This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He said, "I met him in 1950" . He said ..... A) He had met him in 1950. B) He used to meet him in 1950. C) He had been met by him in 1950. D) He was meeting him in 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had met him in 1950. 2. Mary told John "My father warned me last night." A) Mary told John that her father had warned her the previous night. B) Mary told John that her father warned her last night. C) Mary told John that his father had warned me last night. D) Mary told John that her father warned her the previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mary told John that her father had warned her the previous night. 3. He said, "I will be writing to him soon." A) He said that he would be written to him soon. B) He told that he will be writing to him soon. C) He said that I would be writing to him soon. D) He said that he would be writing to him soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he would be writing to him soon. 4. Marina said that she ..... her ticket. A) Have lost. B) Had lost. C) Lost. D) Loses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had lost. 5. "How will you get there?" He asked me how ..... A) Would I get there. B) I would get there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would get there. 6. He told her, '' Good morning, what can I help you with?" A) He greeted her and asked her what he could help her with. B) He greeted her and asked her what could he help her with. C) He greeted her and asked her that what he could help her with. D) He greeted her and asked her that what could he help her with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He greeted her and asked her what he could help her with. 7. "Would you mind passing the salt?" She ..... A) She asked me to pass the salt. B) She asked me pass the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me to pass the salt. 8. What is the way to catch the train for Kirrin Island? A) Get across Paris. B) Get across Oxford. C) Get across London. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get across London. 9. Courtney said, "I'm going to the mall." A) Courtney says she is going to the mall. B) Courtney says she will be going to the mall. C) Courtney said that she will go to the mall. D) Courtney said that she was going to the mall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Courtney said that she was going to the mall. 10. What is it? It involves quoting the exact words uttered by the person, within inverted commas or quotation marks. A) Paragraph. B) Indirect/reported speech. C) Imperative Sentence. D) Direct/quoted speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct/quoted speech. 11. Last week, our teacher told us that we 1 ..... a spelling test at the end of the week on Friday. A) Would have. B) Did have. C) Can have. D) Had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 12. '' I have been in Boracay, " Kitty told me. A) Kitty told me that she has been in Boracay. B) Kitty told me that she is in Boracay. C) Kitty told me that she had been in Boracay. D) Kitty told me that she was in Boracay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kitty told me that she had been in Boracay. 13. The children said to their mom, "We may go home late today." A) The children said to their mom that we might go home late that day. B) The children said to their mom that they might go home late that day. C) No correct answer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children said to their mom that they might go home late that day. 14. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech:She said to me, "How Eire you getting on with your studies?" A) She told me whether am I geeting with on my studies. B) She told her that how she was getting on with her studies. C) She asked me how we were getting on with our studies. D) She asked me how I was getting on with my studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me how I was getting on with my studies. 15. Toni noted it had been raining all day. A) D. B) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 16. "Pass me the salad, Tom, " asked her. A) She asked Tom to pass her the salad. B) She asked Tom to passed her the salad. C) Both are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked Tom to pass her the salad. 17. Ravi said, "The concert ended yesterday." A) Ravi said that the concert had ended the previous day. B) Ravi said that the concert ended the day before. C) Ravi said that the concert had ended yesterday. D) Ravi said that the concert ended already. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ravi said that the concert ended the day before. 18. "I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?" She ..... A) She asked me to tell her the time. B) She asked me to tell me the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me to tell her the time. 19. Kanika said, "I want to eat at the new restaurant." A) Kanika said that she wanted to eat at the new restaurant. B) Kanika said that she want to eat at the new restaurant. C) Kanika said that she want to eat at the new restaurant. D) Kanika said that I want to eat at the new restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kanika said that she wanted to eat at the new restaurant. 20. Identify the sentence that represents direct speech: A) He wondered if she was going to the store. B) They asked why she was going to the store. C) I am going to the store, she said. D) She said that she was going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am going to the store, she said. 21. Transform:Mr.Simon said, "five and seven make twelve. '' A) This isn't true!. B) Mr.Simon said that five and seven makes twelve. C) Mr.Simon says that five and seven will make twelve. D) We can't say . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr.Simon said that five and seven makes twelve. 22. Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week." A) Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week. B) Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week. C) Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week. D) Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after. 23. It is never too late, " PJ said. What is the reported speech of this sentence? A) PJ said that it was never too late. B) PJ said it is never too late. C) PJ said that it will never be too late. D) PJ said that it should never be too late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PJ said that it was never too late. 24. Allintitle:[search phrase] help us ..... A) To search for pages that have at least one of your search words in the title. B) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC. C) To find pages with all of those words in the title of the page. D) To create an all in one title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find pages with all of those words in the title of the page. 25. My father asked my sister, "Why do you wake up so early?" . It means that my father wondered why ..... A) She wakes up so early. B) She woke up so early. C) Do you wake up so early. D) Does she wake up so early. E) She does wake up so early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She woke up so early. 26. Indirect speech:Mr. Lee told me he was going to Mark's house.Direct speech: ..... A) Mr. Lee told me that he was going to the house. B) Mr. Lee told, "I am going to market.". C) Mr. Lee told me I am going to Mark's house. D) Mr. Lee told, "I am going to Mark's house.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Lee told, "I am going to Mark's house.". 27. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"I need help with my work." A) He said I want to do homework. B) He said, "I need help with my homework.". C) He said I am doing my homework. D) He said I do not need help with my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, "I need help with my homework.". 28. The doctor ..... that there's nothing wrong with me. A) Told. B) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 29. He told me, "I was coming with him." A) He told me that he had been coming with him. B) He told me that I came with him. C) He told me that I had been coming with him. D) He told me that he came with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that he had been coming with him. 30. He said to her, 'What a hot day!' A) He said that it was a hot day. B) He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was hot day. C) He told her that it was a hot day. D) He exclaimed that it was a hot day. 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