This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "You must wear a helmet, " the instructor said. A) The instructor said I would wear a helmet. B) The instructor said I had to wear a helmet. C) The instructor said I had to wear a helmet. D) The instructor said I must to wear a helmet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The instructor said I had to wear a helmet. 2. He said, "I am feeling better now." He said that he ..... feeling better then. A) Is. B) Were. C) Will. D) Was. E) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 3. What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? "I think it's time to leave" said Jane. A) A comma after leave. B) A comma after said. C) A comma after think. D) A period after leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A period after leave. 4. She asked, "Where do you live?" She asked where I ..... A) Has lived. B) Lived. C) Lives. D) Living. E) Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived. 5. What punctuation is missing in this sentence? "I can't wait to see you" she exclaimed. A) A comma after you. B) A comma after exclaimed. C) A comma after see. D) A period after you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A period after you. 6. He said, '' I will call you tomorrow?Which one is correct? A) He said that he would call you this day. B) He said that he will called you the day before. C) He said that he would call you the next day. D) He said that he would call me the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he would call me the next day. 7. ..... is the capital city of Ruritania. A) Strelsau. B) Roma. C) London. D) Dresden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strelsau. 8. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.She said that she had bought a book. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED SPEECH. 9. Direct to reported speech:'3 days ago' turns to ..... A) 3 following days. B) It stays the same. C) 3 days before. D) 3 days later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 days before. 10. A:The hotel is suffering a great lossB:Yes, only ten perfect of their rooms ..... A) Is occupied. B) Being occupied. C) Occupied. D) Are occupied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are occupied. 11. When someone new speaks A) Start a new line. B) Continue the paragraph. C) Start a new page. D) Always add their name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start a new line. 12. Bonnie said, "I am one in a million." A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 13. Ravi said, "I go to school."Ans. Ravi said that he ..... to school. A) Go. B) Went. C) Had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 14. He asked me to help him. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 15. The parrot is speaking ..... A) Quietly. B) Low. C) Loudly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly. 16. The man said, " Please sit down." A) The man requested sit down. B) The man requested to sit down. C) The man requested that please sit down. D) The man said to sit down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The man requested to sit down. 17. John asked me why I was sad. A) John said, "why are you sad?". B) John said, 'Why are you sad?. C) John said, "Why are you sad.". D) John said, "Why are you sad?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John said, "Why are you sad?". 18. Which one is the passive voice of the sentence below? A) A music program is being watched by me. B) A music program is watched. C) I'm being watched a music program. D) A music program is being watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A music program is being watched by me. 19. Choose the correct option.Teresa: "He has done everything wrong again." A) Teresa said that he has done everything wrong again. B) Teresa said that he had done everything wrong again. C) Teresa said that he had been doing everything wrong again. D) Teresa said that he did everything wrong again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teresa said that he had done everything wrong again. 20. Spot the ErrorDirect Speech: "I am going to the party, " she said.Reported Speech:She said she is going to the party. A) Tense. B) Pronoun. C) Adverb. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tense. 21. Change into direct speech:Billy said to us that we had to be silent there. A) Billy said to us, " We have to be silent here.". B) Billy said to us, " You must be silent here.". C) Billy said to us, " They must be silent here.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Billy said to us, " You must be silent here.". 22. I didn't go to the party. A) She said that hadn't gone the party. B) She said that she hadn't gone to the party. C) She said that hadn't gone to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she hadn't gone to the party. 23. Jean said, "The boss must sign the letter." A) Jean said that the boss must sign the letter. B) She said that he had to sign the letter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that he had to sign the letter. 24. My father always washes the red car on Sunday. A) The red car is always washed by my father on Sunday. B) The red car is washing by my father on Sunday. C) The red car has been washed by my father on Sunday. D) The red car always washed by my father on Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The red car is always washed by my father on Sunday. 25. The picture is not here anymore.It must have ..... away A) Been taking. B) Took. C) Been taken. D) Being taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been taken. 26. "Can you tell me what time it is?"The indirect speech of that question is:He asked me ..... A) If I could tell him what was the time. B) If I can tell him what time it is. C) If I could tell him what time it is. D) If I could tell him what time it was. E) If I can told him what time it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I could tell him what time it was. 27. Choose the sentence that uses correct capital letters! A) "what your bike needs, " advised nick, "is a really loud bell.". B) "what your bike needs, " advised Nick, "is a really loud bell.". C) "What your bike needs, " advised Nick, "is a really loud bell.". D) "What your bike needs, " advised Nick, "Is a really loud bell.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "What your bike needs, " advised Nick, "is a really loud bell.". 28. You stole my handbag!(accuse) A) She accused me to steal her handbag. B) She accused that I had stolen her handbag. C) She accused me of stealing her handbag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She accused me of stealing her handbag. 29. My sister does her household chore well. A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 30. My brother said, ''I bought a new phone." A) My brother told that he bought a new phone. B) My brother said that he had bought a new phone. C) My brother said he bought a new phone. D) My brother said that he bought a new phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother said that he had bought a new phone. 31. "He drove his car very fast." They said that he ..... his car very fast. A) Drove. B) Has driven. C) Was driving. D) Has been driving. E) Had driven. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Had driven. 32. A:There was no longer a rule for the youth to enter mili tary service in BritainB:Really, when ..... ?The suitable word to fill the blanks is ..... A) Was it abolished. B) Was it abolishing. C) Did it abolish. D) Was it to be abolished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was it abolished. 33. Choose the correct option.She told us she was working that day. A) "I was working.". B) "I worked today.". C) "I'm working that day.". D) "I'm working today.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I'm working today.". 34. He says, '' I have received a letter "Which one is correct? A) He says that I have received a letter. B) He said that he has received a letter. C) He said that I have received a letter. D) He says that he has received a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He says that he has received a letter. 35. Complete the rule:New speaker, new ..... A) Punctuation. B) IPad. C) Speech. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Line. 36. When its someone's name, or there's a noum (e.g. mom) we can chosse which way round to write it (e.g. said my mom/my mom said). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. "Don't be late, " she told him.She told him ..... be late. A) Not. B) Not to. C) Doesn't. D) Don't. E) Didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to. 38. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence? "I love ice cream" said Lucy. A) A comma after cream. B) A comma after said. C) A comma after love. D) A period after cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A period after cream. 39. The teacher asked Rina, "Why did you make many mistakes?."The teacher wondered ..... many mistakes. A) Why did you make. B) You make why. C) Why she had made. D) Why you make. E) Why I make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why she had made. 40. The teacher said, "Suresh, you are wasting your time" . A) The teacher told Suresh that he was wasting his time. B) The teacher told that he was wasting my time. C) The teacher told Suresh was wasting his time. D) The teacher told Suresh that he is wasting his time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher told Suresh that he was wasting his time. 41. What is wrong? "this is my favourite shirt, " said Tim. A) Missing capital letter. B) Missing full stop. C) Don't need a speech tag. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missing capital letter. 42. When a character starts speaking, a writer should start ..... A) A new reporting clause. B) A new chart. C) A new page. D) A new line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A new line. 43. My mum asked: "Why didn't you go for a walk instead of playing the game?" A) My mum advised me to go for a walk. B) My mum told me to go for a walk instead of playing the game. C) Why hadn't you gone for a walk instead of playing the game? my mum asked. D) My mum goes for a walk instead of playing game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mum told me to go for a walk instead of playing the game. 44. The headmaster would like the school yard ..... by every student before tomorrow A) Sweeping. B) To be swept. C) Sweep. D) Have swept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have swept. 45. DIRECT: "Must I do the shopping?" Matthew asked his mom.INDIRECT:Matthew asked his mom if he ..... do the shopping. A) Might. B) Had to. C) Should. D) Musted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 46. She said, "I am going to the store later." A) She said that she is going to the store later. B) She said that she will go to the store later. C) She says that she is going to the store later. D) She said that she was going to the store later. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she was going to the store later. 47. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "They are watching a movie, " he said. A) He said they were watching a movie. B) He said they watched a movie. C) He said they were watching a movie. D) He said they had watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said they were watching a movie. 48. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I have to finish this report, " she said. A) She said she must finish the report. B) She said she had to finish the report. C) She said she has to finish the report. D) She said she finished the report. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she had to finish the report. 49. She asked me, "May I borrow your book?"She asked me ..... book. A) If may she borrow my. B) If might she borrow my. C) May I borrow your. D) If she might borrow my. E) Might she borrow my. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If she might borrow my. 50. Choose the correct option. Marry: "I don't like onion!" A) She said that she didn't like onion. B) She said that she would like onion. C) She said that she wasn't liking onion. D) She said that she hadn't liked onion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she didn't like onion. 51. My friend said that he would see me later. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 52. This bag ..... by that factory next week. A) Will be produced. B) Will produce. C) Will be producing. D) Will produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be produced. 53. What is wrong with: "Please stop shouting, Harry." "I have a headache, " explained Susie. A) The comma should be after the speech marks. B) The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there. C) The comma before Harry shouldn't be there. D) There is nothing wrong with the punctuation. E) The first full stop should be a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there. 54. The correct example for direct speech is ..... A) Rita said, '' I love music" . B) Megan said, what a beautiful garden. C) Vinu said iam happy todya. D) John said '' why are you late today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita said, '' I love music" . 55. He said, "I am going to the gym." He said that he ..... going to the gym. A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. E) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 56. "Was the hotel expensive?" A) She asked me if the hotel have been expensive. B) She asked me if the hotel has been expensive. C) She asked me if the hotel had been expensive. D) She asked me if the hotel was expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me if the hotel had been expensive. 57. Autumn is the absolute best season Miss Chow exclaimed A) "autumn is the absolute best season, " Miss Chow exclaimed!. B) "autumn is the absolute best season"! Miss Chow exclaimed. C) "Autumn is the absolute best season!" Miss Chow exclaimed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Autumn is the absolute best season!" Miss Chow exclaimed. 58. Reported if/no questions are usually introduced by ..... A) And. B) So. C) If. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 59. "They will not have a meeting" he told me.He told me that they ..... A) Will not have a meeting. B) Would not have a meeting. C) Would not meet. D) Will no be having a meeting. E) Would be having a meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would not have a meeting. 60. They said to us, "We are your friends."Ans. They told us that they were ..... friends. A) My. B) Their. C) Our. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect Speech Quiz 1Direct Speech Quiz 3Direct Speech Quiz 4Direct Speech Quiz 5Direct Speech Quiz 6Direct Speech Quiz 7Direct Speech Quiz 8Direct Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books