This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She hasn't eaten sushi before. A) She said that she hadn't eaten sushi before. B) She said that hadn't eaten sushi before. C) She said that she hadn't eat sushi before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she hadn't eaten sushi before. 2. Remember to separate direct speech from the person talking A) With a comma. B) With speech marks. C) With a capital letter. D) With a full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a comma. 3. He told me he had to go soon. A) "I had to go soon, " he said. B) "I will go soon, " he said. C) "I have to go soon, " he said. D) "Can I go soon?" he asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I have to go soon, " he said. 4. Mother asked Alan, "Are you going to marry her?" A) Mother asked Alan if he was going to marry her. B) Mother asks Alan if he was going to marry her. C) Mother asks Alan if he is going to marry her. D) Mother asked Alan if he is going to marry her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother asked Alan if he was going to marry her. 5. You said, "I help the poor."Ans. You said that ..... helped the poor. A) I. B) You. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. 6. Tono:He drove his car very fastToni:What did he say?Tina:He said that ..... A) He drove his car very fast. B) He has driven his car very fast. C) He has been driving his car very fast. D) He was driving his car very fast. E) He had driven his car very fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) He had driven his car very fast. 7. "Excuse me, " ..... "Are you Kim Jong Kook?" (Ali) A) Ali enquired. B) Ali enquires. C) Ali enquire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ali enquired. 8. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.Tom asked what time the meeting was. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED SPEECH. 9. My father said to me, "I met your teacher yesterday."Ans. My father said to me that he had met ..... teacher the previous day. A) My. B) His. C) Her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My. 10. Bagaimana cara Anda memisahkan kalimat langsung dengan benar? A) Selalu gunakan titik di akhir kalimat langsung. B) Jangan kapitalisasi kata pertama dari kalimat yang diucapkan. C) Gunakan tanda kutip untuk kata-kata yang diucapkan, kapitalisasi kata pertama, dan gunakan koma atau tanda baca sesuai kebutuhan. D) Gunakan tanda kurung sebagai pengganti tanda kutip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gunakan tanda kutip untuk kata-kata yang diucapkan, kapitalisasi kata pertama, dan gunakan koma atau tanda baca sesuai kebutuhan. 11. He said, " She is here now "Which one is correct? A) He said that she was there now. B) He said that she was there then. C) He said that he is there then. D) He said that he was there then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that she was there then. 12. Jonathan said that he joined the Tiktok Dance Challenge. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 13. He said that he hadn't seen Mary. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 14. "I like Zoom lessons, " ..... Ian. A) Said. B) Said. C) Says. D) Says. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 15. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: "Try your best, " the coach told the team. A) The coach told the team to try their best. B) The coach asked the team to try their best. C) The coach ordered the team to try their best. D) The coach requested the team to try their best. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The coach told the team to try their best. 16. My ring is finally ..... under the bed. A) Finding. B) Find. C) Found. D) Founded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Found. 17. Choose the direct speech that is punctuated correctly. A) "Direct speech is the spoken word or words of the character in a fiction story. explained Dan.". B) "Direct speech is the spoken word or words of the character in a fiction story." explained Dan. C) "Direct speech is the spoken word or words of the character in a fiction story, " explained Dan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Direct speech is the spoken word or words of the character in a fiction story, " explained Dan. 18. Select the correct punctuation sentence. A) "What a beautiful painting? said Meg to her husband. B) "What a beautiful painting" said Meg to her husband. C) Meg said to her husband, "What a beautiful painting!". D) Meg said to her husband "What a beautiful painting!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meg said to her husband, "What a beautiful painting!". 19. You can borrow my car.(allow) A) She allowed that I can borrow her car. B) She allowed borrowing her car. C) She allowed me to borrow her car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She allowed me to borrow her car. 20. Trisha asked me if I had gotten home safely. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 21. Reported speech does not need ..... A) Word. B) Colour. C) Punctuation. D) Speech marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speech marks. 22. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.She said that she could swim when she was four. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED SPEECH. 23. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: "Clean your room, " Mom said to me. A) Mom asked me to clean my room. B) Mom said me to clean my room. C) Mom requested me to clean my room. D) Mom told me to clean my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mom told me to clean my room. 24. Change into direct speech:Frans said to Reyna that she could use his money if she wanted. A) Frans said to Reyna, '' You can use my money if you want.". B) Frans said to Reyna, '' I can use your money if I want.". C) Frans said to Reyna, '' She can use his money if she want.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frans said to Reyna, '' You can use my money if you want.". 25. Mother said, "Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are 18." A) Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18. B) Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18. C) Mother told Gaurav that he could vote only after 18. D) Mother told Gaurav you will be eligible for voting when you are 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18. 26. Where did you get that amazing handbag asked Mrs. Leung A) Where did you get that amazing handbag", "Asked mrs. Leung". B) "Where did you get that amazing handbag?" asked Mrs. Leung. C) "where did you get that amazing handbag" ? asked Mrs. Leung!. D) "Where did you get that amazing handbag!", Asked Mrs. Leung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Where did you get that amazing handbag?" asked Mrs. Leung. 27. Go ahead, drive the car.(encourage) A) She encouraged me to drive the car. B) She encouraged me that I drive the car. C) She encouraged me driving the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She encouraged me to drive the car. 28. When transforming Direct Speech to Reported Speech, what do you need to change? A) Nouns. B) Pronouns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronouns. 29. Decide whether the sentences are written in Active! A) Henry Ford invented the assembly line. B) Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906. C) German is spoken in Austria. D) The bus driver was hurt yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Ford invented the assembly line. 30. Congratulation! You are ..... as the best student this year. A) Chose. B) Choosing. C) Chosen. D) Choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chosen. 31. I have ..... fingers. A) Eight. B) Ten. C) Nine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ten. 32. She told Mark, "Stay here till I come!"She told mark ..... A) To stay there till she come. B) Stay here till I came. C) Stayed here till he came. D) That stayed there till you come. E) To stay here till she came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stay there till she come. 33. Spot the ErrorDirect Speech: "I will finish my homework, " Tom said.Reported Speech:Tom said he will finish his homework. A) Pronoun. B) Article. C) Tense. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tense. 34. Are $\Longrightarrow$ A) Huh????. B) Was. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 35. In Reported Speech, "may" becomes: A) Would. B) Might. C) Was/were going to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 36. Nadia told me that she ..... that film the day before. A) .had watched. B) .watched. C) .would watch. D) .will watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) .had watched. 37. Danna: "Dave has some really bad ideas." A) She said that Dave have some really bad ideas. B) She said that Dave has some really bad ideas. C) She said the Dave had some really bad ideas. D) She said Dave has had some really bad ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said the Dave had some really bad ideas. 38. The Principal said, "Why didn't you attend the flag hoisting ceremony, Anuj?" A) The Principal asked Anuj why didn't he attend the flag hoisting ceremony. B) The Principal asked Anuj why hadn't he attended the flag hoisting ceremony. C) The Principal asked to Anuj why he hadn't attended the flag hoisting ceremony. D) The Principal asked Anuj why he didn't attend the flag hoisting ceremony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Principal asked Anuj why he didn't attend the flag hoisting ceremony. 39. He announced that he would marry next month. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 40. Mama asks, "Are you going to your friend's house?" A) Reported clause. B) Reporting verb. C) Reported verb. D) Reporting clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reported clause. 41. Punctuate the sentence.Have you forgotten she asked A) "Have you forgotten?"she asked. B) "Have you forgotten", she asked. C) "Have you forgotten, "she asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Have you forgotten?"she asked. 42. Please, don't kill me!(beg) A) I begged him not killing me. B) I begged him that he wouldn't kill me. C) I begged him not to kill me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I begged him not to kill me. 43. "It would be nice if I could see you again" (Sunday night) A) He said it would be nice if he could see me again. (sunday night). B) He said it will be nice if he can see me again. (Sunday night). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said it would be nice if he could see me again. (sunday night). 44. Peter said, "Tim went to the Stadium yesterday." A) Peter told me that Tim went to the Stadium yesterday. B) Peter told me that he went to the Stadium yesterday. C) Peter told me that he had gone to the Stadium yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peter told me that he had gone to the Stadium yesterday. 45. "Ice kacang!Bubur cha cha!" ..... A) The hawker shouted. B) The hawker shout. C) Shout the hawker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hawker shouted. 46. He said, "I will call you tomorrow." A) He says that he will call you tomorrow. B) He said that he would call you tomorrow. C) He said that he calls you tomorrow. D) He said that he will be calling you tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would call you tomorrow. 47. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I have finished my homework, " he said. A) He said he has finished his homework. B) He said he had finished his homework. C) He said he had been finishing his homework. D) He said he finishes his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said he had finished his homework. 48. Jesus said his brother was angry.Jesus: ..... A) '' My brother was angry". B) "My brother is angry". C) "He was angry". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "My brother is angry". 49. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.My mother asked me to help her carry that. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED SPEECH. 50. Joyce said, "I will save money to buy my own printer." A) Reporting clause. B) Reported clause. C) Reporting verb. D) Reported verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reporting clause. 51. Mr Dwi said, ..... A) "Don't be late. B) Not to be late. C) Don't be late. D) "Don't be late!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Don't be late!". 52. "Where am I" asked Leon nervously.Is this correct or incorrect? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 53. My dad said" Don't go outside." A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 54. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "She visited Paris last summer, " Tom said. A) Tom said she visits Paris last summer. B) Tom said she had visited Paris the previous summer. C) Tom said she would visit Paris the following summer. D) Tom said she had visited Paris last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said she had visited Paris the previous summer. 55. Where should the comma be placed in the following example? "I would love to" said Ben. A) Before closing speech marks. B) After the word 'said'. C) After the word 'would'. D) After closing speech marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before closing speech marks. 56. Punctuate the sentenceHello the old woman exclaimed A) "Hello, "the old woman exclaimed. B) "Hello", the old woman exclaimed. C) "Hello!"the old woman exclaimed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Hello!"the old woman exclaimed. 57. Bagaimana cara mengubah perintah dalam kalimat langsung menjadi kalimat tidak langsung? A) Ubah tenses tetapi tetap sama pada kata ganti. B) Gunakan kata kerja pelapor, sesuaikan kata ganti dan tenses, dan hilangkan tanda kutip. C) Tambahkan tanda baca ekstra tanpa mengubah struktur. D) Gunakan hanya tanda kutip dan tidak ada kata kerja pelapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gunakan kata kerja pelapor, sesuaikan kata ganti dan tenses, dan hilangkan tanda kutip. 58. 'Unless you hurry, you will be late, ' said Paliswa. What is wrong with this sentence? A) There shouldn't be a gap after the first comma. B) There shouldn't be a space after hurry. C) The first comma should be a semi-colon. D) The first comma should be a colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There shouldn't be a space after hurry. 59. Michael:" I like playing soccer" .Michael said ..... A) He liked played soccer. B) He liked playing soccer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He liked playing soccer. 60. "I am going to Australia, " said Maria. A) Maria said that she was going to Victoria. B) Maria said that she were going to Victoria. C) Maria said that she would be going to Victoria. D) Maria said that she is going to Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria said that she was going to Victoria. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect Speech Quiz 2Direct Speech Quiz 3Direct Speech Quiz 4Direct Speech Quiz 5Direct Speech Quiz 6Direct Speech Quiz 7Direct Speech Quiz 8Direct Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books