" My father asked me ..... A) How long I have worked there. B) How long I had worked there. C) How long have you worked there. D) How long I worked there. 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