This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Shilpa said to Ravi, "I can help you."Ans. Shilpa told Ravi that ..... could help ..... A) He, she. B) He, him. C) She, him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, him. 2. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: "Please pass the salt, " she said to him. A) She ordered him to pass the salt. B) She asked him to pass the salt. C) She told him to pass the salt. D) She requested him to pass the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She requested him to pass the salt. 3. The pilot said, "Please don't panic but tighten your seat belts." A) The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts. B) The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to tighten their seat belts instead. C) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. 4. In Reported Speech, "Will" becomes: A) Was/were going to. B) Would. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 5. Mark said to me, " Go out." A) Mark commanded me go out. B) Mark commanded me to go out. C) Mark commanded me please go out. D) Mark said to me to go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mark commanded me to go out. 6. True or FalseWhen transforming Direct Speech to Reported Speech, the verb stays the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Would you like me to open the window?(offer) A) He offered that he will open the window. B) He offered opening the window. C) He offered to open the window. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He offered to open the window. 8. "Are you thirsty, Mia?" asked TioThe indirect speech form that utterance is ..... A) Tio asked Mia if she is thirsty. B) Tio asked if Mia is thirsty. C) Tio asked if Mia was not thirsty. D) Tio asked Mia if she was thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tio asked Mia if she was thirsty. 9. In direct speech the words which are actually spoken go inside ..... A) Question mark. B) Speech marks. C) Word. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech marks. 10. May suggested that he ..... place and asked him what time ..... A) Can come to her; they shall meet. B) Could come to her; they shall meet. C) Could come to her; they should meet. D) Can come to her; they should meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could come to her; they should meet. 11. I said to her, "I can drink 5 litres of water."Ans. I told her that ..... could drink 5 litres of water. A) I. B) You. C) She. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 12. I may not go to work abroad. A) She told me that she might not go to work abroad. B) We told me that she might not go to work abroad. C) She told me that she can't go to work abroad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she might not go to work abroad. 13. What punctuation do we use to show someone is speaking? A) Commas, ,. B) Speech marks '' ''. C) Apostrophes ' '. D) Full stops . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech marks '' ''. 14. Change into direct speech:Harry said to his sister that their mom was cooking then. A) Harry said to his sister, " Our mom was cooking now.". B) Harry said to his sister, " Our mom is cooking now.". C) Harry said to his sister, " Their mom is cooking now.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry said to his sister, " Our mom is cooking now.". 15. He said, "I have finished my homework." He said that he ..... finished his homework. A) Has. B) Will. C) Had. D) Was. E) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 16. He said, "I've worked here for 10 years." Which one is correct? A) He said that he had worked there for 10 years. B) He said that he have work here for 10 years. C) He said that he was had worked hear for 10 years. D) He said that he had worked for 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had worked there for 10 years. 17. James said, "I bought my own car." A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 18. Where should the comma be placed in this sentence? "I need to leave now" said Emma. A) After now. B) After said. C) Before the closing quotation mark. D) After leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the closing quotation mark. 19. Alex said he traveled to Cuzco.Alex: ..... A) '' My travel to Cuzco". B) "I travel to Cuzco". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I travel to Cuzco". 20. Olivia announced that she released an album recently. A) Reported Speech. B) Direct Speech. C) Interrogative Speech. D) Declarative Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reported Speech. 21. The ring ..... on the table yesterday. A) Was put. B) Is putted. C) Was putted. D) Was putting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was put. 22. '' I am not a good doctor, '' he saidWhich one is correct? A) He says that he was not a good doctor. B) He said that I was not a good doctor. C) He says that I am not a good doctor. D) He said that he was not a good doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he was not a good doctor. 23. Paul told me, "My mother will celebrate her birthday next week." A) Paul told me that my mother would celebrate her birthday next week. B) Paul told me that his mother would celebrate her birthday next week. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paul told me that his mother would celebrate her birthday next week. 24. Choose the correct option.He told me he would lend me the money. A) 'I'll lend you the money.'. B) 'I'm lending you the money.'. C) 'I lent you the money.'. D) 'I'm going to lend you the money.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I'll lend you the money.'. 25. Turn it into indirect speech:.Suman said to her brother, "Did you complete your work?" A) Suman asked her brother if he had completed his work. B) Suman asked her brother did you complete your work. C) Suman asked her brother if he completed his work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suman asked her brother if he had completed his work. 26. "Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda A) Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was. B) Frank asked Linda where is her house. C) Frank asked Linda where her house was. D) Frank asked Linda where was her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frank asked Linda where her house was. 27. Choose the correct answer. Steve said: "I work every day." A) Steve said that he had worked every day. B) Steve said that he was working every day. C) Steve said that he would work every day. D) Steve said that he worked every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Steve said that he worked every day. 28. The correct passive sentence uses past perfect tense is A) Prita is always called by Dandy. B) My gown had been washed before I took a nap. C) The Piano was being played when the kid fell down. D) The bread has just been eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My gown had been washed before I took a nap. 29. The wool has been (weave) by grandmother to be a good swater.The correct words to replace the verb in the brackets is ..... A) Weaved. B) Weaves. C) Wove. D) Woven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Woven. 30. "What is your hobby?" is an example for ..... type of sentence. A) EXCLAMATORY. B) INTERROGATIVE. C) DECLARATIVE. D) IMPERATIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INTERROGATIVE. 31. "He works in a bank" . A) She said that he worked in a bank. B) She said that he works in a bank. C) She said that she work in a bank. D) She said that he work in a bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that he worked in a bank. 32. Father:" Do you have money? "My father asked me Whether I ..... A) Have money. B) Had money. C) Has money. D) Had had money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had money. 33. What is the word that the word 'now' converts to? A) That. B) Then. C) Those. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then. 34. The boys:" We are boring. "The boys said that ..... A) We are boring. B) They are boring. C) They were boring. D) We were boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were boring. 35. What is the word that the word 'Sir, Madam' converts to? A) Elder. B) Respectfully. C) Mister, Mrs. D) Greeted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respectfully. 36. She said that she couldn't come to the party on Friday. A) "I can come to the party on Friday, " she said. B) "She can come to the party on Friday, " she said. C) "I can't come to the party on Friday, " she said. D) "I could come to the party on Friday, " she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I can't come to the party on Friday, " she said. 37. Kevin asked, " Do you love me? "Kevin asked me if ..... A) He loved me. B) He loves me. C) He had loved me. D) I love him. E) I loved him. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I loved him. 38. Choose the correct example for "exclamatory sentence" . A) He arrived late at the airport. B) Angie did not do her assignment on time. C) Hurray! we won the first place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurray! we won the first place. 39. "Tanya, did you see that monkey? " asked Jim. A) Same. B) "Tanya, did you see that monkey, " asked Jim. C) Tanya, did you see that monkey? " asked Jim. D) "Tanya, did you see that monkey? " asked Jim,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same. 40. Direct speech: ..... Indirect speech:Bob said to Carla that she hadn't been lazy the week before. A) Bob said to Carla, " You hadn't been lazy last week.". B) Bob said to Carla, " She wasn't lazy last week.". C) Bob said to Carla, " You weren't lazy last week.". D) Bob said to Carla, " She hadn't been lazy last week.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bob said to Carla, " You weren't lazy last week.". 41. When changing from direct to reported speech, we A) Change the tense of the verb. B) Change words like pronouns. C) Remove speech marks. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 42. Direct Speech:They said, "We have been living in the forest for 4 years" . Indirect Speech: ..... A) They said that we have been living in the forest for 4 years. B) They said that they have been living in the forest for 4 years. C) They said that we had been living in the forest for 4 years. D) They said that they had been living in the forest for 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They said that they had been living in the forest for 4 years. 43. Direct speech: "My sister has bought all the necessary camping gear" , Kate said. Reported speech:Kate said that ..... sister ..... all the necessary camping gear. A) Her/ was buying. B) Your/ was bought. C) Her/ had bought. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her/ had bought. 44. Is puncuation envolved in direct speech? A) NO definitley not. B) Yes very much so. C) Im not to sure. D) It could be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes very much so. 45. He said, "where is the library? " in interrogative sentence will change to ..... A) He said that he wanted to go to the library. B) He enquired where the library was. C) It does not change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enquired where the library was. 46. Convert this into direct speech.She said she could swim. A) She said "I can swim. B) She said I have to swim. C) She said "We should swim". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said "I can swim. 47. Emma said, "My teacher is going to London tomorrow." A) Emma said, "My teacher is in London.". B) Emma said that she is going to London tomorrow. C) Emma said that her teacher was going to London the following / the next day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emma said that her teacher was going to London the following / the next day. 48. This is utilized to give a statement of what someone else has said but without using the exact words. A) Direct Speech. B) Narration. C) Reported Speech. D) Reporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reported Speech. 49. Dessi:" I played tennis yesterday." Dessi said that A) She have played tennis yesterday. B) She plays tennis yesterday. C) She has played tennis r the day before. D) She had played tennis the day before. E) She played tennis yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had played tennis the day before. 50. 'I won't go shopping tomorrow, ' said Monica. A) She said she would go shopping the next day. B) She said she won't go shopping the next day. C) She said he would go shopping tomorrow. D) Monica said she wouldn't go shopping the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monica said she wouldn't go shopping the next day. 51. The teacher said, "The equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres" .Change into indirect speech A) The teacher was saying that the equator divides the earth into two hemispheres. B) The teacher said that the equator was the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. C) The teacher told that that equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. D) The teacher said that the equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher said that the equator is the line that divides earth into two hemispheres. 52. Transform this Indirect speech into Direct speech correctly:The president mentioned that the surprise attack had a disastrous effect. A) "The effect was surprised by the president, " the president mentioned. B) "The surprise attack had a disastrous effect, " the president mentioned. C) "The president was surprised by the attack, " the president mentioned. D) The president had a disastrous effect to the attack, " the president mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The surprise attack had a disastrous effect, " the president mentioned. 53. 'Why do you like your job? ', the reporter asked the actress. A) The reporter asked her why she likes her job. B) The reporter asked her why she liked her job. C) The reporter asked her why did she like her job. D) The reporter asked her why does she like her job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reporter asked her why she liked her job. 54. The teacher remarked that our exams were really well. A) 'Your exams are really well, children'. B) 'The exams were really well'. C) 'Our exams are good'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Your exams are really well, children'. 55. She said, "I can swim." A) I can swim. B) She said that I could swim. C) She said that she could swim. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she could swim. 56. "Do you like him? "she asked A) She asked whether you liked him. B) She asked if I liked him?. C) She asked if I liked him. D) She asked did you like him?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked if I liked him. 57. 'I'm wearing a coat, ' David said. A) David told he is wearing a coat. B) David say he is wearing a coat. C) David said it was wearing a coat. D) David said he was wearing a coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David said he was wearing a coat. 58. Which direct sentence is correct? Alicia said that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that she had seen him kissing Tamara. A) Alicia said, "My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.". B) Alicia said, "Her boyfriend cheated on her and she saw him kissing Tamara.". C) Alicia said, 'My boyfriend had cheated on her and I saw him kissing Tamara.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alicia said, "My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.". 59. Change the sentences using Reported Speech and the correct form of the verbs given. "Why do you want to go to the market, Peter? " Dave asked. (want to know) A) Dave wants to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. B) Dave wanted to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. C) Dave wants to know why Peter wants to go to the market. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dave wanted to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. 60. "Today" becomes ..... in indirect speech. A) That day / the same day. B) Before. C) That. D) None of above. 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