This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Indirect Speech Transformation – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "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. 2. Lola:'We want to see the Eiffel Tower today.' A) Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower this 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 we wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day. 3. 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 their interview test. B) She was happy about our interview test. C) She was happy about my interview test. D) She is happy about her interview test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was happy about our interview test. 4. 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 Would he come to his home. C) Riza said Denny whether he Would have come to his home. D) Riza said Denny if he Would have come to her home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Riza said Denny if he Would have come to her home. 5. "I didn't like milk as a child." My sister told me that ..... A) She not liked milk as a child. B) She had hated milk as a child. C) She didn't like milk as a child. D) She had hated milk as a child. E) She had not liked milk as a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She had not liked milk as a child. 6. Sulena asked Tito, "might you spend the holiday in Jogjakrta last month?" . We can conclude that ..... A) Sulena asked Tito to you might spend the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. B) Sulena asked Tito that he might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta last month before. C) Sulena asked Tito if she might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. D) Sulena asked Tito whether she might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulena asked Tito if she might have spent the holiday in Jogjakrta the month before. 7. Citizens met and voted at the ..... A) 7-11. B) Temple. C) Pnyx. D) Agora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pnyx. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. They wanted to know where ..... her holiday A) She will spend. B) She is going to spend. C) Is she spending. D) Would she spend. E) She was going to spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She was going to spend. 12. 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. 13. When converting a direct question to indirect speech, which word should you use to introduce the reported question? A) When. B) That. C) Why. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 14. They said, "We have seen Red Fort" . A) They said that we had seen Red Fort. B) They said that they had seen Red Fort. C) They said that they saw Red Fort. D) They said that they has seen Red Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that they had seen Red Fort. 15. "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. 16. 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 today. C) She said that they would have dinner with us that day. 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. 17. 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. 18. Sung said, "You must have dinner with me." A) Sung said that I must have dinner with him. B) Sung said that I had to have dinner with him. C) Sung said that I must have had dinner with him. D) Sung said that you had to have dinner with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sung said that I had to have dinner with him. 19. 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. 20. Convert the following sentence:David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow." A) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow. B) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place tomorrow. C) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day. D) David told Anna that Mona will be leaving for her native place tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place tomorrow. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Convert into indirect speech. She said: "Robert Burns wrote poems" A) She said that Robert Burns had written poems. B) She said that Robert Burns writes poems. C) She said that Robert Burns has written poems. D) She said that Robert Burns wrote poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that Robert Burns had written poems. 24. Joshua said Sindy, "could you send the letter yesterday?" . What did Joshua say Sindy ..... A) Joshua said Sindy that he could send the letter the day before. B) Joshua said Sindy whether he could have sent the letter the day before. C) Joshua said Sindy she could have sent the letter yesterday. 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. 25. In indirect speech, which conjunction is commonly used to introduce questions? A) Because. B) That. C) So. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 26. Ds: ..... IS:She asked if I collected the English project. A) She asked, '' have you collected the English project?". B) She asked, '' had you collected the English project?". C) She asked, '' did you collect the English project?". D) She asked, '' do you collect the English project?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked, '' do you collect the English project?". 27. 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. 28. What is the correct indirect speech form for the sentence: "He said, 'I have finished my homework." ' A) He said that he is finishing his homework. B) He said that he finished his homework. C) He said that he had finished his homework. D) He says that he finishes his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had finished his homework. 29. 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. 30. Which of the following sentences requires a change in modal verbs when transformed into indirect speech? A) She said, "I will visit the museum.". B) She said, "I can help you.". C) She said, "I may come to the party.". D) She said, "I must finish my homework.". 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