This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Indirect Speech Transformation – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz 5 (40 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Please wait for me at the bus stop. A) Endy told me to waiting her at the bus stop. B) Endy told me waited for me at the bus stop that time. C) Endy told me waited for her at the bus stop that time. D) Endy told me to wait for her at the bus stop that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endy told me to wait for her at the bus stop that time. 2. Which of the following sentences is an example of indirect speech with an imperative sentence? A) She asked, "Can you pass me the salt?". B) She asked if I am coming to the party. C) She asked me to pass her the salt. D) She asked, "Are you coming to the party?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me to pass her the salt. 3. Mr Toha said, ''how can you do that" A) Mr Toha asked how i can do that. B) Mr Toha asked how you can do that. C) Mr Toha asked how i could do that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr Toha asked how i could do that. 4. He said "I am playing with my friend" .Direct or Indirect? A) Indirect. B) Direct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 5. Sulayman said, "I attacked the monster with my sharp sword." Which among the following is the correct reported speech for this? A) Sulayman said that he had attacked the monster with his sharp sword. B) Sulayman said that he attacked the monster with his sharp sword. C) Sulayman said that we had attacked the monster with my sharp sword. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulayman said that he had attacked the monster with his sharp sword. 6. Don't turn off the light now.The indirect speech is ..... A) He told me didn't turn off the light at now. B) He told me didn't turn off the light at that time. C) He told me don't turn off the light at that time. D) He told me not to turn off the light at that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He told me not to turn off the light at that time. 7. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "These are very confusing questions." A) Sudha complained Ramesh that these were very confusing questions. B) Sudha tells Ramesh that those were very confusing questions. C) Sudha told Ramesh that these are very confusing questions. D) Sudha complained to Ramesh that those were very confusing questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sudha complained to Ramesh that those were very confusing questions. 8. I asked my friend, "How do you go to school?" I wanted to know ..... A) If she goes to school. B) How she went to school. C) If she went to school. D) How she goes to school. E) How I go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How she went to school. 9. He said, "Get out of my house immediately." A) He told me that I get out of his house immediately. B) He told me to get out of his house immediately. C) He told me to get out of my house immediately. D) He said that I got out of his house immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me to get out of his house immediately. 10. "Whom should I call tomorrow?", Nathan asked Angel A) Nathan asked Angel whom should he call the day after. B) Nathan asked Angel whom he should have called the day after. C) Nathan asked Angel whom he should call the day after. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nathan asked Angel whom he should have called the day after. 11. "Tasya might sleep in my room, " he said to me. A) He said that Tasya might have slept in his room. B) He said to me that Tasya might sleep in his room. C) He said to me that Tasya might be sleeping in his room. D) He said that Tasya might slept in his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said to me that Tasya might sleep in his room. 12. Mrs. Irma asked, " How long did you have an english course yesterday? A) Mrs.Irma said that How long I done an English course the previous day. B) Mrs.Irma said that How long I had done an English course the previous day. C) Mrs.Irma said How long I had done an English course the previous day. D) Mrs.Irma said How long She had done an English course the previous day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs.Irma said How long I had done an English course the previous day. 13. Direct:The teacher said, "Don't talk during the test." Indirect:The teacher told us ..... A) We don't talk during the test. B) Not to talk during the test. C) To talk during the test. D) We should talk during the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to talk during the test. 14. Choose the correct option:The General said, "Bravo! Well done, my soldiers" . A) The General applauded his soldiers for their excellent job. B) The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well. C) The General told the soldiers that they had done well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well. 15. She said, '' I study in BASS" A) She said that she had studied in BASS. B) She said that she studies in BASS. C) She said if she studied in BASS. D) She said that she studied in BASS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she studied in BASS. 16. Mr. David wanted to know, "How does your father go to the office today, Laura?" A) Mr. David wanted to know how his (Mr. David) father went to the office that day. B) Mr. David wanted to know how her (Laura) father went to the office that day. C) Mr. David wanted to know how her (Laura) father goes to the office today. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. David wanted to know how her (Laura) father went to the office that day. 17. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The old woman always tells me, "I will do whatever it takes to remain healthy." I-The old woman always tells me that she ..... whatever it takes to remain healthy. A) Would do. B) Will do. C) Does. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will do. 18. While changing from direct to indirect speech, we need to change the following- A) Tenses & pronouns. B) Add 'that', tenses, pronouns & few words. C) Tenses, pronouns & few words. D) Tenses & few words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add 'that', tenses, pronouns & few words. 19. I'm going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow. A) She said she is going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day. B) She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day. C) She said she was going to meet my penpal for the first time tomorrow. D) She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she was going to meet her penpal for the first time the next day. 20. He told her, "I want to meet your father." A) He told her that I want to meet her father. B) He told her that he want to meet her father. C) He told her that he wanted to meet her father. D) He told her that I want to met her father. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He told her that he wanted to meet her father. 21. Miftahul said Dwi, "Will you marry me?" A) Miftahul asked Dwi if she would marry him. B) Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry him. C) Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry her. 22. In Indirect Speech, we make the following changes- A) Change the speaker's words & keep the quotation marks. B) Keep the speaker's words & drop the quotation marks. C) Drop the quotation marks. D) Change the speaker's words & drop the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change the speaker's words & drop the quotation marks. 23. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "I have completed my work and you?" A) Sudha told Ramesh that he has completed his work and asked about Sudha. B) Sudha told Ramesh that she had completed her work and asked about Ramesh. C) Sudha told Ramesh that he has completed my work and asked about Ramesh. D) Sudha told to Ramesh that I have completed my work and you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sudha told Ramesh that she had completed her work and asked about Ramesh. 24. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "We shall do more practice for the upcoming exams." A) Sudha told Ramesh that they shall do more practice for the upcoming exams. B) Sudha told Ramesh that they would did more practice for the upcoming exams. C) Sudha told Ramesh that they would do more practice for the upcoming exams. D) Sudha told Ramesh that they would do more practice for the previous exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sudha told Ramesh that they would do more practice for the upcoming exams. 25. Dad interrogated me, "What is it?" A) Dad interrogated me what is it. B) Dad interrogated me what it was. C) Dad interrogated me what was it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dad interrogated me what it was. 26. "How are you?" Susan asked me A) Susan asked me how I am. B) Susan asked me how I was. C) Susan asked me how am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Susan asked me how I was. 27. Tina said Eko, "why May you give the permitting to them to take all?" . What did Tina say to Eko ..... A) Tina said Eko why you 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 he might have given the permitting to them to take all. D) Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tina said Eko why she might give the permitting to them to take all. 28. 1) "He works in a bank." she said A) She said that he works in a bank. B) She said that he work in a bar. C) She say that he works in a bank. D) She said that he worked in a bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that he worked in a bank. 29. He said to his sister, "Don't go there." A) He forbade his sister to go there. B) He asked his sister to go there. C) He commanded his sister to go there. D) He forbade his sister not to go there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He forbade his sister to go there. 30. She said, "I have already been teaching for five minutes."She said that ..... A) She already been teaching for five minutes. B) I had already been teaching for five minutes. C) I had already been teaching for five minutes. D) She had already been teaching for five minutes. E) She has already been teaching for five minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had already been teaching for five minutes. 31. He said, "I love my parents." A) He said that he loved his parents. B) He said that he love his parents. C) He said that I loved my parents. D) He said he loved him parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he loved his parents. 32. They said:"The house was built last year." A) They said that the house was built the year before. B) They said that the house had been built the year before. C) They said that the house has been built last year. D) They said that the house was built last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that the house had been built the year before. 33. Which of the following is an example of a sentence where you don't need to change the tense when converting from direct to indirect speech? A) She said, "I am reading a book.". B) She said, "I will visit you tomorrow.". C) She said, "I have been studying all day.". D) She said, "I can cook.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said, "I can cook.". 34. Direct:He said, "I have finished my project." Indirect:He said that ..... A) He had finished his project. B) He has finished his project. C) He is finishing his project. D) He would finish his project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had finished his project. 35. Helen said Jono, "May I borrow your dictionary tomorrow?" .What did Helen say to Jono ..... ? A) Helen said Jono if/whether she might borrowed her dictionary the following day. B) Helen said Jono to borrow her dictionary tomorrow. C) Helen said Jono to borrow her dictionary the following day. D) Helen said Jono if/whether he might borrow her dictionary the following day. E) Helen said Jono whether she might borrow her dictionary the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Helen said Jono whether she might borrow her dictionary the following day. 36. D-Shyam said, " When will we finish yesterday's homework, Anil?" I-Shyam asked Anil when they would finish ..... homework. A) The previous day's. B) That very day's. C) The following day's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The previous day's. 37. Mother wanted to know, "What do you eat, Hana?" A) Mother wanted to know what mother ate. B) Mother wanted to know what Hana ( she ) eats. C) Mother wanted to know what Hana ( she ) ate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother wanted to know what Hana ( she ) ate. 38. The students said that they had created their comics strip using Pixton website. Which among the following is the correct direct speech for this? A) The students said, "They created their comics strip using Pixton website.". B) The students said, "We had created our comics strip using Pixton website.". C) The students said, "We created our comics strip using Pixton website.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students said, "We created our comics strip using Pixton website.". 39. Ekko said Yuni, "what could you do for your future?" . What did Ekko say Yuni ..... A) Ekko said Yuni what could you have done for your future. B) Ekko said Yuni what she could have done for her future. C) Ekko said Yuni what he could have done for his future. D) Ekko said Yuni what you could have do for your future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ekko said Yuni what she could have done for her future. 40. Jenny said, "I will be feeding my dog" . A) Jenny said that she would feed her dog. B) Jenny said that she would be feeding her dog. C) Jenny says that she would feed her dog. D) Jenny said that she would have been feeding her dog. 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