This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Indirect Speech Transformation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Maria said, "It's my car." A) Maria said that it was her car. B) Maria said that it was my car. C) Maria said that it is my car. D) Maria said that it is her car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria said that it was her car. 2. What is the indirect speech form for the sentence: "He said, 'I will come if I have time." ' A) He said that he will come if he has time. B) He said that he would come if he had time. C) He says that he will come if he has time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would come if he had time. 3. "What is your surname, Lea?"I asked Lea ..... A) If Lea was her surename. B) What her surename was. C) That Lea was her surname. D) Whether her surname was Lea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What her surename was. 4. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A) He said that the sun rose in the east and sets in the west. B) He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. C) He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. D) He said that the sun rise in the east and set in the west. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 5. Select the indirect object.They got her a snack. A) They. B) Snack. C) Got. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her. 6. Mr.Budi told Toni, '' Put your bag in the locker and Don't forget to lock it '' A) Mr.Budi told Toni that to put his bag in the locker and not to forget to lock it". B) Mr.Budi told Toni to put him bag in the locker and not to forget to lock it. C) Mr.Budi told Toni to put his bag in the locker and don't forget to lock it. D) Mr.Budi told Toni to put his bag in the locker and not to forget to lock it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr.Budi told Toni to put his bag in the locker and not to forget to lock it. 7. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D- "The train is leaving the platform slowly, " said Mihir to Sunil.I-Mihir told Sunil that the train ..... the platform slowly. A) Was leaving. B) Is leaving. C) Left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was leaving. 8. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-Mihir says, "I will watch a very interesting movie next Sunday." I-Mihir says that he ..... a very interesting movie the following Sunday. A) Would watch. B) Watch. C) Will watch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would watch. 9. Convert the following sentence:Dad said, "You should tidy up your rooms now." A) Dad said they should tidy up their rooms then. B) Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms now. C) Dad said that they should tidy up your rooms then. D) Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms then. 10. Did they eat out together yesterday? A) He asked me if they had eaten out yesterday. B) He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before. C) He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before. D) He asked me if they have eaten out together the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before. 11. I said, "I have been learning Grammar for 2 hours" . A) I said that I had been learning Grammar for 2 hours. B) I said that she had been learning Grammar for 2 hours. C) I said that I have been learning Grammar for 2 hours. D) I said that he had been learning Grammar for 2 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I said that I had been learning Grammar for 2 hours. 12. Figo says, "I love Tamara." A) Figo says that I love Tamara. B) Figo says that he loves Tamara. C) Figo says that I loved Tamara. D) Figo says that he loved Tamara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figo says that he loves Tamara. 13. He told me "I begin to understand the concept of biodiversity." A) He told me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. B) He wanted to know if he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. C) He asked me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. D) He told me that I began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. E) He told me that he begin to understand the concept of Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that he began to understand the concept of Biodiversity. 14. D-Mina said, "Are you coming here tomorrow, Vinita?" I-Mina asked Vinita if she was going ..... A) Here that day. B) There the next day. C) Here on next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There the next day. 15. Direct:She said, "I am going to the market now." Indirect:She said that ..... A) She was going to the market at that moment. B) She has been going to the market at that time. C) She will go to the market at that time. D) She is going to the market now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was going to the market at that moment. 16. She said, "I can help you tomorrow." A) She said that she will help me tomorrow. B) She said that she could help me the next day. C) She said that she would help me the next day. D) She said that she could help me tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she could help me the next day. 17. Your friend has just left. A) He told me that my friend has just left. B) He told me that my friend had just left. C) He told me that my friend have just left. D) He told me that your friend had just left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that my friend had just left. 18. He said:"I lived in London last year. '' A) He said that he has lived in London the year before. B) He said that he lived in London the year before. C) He said that he had lived in London the year before. D) He said that he had lived in London last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had lived in London the year before. 19. I said to my nephew, "Open the door." A) I ordered my nephew to open the door. B) I said to my nephew to open the door. C) I say my nephew to open the door. D) I asked to my nephew not to open the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I ordered my nephew to open the door. 20. Fill in the blanks and complete the following Inirect Speech Sentence:.Ramita said that she ..... (come) with him for a movie. (Future Perfect Tense). (a) A) A. would have come. B) Will have come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. would have come. 21. He said to his friend, "Please come to my house." A) He said his friend to come to his house. B) He asked his friend to come to his house. C) He commands his friend to come to his house. D) He ordered his friend to come to his house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked his friend to come to his house. 22. Luke said, "I can improve my English by practicing a lot with my friends." He said that ..... A) He could improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends. B) He can improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends. C) I can improve my English by practicing a lot with his friends. D) He could improve my English by practicing a lot with his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He could improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends. 23. "You should forget me, " Andik told Maudy. A) Andik told Maudy that she should forget him. B) Andik told Maudy that she should have forgotten him. C) Andik told Maudy that you should forget me. D) Andik told Maudy that he should forget her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andik told Maudy that she should forget him. 24. Choose the compound direct object.I gathered a hammer, nails, and glue. A) I. B) Gathered. C) Hammer, nails, and glue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hammer, nails, and glue. 25. D- " Did you have lunch with Suyash at this restaurant yesterday? " Paresh asked Vishal. I-Paresh asked Vishal if he had had lunch with Suyash at ..... A) This restaurant the last day. B) That restaurant the following day. C) That restaurant the previous day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That restaurant the previous day. 26. Which of the following is an example of a reporting verb used for indirect speech that conveys doubt or uncertainty? A) Stated. B) Claimed. C) Declared. D) Wondered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wondered. 27. Direct:John asked, "Will you help me with my homework?" Indirect:John asked if ..... A) I had helped him with his homework. B) I could help him with his homework. C) I would help him with his homework. D) I can help him with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I would help him with his homework. 28. DS:Ando said to Syamsul ''When do you go to Banjarmasin?" A) Ando said to Syamsul When he went to Banjarmasin. B) Ando said to Syamsul When do you go to Banjarmasin. C) Ando said to Syamsul When he goes to Banjarmasin. D) Ando said to Syamsul When did you go to Banjarmasin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ando said to Syamsul When he went to Banjarmasin. 29. "She is my best friend, " Faiz said to Fida. A) Faiz said to Fida that she is my best friend. B) Faiz said to Fida that she is his best friend. C) Faiz said to Fida that she was my best friend. D) Faiz said to Fida that she was his best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faiz said to Fida that she was his best friend. 30. "I work in a big hospital in Rome." A) He said that he works in a big hospital in Rome. B) He said that I worked in a big hospital in Rome. C) He said that he worked in a big hospital in Rome. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he worked in a big hospital in Rome. 31. Lola:'We want to see the Eiffel Tower today.' A) Lola said we wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day. B) Lola said they have wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day. C) Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day. D) Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower this day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day. 32. Ingrid: "I am happy about our interview test."Sudono:Why is Ingrid so happy? Did she tell anything to you?Rachel:Yes, she said ..... Sudono:I see. A) She is happy about her interview test. B) She was happy about our interview test. C) She is happy about their interview test. D) She was happy about my interview test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was happy about our interview test. 33. Riza said Denny, "Would you come to my home?" . We can conclude that ..... A) Riza said Denny that she Would come to her hom. B) Riza said Denny whether he Would have come to his home. C) Riza said Denny if he Would have come to her home. D) Riza said Denny Would he come to his home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riza said Denny if he Would have come to her home. 34. "I didn't like milk as a child." My sister told me that ..... A) She had hated milk as a child. B) She not liked milk as a child. C) She had not liked milk as a child. D) She had hated milk as a child. E) She didn't like milk as a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had not liked milk as a child. 35. Sulena asked Tito, "might you spend the holiday in Jogjakrta last month?" . We can conclude that ..... A) Sulena asked Tito if she might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. B) Sulena asked Tito whether she might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. C) Sulena asked Tito that he might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta last month before. D) Sulena asked Tito to you might spend the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulena asked Tito if she might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. 36. Citizens met and voted at the ..... A) Agora. B) Temple. C) 7-11. D) Pnyx. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pnyx. 37. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "You are my best friend and will remain so." A) Sudha told Ramesh that he was her best friend and would remain so. B) Sudha told Ramesh that he is her best friend and will remain so. C) Sudha told Ramesh that You are my best and will remain so. D) Sudha told Ramesh that he is her best friend and would remain so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sudha told Ramesh that he was her best friend and would remain so. 38. Choose the direct object.Papa is herding cattle. A) Papa. B) Herding. C) Cattle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cattle. 39. D-Gita said, " Why are there no birds anywhere today?" I-Gita wanted to know why there were no birds ..... A) Nowhere that day. B) Anywhere this day. C) Anywhere that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anywhere that day. 40. They wanted to know where ..... her holiday A) She is going to spend. B) She was going to spend. C) She will spend. D) Would she spend. E) Is she spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was going to spend. 41. Frans asked his sister, "When will you take my bicycle?" A) Frans asked his sister when she would take his bicycle. B) Frans asked his sister when he would take her bicycle. C) Frans asked his sister when she will take his bicycle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frans asked his sister when she would take his bicycle. 42. When converting a direct question to indirect speech, which word should you use to introduce the reported question? A) When. B) Why. C) That. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 43. They said, "We have seen Red Fort" . A) They said that they has seen Red Fort. B) They said that they had seen Red Fort. C) They said that we had seen Red Fort. D) They said that they saw Red Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that they had seen Red Fort. 44. "Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?" A) She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment. B) She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment. C) She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment. 45. She said:"They will have dinner with us today." A) She said that they will have dinner with us today. B) She said that they would have dinner with us that day. C) She said that they would have dinner with us today. D) She said that they have dinner with us that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that they have dinner with us that day. 46. Aurelia said, "where can I buy a hat?" . A) Aurelia said where she could bought a hat. B) Aurelia said where she could have bought a hat. C) Aurelia said where she could buy a hat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurelia said where she could buy a hat. 47. Sung said, "You must have dinner with me." A) Sung said that I must have dinner with him. B) Sung said that I must have had dinner with him. C) Sung said that I had to have dinner with him. D) Sung said that you had to have dinner with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sung said that I had to have dinner with him. 48. One characteristic of democracy is that A) By law, citizens are required to vote. B) The government is accountable to the people. C) Only property owners have a say in decision making. D) Social standing determines a person's level of influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The government is accountable to the people. 49. Convert the following sentence:David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow." A) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day. B) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow. C) David told Anna that Mona will be leaving for her native place tomorrow. D) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place tomorrow. 50. In indirect speech, which of the following is true about reporting verbs and pronouns in reported questions? A) Reporting verbs and pronouns remain the same as in the direct question. B) Reporting verbs change, but pronouns remain the same as in the direct question. C) Reporting verbs remain the same, but pronouns change. D) Both reporting verbs and pronouns change from the direct question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reporting verbs remain the same, but pronouns change. 51. Convert into indirect speech. We said: "We shall come tomorrow." A) We said that we shall came tomorrow. B) We said that we should come tomorrow. C) We said that we should come the following day. D) We said that we shall come next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We said that we should come the following day. 52. Convert into indirect speech. She said: "Robert Burns wrote poems" A) She said that Robert Burns writes poems. B) She said that Robert Burns had written poems. C) She said that Robert Burns wrote poems. D) She said that Robert Burns has written poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that Robert Burns had written poems. 53. Joshua said Sindy, "could you send the letter yesterday?" . What did Joshua say Sindy ..... A) Joshua said Sindy whether he could have sent the letter the day before. B) Joshua said Sindy she could have sent the letter yesterday. C) Joshua said Sindy that he could send the letter the day before. D) Joshua said Sindy if she could have sent the letter the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joshua said Sindy if she could have sent the letter the day before. 54. In indirect speech, which conjunction is commonly used to introduce questions? A) That. B) Because. C) So. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 55. Ds: ..... IS:She asked if I collected the English project. A) She asked, '' had you collected the English project?". B) She asked, '' have you collected the English project?". C) She asked, '' do you collect the English project?". D) She asked, '' did you collect the English project?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked, '' do you collect the English project?". 56. Tina said Eko, "why May you give the permitting to them to take all?" . A) Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all. B) Tina said Eko why he might give the permitting to them to take all. C) Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all. 57. What is the correct indirect speech form for the sentence: "He said, 'I have finished my homework." ' A) He said that he finished his homework. B) He says that he finishes his homework. C) He said that he is finishing his homework. D) He said that he had finished his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he had finished his homework. 58. D- " When can we go to meet Grandpa this month?" Asha said to her brother.I-Asha asked her brother when they could go to meet Grandpa ..... A) This month. B) That month. C) The next month. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That month. 59. Which of the following sentences requires a change in modal verbs when transformed into indirect speech? A) She said, "I can help you.". B) She said, "I must finish my homework.". C) She said, "I will visit the museum.". D) She said, "I may come to the party.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said, "I can help you.". 60. Debora said, "I have completed the task" . A) Debora said that she have completed the task. B) Debora said that she had completed the task. C) Debora said that she has completed the task. D) Debora said that she would complete the task. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debora said that she had completed the task. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 1Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 3Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 4Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 5Direct And Indirect Speech QuizDirect Speech QuizIndirect Commands QuizIndirect Speech Strategies Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books