This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sam said: "I want to go to Cambridge" . A) Sam saidthat he had wanted to go to Cambridge. B) Sam said that he would want to go Cambridge. C) Sam said that he wanted to go Cambridge. D) Sam said that he wants to go to Cambridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam said that he wanted to go Cambridge. 2. You always leave the door open.(complain) A) He complained to me about my always leaving the door open. B) He complained to me to always leave the door open. C) He complained about always leaving the door open. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He complained to me about my always leaving the door open. 3. What punctuation do we need here: "Do you live here ..... '' asked Leon. A) . B) !. C) ?. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 4. Turn it into indirect speech:.Suman said to her brother, "You are very naughty. I will complain against you to mummy." A) Suman told her brother he are very naughty. She will complain against you to mummy. B) Suman told her brother he was very naughty and so she would complain against him to mummy. C) Suman told her brother she was very naughty and so he would complain against her to mummy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suman told her brother he was very naughty and so she would complain against him to mummy. 5. "You must work hard, " Father said. A) Father said that you must work hard. B) Father said that you have to work hard. C) Father said that I had to work hard. D) Father said that I must work hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Father said that I had to work hard. 6. I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London. A) She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before came to London. B) She said that she hadn't travelled underground before she came to London. C) She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London. 7. Reported statements are usually introduced by the conjunction ..... A) Although. B) That. C) Because. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 8. She said, '' the boys will help us '' Which one is correct? A) She said that the boys would help us. B) She said that the boys would help them. C) She said that the boys will be help us. D) She said that the boys will help them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that the boys would help us. 9. This book ..... by Anti last year A) Was written. B) Was wrote. C) Was write. D) Was writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was written. 10. He said, "Has anybody been unkind to you?" A) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me. B) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to you. C) He asked me had anybody been unkind to me. D) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me. 11. "Where was Alice?" A) I asked where Alice was. B) I asked where was Alice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I asked where Alice was. 12. "Submit the assignment before March, " said the teacher. to the studentsThe indirect speech from that utterance is ..... A) The teacher asked the students submitting the assignment before March. B) The teacher asked the students to submitting the assignment before March. C) The teacher asked the students to submit the assignment before March. D) The teacher asked the students not to submit the assignment before March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher asked the students to submit the assignment before March. 13. '' My party is tomorrow '' he saidWhich one is correct? A) He said that his party was tomorrow. B) He said that his party is the day before. C) He said that his party was the next day. D) He said that my party is tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that his party was the next day. 14. Direct to reported speech:'last week' turns to ..... A) Nothing. It stays the same. B) The following week. C) The week before. D) That week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The week before. 15. She told me, "I always drinks coffee." A) She told me that I always drank coffee. B) She told me that she always drinks coffee. C) She told me that she always drank coffee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told me that she always drank coffee. 16. Babita kumari said, "I saw them leave" . A) She said that she seen them leave. B) She said that she had seen them leave. C) Babita kumari said that babita had saw them leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had seen them leave. 17. Choose the correct option.My little brother said: "I will never go to the circus again!" A) My little brother said that he was never going to the circus again. B) My little brother said that he would have never gone to the circus again. C) My little brother said that he would never go to the circus again. D) My little brother said that he would have never gone to the circus again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My little brother said that he would never go to the circus again. 18. Pinki said to Gaurav, "Will you help me in my work just now?" A) Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her work just then. B) Pinki told Gaurav whether he will help her in her work just now. C) Pinki asked to Gaurav that will he help her in her work just now. D) Pinki questioned to Gaurav that will you help me in my work just now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her work just then. 19. Identify the error in this sentence: "Where are you going?" asked Mary. A) The sentence should start with Mary asked,. B) There is no error. C) There should be a comma after going. D) The question mark should be outside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no error. 20. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: "Have you ever been to Paris?" she asked me. A) She asked me if I have ever been to Paris. B) She asked me if I was ever been to Paris. C) She asked me if I ever been to Paris. D) She asked me if I had ever been to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me if I had ever been to Paris. 21. "When are you leaving?" A) He wanted to know when I was leaving. B) He wanted to know when I was leaving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted to know when I was leaving. 22. She said, "They were living in Chicago when their son was born." A) She said that they had been living in Chicago when their son was born. B) She said that they have been living in Chicago when their son was born. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that they had been living in Chicago when their son was born. 23. Felix asked, "Mom, may I go to watch a movie?" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 24. "I can help you tomorrow." A) She said that she could help me tomorrow. B) She say that she could help me tomorrow. C) She said that she can help me tomorrow. D) She said that she could helps me tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she could help me tomorrow. 25. Sarah said she ate two cookies.Sarah: ..... A) '' She eat two cookies". B) '' I eat two cookies". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '' I eat two cookies". 26. "Are you crazy ..... " Mum asked loudly. A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 27. "Your friends are my friends." He told us.He told us that ..... A) Your friends were my friends. B) His friends were my friends. C) Our friends were my friends. D) My friends were his friends. E) Your friends were his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Your friends were his friends. 28. They said that they had been driving through the desert ..... A) Yesterday. B) Sunday previously. C) The previous day. D) The last day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The previous day. 29. He said. "Mary is picking some flowers now."He said that Mary ..... A) Picks some flowers then. B) Is picking some flowers now. C) Will be picking some flowers now. D) Was picking some flowers then. E) Picked some flowers yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was picking some flowers then. 30. She asked if I collected the English project. A) She asked, '' do you collect the English project?". B) She asked, '' did you collect the English project?". C) She asked, '' have you collected the English project?". D) She asked, '' had you collected the English project?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked, '' do you collect the English project?". 31. "Don't be anyone else, be yourself" A) My friend told to me to be myself. B) "Be yourself" my friend said. C) My friend told me to be myself. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend told me to be myself. 32. I said, "I am leaving for Delhi." A) I said that I was leaving for Delhi. B) I said that I have been leaving for Delhi. C) I said that he is leaving for Delhi. D) I said that he was leaving for Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I said that I was leaving for Delhi. 33. He said that he was sleeping when Mary called. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 34. Rey writes, "To see is to believe." A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 35. The boy said, "the teacher teaches me" . A) The boy said that the teacher taught him. B) He said that the teacher teach me. C) The boy said teacher taught him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy said that the teacher taught him. 36. "When I went to town I bought some new shoes." Mrs Peters said. A) "When I went to town" Mrs Peters said "I bought some new shoes.". B) "When I" Mrs Peters said "went to town I bought some new shoes.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "When I went to town" Mrs Peters said "I bought some new shoes.". 37. Choose the sentence below that added appropriate commas where necessary. "Marcenia is very upset" she whispered. A) "Marcenia, is very upset" she whispered. B) "Marcenia is very upset!" she whispered. C) "Marcenia is very upset, " she whispered. D) "Marcenia is very, upset" she whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Marcenia is very upset, " she whispered. 38. Simon asked me what my favourite colour was. A) Simon said, "What's your favourite colour?". B) Simon said, "What's your favourite colour.". C) Simon said, Whats your favourite colour.". D) Simon said, "Whats your favourite colour?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simon said, "What's your favourite colour?". 39. The ..... tells you who is speaking. A) Reporting phrase. B) End punctuation. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reporting phrase. 40. "My father has arrived from London", she said.She said that ..... from London. A) Her father had arrived. B) Her father has arrived. C) My father has arrived. D) His father has arrived. E) His father had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her father had arrived. 41. "Jordan cried", I scratched my knee when I fell! A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 42. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "We may be late, " they said. A) They said they will be late. B) They said they might be late. C) They said they might be late. D) They said they must be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said they might be late. 43. You should see the doctor. (advise) A) I advised her to see the doctor. B) I advised that she should see a doctor. C) I advised her seeing the doctor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I advised her to see the doctor. 44. Select the sentence that has used inverted commas correctly. A) The manager called, "Bring me that bag!". B) "The manager called, bring back that bag!". C) "The manager called, " Bring back that bag!. D) The manager called, Bring back that bag!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The manager called, "Bring me that bag!". 45. She said, "We are going to the park." She said that they ..... going to the park. A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Will. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 46. The police officer told me, "You must drive slowly here" . A) The police officer told me that I had to drive slowly here. B) The police officer told me that you had to drive slowly here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The police officer told me that I had to drive slowly here. 47. "I shall remain here and the tailor won't be able to find me, " said she A) She said that she should remain there and the tailor won't be able to find me. B) She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her. C) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her. D) She said that, she could remain here and the tailor would not find her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her. 48. "Where is my book?" she asked.She asked where her book ..... A) Will. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. E) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 49. In Reported Speech, "can" becomes: A) Could. B) Would. C) Might. D) Was/were going to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 50. "Do you like Zoom lessons or physical lessons more?" ..... Miss Tsang. A) Asks. B) Asked. C) Asks. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 51. What punctuation is needed in this sentence? "Let's go to the park" suggested Mia. A) A comma after park. B) A period after park. C) A comma after suggested. D) A comma after go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period after park. 52. My friend: "you can be whatever you want"My friend told me that ..... A) I could be whatever I wanted. B) I can be whatever I wanted. C) I should be whatever I wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I could be whatever I wanted. 53. My grandmother is walking ..... A) Fast. B) Slowly. C) High. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slowly. 54. She said, " I told him to bring back my book but he forgot"Which one is correct? A) She says that I had told him to bring her book but that he had forgotten. B) She says that she had told him to bring her book but that he had forgotten. C) She said that she has told him to bring my book that he had forgotten. D) She said that she had told him to bring back her book but that he had forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she had told him to bring back her book but that he had forgotten. 55. My father said, "Don't waste your money on cigarettes."This means:My father ..... my money on cigarettes. A) Advised me not to waste. B) Told me that he didn't waste. C) Asked me if I had wasted. D) Allowed me to waste. E) Said that I didn't waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised me not to waste. 56. Lord Burlesdon is Rudolf Rassendeyll's ..... A) .uncle. B) .cousin. C) .sister. D) . brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . brother. 57. Rania said ..... she had enough money, she would have a new mobile. A) . that. B) .if. C) .whether. D) .where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) .if. 58. Johann is Duke Michael's ..... A) Assistant. B) Servant. C) Knight. D) Soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Servant. 59. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech. I need help with my work. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 60. Change into direct speech:Vera informed us that her cat was dead that day. A) Vera informed us, " Your cat is dead today.". B) Vera informed us, " My cat had been today.". C) Vera informed us, " My cat is dead today.". D) None of the above. 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