This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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.". 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. My brother said, ''I bought a new phone." A) My brother said that he bought a new phone. B) My brother told that he bought a new phone. C) My brother said that he had bought a new phone. D) My brother said he bought a new phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother said that he had bought a new phone. 5. "He drove his car very fast." They said that he ..... his car very fast. A) Has been driving. B) Had driven. C) Was driving. D) Drove. E) Has driven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had driven. 6. 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 to be abolished. B) Did it abolish. C) Was it abolishing. D) Was it abolished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was it abolished. 7. Choose the correct option.She told us she was working that day. A) "I worked today.". B) "I was working.". C) "I'm working that day.". D) "I'm working today.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I'm working today.". 8. He says, '' I have received a letter "Which one is correct? A) He says that I have received a letter. B) He said that I have received a letter. C) He says that he has received a letter. D) He said that he has received a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He says that he has received a letter. 9. Complete the rule:New speaker, new ..... A) IPad. B) Line. C) Punctuation. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Line. 10. 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. 11. "Don't be late, " she told him.She told him ..... be late. A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) Didn't. D) Not. E) Not to. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Not to. 12. 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. 13. The teacher asked Rina, "Why did you make many mistakes?."The teacher wondered ..... many mistakes. A) Why did you make. B) Why she had made. C) Why you make. D) Why I make. E) You make why. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why she had made. 14. The teacher said, "Suresh, you are wasting your time" . A) The teacher told that he was wasting my time. B) The teacher told Suresh that he is wasting his time. C) The teacher told Suresh that he was wasting his time. D) The teacher told Suresh was wasting his time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher told Suresh that he was wasting his time. 15. What is wrong? "this is my favourite shirt, " said Tim. A) Comma. B) Missing capital letter. C) Missing full stop. D) Don't need a speech tag. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing capital letter. 16. When a character starts speaking, a writer should start ..... A) A new line. B) A new page. C) A new reporting clause. D) A new chart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A new line. 17. My mum asked: "Why didn't you go for a walk instead of playing the game?" A) My mum told me to go for a walk instead of playing the game. B) My mum goes for a walk instead of playing game. C) Why hadn't you gone for a walk instead of playing the game? my mum asked. D) My mum advised me to go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mum told me to go for a walk instead of playing the game. 18. The headmaster would like the school yard ..... by every student before tomorrow A) Have swept. B) To be swept. C) Sweep. D) Sweeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have swept. 19. 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. 20. She said, "I am going to the store later." A) She said that she will go to the store later. B) She said that she was going to the store later. C) She says that she is going to the store later. D) She said that she is going to the store later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she was going to the store later. 21. 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 were watching a movie. C) He said they had watched a movie. D) He said they watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said they were watching a movie. 22. 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 finished the report. C) She said she has to finish the report. D) She said she had to finish the report. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she had to finish the report. 23. She asked me, "May I borrow your book?"She asked me ..... book. A) If she might borrow my. B) Might she borrow my. C) May I borrow your. D) If might she borrow my. E) If may she borrow my. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If she might borrow my. 24. Choose the correct option. Marry: "I don't like onion!" A) She said that she didn't like onion. B) She said that she wasn't liking onion. C) She said that she would like onion. D) She said that she hadn't liked onion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she didn't like onion. 25. 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. 26. This bag ..... by that factory next week. A) Will produced. B) Will be produced. C) Will produce. D) Will be producing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be produced. 27. 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. 28. The correct example for direct speech is ..... A) Rita said, '' I love music" . B) John said '' why are you late today?. C) Megan said, what a beautiful garden. D) Vinu said iam happy todya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita said, '' I love music" . 29. He said, "I am going to the gym." He said that he ..... going to the gym. A) Are. B) Is. C) Was. D) Were. E) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 30. "Was the hotel expensive?" A) She asked me if the hotel has been expensive. B) She asked me if the hotel have been expensive. C) She asked me if the hotel was expensive. D) She asked me if the hotel had been expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me if the hotel had been expensive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDirect Speech Quiz 1Direct Speech Quiz 2Direct Speech Quiz 3Direct Speech Quiz 5Direct Speech Quiz 6Direct Speech Quiz 7Direct Speech Quiz 8Direct Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books