This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ali ..... that he was going to the club the following day. A) .ordered. B) . asked. C) .said. D) .told. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .said. 2. Hassan suggested that I ..... a doctor. A) . should see. B) .had seen. C) .saw. D) .saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . should see. 3. Choose the correct option.Bob: "Don't go there alone." A) Bob asked me hadn't gone there alone. B) Bob asked me not to go there alone. C) Bob asked me didn't go there alone. D) Bob asked me do not to go there alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bob asked me not to go there alone. 4. Your application is under review.(inform) A) He informed my application being under review. B) He informed me to my application is under review. C) He informed me that my application was under review. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He informed me that my application was under review. 5. He asked, "What are you doing?" A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 6. She said, "I can finish it now." She said that she ..... finish it then. A) Should. B) May. C) Will. D) Can. E) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Could. 7. He hasn't eaten breakfast. A) She said that she hadn't eaten breakfast. B) She said that he had eaten breakfast. C) She said that he hadn't eaten breakfast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she hadn't eaten breakfast. 8. David said that he is going to Cavite today. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 9. The teacher said, "Look at your paper." A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 10. Verb in Past tense changes to A) Past Perfect. B) Simple Past. C) No change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect. 11. They said to me, "Do you like our house?" A) They asked me if I liked their house. B) They said to me if I liked our house. C) They asked me if I like our house. D) They said to me if I like their house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They asked me if I liked their house. 12. At the end of a sentence, the speech inside the speech marks can end with A) A full stop or a question mark. B) A comma, full stop or an exclamation mark. C) A full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark. D) A comma, full stop or a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark. 13. There are ..... types of sentences in English A) 4. B) 2. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 14. "I am going to the zoo, " said Maggie.Which part of this sentence is the speech tag? A) "I am going to the zoo, ". B) Said Maggie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said Maggie. 15. Read and write the reported speechLuis:"I study Math this morning"Luis said ..... A) He studied Math that morning. B) I studied Math that morning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He studied Math that morning. 16. He asked me, "Can you help me with this?" A) He asked me if I help him with this. B) He asks me if I can help him with this. C) He asked me if I could help him with this. D) He asked me if I can help him with this. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked me if I could help him with this. 17. My teacher said, "I have prepared a surprise for you all." A) My teacher said that she had prepared a surprise for us all. B) My teacher told me that she has prepared a surprise for us all. C) My teacher said to me that she has prepared a surprise for us all. D) My teacher said that she has prepared a surprise for us all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher said that she had prepared a surprise for us all. 18. Leave the room!(command) A) He commanded us to leave the room. B) He commanded us that we leave the room. C) He commanded us leaving the room. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He commanded us to leave the room. 19. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:He asked, "What time is it?" A) He asked what time it was. B) He asked what time is it. C) He asked what time was it. D) He asked what time it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked what time it was. 20. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:She questioned, "Will it rain tomorrow?" A) She questioned if it will rain tomorrow. B) She questioned if it rained tomorrow. C) She questioned if it would rain tomorrow. D) She questioned if it rains tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She questioned if it would rain tomorrow. 21. Change to direct speech:Ahmed said, "I have been to India three times." A) Not sure. B) Ahmed said that he had been to India three times. C) Ahmed said that I had been to India three times. D) Ahmed said that he has been to India three times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahmed said that he had been to India three times. 22. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I study English every day, " she said. A) She said she would study English every day. B) "I study English every day, " she said. C) She said she studied English every day. D) She said she had studied English every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she studied English every day. 23. I said to my friend, "Can I borrow your dictionary for one day?" A) I asked my friend if I can borrow his dictionary for one day. B) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day. C) I asked my friend that if I can borrow his dictionary for one day. D) I asked my friend if I could borrow your dictionary for one day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day. 24. He asked, "Did you break the glass?" A) He asked if I broke the glass. B) He asked if I had broken the glass. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if I had broken the glass. 25. My mum said, '' it is too late!" A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 26. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I will finish the project by Friday, " she said. A) She said she would finish the project by Friday. B) She said she is finishing the project by Friday. C) She said she finished the project by Friday. D) She said she will finish the project by Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would finish the project by Friday. 27. "Please open the window, " he said.He asked me ..... the window. A) Opened. B) Opens. C) To open. D) Open. E) Opening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To open. 28. We use speech marks and commas to show A) When laughing. B) When someone is speaking. C) Sometimes. D) On their own. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When someone is speaking. 29. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:The firefighter shouted, "Get out of the building!" A) The firefighter shouted to get out of the building. B) The firefighter requested us to get out of the building. C) The firefighter asked us to get out of the building. D) The firefighter told us to get out of the building. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The firefighter told us to get out of the building. 30. Somlit said, '' My friend may come tonight." A) Somlit said that his friend might go that night. B) Somlit said that his friend might go tonight. C) Somlit said that his friend might come tonight. D) Somlit said that his friend might come that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somlit said that his friend might go that night. ← 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