This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sonia said, "What an excellent idea!" . Convert the sentence into indirect speech A) Sonia exclaimed at the idea to me. B) Sonia said to me it is an excellent idea. C) Sonia exclaimed to me what an excellent it was. D) Sonia said to me it is an excellent idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sonia exclaimed to me what an excellent it was. 2. True or False | "indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not always use the person's actual words." A) True. B) False. C) None of above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. "Help me carry this bag!" The woman asked me ..... A) To help her carry that bag. B) To help him carry this bag. C) Helps her carry that bag. D) To help her carry this bag. E) Helped her carry this bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help her carry that bag. 4. Punctuate this sentence correctly.Have you forgotten she asked A) "Have you forgotten, " she asked?. B) "Have you forgotten? " she asked. C) "Have you forgotten, " she asked. D) "Have you forgotten" , she asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Have you forgotten? " she asked. 5. Change the sentences using Reported Speech and the correct form of the verbs given. "Will the school take us on another outing this year? " Jerry asked his friends. (want to know) A) Jerry wants to knew whether the school would take them to another outing that year. B) Jerry wanted to know if the school would take them to another outing that year. C) Jerry wanted to know if the school will take them to another outing that year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jerry wanted to know if the school would take them to another outing that year. 6. The teacher ; " Collect your book!"The teacher asked the students ..... A) Not to collect the book. B) Collect the book. C) Not collect the book. D) To collect the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To collect the book. 7. Rewrite the given sentences using reported speech.He said, "I live in the city center." A) He said that I live in the city center. B) He said that he lived in the city center. C) He said, "He lives in city center.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he lived in the city center. 8. Give this sentence punctuation:Ill be back home soon Jim shouted to his mum. A) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his mom. B) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his mum. C) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his Mum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'll be back home soon, " Jim shouted to his mum. 9. Direct Speech:He said, "I work from 9 to 10" . Indirect Speech: ..... A) He said that I worked from 9 to 10. B) He said that I work from 9 to 10. C) He said that he works from 9 to 10. D) He said that he worked from 9 to 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he worked from 9 to 10. 10. It is a sentence that expresses the content of a statement without quoting just like what is done in direct speech. A) Direct speech. B) Dependent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) Indirect (or Reported) speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect (or Reported) speech. 11. Direct speech: "My dad is going on a business trip to Paris next weekend, " Harry said.Reported speech:Harry said that ..... dad ..... on a business trip to Paris ..... weekend. A) His/ was going/ the next. B) My/ went/ the last. C) Your/ had gone/ the following. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His/ was going/ the next. 12. Mom said, " I will make dinner when we reach home"Change into direct speech. A) Mom said she will be making dinner when we came back home. B) Mom said we can make dinner when we get back home. C) Mom said she will make dinner when she gets back home. D) Mom said that she would make dinner when they got back home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mom said that she would make dinner when they got back home. 13. Bill asked Helen, "Please give this book to your sister today." A) Bill asked Helen that she gives this book to your sister today. B) Bill asked Helen that she would give that book to her sister today. C) Bill asked Helen to give that book to her sister that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill asked Helen to give that book to her sister that day. 14. "I do my homework." Susi Susanti said A) Susi Susanti said that I did my homework. B) Susi Susanti said that she had done her homework. C) Susi Susanti said that she do her homework. D) Susi Susanti said she did her homework. E) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework. 15. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:Present Continuous in the direct becomes Past Continuous.)Jeeya said, "I am going to church" . A) Jeeya said that she went to church. B) Jeeya said that she was going to church. C) Jeeya said that she will go to church. D) Jeeya said that I was going to church. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jeeya said that she was going to church. 16. Choose the correct Indirect speech A) Peter said to John, "Why are you so late? ". B) "How old is your mother? " , he asked. C) "What is your name? " he asked me. D) Peter asked John why he was so late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peter asked John why he was so late. 17. Cinta:" Do you bring the book? "Cinta asked me if I ..... the book A) Would brought. B) Bring. C) Brought. D) Has brought. E) Had brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brought. 18. Carol to John:'Can you swim? ' A) Carol asked John if he could swim. B) Carol asked John if he can swim. C) Carol asked John if they could swim. D) Carol asked John if I could swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carol asked John if he could swim. 19. Cinta:" Did you tell the truth? "Cinta asked me If I ..... the truth A) Had told. B) Tell. C) Tells. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had told. 20. The teacher said to her, "Will you jointhe contest? " A) The teacher inquired if she joins the contest. B) The teacher inquired if she will join the contest. C) The teacher inquired if she would join the contest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher inquired if she would join the contest. 21. He said, "run quickly" in imperative sentence changes to ..... A) He ordered to run quickly. B) He ordered. C) He said to run. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ordered to run quickly. 22. "I'll do the washing-up later." A) She said I'll do the washing-up later. B) She said she will do the washing-up later. C) She said that she would do the washing-up later. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would do the washing-up later. 23. She said, "I am working in a hospital." Change the sentence to reported speech. A) She told me that I was working in a hospital. B) She told me that she was working in a hospital. C) She told, I was working in a hospital. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me that she was working in a hospital. 24. "They would help if they could." A) She said they will help if they could. B) She said that they would help if they could. C) She said they could help if they could. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that they would help if they could. 25. Change to reported speech. Noora said A) "These shoes don't fit me.". B) That those shoes didn't fit her. C) "These shoes are mine.". D) "These shoes are not mine.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That those shoes didn't fit her. 26. The teacher ..... me to complete my work on time A) Told. B) Order. C) Said. D) Request. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 27. "My friends are having dinner" , said Manish.Convert into reported speech. A) Manish said his friends were having dinner. B) Manish told about his friends' dinner. C) Manish said his friends are having dinner. D) Manish and his friends were having dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manish said his friends were having dinner. 28. Which is the correct way to change this to direct speech? Simon asked me what my favourite colour was. A) Simon asked, "What's your favourite colour? ". B) Simon asked, Whats your favourite colour.". C) Simon asks, "What's your favourite colour? ". D) Simon asked, "What's your favourite colour.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simon asked, "What's your favourite colour? ". 29. What is the tense that a Simple Present tense sentence converts to? (When converting a sentence from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech) A) Past Perfect. B) Past Continuous. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Simple Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple Past. 30. Kuldip said "I was writing a letter yesterday." A) Kuldip said that he wrote a letter the day before. B) Kuldip said that he had been writing a letter before that day. C) Kuldip said that he had written a letter before that day. D) Kuldip said that he was writing a letter the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kuldip said that he had been writing a letter before that day. ← 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