This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is utilized to give a statement of what someone else has said but without using the exact words. A) Narration. B) Reporting. C) Direct Speech. D) Reported Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reported Speech. 2. Dessi:" I played tennis yesterday." Dessi said that A) She have played tennis yesterday. B) She has played tennis r the day before. C) She had played tennis the day before. D) She played tennis yesterday. E) She plays tennis yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had played tennis the day before. 3. 'I won't go shopping tomorrow, ' said Monica. A) She said she would go shopping the next day. B) She said she won't go shopping the next day. C) She said he would go shopping tomorrow. D) Monica said she wouldn't go shopping the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monica said she wouldn't go shopping the next day. 4. The teacher said, "The equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres" .Change into indirect speech A) The teacher said that the equator was the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. B) The teacher was saying that the equator divides the earth into two hemispheres. C) The teacher told that that equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. D) The teacher said that the equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher said that the equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. 5. He said, "I lived in London last year." A) He said that he lived in London the year before. B) He said that he had lived in London the year before. C) He said that he has lived in London the year before. D) He said that he had lived in London last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had lived in London the year before. 6. Transform this Indirect speech into Direct speech correctly:The president mentioned that the surprise attack had a disastrous effect. A) "The surprise attack had a disastrous effect, " the president mentioned. B) "The president was surprised by the attack, " the president mentioned. C) "The effect was surprised by the president, " the president mentioned. D) The president had a disastrous effect to the attack, " the president mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The surprise attack had a disastrous effect, " the president mentioned. 7. Direct speech:She said, "I will take an English class. "Indirect speech: ..... A) "I will take an English class, " said Jessica. B) She told me I will take an English class. C) She told that she would take an English class. D) She tell me something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told that she would take an English class. 8. "I saw your father yesterday, " he told me. A) He told me that he saw your father the previous day. B) He told me that he had seen my father the previous day. C) He told me that he saw my father the previous day. D) He told me that he had seen my father yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that he had seen my father the previous day. 9. 'Why do you like your job? ', the reporter asked the actress. A) The reporter asked her why she likes her job. B) The reporter asked her why does she like her job. C) The reporter asked her why she liked her job. D) The reporter asked her why did she like her job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The reporter asked her why she liked her job. 10. The teacher remarked that our exams were really well. A) 'Your exams are really well, children'. B) 'The exams were really well'. C) 'Our exams are good'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Your exams are really well, children'. 11. She said, "I can swim." A) I can swim. B) She said that I could swim. C) She said that she could swim. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she could swim. 12. "Do you like him? "she asked A) She asked if I liked him?. B) She asked if I liked him. C) She asked whether you liked him. D) She asked did you like him?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked if I liked him. 13. 'I'm wearing a coat, ' David said. A) David told he is wearing a coat. B) David said it was wearing a coat. C) David said he was wearing a coat. D) David say he is wearing a coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David said he was wearing a coat. 14. Which direct sentence is correct? Alicia said that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that she had seen him kissing Tamara. A) Alicia said, "My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.". B) Alicia said, "Her boyfriend cheated on her and she saw him kissing Tamara.". C) Alicia said, 'My boyfriend had cheated on her and I saw him kissing Tamara.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alicia said, "My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.". 15. Change the sentences using Reported Speech and the correct form of the verbs given. "Why do you want to go to the market, Peter? " Dave asked. (want to know) A) Dave wants to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. B) Dave wanted to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. C) Dave wants to know why Peter wants to go to the market. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dave wanted to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. 16. "Today" becomes ..... in indirect speech. A) That day / the same day. B) Before. C) That. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That day / the same day. 17. She said, "I am going to learn to drive." A) She said that she are going to learn to drive. B) She said that she go to learn to drive. C) She said that she was going to learn to drive. D) He said that He was going to learn to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was going to learn to drive. 18. Direct speech: ..... Indirect speech:My parents asked me whether I had done English homework. A) My parents asked me, "Do you do English homework? ". B) My parents asked me, "Did I do English homework? ". C) My parents asked me, "Do I do English homework? ". D) My parents asked me, "Did you do English homework? ". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My parents asked me, "Did you do English homework? ". 19. Adam suggested wearing smart clothes to Tom's party the next Friday. A) 'Do you want to wear smart clothes to Tom's party? '. B) 'How about wearing smart clothes to Tom's party the following Friday? '. C) 'How about wearing smart clothes to Tom's party hte previous Friday? '. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'How about wearing smart clothes to Tom's party the following Friday? '. 20. Mr. Bheem asked the students ..... their test. A) Whether they have finished. B) Have they finished. C) Have they finish. D) Whether they had finished. E) If they have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether they had finished. 21. "Where does Peter live? " she asked him A) He asked him where Peter lived. B) She ask him where Peter lived. C) She asked him where Peter lived. D) She asked her where Peter lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked him where Peter lived. 22. What is the tense that a Present Continuous sentence converts to? A) Past Continuous. B) Simple Past. C) Past Perfect. D) Past Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Continuous. 23. Adi:" I slept well last night. "Adi said that he ..... A) Sleep well the night before. B) Had slept well the night before. C) Slept well last night. D) Sleep well last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had slept well the night before. 24. True or False | Direct speech is writing down or reporting the actual words that were said by a speaker A) True. B) False. C) None of above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Punctuate the sentence correctly.Aniq shouted help A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". B) Aniq shouted, "help!". C) Aniq shouted "Help!". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". 26. Commas with Direct Speech and NamesWhich sentence is written correctly? A) Chuck, you should meet us at the zebra enclosure. B) Chuck you should meet us at the zebra enclosure. C) Chuck, "you should meet us at the zebra enclosure.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chuck, you should meet us at the zebra enclosure. 27. Choose the correct verb form in reported speech. She said, "I am working in a hospital." She told me that ..... in a hospital. A) She is working. B) She was working. C) She worked. D) I was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was working. 28. "I want to buy a car, " he said. A) He said that he wanted to buy a car. B) She said that she wanted to buy a car. C) He said that He wanted to bought a car. D) She said that she want to buy a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he wanted to buy a car. 29. This is a kind of speech that is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. A) Passive Voice. B) Active Voice. C) Indirect Speech. D) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect Speech. 30. Change to indirect speech:She said, "I'll go shopping." A) She said she will go shopping. B) She said she would go shopping. C) She said I will go shopping. D) She said she should go shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she would go shopping. ← 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