This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Indirect Speech Transformation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's your passion? A) She wanted to know what my passion was. B) She wanted to know what is my passion. C) She wanted to know what was my passion. D) She wanted to know what was my passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to know what my passion was. 2. Mr.Budi told Rani, " Study hard" A) Mr.Budi told she study hard. B) Mr.Budi told her study hard. C) Mr.Budi told she to study hard. D) Mr. Budi told her to study hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Budi told her to study hard. 3. Mom said, "I will have cleaned the shirt" . A) Mom allowed me that she would have cleaned the shirt. B) Mom asked that I would clean the shirt. C) Mom said that she would have clean the shirt. D) Mom said that she would have cleaned the shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mom said that she would have cleaned the shirt. 4. Joshua said Sindy, "could you send the letter?" A) Joshua said Sindy that he could send the letter. B) Joshua said Sindy whether he could have sent the letter. C) Joshua said Sindy if she could have sent the letter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joshua said Sindy if she could have sent the letter. 5. They said, "We are singing a song" . A) They said that they are singing a song. B) They said that we were singing a song. C) They said that they are singing a song. D) They said that they were singing a song. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They said that they were singing a song. 6. Martin said, "I work here every day." A) Martin said that he works here every day. B) Martin said that he worked here yesterday. C) Martin said that he worked there every day. D) Martin said that he worked every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Martin said that he worked there every day. 7. Sulayman said that "he was going to save the village people." Is the reported statement written correctly? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 8. Select the correct options showing change of sentences from the Direct to the Indirect speech:Mother said to him, "You have done well" . A) Mother said that you have done well. B) Mother said that he had done well. C) Mother said that I had done well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother said that he had done well. 9. They said, "What is your name? ". A) They asked what your name was. B) They asked what my name was. C) They said what my name is. D) They asked what is your name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They asked what my name was. 10. Which reporting verb is appropriate for expressing a strong opinion in indirect speech? A) Inquired. B) Suggested. C) Mentioned. D) Insisted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insisted. 11. "I can't live without Rida, " Rifky said to Tasya. A) Rifky said to Tasya that he can't live without Rida. B) Rifky said to Tasya that I couldn't live without Rida. C) Rifky said to Tasya that he couldn't live without Rida. D) Rifky said to Tasya that I can't live without Rida. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rifky said to Tasya that he couldn't live without Rida. 12. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The lion said, "Dear Fox, I am very weak, and all my teeth have fallen out." I-The lion told the fox that he ..... very weak and that all his teeth ..... out. A) Was / have fallen. B) Was / had fallen. C) Is / were fallen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was / had fallen. 13. DS:Our English teacher asks, "how old are you?"The indirect speech of the sentence is ..... A) Our English teacher asks how old I am. B) Our English teacher asks how old I was. C) Our English teacher asks how old am I. D) Our English teacher asks how old was I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our English teacher asks how old I was. 14. When changing direct speech to indirect speech, which of the following is NOT typically adjusted? A) Punctuation. B) Verb forms. C) Pronouns. D) Tenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punctuation. 15. The inspector said, "I'm glad to be with you today" . Direct or Indirect? A) Direct. B) Indirect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 16. Select the correct options showing change of sentences from the Direct to the Indirect speech:Ramya said, "I can do this work" A) Ramya said that I can do this work. B) Ramya said that she could do that work. C) Ramya said that she can do this work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ramya said that she could do that work. 17. Bina to her friend, ''don't mess with me" A) Bina warned her friend to not mess with her. B) Bina warned her friend not to mess with her. C) Bina warned her friend not to mess with me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bina warned her friend not to mess with her. 18. Joe said, "I will read this book next week." A) Joe said that she would read that book the week after. B) Joe said that she would read that book next week. C) Joe said that she would read this book next week. D) Joe said that she will read this book next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe said that she would read that book the week after. 19. Convert the followiing statement: "Sameen said to her father, "Alas! I didn't get the job." A) Sameen exlaimed to her father with happiness that she had not got the job. B) Sameen exclaimed to her father with sorrow that she had not got the job. C) Sameen told her father that she didn't get job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sameen exclaimed to her father with sorrow that she had not got the job. 20. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D- "I am here to meet my best friend, Sara, " said Harita.I-Harita said that she ..... there to meet her best friend, Sara. A) Was. B) Is. C) Had come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 21. In indirect speech, what is the correct transformation of the sentence "Tom said to me, 'I can swim" '? A) Tom told me, "I can swim.". B) Tom tells me, "I can swim.". C) Tom told me that he can swim. D) Tom tells me that he can swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom told me that he can swim. 22. They said:" We have never eaten pears." A) They said that they have never eaten pears. B) They said that they haven't eaten pears. C) They said that they have never ate pears. D) They said that they had never eaten pears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They said that they had never eaten pears. 23. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night" ? A) Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night. B) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night. C) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night. 24. Wida said Roni, "why Will you marry me?" . We can conclude that ..... A) Wida said Roni she would have married him. B) Wida said Roni she would marry him. C) Wida said Roni he would marry her. D) Wida said Roni he would have married her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wida said Roni he would marry her. 25. She said, ''I will never leave you" A) She said that I would never leave you. B) She said that she would never leave you. C) She said that she would never leave me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would never leave me. 26. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-Mother said, "I used to read books to increase my vocabulary." I-Mother said that she ..... read books to increase her vocabulary. A) Was used to. B) Had used to. C) Used to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used to. 27. Select the indirect object.Our cousins showed us the swimming hole on their ranch. A) Our. B) Cousins. C) Us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us. 28. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "I need your help in improving my skills in maths?" A) Sudha told Ramesh that she needed your help in improving my skills in maths. B) Sudha told Ramesh that I need your help in improving my skills in maths. C) Sudha told Ramesh that she needed his help in improving her skills in maths. D) Sudha told Ramesh that she needed her help in improving his skills in maths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudha told Ramesh that she needed his help in improving her skills in maths. 29. "Why did you leave me?" she asked me. A) She asked me why had I left her. B) She asked me if I had left her. C) She asked me why I had left her. D) She asked me why I left her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me why I had left her. 30. Convert the following sentence:She said that she couldn't come to the party on Friday. A) "I can't come to the party on Friday, " she said. B) "I could come to the party on Friday, " she said. C) "She can come to the party on Friday, " she said. D) "I can come to the party on Friday, " she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I can't come to the party on Friday, " she said. 31. Why are you staring at my feet? A) He asked her why was she staring at his feet. B) He asked her why is she staring at his feet. C) He asked her why she is staring at his feet. D) He asked her why she was staring at his feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked her why she was staring at his feet. 32. I said, "I am dancing" . A) I said that I were dancing. B) I said that I was dancing. C) I said that he was dancing. D) I said that she was dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I said that I was dancing. 33. Astrid: "Where can you keep your money safely?" Astrid asked me ..... A) Where you can keep your money safely. B) Where could you keep your money safely. C) Where can I keep my money safely. D) Where I can keep my money safely. E) Where I could keep my money safely. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Where I could keep my money safely. 34. Which system of democracy would display the opinions of each and every citizen on every single vote? A) Representative. B) Direct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 35. Direct:My mother said, "I will cook dinner tonight." Indirect:My mother said that ..... A) She is cooking dinner tonight. B) She would cook dinner that night. C) She will cook dinner tonight. D) She had cooked dinner that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She would cook dinner that night. 36. Choose the direct object.After that time, we paid attention. A) Time. B) Attention. C) After. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attention. 37. Choose the direct object.Our parents warned us to stay on the ranch. A) Warned. B) Us. C) Parents. D) Ranch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Us. 38. Sofia said my mom, "Can I meet your daughter, Mila?" A) Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila. B) Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila. C) Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila. 39. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-Father said, "I told you to play outside, Suresh." I-Father said that he ..... Suresh to play outside. A) Told. B) Has told. C) Had told. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had told. 40. He said, '' I have finished my work" A) He said that he has finished the work. B) He said that I had finished the work. C) He said that he had finished the work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had finished the work. 41. Mr awi said, ''Do you want to go home today" A) Mr awi said whether you wanted to go home that day. B) Mr awi said whether i wanted to go home that day. C) Mr awi said whether he wanted to go home that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr awi said whether i wanted to go home that day. 42. Tata asked me, " Will you go to my house tomorrow?" A) Tata asked me if She would go to my house the following day. B) Tata asked me if I would go to her house tomorrow. C) Tata asked me if I would go to her house the following day. D) Tata asked me if I will go to her house the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tata asked me if I would go to her house the following day. 43. He asked me if I would listen to him.(Change into direct speech) A) He said, "Will you listen to her?". B) He said, "Will you listen to him?". C) He said, "Will you listen to me?". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, "Will you listen to me?". 44. The teacher narrated, "Sulayman gave the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword." Which among the following is the correct reported speech for this? A) The teacher narrated that Sulayman gave the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword. B) The teacher narrated that Sulayman has given the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword. C) The teacher narrated that Sulayman had given the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher narrated that Sulayman had given the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword. 45. "Your presence will have made my day, " Azil said to Lala. A) Azil said to Lala that his presence would have made her day. B) Azil said to Lala that her presence would have made her day. C) Azil said to Lala that her presence will have made his day. D) Azil said to Lala that her presence would have made his day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Azil said to Lala that her presence would have made his day. 46. Sinta said Bayu, "should we wait Our friends here?" . We know that ..... A) Sinta said Bayu whether they should have waited their friends there. B) Sinta said Bayu shall they wait Our friends there. C) Sinta said Bayu whether they should wait their friends there. D) Sinta said Bayu that they should have waited their friends there. E) Sinta said Bayu whether they should have wait our friends there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinta said Bayu whether they should have waited their friends there. 47. Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn askedWhich sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked. B) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked. C) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. D) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much, " Katelyn asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. 48. Did you tell them ..... ? A) Whom did you give the money to. B) Why hadn't you sent the documents'. C) What you had seen in that room. D) How did you find their address. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What you had seen in that room. 49. Convert the following sentence: "I saw your father yesterday, " he said to me. A) He said to me that he saw my father the day before. B) He told me that he had seen my father the previous day. C) He told me that he saw your father the previous day. D) He said to me that he had seen my father yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that he had seen my father the previous day. 50. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The peon said, "I was ringing the bell when it started raining." I-The peon said that he ..... ringing the bell when it ..... raining. A) Had been / started. B) Was / started. C) Had been / had started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been / had started. 51. Change into direct speech!Ucha asked me why i hated her A) Ucha said to me, ''why do you hate her". B) Ucha said to me, ''why do you hate me?'. C) Ucha said to me, ''why do you hated her?'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ucha said to me, ''why do you hate me?'. 52. DS: ..... IS:Sinta asks whether I know him. A) Sinta asks, "do you know him?". B) Sinta asks, "did you know him?". C) Sinta asks, "did you knew him?". D) Sinta asks, "had you known him?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinta asks, "do you know him?". 53. Sofia said my mom, "Can I meet your daughter, Mila, now?" . We know that ..... A) Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila, then. B) Sofia asked my mom if she can meet his daughter, Mila, then. C) Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila, now. D) Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila, then. E) Sofia asked my mom if she can meet her daughter, Mila, then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila, then. 54. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "What a lovely flower is that!" A) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that this is a very lovely flower. B) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that What a lovely flower is that!. C) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that was a very lovely flower. D) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that that was a very lovely flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that that was a very lovely flower. 55. Gary said, "I will go to New York" . A) Gary asked that he would go to New York. B) Gary said that I would go to New York. C) Gary said that he would go to New York. D) Gary said that he would not go to New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gary said that he would go to New York. 56. Leo said, "My friend may come tonight." A) Leo said that his friend might come tonight. B) Leo said that his friend might go tonight. C) Leo said that his friend might come that night. D) Leo said that his friend might go that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leo said that his friend might come that night. 57. Grandfather said, "I saw the ship go down a few years ago." A) Grandfather said that he had seen the ship go down a few years before. B) Grandfather said that I saw the ship go down a few years before. C) Grandfather said he saw the ship go down a few years before. D) Grandfather said that he saw the ship go down a few years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandfather said that he had seen the ship go down a few years before. 58. Which of the following is NOT a rule for converting direct speech to indirect speech? A) Change tenses to the past tense. B) Change time expressions as needed. C) Change pronouns to their corresponding forms. D) Keep the reporting verb in the present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep the reporting verb in the present tense. 59. She said, "My parents are going to Lahore." A) She said that her parents are going to Lahore. B) She said that her parents were going to Lahore. C) She said that her parents had gone to Lahore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that her parents were going to Lahore. 60. My brother said, "We were playing at the park" . A) My brother said they had been playing in the park. B) My brother said they were playing in the park. C) My brother says they are playing in the park. D) My brother said they have been playing in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother said they had been playing in the park. 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