This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are ..... types of sentences in English A) 4. B) 5. C) 7. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 2. "I am going to the zoo, " said Maggie.Which part of this sentence is the speech tag? A) "I am going to the zoo, ". B) Said Maggie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said Maggie. 3. Read and write the reported speechLuis:"I study Math this morning"Luis said ..... A) He studied Math that morning. B) I studied Math that morning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He studied Math that morning. 4. He asked me, "Can you help me with this?" A) He asked me if I could help him with this. B) He asks me if I can help him with this. C) He asked me if I help him with this. D) He asked me if I can help him with this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I could help him with this. 5. My teacher said, "I have prepared a surprise for you all." A) My teacher said that she had prepared a surprise for us all. B) My teacher told me that she has prepared a surprise for us all. C) My teacher said to me that she has prepared a surprise for us all. D) My teacher said that she has prepared a surprise for us all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My teacher said that she had prepared a surprise for us all. 6. Leave the room!(command) A) He commanded us to leave the room. B) He commanded us that we leave the room. C) He commanded us leaving the room. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He commanded us to leave the room. 7. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:He asked, "What time is it?" A) He asked what time is it. B) He asked what time was it. C) He asked what time it is. D) He asked what time it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked what time it was. 8. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:She questioned, "Will it rain tomorrow?" A) She questioned if it would rain tomorrow. B) She questioned if it will rain tomorrow. C) She questioned if it rained tomorrow. D) She questioned if it rains tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She questioned if it would rain tomorrow. 9. Change to direct speech:Ahmed said, "I have been to India three times." A) Ahmed said that he has been to India three times. B) Not sure. C) Ahmed said that he had been to India three times. D) Ahmed said that I had been to India three times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ahmed said that he had been to India three times. 10. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I study English every day, " she said. A) She said she had studied English every day. B) She said she would study English every day. C) "I study English every day, " she said. D) She said she studied English every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she studied English every day. 11. I said to my friend, "Can I borrow your dictionary for one day?" A) I asked my friend if I can borrow his dictionary for one day. B) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day. C) I asked my friend that if I can borrow his dictionary for one day. D) I asked my friend if I could borrow your dictionary for one day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day. 12. He asked, "Did you break the glass?" A) He asked if I broke the glass. B) He asked if I had broken the glass. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if I had broken the glass. 13. My mum said, '' it is too late!" A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 14. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I will finish the project by Friday, " she said. A) She said she finished the project by Friday. B) She said she would finish the project by Friday. C) She said she is finishing the project by Friday. D) She said she will finish the project by Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she would finish the project by Friday. 15. "Please open the window, " he said.He asked me ..... the window. A) Opened. B) Open. C) Opening. D) Opens. E) To open. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) To open. 16. We use speech marks and commas to show A) Sometimes. B) On their own. C) When someone is speaking. D) When laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When someone is speaking. 17. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:The firefighter shouted, "Get out of the building!" A) The firefighter asked us to get out of the building. B) The firefighter requested us to get out of the building. C) The firefighter told us to get out of the building. D) The firefighter shouted to get out of the building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The firefighter told us to get out of the building. 18. Somlit said, '' My friend may come tonight." A) Somlit said that his friend might come that night. B) Somlit said that his friend might go that night. C) Somlit said that his friend might go tonight. D) Somlit said that his friend might come tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somlit said that his friend might go that night. 19. Willem said, "I was driving a bus" Which one is correct? A) Willem said that I have driven a bus. B) Willem said that he was drove a bus. C) Willem said that I had driving a bus. D) Willem said that he had been driving a bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Willem said that he had been driving a bus. 20. He asked, "Can you finish this by tomorrow?" A) He asked if I will finish this by tomorrow. B) He asked if I can finish this by tomorrow. C) He asked if I could finish this by tomorrow. D) He asks if I can finish this by tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked if I could finish this by tomorrow. 21. "Tinu, where have you been all these days?" asked the Principal. A) The Principal asked to Tinu where was he all those days. B) The Principal asked Tinu where he has been all those days. C) The Principal asked Tinu where had he been all those days. D) The Principal asked Tinu where he had been all those days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Principal asked Tinu where he had been all those days. 22. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I can help you with that, " she told him. A) She told him she can help him with that. B) She told him she could help him with that. C) She told him she was helping him with that. D) She told him she would help him with that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told him she could help him with that. 23. Which sentence is correct reported speech? A) They said they had gone home. B) They said we have gone home. C) They said we went home. D) They said they have gone home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said they had gone home. 24. "I am a Filipino, " Daniel said. A) DIRECT. B) REPORTED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT. 25. The boy confessed There is no wolf coming A) The boy confessed: "There is no wolf coming.". B) The boy confessed, "there is no wolf coming.". C) The boy confessed: "there is no wolf coming.". D) The boy confessed, "There is no wolf coming.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boy confessed, "There is no wolf coming.". 26. "I don't like fast food." A) He said that he didn't like fast food. B) He said he don't like fast food. C) He said that he doesn't like fast food. D) He said he hadn't liked fast food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he didn't like fast food. 27. The teacher asked me, "Do you like working in teams? A) The teacher asked if I liked working in teams. B) The teacher asked if I liked work in teams. C) The teacher asked if I liked working in team. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher asked if I liked working in teams. 28. What is wrong with this sentence? "Stop it, Pete" said Sue. A) The comma should not be there. B) There is nothing wrong with this sentence. C) There should be a full stop after Pete. D) There should be a comma after Pete. E) The sentence should start with:Sue said, "Stop ". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There should be a comma after Pete. 29. In the sentence, 'She said, 'I will be there soon', ' where should the comma be placed? A) After the word 'said'. B) At the end of the sentence. C) Before the word 'I'. D) After the word 'will be'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the word 'said'. 30. True or FalseIn Reported Speech, the present tense is often changed to the past tense. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 31. He said, "I will go to the market tomorrow." He said that he ..... to the market the next day. A) Would go. B) Is going. C) Went. D) Goes. E) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would go. 32. A ..... separates the reporting phrase from the spoken words. A) Quotation mark. B) Comma. C) Capital letter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 33. My sister said, '' I don't like cakes." A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 34. He told me, "She has been waiting for you for long time"He told me that she ..... for me for a long time. A) Has been waiting. B) Is waiting. C) Will be waiting. D) Had been waiting. E) Was waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been waiting. 35. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech. "You'll never guess what I've just seen!" said Sam excitedly. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 36. "It's hot outside, " Ben whined. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 37. In transforming direct to indirect speech, past continuous tense goes to ..... tense. A) Present perfect. B) Present perfect continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous. 38. He asked her, "Are you leaving tomorrow?"He asked her if ..... the next day. A) I was leaving. B) She is leaving. C) He is leaving. D) He was leaving. E) She was leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She was leaving. 39. "Are we leaving?" ..... A) Ask john. B) Asked john. C) John ask. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked john. 40. "We had at least 5 topics to do the project, " she said. A) She said we had at least 5 topics to do the project. B) She said they had had at least 5 topics to do the project. C) She said they have at least 5 topics to do the project. D) They had at least 5 topics to did that project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said they had had at least 5 topics to do the project. 41. He said to his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?" A) He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day. B) He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day. C) He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day. D) He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day. 42. My friend said to me, "I will meet you at the park tomorrow." A) My friend told me that he would meet me at the park the next day. B) My friend told me he would meet you at the park tomorrow. C) My friend told me that he will meet you at the park the next day. D) My friend said to me he would meet me at the park the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend told me that he would meet me at the park the next day. 43. What type of word is said? A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 44. True or False:We always need a speech tag (eg. said Leon) after speech marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. The result of the test ..... yesterday. A) Was announced. B) Is announced. C) Will be annouced. D) Is being announced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was announced. 46. Steve asked: "Can you drive?" A) He asked me if I could drive. B) He asked me if can I drive?. C) He asked me if could I drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I could drive. 47. "You must always finish your greens before you start dessert ..... '' reminded Father.In the above quote, what punctuation should be placed in the space between the end of "dessert" and the end quotation mark? A) A comma. B) A full stop (period). C) A question mark. D) An exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 48. What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? "I can't believe it said Tom." A) I can't believe it, " said Tom. B) I can't believe it said, Tom. C) I can't believe it, said Tom.". D) I can't believe it said Tom.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe it, " said Tom. 49. He said, "I have seen that movie." He said that he ..... seen that movie. A) Will. B) Has. C) Had. D) Would. E) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 50. James said, "I don't like this party." (Saturday evening) A) James said that he didn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). B) James said that he doesn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James said that he didn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). 51. Miss Ho proclaimed I love going to Japan A) Miss Ho Proclaimed "I love going to Japan"!. B) Miss Ho proclaimed "I love going to Japan". C) Miss Ho proclaimed, "I love going to Japan!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miss Ho proclaimed, "I love going to Japan!". 52. Choose the correct answer.Rachel: "I'm playing the piano now." A) She said that she was playing the piano now. B) She said that she had played the piano now. C) She said that she played the piano then. D) She said that she was playing the piano then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she was playing the piano then. 53. How should interrupted quotations be punctuated with commas? A) No punctuation is needed. B) Outside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. C) Inside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. D) Only after the interruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. 54. I saw him steal the car.(claim) A) He claimed that he saw him steal the car. B) He claimed having seen him steal the car. C) He claimed to have seen him steal the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He claimed to have seen him steal the car. 55. "We enjoyed the concert, " exclaimed Sherri. A) Sherri exclaimed that they can be enjoyed the concert. B) Sherri exclaimed that they had enjoyed the concert. C) Sherri exclaimed that they enjoyed the concert. D) Sherri exclaimed that they were enjoying the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sherri exclaimed that they had enjoyed the concert. 56. Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect will change to which tense during the conversion of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Past Perfect Tense. C) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. D) Simple Past Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Tense. 57. "I can't swim, " confessed Bryon. A) Byron confessed that he could not swim. B) Byron confessed that he couldn't swim. C) Byron confessed that he cannot swim. D) Byron confessed that he had not swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Byron confessed that he could not swim. 58. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:The sign read, "Do not enter." A) The sign warned not to enter. B) The sign told not to enter. C) The sign said not to enter. D) The sign asked not to enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sign said not to enter. 59. Change into direct speech:Robert said to Jane that her son broke the vase. A) Robert said to Jane, " My son breaks the vase.". B) Robert said to Jane, " Your son breaks the vase.". C) Robert said to Jane, " Your son had broken the vase.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said to Jane, " Your son breaks the vase.". 60. "I win Mark Six ..... " the man shouted. A) . B) ,. C) ?. D) !. 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