This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My mother always indicates that it ..... essential that one ..... everrything needed for his life. A) Has been/ knew. B) Is/ knew. C) Is/ should know. D) Was/ knew. E) Was/ had known. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is/ should know. 2. Which of these is an example of indirect speech? A) She said that she was happy. B) She says, "I was happy.". C) She said, "I am happy.". D) "She said she is happy, " she told me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was happy. 3. Convert to indirect speech: "I can finish this task." said Winda A) She said that she can finish this task. B) She said that she will finish this task. C) She said that she finished this task. D) She said that she could finish this task. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she could finish this task. 4. Change the following statement into direct speech:She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks. A) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". B) "When can we eat our snacks? She asked". C) When can we eat our snacks?. D) The teacher was asked when the girl could eat her snacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". 5. Pete: "I don't like German but I like English a lot. A) Pete said that he didn't like German but that he liked English a lot. B) Pete said that he hasn't like German but that he has liked English a lot. C) Pete said that he wasn't liking German but that he liked English a lot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pete said that he didn't like German but that he liked English a lot. 6. Dion said, "I'm going to meet my girlfriend for the first time tomorrow." A) He said that he was going to meet his girlfriend for the first time tomorrow. B) He said that he was going to meet his girlfriend for the first time the following day. C) He said that he is going to meet his girlfriend for the first time the next day. D) He said that he was going to meet my girlfriend for the first time the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was going to meet his girlfriend for the first time the following day. 7. Choose the correct option. I asked what time ..... and he ..... that he didn't know. A) It was / answered to me. B) Was it / replied me. C) It was / replied. D) Is it / answered me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was / replied. 8. Which of these sentences correctly uses backshift of tenses?He said, "I will call you tomorrow." A) He said that he will call me the next day. B) He said that he calls me the next day. C) He said that he calls me tomorrow. D) He said that he would call me the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he would call me the next day. 9. The doctor ..... us not to take the child out when the weather is so cold. A) Contended. B) Claimed. C) Complained. D) Advised. E) Promised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advised. 10. 'She asked, 'Are you coming with me?" into indirect speech. A) She asked if I was coming with her. B) She asked if I am coming with her. C) She asked whether I had come with her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked if I was coming with her. 11. The employee told every visitor, "Enjoy the movie and don't make a noise!" A) The employee told us to enjoy the movie and not to make a noise. B) The employee told the visitor enjoy the movie and not make a noise. C) The employee told us to enjoy the movie and don't make a noise. D) The employee told us enjoy the movie and make a noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The employee told us to enjoy the movie and not to make a noise. 12. Inverted Commas are needed for what? A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 13. Why was he late? Can you tell me ..... A) Can you tell me why was he late. B) Can you tell me why he was late. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you tell me why he was late. 14. Use appropriate pronouns:Susan: "I will call him later." A) She said she would call him later. B) She said she will call him later. C) She said she would call her later. D) She said I will call him later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would call him later. 15. Dr. Dennis Galloway realized that a number of mechanical and electrical principlea found in living organisms ..... to improve man-made devices or to invent new ones. A) Could be used. B) Had been used. C) Would have used. D) Might use. E) Were going to be use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could be used. 16. Convert to indirect speech:Hendra: "I will finish my homework." A) He said that he will finish his homework. B) He said that he is finishing his homework. C) He said he had finished his homework. D) He said that he would finish his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he would finish his homework. 17. 'She said, 'I may go to the party." into indirect speech. A) She said that she might go to the party. B) She said that she may go to the party. C) She said that she will go to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she might go to the party. 18. Convert to indirect speech: "I might go to the party." said Firman A) He said that he might have gone to the party. B) He said that he might go to the party. C) He said that he is going to the party. D) He said that he will go to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he might go to the party. 19. Identify the direct speech:Sarah: "I am going to the market." A) She said, 'I am going to the store.'. B) 'I am going to the market.'. C) She said, 'I will go to the market.'. D) She said, 'I went to the market.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'I am going to the market.'. 20. Vocabulary:The ..... left houses at the bottom of the hill covered in earth and rocks. A) Typhoon. B) Flood. C) Tornado. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landslide. 21. Our teacher, I don't know for how many times, repeated that it ..... important that we ..... hard enough to pass our lessons this year. A) Was/ had studied. B) Is / studied. C) Had been/ studied. D) Was/ studied. E) Has been/ study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was/ studied. 22. My friends said to me, "Be yourself!" A) My friends wanted me to being myself. B) My friends wanted me to be myself. C) My friends wanted to be myself. D) My friends wanted me to be yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friends wanted me to be myself. 23. Aristotle believed that flies ..... from the rotting flesh of animals.He thought that other types of insects ..... from wood, dried leaves, and even horsehair. A) Have come/ originated. B) Come/ originate. C) Had come/ originated. D) Came/ originated. E) Had come/ have originated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came/ originated. 24. Change the tense:'I am learning Spanish.', said Burhan A) He said, 'I will learn Spanish.'. B) He said, 'I am learning Spanish.'. C) He said, 'I was learning Spanish.'. D) He said, 'I learned Spanish.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, 'I was learning Spanish.'. 25. Jerry Frank claimed that children ..... obedient to their parents. A) Used to being. B) Had to be. C) Shall be. D) May be. E) Will have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to be. 26. 'She said, 'I saw him yesterday." into indirect speech. A) She said that she had seen him the previous day. B) She said that she saw him yesterday. C) She said that she has seen him yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had seen him the previous day. 27. Choose the correct option. I asked him if ..... fish. A) Liked he. B) Does he like. C) He liked. D) Did he like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He liked. 28. Change the tense: "I will go to the gym tomorrow." said Jamal A) He said he will go to the gym tomorrow. B) He said he went to the gym tomorrow. C) He said he is going to the gym tomorrow. D) He said he would go to the gym the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he would go to the gym the next day. 29. Dewi asked Yogi, "Where are you when I come to your home?" A) Dewi wanted to know where he was when she came to his house. B) Dewi wanted to know where he is when she comes to his house. C) Dewi wanted to know where was he when she came to his house. D) Dewi wanted to know where you were when I came to your house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dewi wanted to know where he was when she came to his house. 30. He says: "I have seen all the performances of DJ Avicii. A) He said that he saw all the performances of DJ Avicii. B) He said that he has seen all the performances of DJ Avicii. C) He said that he had seen all the performances of DJ Avicii. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had seen all the performances of DJ Avicii. 31. Who is your favorite author? Angelo asked ..... A) Angelo asked who my favorite author is. B) Angelo asked who my favorite author was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angelo asked who my favorite author was. 32. Which reporting verb is commonly used in indirect speech? A) To eat. B) To tell. C) To jump. D) To walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell. 33. When confronted with disturbing questions, the suspect said he ..... to talk to his advocate once again. A) Had needed. B) Needs. C) Needing. D) Need. E) Needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Needed. 34. John said:" I don't want to interrupt. A) John said that he doesn't want to interrupt. B) John said that he didn't want to interrupt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John said that he didn't want to interrupt. 35. If you find my pencil Jia Wen said pass it to me.Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "If you find my pencil." Jia Wen said "pass it to me.". B) "If you find my pencil." Jia Wen said, "Pass it to me.". C) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "Pass it to me.". D) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "pass it to me.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "pass it to me.". 36. The doctor: "A disaster is taking place in Africa" . A) The doctor said that a disaster had taken place in Africa. B) The doctor said that a disaster was taking place in Africa. C) The doctor said that a disaster took place in Africa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The doctor said that a disaster was taking place in Africa. 37. Vocabulary:In case of an emergency, it's important to have ..... food as canned vegetables. A) A flashlight. B) A shelter. C) A first-aid kit. D) Non-perishable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-perishable. 38. 'He said, 'I am happy today." into indirect speech. A) He said that he is happy today. B) He said that he was happy that day. C) He said that he had been happy that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was happy that day. 39. Change the following sentence into indirect speech. "I've broken your glass, " Tim said to me. A) Tim said to me that I have broken your glass. B) Tim told me that he has broken my glass. C) Tim told me that he had broken my glass. D) Tim said to me that he has broken my glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tim told me that he had broken my glass. 40. Our teacher said, "Submit your assignments next week!" A) Our teacher wanted us to submit our assignment the previous week. B) Our teacher wanted us to submit your assignment next week. C) Our teacher ordered us to submit our assignment the following week. D) Our teacher ordered us submit your assignment the following week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our teacher ordered us to submit our assignment the following week. 41. Alya said, " I began to understand the answer of question." A) She said that she began to understand the answer of question. B) She wanted to know if she had begun to understand the answer of question. C) She asked me that he began to understand the answer of question. D) She said that she had begun to understand the answer of question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she had begun to understand the answer of question. 42. 'She asked, 'Why are you late?" into indirect speech. A) She asked why I was late. B) She asked why I am late. C) She asked why I had been late. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked why I was late. 43. My grandfather never accepted to visit the doctor and always said that unless he ..... unconscious, he would never visit any doctor. A) Was. B) Had been. C) Would. D) Will. E) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 44. Risky said, "I am studying English a lot at this moment" . A) Risky said he was studying English a lot at the moment. B) Risky said he was studying English a lot at that moment. C) Risky said I was studying English a lot at that moment. D) Risky says he was studying English a lot at that moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risky said he was studying English a lot at that moment. 45. Oleg said: "My room is on the second floor" . A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 46. Choose the correct option. Anja said, 'Greg left 10 minutes ago.' A) Anja said Greg was leaving 10 minutes ago. B) Anja said that Greg was left 10 minutes ago. C) Anja said Greg has left 10 minutes before. D) Anja said that Greg had left 10 minutes before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anja said that Greg had left 10 minutes before. 47. Choose the correct option. Bob said to Hilary, 'I'm going away the day after tomorrow.' A) Bob answered he would be away tomorrow. B) Bob replied that he went away yesterday. C) Bob replied her that he was going away the next day. D) Bob answered that he was going away in two days' time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bob answered that he was going away in two days' time. 48. Before my grandmother died she told us that she ..... many troubles throughout her life but she never ..... A) Had lived/ has resented. B) Lived/ has resented. C) Had lived/ resented. D) Has lived/ resents. E) Lived/ had resented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had lived/ resented. 49. Which option is correct? He accused his family ..... him. A) Ignoring. B) To ignore. C) Of ignoring. D) Ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of ignoring. 50. When does the show start? Do you know ..... A) Do you know when the show starts. B) Do you know when does the show start. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you know when the show starts. 51. Mrs.Henry reminded her husband that he ..... that ring for her at their 50 th year wedding anniversary. A) Was buying. B) Would be bought. C) Must have bought. D) Has bought. E) Had bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Had bought. 52. " I've always loved you both and liked to spend time with you. Please end this quarrel with him." Dorian ..... me to talk with Terry again. A) Advised. B) Exclaimed. C) Proposed. D) Scorned. E) Admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised. 53. Change the following sentence into indirect speech. "What are you doing?" the policeman said to me. A) The policeman said to me what I was doing. B) The policeman asked what I was doing. C) The policeman asked if what I was doing. D) The policeman asked me what I was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman asked what I was doing. 54. 'He said, 'I had finished my lunch before they arrived." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had finished his lunch before they arrived. B) He said that he finished his lunch before they arrived. C) He said that he was finishing his lunch before they arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had finished his lunch before they arrived. 55. Choose the correct option. Grace asked Janet whether her brother wanted to go to the cinema with them. Grace said, ' ..... ' A) Did you want to come to the cinema with me?. B) Does her brother want to come to the cinema with them?. C) Did your brother want to come to the cinema with us?. D) Does your brother want to come to the cinema with us?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does your brother want to come to the cinema with us?. 56. Convert to indirect speech:Heru: "I can help you with your homework." A) He said that he could help you with your homework. B) He said that he helped you with your homework. C) He said that he will help you with your homework. D) He said that he can help you with your homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he could help you with your homework. 57. What did you buy for Lebaran?Please tell me ..... A) Please tell me what did you buy for Lebaran. B) Please tell me what you bought for Lebaran. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please tell me what you bought for Lebaran. 58. What happens to the tense in indirect speech? A) It changes to the past. B) It changes to the future. C) It turns into a question. D) It always stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It changes to the past. 59. 'He said, 'I must finish my homework." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had to finish his homework. B) He said that he must finish his homework. C) He said that he was finishing his homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had to finish his homework. 60. His parents: "Are you serious about this? A) His parents said that I am serious about this. B) His parents asked if I was serious about this. C) His parents asked if I have been serious about this. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His parents asked if I was serious about this. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Quiz 2Indirect Speech Quiz 3Indirect Speech Quiz 4Indirect Speech Quiz 5Indirect Speech Quiz 6Direct And Indirect Speech QuizDirect Indirect Speech Transformation QuizDirect Speech Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books