This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr Ibrahim told us that Cairo ..... the capital of England. A) .is not. B) .is. C) .was. D) .had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) .is not. 2. In Reported Speech, "must" becomes: A) Could. B) Might. C) Would. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to. 3. Teacher Angelo said, "I will attach the file of our lesson for today." A) Reporting clause. B) Reporting verb. C) Reported clause. D) Reported verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reporting clause. 4. He ..... that he was leaving way that afternoon. A) Says to me. B) Told me. C) Said me. D) Told to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told me. 5. She said, '' I found it here "Choose the correct answer A) She said that she had found it there. B) She said that she had found it then. C) She said that he was found it there. D) She said that she was found it then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had found it there. 6. "I can't remember your name" she said . A) She said that she couldn't remember my name. B) She don't know my name. C) She said she can not remember my name. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she couldn't remember my name. 7. He said, '' I'm going to Bangkok with my family '' Which one is correct? A) He said that he was going to Bangkok with his family. B) He said that I am going to Bangkok with his family. C) He said that he was going to Bangkok with my family. D) He said that he was going to Bangkok with our family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to Bangkok with his family. 8. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech. "I will study" , said Mary. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 9. Identify the error in this sentence: "I don't know, " he replied "but I'll find out." A) There should be a period after replied. B) The comma after know should be a period. C) There is no error. D) There should be a comma after replied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There should be a comma after replied. 10. My friends said, "The boys are playing football." A) My friend said that the boys was playing football. B) My friend said that the boys were playing football. C) My friend said that the boys had been playing football. D) My friend said that the boys played football. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend said that the boys were playing football. 11. No, I won't lend you any money. (refuse) A) You refused that you will lend me any money. B) You refused to lend me any money. C) You refused lending me any money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You refused to lend me any money. 12. Ubah kalimat langsung:'Dia berkata, "Saya akan pergi"' menjadi kalimat tidak langsung. A) Dia berkata bahwa dia akan pergi. B) Dia berkata bahwa dia akan pergi. C) Dia berkata bahwa dia akan pergi nanti. D) Dia berkata dia sedang pergi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dia berkata bahwa dia akan pergi. 13. Change into direct speech:Mrs. Susan told me that she had never been to France. A) Mrs. Susan told me, "I was never been to France.". B) Mrs. Susan told me, "She had never been to France.". C) Mrs. Susan told me, "I have never been to France.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Susan told me, "I have never been to France.". 14. She said, "I will finish my homework later." A) She said that she would finish her homework later. B) She said that she finished her homework later. C) She said that she will finish her homework later. D) She says that she will finish her homework later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she would finish her homework later. 15. When will you finish your work? A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrogative. 16. He told me that he liked ice cream. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 17. "Be quiet!"The teacher ordered us ..... A) It quiet. B) To be quiet. C) Are quiet. D) Be quiet. E) Were quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be quiet. 18. Jason asked me: "Are you having fun?" A) He asked me if I was having fun. B) He asked me if was I having fun?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I was having fun. 19. You ought to help her out.(suggest) A) I suggested to help her out. B) I suggested you helping her out. C) I suggested that you should help her out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I suggested that you should help her out. 20. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech.He said he would call me. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED SPEECH. 21. Gayle said that she liked cookies. A) DIRECT. B) REPORTED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED. 22. She said, "I am going to London tomorrow." A) She said that she was going to go to London the next day. B) She said that she is going to London the next day. C) She said that she was going to London the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was going to London the next day. 23. "Why don't you finish your homework on time?" the lady asked ..... A) Anxiously. B) Angrily. C) Cheerily. D) Softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angrily. 24. He said, "I am studying English." He said that he ..... studying English. A) Are. B) Been. C) Was. D) Is. E) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 25. They told us, "We have finished our project." A) They told us that they had finished their project. B) They told us that they will finish their project. C) They told us that they finished their project. D) They told us that they have finished their project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They told us that they had finished their project. 26. Words spoken in one place at a particular time may be reported by another person at another time. So, we need to change the verbs. E.g. What James spoke on Sunday is reported on Monday. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. They wrote that they found a new treasure. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 28. My brother said, "I met Jhon last night" . A) My brother said that he met Jhon the previous night. B) My brother said he met Jhon the previous night. C) My brother said I met Jhon the previous night. D) My brother said I met Jhon last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother said that he met Jhon the previous night. 29. Daniel said that he is a Filipino. A) DIRECT. B) REPORTED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPORTED. 30. In the sentence, 'He asked 'What time is it?', where should the comma be placed? A) After the word 'he'. B) Before the word 'asked'. C) After the word 'time'. D) After the word 'asked'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the word 'asked'. 31. I can walk with my ..... A) Hands. B) Knees. C) Feet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feet. 32. Punctuate the sentenceAniq shouted help A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". B) Aniq shouted, "help!". C) Aniq shouted"Help!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". 33. We use reported speech to: A) Talk about spontaneous situations. B) Talk about something that someone has already told us. C) Talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talk about something that someone has already told us. 34. Quoting the exact words uttered by the person is called as ..... A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) PASSIVE VOICE. C) ACTIVE VOICE. D) INDIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 35. The old lady in the inn wanted ..... to be the New king A) Rassendyll. B) Rudolf Elphberg. C) Sapt. D) Michael. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael. 36. That's how I crashed the car. A) She explained to me how she had crashed the car. B) She explained to me that she had crashed the car. C) She explained me crashing the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She explained to me how she had crashed the car. 37. I won't see you tomorrow. A) She said that she wouldn't see tomorrow. B) She said that she wouldn't see me tomorrow. C) She said that wouldn't see me tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she wouldn't see me tomorrow. 38. You've worked for the whole day said Molly are you tired A) "You've worked for the whole day." Said Molly. "Are you tired.". B) "You've worked for the whole day, " said Molly, '' are you tired?". C) "You've worked for the whole day, " said Molly. "Are you tired?". D) "You've worked for the whole day, said Molly. Are you tired?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "You've worked for the whole day, " said Molly. "Are you tired?". 39. Omar said that he ..... there before. A) .had had. B) .have had. C) .had been. D) .has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .had been. 40. He said, "I can finish this project by next week." A) He says that he can finish this project by next week. B) He said that he can finish this project by next week. C) He said that he finishes this project by next week. D) He said that he could finish this project by next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he could finish this project by next week. 41. Dev said, "I will clean my house tomorrow."Dev said that he ..... his house the next day. A) Is cleaning. B) Will clean. C) Would clean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would clean. 42. Ramy informed me ..... he could solve the problem. A) .if. B) . this. C) .that. D) . whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .that. 43. Harry said to me, 'Are you interested in this offer?' A) Harry said to me that are you interested in this offer. B) Harry asked me if I was interested in that offer. C) Harry asked to me if i was interested in this offer. D) Harry asked me that if I am interested in this offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry asked me if I was interested in that offer. 44. What is the error in this dialogue? "I'm hungry, " said Jack "let's eat." A) There should be a period after Jack. B) There is no error. C) The comma after hungry should be a period. D) There should be a comma after Jack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There should be a comma after Jack. 45. "Have you seen my red coat?" asked George. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 46. We use ..... in reported speech when using questions A) Have. B) Can. C) If. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 47. Choose the correct option.He told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks. A) 'I could be ill for a couple of weeks.'. B) 'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.'. C) 'I may ill for a couple of weeks.'. D) 'I'll be ill for a couple of weeks.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.'. 48. He said, "I will have been happy." A) He said that I would have been happy. B) He said that he would have been happy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would have been happy. 49. Ali ..... that he was going to the club the following day. A) .ordered. B) . asked. C) .said. D) .told. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .said. 50. Hassan suggested that I ..... a doctor. A) .saw. B) .saw. C) .had seen. D) . should see. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . should see. 51. Choose the correct option.Bob: "Don't go there alone." A) Bob asked me not to go there alone. B) Bob asked me do not to go there alone. C) Bob asked me didn't go there alone. D) Bob asked me hadn't gone there alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bob asked me not to go there alone. 52. Your application is under review.(inform) A) He informed my application being under review. B) He informed me to my application is under review. C) He informed me that my application was under review. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He informed me that my application was under review. 53. He asked, "What are you doing?" A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 54. She said, "I can finish it now." She said that she ..... finish it then. A) Could. B) May. C) Will. D) Should. E) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 55. He hasn't eaten breakfast. A) She said that she hadn't eaten breakfast. B) She said that he had eaten breakfast. C) She said that he hadn't eaten breakfast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she hadn't eaten breakfast. 56. David said that he is going to Cavite today. A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported Speech. 57. The teacher said, "Look at your paper." A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 58. Verb in Past tense changes to A) Past Perfect. B) Simple Past. C) No change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect. 59. They said to me, "Do you like our house?" A) They said to me if I liked our house. B) They said to me if I like their house. C) They asked me if I like our house. D) They asked me if I liked their house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They asked me if I liked their house. 60. At the end of a sentence, the speech inside the speech marks can end with A) A comma, full stop or an exclamation mark. B) A full stop or a question mark. C) A comma, full stop or a question mark. D) A full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark. ← 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 8Direct Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books