This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.He said he would call me. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED SPEECH. 2. Gayle said that she liked cookies. A) DIRECT. B) REPORTED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED. 3. She said, "I am going to London tomorrow." A) She said that she was going to go to London the next day. B) She said that she is going to London the next day. C) She said that she was going to London the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was going to London the next day. 4. "Why don't you finish your homework on time?" the lady asked ..... A) Anxiously. B) Angrily. C) Cheerily. D) Softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angrily. 5. He said, "I am studying English." He said that he ..... studying English. A) Been. B) Are. C) Were. D) Was. E) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 6. They told us, "We have finished our project." A) They told us that they finished their project. B) They told us that they had finished their project. C) They told us that they will finish their project. D) They told us that they have finished their project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They told us that they had finished their project. 7. Words spoken in one place at a particular time may be reported by another person at another time. So, we need to change the verbs. E.g. What James spoke on Sunday is reported on Monday. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. They wrote that they found a new treasure. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 9. My brother said, "I met Jhon last night" . A) My brother said he met Jhon the previous night. B) My brother said that he met Jhon the previous night. C) My brother said I met Jhon last night. D) My brother said I met Jhon the previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother said that he met Jhon the previous night. 10. Daniel said that he is a Filipino. A) DIRECT. B) REPORTED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED. 11. In the sentence, 'He asked 'What time is it?', where should the comma be placed? A) Before the word 'asked'. B) After the word 'he'. C) After the word 'asked'. D) After the word 'time'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the word 'asked'. 12. I can walk with my ..... A) Hands. B) Knees. C) Feet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feet. 13. Punctuate the sentenceAniq shouted help A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". B) Aniq shouted, "help!". C) Aniq shouted"Help!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". 14. We use reported speech to: A) Talk about spontaneous situations. B) Talk about something that someone has already told us. C) Talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talk about something that someone has already told us. 15. Quoting the exact words uttered by the person is called as ..... A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) ACTIVE VOICE. C) PASSIVE VOICE. D) INDIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 16. The old lady in the inn wanted ..... to be the New king A) Rassendyll. B) Michael. C) Rudolf Elphberg. D) Sapt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michael. 17. That's how I crashed the car. A) She explained to me how she had crashed the car. B) She explained to me that she had crashed the car. C) She explained me crashing the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She explained to me how she had crashed the car. 18. I won't see you tomorrow. A) She said that she wouldn't see tomorrow. B) She said that she wouldn't see me tomorrow. C) She said that wouldn't see me tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she wouldn't see me tomorrow. 19. You've worked for the whole day said Molly are you tired A) "You've worked for the whole day, said Molly. Are you tired?". B) "You've worked for the whole day, " said Molly. "Are you tired?". C) "You've worked for the whole day." Said Molly. "Are you tired.". D) "You've worked for the whole day, " said Molly, '' are you tired?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "You've worked for the whole day, " said Molly. "Are you tired?". 20. Omar said that he ..... there before. A) .had been. B) .had had. C) .has been. D) .have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) .had been. 21. He said, "I can finish this project by next week." A) He said that he finishes this project by next week. B) He said that he could finish this project by next week. C) He said that he can finish this project by next week. D) He says that he can finish this project by next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he could finish this project by next week. 22. Dev said, "I will clean my house tomorrow."Dev said that he ..... his house the next day. A) Is cleaning. B) Will clean. C) Would clean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would clean. 23. Ramy informed me ..... he could solve the problem. A) .that. B) . whether. C) . this. D) .if. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) .that. 24. A comma should go AFTER which word in the sentence below?Miller whined "Are we there yet?" A) Whined. B) Miller. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whined. 25. Harry said to me, 'Are you interested in this offer?' A) Harry said to me that are you interested in this offer. B) Harry asked me if I was interested in that offer. C) Harry asked me that if I am interested in this offer. D) Harry asked to me if i was interested in this offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry asked me if I was interested in that offer. 26. What is the error in this dialogue? "I'm hungry, " said Jack "let's eat." A) The comma after hungry should be a period. B) There is no error. C) There should be a period after Jack. D) There should be a comma after Jack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There should be a comma after Jack. 27. "Have you seen my red coat?" asked George. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 28. We use ..... in reported speech when using questions A) Have. B) Had. C) Can. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 29. Choose the correct option.He told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks. A) 'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.'. B) 'I could be ill for a couple of weeks.'. C) 'I may ill for a couple of weeks.'. D) 'I'll be ill for a couple of weeks.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.'. 30. He said, "I will have been happy." A) He said that I would have been happy. B) He said that he would have been happy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would have been happy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect Speech Quiz 1Direct Speech Quiz 2Direct Speech Quiz 3Direct Speech Quiz 4Direct Speech Quiz 5Direct Speech Quiz 6Direct Speech Quiz 7Direct Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books