This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Do you want us to check the dimensions? " A) He asked if she wanted them to check the dimensions. B) He said if she wanted them to check the dimensions. C) He told her to check the dimensions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked if she wanted them to check the dimensions. 2. Falisha said that I had given a quiz before their long test. A) Falisha said, " You gave a quiz before our long test.". B) Falisha said, "I gave a quiz before your long test. ". C) Falisha said, "I have given a quiz before their long test.". D) Falisha said, "You had given a quiz before our long test.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falisha said, "You had given a quiz before our long test.". 3. I visited by grandmother yesterday. A) I visited my grandmother then. B) I visited my grandmother the next day. C) I visited my grandmother the previous day. D) I visited my grand mother there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I visited my grandmother the previous day. 4. Bill, "How is your life today? " Bill wants to know A) How your life was that day. B) How my life was that day. C) How is my life today. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How my life was that day. 5. He exclaimed that it was a violent disaster. Which of the following are false according to the sentence A) It is in Direct speech. B) Direct speech:'What a violent disaster it is' said he. C) 'exclaimed' reflects the mood of the speaker. D) It is In Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is in Direct speech. 6. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Maria said, "I will be in Paris in July." A) Maria said that she will be going to Paris in July. B) Maria said that she would be in Paris in July. C) Maria said that she will be in Paris in July. D) Maria said that she will have been in Paris in July. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria said that she would be in Paris in July. 7. "Must" changes into ..... A) Have to. B) Might. C) Had to. D) Does not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had to. 8. She told me, "Write the answer!" A) She told me to write the answer. B) She told me written the answer. C) She told me wrote the answer. D) She told me write the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me to write the answer. 9. TODAY changes into ..... A) The day before. B) Yesterday. C) That day. D) Does not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That day. 10. John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me? " Change to indirect speech. A) John asked Mary why she gets angry with him. B) John asked Mary why she is angry with him. C) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. D) John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. 11. Change to indirect speech. The teacher remarked, "The students are completing their projects now." A) The teacher remarked that the students were completing their projects then. B) The teacher remarked that the students are completing their projects. C) The teacher remarked that the students was completing their projects then. D) The teacher said that the students were completing their projects then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher remarked that the students were completing their projects then. 12. I said, "I shall go. "Ans. I said that ..... would go. A) He. B) They. C) I. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 13. Change to indirect speech. James said, "They may arrive early today." A) James said that they might arrive early today. B) James said that they may arrive early that day. C) James said they might arrive early that day. D) James said that they might arrive early that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) James said that they might arrive early that day. 14. Put the sentence into indirect speech.They said, "She has traveled to Asia. A) They said that She traveled to Asia. B) They said that She had travel to Asia. C) They said that She had traveled to Asia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that She had traveled to Asia. 15. "We're having problems with the design." A) She said they were having problems with the design. B) She said they have had problems with the design. C) She said they had problems with the design. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said they were having problems with the design. 16. When you turn direct speech into indirect speech you hange 'past' and 'past continuous' to- A) Past and past perfect continuous. B) Past perfect and past perfect. C) Past perfect and past perfect continuous. D) Past perfect and past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect and past perfect continuous. 17. Who is hiding under the bed? A) Mom wanted to hiding under the bed. B) Mom wanted to know why was hiding under the bed. C) Mom wanted to know who was hiding under the bed. D) Mom said she was hiding under the bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mom wanted to know who was hiding under the bed. 18. She said, " I have been buying a pen since 6 o'clock." A) She said that she have been bought a pen since 6 o'clock. B) She said that she had been buying a pen since 6 o'clock. C) She said that she have been buying a pen since 6 o'clock. D) She said that she had been buy a pen since 6 o'clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had been buying a pen since 6 o'clock. 19. The girl says, "I am eating porridge." A) The girl said that I am eating porridge. B) The girl says that she has been eating the porridge. C) The girl says that she is eating porridge. D) The girl says that she is eating the porridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girl says that she is eating porridge. 20. You said, "I help the poor. "Ans. You said that ..... helped the poor. A) I. B) You. C) He. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. 21. My friend says to me, "You have to work hard to achieve the top rank." A) My friend says that he has to work hard to achieve the top rank. B) My friend says that I have to work hard to achieve the top rank. C) My friend says that I have to work hard to achieve that top rank. D) My friend says that I had to work hard to achieve the top rank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend says that I have to work hard to achieve the top rank. 22. I ate some beef burgers yesterday. A) Jean said that she had eaten some beef burgers the day before. B) Jean said that she had been eat some beef burgers yesterday. C) Jean said that she have eat some beef burgers the day before. D) Jean said that she has ate some beef burgers the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jean said that she had eaten some beef burgers the day before. 23. He says, "My father works in the Navy." A) He says that my father works in the Navy. B) He says that his father works in the Navy. C) He says that her father works in the Navy. D) He says that his father worked in the Navy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He says that his father works in the Navy. 24. The teacher said that the Earth is called a blue planet.Convert to Direct speech A) The teacher told the students, 'Earth is called a blue planet'. B) The teacher said, ' Earth is called a blue planet'. C) The teacher told, Earth is a Blue planet. D) The teacher reported, 'Earth is called a blue planet'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher said, ' Earth is called a blue planet'. 25. Ajayi said, " I will achieve the impossible." A) Ajayi said that he would achieve the impossible. B) Ajayi said that he will achieve the impossible. C) Ajayi said that it is impossible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ajayi said that he would achieve the impossible. 26. Change to indirect speech. Tia and Pia said, "The workers paint our house today." A) Tia and Pia said that the workers painted their house today. B) Tia and Pia said that the workers painted our house that day. C) Tia and Pia said that the workers painted their house that day. D) Tia and Pia said that the workers painted their house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tia and Pia said that the workers painted their house that day. 27. I said that I was very busy that day.Convert to Direct speech A) I said, 'I am very busy that day'. B) I said, 'I was very today'. C) I said, 'I am very busy today'. D) I said, 'I was very busy that day'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I said, 'I am very busy today'. 28. The dentist said, "I have seen many patients today" . A) The dentist said that he have seen many patients today. B) The dentist said that he had seen many patients that day. C) The dentist said that he has seen many patients that day. D) The dentist said I had seen many patients that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dentist said that he had seen many patients that day. 29. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-I said to Martin, "This doesn't matter." A) I told Martin that didn't matter. B) I told Martin that that didn't matter. C) I told Martin that that is not the matter. D) I told Martin that it didn't matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told Martin that that didn't matter. 30. Past simple tense changes into ..... A) Present Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) Past Perfect. D) Past Continuous. 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