This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify whether the following sentence is direct speech or indirect speech:-Sita said that she had done her homework. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) None. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 2. Which is NOT a direct speech? A) Farah said, "I am going to the party.". B) Alex said that his mother came from Dubai the previous day. C) "I prefer coffee, " Tony said. D) Emily said, "I feel I have fever.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alex said that his mother came from Dubai the previous day. 3. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.Rule to remember:(Pronoun) We have to change the pronouns to keep the same meaning of a sentence. "We are the best students, " he said. A) He said they had been the best students. B) He said they are the best students. C) He said they were the best students. D) He said they will be the best students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said they were the best students. 4. Direct speech:Siska said, "Where do you live? "Indirect speech: ..... A) "Where did I live? ". B) Siska said that where I live. C) She tells me something. D) Siska asked where I lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siska asked where I lived. 5. Sally commented that she had travelled to Rome twice the previous year. A) 'I travel to Rome twice'. B) 'I would travel to Rome twice this year'. C) 'I travelled to Rome twice last year'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I travelled to Rome twice last year'. 6. They said, "We are veterans." A) They said that they were veterans. B) They said that they are veterans. C) They said that we were veterans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they were veterans. 7. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.Rule to remember:Past Tense in the direct becomes Past Perfect or remains unchanged.Angel said, "I brought a pen yesterday" . A) Angel said that she had been buying a pen the day before. B) Angel said that she will buy a pen the day before. C) Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before. (I.S). D) Angel said that she has bought a pen the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before. (I.S). 8. Convert the following sentence into reported speech:The policeman said to the boy, "Where do you live? " A) "Where do you live? " , the policeman asked the boy. B) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. C) The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. 9. She said, "Do you like coffee? " A) She asked if I did like coffee. B) She asked I liked coffee. C) She asked if I liked coffee. D) She asked if I like coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked if I liked coffee. 10. Sonia said, "What an excellent idea!" . Convert the sentence into indirect speech A) Sonia said to me it is an excellent idea. B) Sonia said to me it is an excellent idea. C) Sonia exclaimed to me what an excellent it was. D) Sonia exclaimed at the idea to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sonia exclaimed to me what an excellent it was. 11. True or False | "indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not always use the person's actual words." A) True. B) False. C) None of above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. "Help me carry this bag!" The woman asked me ..... A) To help her carry that bag. B) To help her carry this bag. C) To help him carry this bag. D) Helps her carry that bag. E) Helped her carry this bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help her carry that bag. 13. Punctuate this sentence correctly.Have you forgotten she asked A) "Have you forgotten, " she asked. B) "Have you forgotten? " she asked. C) "Have you forgotten" , she asked. D) "Have you forgotten, " she asked?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Have you forgotten? " she asked. 14. Change the sentences using Reported Speech and the correct form of the verbs given. "Will the school take us on another outing this year? " Jerry asked his friends. (want to know) A) Jerry wants to knew whether the school would take them to another outing that year. B) Jerry wanted to know if the school would take them to another outing that year. C) Jerry wanted to know if the school will take them to another outing that year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jerry wanted to know if the school would take them to another outing that year. 15. The teacher ; " Collect your book!"The teacher asked the students ..... A) Not to collect the book. B) Collect the book. C) To collect the book. D) Not collect the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To collect the book. 16. Rewrite the given sentences using reported speech.He said, "I live in the city center." A) He said that I live in the city center. B) He said that he lived in the city center. C) He said, "He lives in city center.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he lived in the city center. 17. Give this sentence punctuation:Ill be back home soon Jim shouted to his mum. A) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his mom. B) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his mum. C) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his Mum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his mum. 18. Direct Speech:He said, "I work from 9 to 10" . Indirect Speech: ..... A) He said that he works from 9 to 10. B) He said that I worked from 9 to 10. C) He said that I work from 9 to 10. D) He said that he worked from 9 to 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he worked from 9 to 10. 19. It is a sentence that expresses the content of a statement without quoting just like what is done in direct speech. A) Dependent clause. B) Indirect (or Reported) speech. C) Direct speech. D) Dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect (or Reported) speech. 20. Direct speech: "My dad is going on a business trip to Paris next weekend, " Harry said.Reported speech:Harry said that ..... dad ..... on a business trip to Paris ..... weekend. A) His/ was going/ the next. B) My/ went/ the last. C) Your/ had gone/ the following. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His/ was going/ the next. 21. Mom said, " I will make dinner when we reach home"Change into direct speech. A) Mom said that she would make dinner when they got back home. B) Mom said she will make dinner when she gets back home. C) Mom said she will be making dinner when we came back home. D) Mom said we can make dinner when we get back home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mom said that she would make dinner when they got back home. 22. Bill asked Helen, "Please give this book to your sister today." A) Bill asked Helen that she gives this book to your sister today. B) Bill asked Helen that she would give that book to her sister today. C) Bill asked Helen to give that book to her sister that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill asked Helen to give that book to her sister that day. 23. "I do my homework." Susi Susanti said A) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework. B) Susi Susanti said that I did my homework. C) Susi Susanti said that she had done her homework. D) Susi Susanti said that she do her homework. E) Susi Susanti said she did her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework. 24. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:Present Continuous in the direct becomes Past Continuous.)Jeeya said, "I am going to church" . A) Jeeya said that I was going to church. B) Jeeya said that she went to church. C) Jeeya said that she will go to church. D) Jeeya said that she was going to church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jeeya said that she was going to church. 25. Choose the correct Indirect speech A) "What is your name? " he asked me. B) Peter asked John why he was so late. C) Peter said to John, "Why are you so late? ". D) "How old is your mother? " , he asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter asked John why he was so late. 26. Cinta:" Do you bring the book? "Cinta asked me if I ..... the book A) Has brought. B) Had brought. C) Would brought. D) Brought. E) Bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brought. 27. Carol to John:'Can you swim? ' A) Carol asked John if he can swim. B) Carol asked John if they could swim. C) Carol asked John if he could swim. D) Carol asked John if I could swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carol asked John if he could swim. 28. Cinta:" Did you tell the truth? "Cinta asked me If I ..... the truth A) Tells. B) Tell. C) Told. D) Had told. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had told. 29. The teacher said to her, "Will you jointhe contest? " A) The teacher inquired if she joins the contest. B) The teacher inquired if she will join the contest. C) The teacher inquired if she would join the contest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher inquired if she would join the contest. 30. He said, "run quickly" in imperative sentence changes to ..... A) He ordered to run quickly. B) He ordered. C) He said to run. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ordered to run quickly. 31. "I'll do the washing-up later." A) She said I'll do the washing-up later. B) She said she will do the washing-up later. C) She said that she would do the washing-up later. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would do the washing-up later. 32. She said, "I am working in a hospital." Change the sentence to reported speech. A) She told me that I was working in a hospital. B) She told me that she was working in a hospital. C) She told, I was working in a hospital. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me that she was working in a hospital. 33. "They would help if they could." A) She said they will help if they could. B) She said that they would help if they could. C) She said they could help if they could. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that they would help if they could. 34. Change to reported speech. Noora said A) "These shoes don't fit me.". B) "These shoes are mine.". C) "These shoes are not mine.". D) That those shoes didn't fit her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That those shoes didn't fit her. 35. The teacher ..... me to complete my work on time A) Told. B) Order. C) Request. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 36. "My friends are having dinner" , said Manish.Convert into reported speech. A) Manish said his friends were having dinner. B) Manish told about his friends' dinner. C) Manish said his friends are having dinner. D) Manish and his friends were having dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manish said his friends were having dinner. 37. Which is the correct way to change this to direct speech? Simon asked me what my favourite colour was. A) Simon asked, "What's your favourite colour? ". B) Simon asks, "What's your favourite colour? ". C) Simon asked, "What's your favourite colour.". D) Simon asked, Whats your favourite colour.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simon asked, "What's your favourite colour? ". 38. What is the tense that a Simple Present tense sentence converts to? (When converting a sentence from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech) A) Simple Past. B) Past Continuous. C) Past Perfect. D) Past Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past. 39. Kuldip said "I was writing a letter yesterday." A) Kuldip said that he had written a letter before that day. B) Kuldip said that he wrote a letter the day before. C) Kuldip said that he had been writing a letter before that day. D) Kuldip said that he was writing a letter the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kuldip said that he had been writing a letter before that day. 40. Change this to direct speech:Mariam said her father is a dentist. A) Mariam said, "My father is a dentist.". B) Mariam said "My father is a dentist" . C) Mariam says "Her father is a dentist.". D) Mariam said, "Her father is a dentist" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mariam said, "My father is a dentist.". 41. "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived." A) She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. B) She said i had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. C) She said that she has been waiting for the bus when he arrived. D) She said I was waiting for the bus when he arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. 42. He said, "I am a man. "Which of the following is the indirect form of the statement. A) He said that he was a man. B) He said that he is a man. C) He said that I am a man. D) He said that I was a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he is a man. 43. (Convert all the sentences given in the Quiz to Indirect speech)John said, "I love this town." A) John said that he love this town. B) John said that he loved this town. C) John said that he loved that town. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John said that he loved that town. 44. Meera said to Ramesh, "I will go there tomorrow. "Change into indirect speech A) Meera said to Ramesh, " that she will go there tomorrow. B) Meera told that she will go there tomorrow. C) Meera said that she will go there tomorrow. D) Meera told Ramesh that she would go there the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meera told Ramesh that she would go there the next day. 45. Direct Speech:She said, "I will go to the market" . Indirect Speech: ..... A) She said that I would go to the market. B) She said that she will go to the market. C) She said that she would go to the market. D) She said that I will go to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would go to the market. 46. She said, " I will call you." A) She said that I will call you. B) She said that she would call me. C) She said that she will call me. D) She said that she may call me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she would call me. 47. What is missing in the sentence below? The teacher said, "we will meet online at 7:30 am." A) A capital letter. B) Quotation marks. C) A question mark. D) An exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An exclamation mark. 48. Ravi said, ' I will finish my work by next week"Change into reported speech. A) Ravi said that he would finish his work by next week. B) Ravi said that he would finish his work by the following week. C) Ravi told me he will finish his work. D) Ravi will finish his work next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ravi said that he would finish his work by the following week. 49. Diana:" I went to Bali last month. "Diana said that she ..... A) Goes to Bali last month. B) Had gone to Bali the month before. C) Had gone to Bali last month. D) Went to Bali the month before. E) Go to Bali last month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone to Bali the month before. 50. "I haven't seen Amy recently, " Steve said. A) He said he seen Amy recently. B) Steve said he hadn't saw Amy recently. C) He said he hadn't seen Amy recently. D) He said he hasn't seen Amy recently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he hadn't seen Amy recently. 51. Change into indirect speech:She says, "The sun rises in the East." A) She said that the sun rises in the East. B) She said that the sun rose in the East. C) She says that the sun rises in the East. D) She says that the sun rose in the East. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She says that the sun rises in the East. 52. 'I want to go to the library and work on my paper, ' said Isaiah.The sentence above is an example of direct speech. Choose the sentence below that correctly transforms this sentence into indirect speech. A) Isaiah said, 'He wanted to go to the library and work on his paper.'. B) Isaiah says he wants to go to the library and work on his paper. C) I want to go to the library and work on my paper, Isaiah said. D) Isaiah said he wanted to go to the library and work on his paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isaiah said, 'He wanted to go to the library and work on his paper.'. 53. Ann said: "My mother bought this dress . "Ann said that ..... A) My mother had bought this dress. B) Her mother had bought that dress. C) Her mother bought that dress. D) Her mother had bought this dress. E) His mother buy this dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her mother had bought that dress. 54. What is the tense that a Past Continuous sentence converts to? A) Past Perfect. B) Simple Past. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Past Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Continuous. 55. "I'll do it tomorrow." He said he ..... A) Is going to do it the next day. B) Would do it the next day. C) Could do it the next day. D) Will do it the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would do it the next day. 56. 'Have you read this book? 'He ..... I had read the book. A) Said that. B) Said that if. C) Asks me if. D) Asked me if. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked me if. 57. Mandy said she had forgotten to lock the garage when she had left that morning. A) 'I forgot locking the garage when I left that morning'. B) 'I have forgotten to lock the garage when I have left this morning'. C) 'I must lock the garage when I leave'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'I have forgotten to lock the garage when I have left this morning'. 58. What kind of speech + form is the following:He asked me to have a seat. A) Indirect + request. B) Direct + request. C) Direct + imperative. D) Indirect + statment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect + request. 59. They asked me, "Do you like our house? " A) They asked me whether I like our house. B) They asked me if I liked our house. C) They asked me if I like their house. D) They asked me whether I liked their house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They asked me whether I liked their house. 60. Change this to direct speech:John asked me why I was sad. A) John asked me, "Why are you sad? ". B) John asked me, "why are you sad? ". C) John asked me, 'Why are you sad?. D) John asked me, "Why are you sad.". 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