This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. George Featherly works for the British Embassy in ..... A) Strelsau. B) Paris. C) Ruritania. D) The Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 2. Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of a comma before a quotation? A) She said, Hello.'. B) She said, 'Hello.'. C) She said 'Hello',. D) She said 'Hello.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said, 'Hello.'. 3. Present continuous changes to A) Past continuous. B) Present simple. C) Past simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past continuous. 4. Peter said, "I'm thirsty and hungry" . A) Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry. B) He said he is thirsty and hungry. C) Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry. 5. We can't fix the boiler. A) They said that they couldn't fix the boiler. B) They said that they might not fix the boiler. C) You said that they couldn't fix the boiler. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they couldn't fix the boiler. 6. Which sentences are correct direct speech? A) He said we could go there. B) He said we can go there. C) "We can go there" he said. D) "We could go there" he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "We can go there" he said. 7. Are sleeping $\Longrightarrow$ A) Is sleeping. B) Was sleeping. C) I'm confused!. D) Were sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sleeping. 8. She said, "I am happy today." She said that ..... happy that day. A) She is. B) She will be. C) They were. D) I was. E) She was. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She was. 9. John ..... me that he wanted my camera. A) .asked. B) .told. C) .wondered. D) .said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) .told. 10. "My brother is a soldier", she said.She said that her brother ..... as soldier. A) Would be. B) Has been. C) Was. D) Is. E) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 11. "This composition is due next week, " Ms Teo told the class. A) Ms Teo told the class that that composition was due the following week. B) Ms Teo told the class that this composition was due the following week. C) Ms Teo told the class that this composition was due next week. D) Ms Teo told the class that that composition was due next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ms Teo told the class that that composition was due the following week. 12. No, I didn't break the cup.(deny) A) You denied breaking the cup. B) You denied to break the cup. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You denied breaking the cup. 13. She said, "I saw him yesterday." She said that she ..... him the day before. A) Had seen. B) Seen. C) See. D) Saw. E) Seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen. 14. She asked, "What is your name?" She asked what my name ..... A) Were. B) Be. C) Is. D) Are. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Was. 15. Carla says, "I am a woman." A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 16. Vanshika said that she could do that sum easily.-identify the speech. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 17. Gitu said he did not like hockey. A) "I don't like hockey, " said Gitu. B) "I don't like hockey?" said Gitu. C) "I don't like hockey" . said Gitu. D) "I don't like hockey" said Gitu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I don't like hockey, " said Gitu. 18. The young man said, "Are you going to let me go?"The young man asked ..... A) If I must let him go. B) That I must let him go. C) If I was going to let me go. D) If I was going to let him go. E) To let him go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I was going to let him go. 19. "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me. A) A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone. B) A soft voice said to me were you alone son. C) A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone. 20. Which is an example of a reporting clause? A) She muttered. B) "They muttered". C) "She muttered". D) He said she muttered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She muttered. 21. She said, "I played chess."Ans. She said that ..... had played chess. A) She. B) I. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 22. When a character is exclaiming, we should use: A) A question mark. B) A full stop. C) An exclamation mark. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An exclamation mark. 23. Romina:'' My monster has 3 eyes"Romina said ..... A) Her monster had 3 eyes. B) His monster had 3 eyes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her monster had 3 eyes. 24. She said, "please help me!" A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 25. Identify the correct punctuation for this sentence: "Do you know where my book is" asked Tim. A) A question mark after is. B) A comma after is. C) A period after is. D) An exclamation mark after is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A question mark after is. 26. Speech marks are also known as ..... A) Inverted commas. B) Quotation marks. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 27. Which of the following is an example of an introductory phrase that requires a comma after it? A) After the fact. B) In the beginning. C) In conclusion. D) At the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the beginning. 28. True/False:You don't need a full stop if there is direct speech in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. He said, "I don't know the answer." He said that he ..... know the answer. A) Hadn't. B) Didn't. C) Doesn't. D) Don't. E) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't. 30. They said, "We were walking when we heard the loud noise Which one is correct? A) They said that they had been walking when they has heard the loud noise. B) They said that they has been walking when they has heard the loud noise. C) They said they had been walking when they had heard the loud noise. D) They said that they had been walking when we has heard the loud noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said they had been walking when they had heard the loud noise. 31. Ubah kalimat langsung:'Saya bahagia' menjadi kalimat tidak langsung. A) Dia berkata bahwa dia adalah bahagia. B) Dia berkata bahwa dia bahagia. C) Dia berkata bahwa dia akan bahagia. D) Dia berkata bahwa dia sedih. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dia berkata bahwa dia bahagia. 32. ..... "Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?" (children) A) Children sang. B) Children sing. C) Sang children. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children sang. 33. Bagaimana cara melaporkan sebuah pertanyaan dalam kalimat tidak langsung? A) Gunakan waktu kata kerja yang sama seperti pertanyaan asli. B) Tanyakan pertanyaan itu langsung kepada orang tersebut. C) Tambahkan tanda tanya di akhir pernyataan. D) Ubah pertanyaan menjadi pernyataan, sesuaikan waktu kata kerja, dan gunakan kata kerja pelapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ubah pertanyaan menjadi pernyataan, sesuaikan waktu kata kerja, dan gunakan kata kerja pelapor. 34. Identify the correct direct speech. A) Manav said that he is going to cook dinner. B) Manav said, "I am going to cook dinner.". C) Manav said "i am cooking dinner" . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manav said, "I am going to cook dinner.". 35. They said, " we play football" . A) They said that they play football . B) They said we play football. C) He said that we play footaball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they play football . 36. "Are you coming to the party?" he asked her.He asked her if she ..... coming to the party. A) Has been. B) Will be. C) Was. D) Were. E) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 37. I said that it was too late. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 38. "Don't open the window now, " said my mother.The indirect speech from that utterance is ..... A) My mother asked me didn't open the window now. B) My mother asked me don't open the window now. C) My mother asked me not to opened the window then. D) My mother asked me not to open the window then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My mother asked me not to open the window then. 39. "Are we lost or is this the right way to the shops?" Carla asked A) "Are we lost" Carla asked "or is this the right way to the shops?". B) "Are we lost or is this" Carla asked "the right way to the shops?". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Are we lost" Carla asked "or is this the right way to the shops?". 40. Decide if the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE:"When we use reported speech, the reporting verb is usually in the past form." A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 41. I'll be happy to help you. A) He agreed to help me. B) He agreed helping me. C) He agreed me to help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He agreed to help me. 42. I don't do sport. A) She told me that she didn't do sport. B) She told me that she hadn't do sport. C) She told me that she won't do sport. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she didn't do sport. 43. When we want to quote a new person in a text, we must start their speech in a new line. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. I'm sorry I was rude to you. A) I apologised for to be rude to her. B) I apologised for being rude to you. C) I apologised that I was rude to you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I apologised for being rude to you. 45. "I woke up late this morning ..... " Nick mumbled. A) !. B) ,. C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 46. Yes, I broke the cup.(admitalbo admit to) A) He admitted (to) breaking/having broken the cup. B) He admitted to break the cup. C) He admitted that he broke the cup. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He admitted (to) breaking/having broken the cup. 47. He said, "I will be there on time." He said that he ..... be there on time. A) Would. B) Will. C) Shall. D) Could. E) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 48. She asked him, "Will you help me with my homework?" A) She asked him if he helps her with her homework. B) She asked him if he would help her with her homework. C) She asks him if he will help her with her homework. D) She asked him if he helped her with her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked him if he would help her with her homework. 49. The old woman said, "May you live long!" A) The old woman prayed that he might live long.View Answer. B) The old woman wised that he may live long. C) The old woman prayed that he may live long. D) The old woman wished that he might live long. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The old woman wished that he might live long. 50. Decide whether the sentence is a direct speech or a reported speech.He said, "I can speak English well." A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 51. Today is Sunday. A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 52. Don't forget to plug the machine out!The owner ..... the workers that they should plug it out. A) Reminded. B) Introduced. C) Asked. D) Apologized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reminded. 53. Change into direct speech:I told mom that I had a toothache A) I told mom, " I have a toothache.". B) I told mom, " You have a toothache.". C) I told mom, " She has a toothache.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told mom, " I have a toothache.". 54. What is the best word to replace said in this sentence? "Ouch!" said Tom, "Why did you do that for?" A) Laughed Tom. B) Argued Tom. C) Screamed Tom. D) Asked Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Screamed Tom. 55. The boy told his father that his examination was over. A) The boy said to his father, "My examination is over.". B) The boy told his father, "His examination are over.". C) The boy told his father, "My examination are over.". D) The boy said to his father, "My examination was over.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy said to his father, "My examination is over.". 56. What punctuation is needed in this sentence? "It's time to go" said John. A) A period after go. B) A question mark after go. C) An exclamation mark after go. D) A comma after go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma after go. 57. Punctuate the sentence.Dilah said you're very kind A) Dilah said 'you're very kind" . B) Dilah said, "you're very kind". C) Dilah said "You're very kind". D) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". 58. They said, "We are going to the beach tomorrow." A) They said that they will go to the beach tomorrow. B) They said that they had gone to the beach tomorrow. C) They said that they are going to the beach tomorrow. D) They said that they were going to the beach tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they are going to the beach tomorrow. 59. The dentist said "Open your mouth and let me see your teeth." A) "Open" the dentist said "your mouth and let me see your teeth.". B) "Open your mouth" the dentist said "and let me see your teeth.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Open your mouth" the dentist said "and let me see your teeth.". 60. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:They inquired, "Where is the nearest gas station?" A) They inquired where the nearest gas station was. B) They inquired where is the nearest gas station. C) They inquired where the nearest gas station is. D) They inquired where was the nearest gas station. 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