This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He said, "I have seen that movie." He said that he ..... seen that movie. A) Would. B) Will. C) Has. D) Have. E) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Had. 2. James said, "I don't like this party." (Saturday evening) A) James said that he didn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). B) James said that he doesn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James said that he didn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). 3. Miss Ho proclaimed I love going to Japan A) Miss Ho Proclaimed "I love going to Japan"!. B) Miss Ho proclaimed "I love going to Japan". C) Miss Ho proclaimed, "I love going to Japan!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miss Ho proclaimed, "I love going to Japan!". 4. Choose the correct answer.Rachel: "I'm playing the piano now." A) She said that she was playing the piano then. B) She said that she had played the piano now. C) She said that she was playing the piano now. D) She said that she played the piano then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was playing the piano then. 5. How should interrupted quotations be punctuated with commas? A) No punctuation is needed. B) Outside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. C) Inside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. D) Only after the interruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. 6. I saw him steal the car.(claim) A) He claimed that he saw him steal the car. B) He claimed having seen him steal the car. C) He claimed to have seen him steal the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He claimed to have seen him steal the car. 7. "We enjoyed the concert, " exclaimed Sherri. A) Sherri exclaimed that they can be enjoyed the concert. B) Sherri exclaimed that they had enjoyed the concert. C) Sherri exclaimed that they enjoyed the concert. D) Sherri exclaimed that they were enjoying the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sherri exclaimed that they had enjoyed the concert. 8. Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect will change to which tense during the conversion of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. A) Past Perfect Tense. B) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. C) Simple Past Tense. D) Present Perfect Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect Tense. 9. "I can't swim, " confessed Bryon. A) Byron confessed that he couldn't swim. B) Byron confessed that he cannot swim. C) Byron confessed that he had not swim. D) Byron confessed that he could not swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Byron confessed that he could not swim. 10. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:The sign read, "Do not enter." A) The sign said not to enter. B) The sign asked not to enter. C) The sign warned not to enter. D) The sign told not to enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sign said not to enter. 11. Change into direct speech:Robert said to Jane that her son broke the vase. A) Robert said to Jane, " My son breaks the vase.". B) Robert said to Jane, " Your son breaks the vase.". C) Robert said to Jane, " Your son had broken the vase.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said to Jane, " Your son breaks the vase.". 12. "I win Mark Six ..... " the man shouted. A) ?. B) ,. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 13. Shilpa said to Ravi, "I can help you."Ans. Shilpa told Ravi that ..... could help ..... A) He, she. B) He, him. C) She, him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, him. 14. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: "Please pass the salt, " she said to him. A) She asked him to pass the salt. B) She ordered him to pass the salt. C) She requested him to pass the salt. D) She told him to pass the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She requested him to pass the salt. 15. The pilot said, "Please don't panic but tighten your seat belts." A) The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts. B) The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to tighten their seat belts instead. C) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. 16. In Reported Speech, "Will" becomes: A) Could. B) Was/were going to. C) Would. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 17. Mark said to me, " Go out." A) Mark commanded me go out. B) Mark commanded me to go out. C) Mark commanded me please go out. D) Mark said to me to go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mark commanded me to go out. 18. True or FalseWhen transforming Direct Speech to Reported Speech, the verb stays the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Would you like me to open the window?(offer) A) He offered that he will open the window. B) He offered opening the window. C) He offered to open the window. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He offered to open the window. 20. "Are you thirsty, Mia?" asked TioThe indirect speech form that utterance is ..... A) Tio asked if Mia was not thirsty. B) Tio asked if Mia is thirsty. C) Tio asked Mia if she was thirsty. D) Tio asked Mia if she is thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tio asked Mia if she was thirsty. 21. In direct speech the words which are actually spoken go inside ..... A) Speech marks. B) Question mark. C) Word. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech marks. 22. May suggested that he ..... place and asked him what time ..... A) Can come to her; they shall meet. B) Could come to her; they shall meet. C) Could come to her; they should meet. D) Can come to her; they should meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could come to her; they should meet. 23. I said to her, "I can drink 5 litres of water."Ans. I told her that ..... could drink 5 litres of water. A) I. B) You. C) She. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 24. I may not go to work abroad. A) She told me that she might not go to work abroad. B) We told me that she might not go to work abroad. C) She told me that she can't go to work abroad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she might not go to work abroad. 25. What punctuation do we use to show someone is speaking? A) Commas, ,. B) Speech marks '' ''. C) Apostrophes ' '. D) Full stops . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech marks '' ''. 26. Change into direct speech:Harry said to his sister that their mom was cooking then. A) Harry said to his sister, " Our mom was cooking now.". B) Harry said to his sister, " Our mom is cooking now.". C) Harry said to his sister, " Their mom is cooking now.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry said to his sister, " Our mom is cooking now.". 27. He said, "I have finished my homework." He said that he ..... finished his homework. A) Had. B) Would. C) Has. D) Will. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 28. He said, "I've worked here for 10 years." Which one is correct? A) He said that he have work here for 10 years. B) He said that he had worked there for 10 years. C) He said that he was had worked hear for 10 years. D) He said that he had worked for 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had worked there for 10 years. 29. James said, "I bought my own car." A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 30. Where should the comma be placed in this sentence? "I need to leave now" said Emma. A) After said. B) After leave. C) After now. D) Before the closing quotation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before the closing quotation mark. ← 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