This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'She said, 'I can swim well." into indirect speech. A) She said that she could swim well. B) She said that she can swim well. C) She said that she might swim well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she could swim well. 2. What do you want?Can you tell me ..... A) Can you tell me what you want. B) Can you tell me what do you want. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you tell me what you want. 3. " I think he ..... by gangsters working for some mafia." A) Has been kidnapped. B) Kidnapped. C) Kidnapping. D) Should have been kidanpped. E) Had been kidanapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been kidnapped. 4. "I am working today" A) She told us she was working that day. B) She told us she were working that day. C) She told us she has working that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told us she was working that day. 5. Change the tense: "I will travel next week." said Tamara A) She said she would travel the following week. B) She said she had traveled the previous week. C) She said she will travel next week. D) She said she is traveling next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would travel the following week. 6. My friends said, "Everything will be alright" . A) My friends said that everything will be alright. B) My friends said that everything would be alright. C) My friends said that everything is alright. D) My friends said that everything was be alright. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friends said that everything would be alright. 7. Bagus asked, "Can I borrow your DVD for a moment?" A) He asked me whether he could borrow your DVD for a moment. B) He wanted to know if he could borrow my DVD for a moment or not. C) He asked me whether he can borrow my DVD for a moment. D) He asked me if he can borrow my DVD for a moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to know if he could borrow my DVD for a moment or not. 8. The author said that she ..... her writing trials with patience and enthusiasm. A) Has shared. B) Have shared. C) Shares. D) Will have shared. E) Had shared. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Had shared. 9. Officer:'' I have seen a serious accident. A) The officer said that he had seen a serious accident. B) The officer said that he has seen a serious accident. C) The officer said that he saw a serious accident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The officer said that he had seen a serious accident. 10. State whether the sentence below is written as Direct Speech or Indirect Speech.The boy said that it was his pen. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 11. 'He said, 'I will buy a car soon." into indirect speech. A) He said that he would buy a car soon. B) He said that he will buy a car soon. C) He said that he has bought a car soon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he would buy a car soon. 12. We mostly use present tense verbs in ..... A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 13. " He never gives attention to my words." Anna ..... that her father never listened to her. A) Offered. B) Admitted. C) Proclaimed. D) Satisfied. E) Complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Complained. 14. I told my therapist that I ..... to think of myself as a pretty miserable human being, but she just said to me that ..... only an indication. A) Began/ will be. B) Am begining/ is. C) Had begun/ has been. D) Was beginning/ was. E) Began/ had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was beginning/ was. 15. Change the following sentence into indirect speech:The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?" A) The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives. B) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. C) "Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy. D) When speaking to the boy, the policeman asked where do you live?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman asked the boy where he lives. 16. She said, " I am buying a pen." A) She said that she was being bought a pen. B) She says that she was buying a pen. C) She said that she was bought a pen. D) She said that she was buying a pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she was buying a pen. 17. My mom asked me if I could spare some time in direct speech is ..... A) My mom asked me, "Could you spare some time? ". B) My mom asked me, " Will you spare some time? ". C) My mom asked me, "Do you have some spare time? ". D) My mom asked me, "Can you spare some time? ". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My mom asked me, "Can you spare some time? ". 18. Change to indirect speech. Donna said, "I should go travelling this summer." A) Donna said that she should go travelling. B) Donna said that I should go travelling that summer. C) Donna said that she should go travelling that summer. D) Donna said that she should go travelling this summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Donna said that she should go travelling that summer. 19. Complete the sentence about indirect speech:"Backshift" is ..... A) When you drive a car. B) When you put the verb in a past form. C) Hard work. D) When you rewrite the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you put the verb in a past form. 20. Johnny said, "I played this game last week." A) Johnny said that he had played the game the previous week. B) Johnny said that he had played that game the previous week. C) Johnny said that he played that game last week. D) Johnny said that he played that game the previous week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johnny said that he had played that game the previous week. 21. Sintawati said to Mother: "I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party." A) Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that her friends looked her beautifully on her birthday party. B) Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on her birthday party. C) Sintawati said to Mother that she wants to buy new dress so that my friends looked me beautifully on my birthday party. D) Sintawati said to Mother that I wanted to buy new dress so that her friends look me beautifully on my birthday party. E) Sintawati said to Mother that I want to buy new dress so that my friends look me beautifully on my birthday party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sintawati said to Mother that she wanted to buy new dress so that her friends looked her beautifully on her birthday party. 22. "We'll finish production next month." A) She said they finished production next month. B) She said they would finish production next month. C) She said they would finish production the following month. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said they would finish production the following month. 23. I reported that my car had been sold before months.here the underlined word is ..... A) Reflecting the action of the speaker. B) Describing the acting of the speaker. C) Reflecting the mood of the speaker. D) None of them are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflecting the mood of the speaker. 24. "Does she know Robert? " he wanted to know.It means ..... A) He wanted to know if I knew Robert. B) He wanted to know does she know Robert?. C) He wanted to know if she has known Robert. D) He wanted to know if she knew Robert. E) He wanted to know if she had known Robert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted to know if she knew Robert. 25. Past simple ( S+ V2) in Direct Speech will be changed into ..... in Indirect Speech A) Past Perfect Continuous ( S+ had + been + Ving). B) Past Perfect ( S+ Had + V3). C) Past continuous ( S+ was/were + Ving). D) Present Perfect ( S + has/have + V3). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect ( S+ Had + V3). 26. Jim said, "I work here every day." A) Jim said that he worked here yesterday.". B) Jim said that he worked here everyday.". C) Jim said that he worked everyday.". D) Jim said that he worked there everyday.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jim said that he worked there everyday.". 27. Tania told me she ..... a film that evening. A) Watched. B) Was watching. C) Is watching. D) Are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching. 28. She said, ' I have bought a pen." A) She said that she had bought a pen. B) She said that she was buyed a pen. C) She said that she was bought a pen. D) She said that she has bought a pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she had bought a pen. 29. Matthew said, "I have seen this movie" .Matthew said that he ..... movie. A) Has seen that. B) Saw this. C) Had seen that. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had seen that. 30. The indirect speech of SHE ASKED ME, "ARE YOU OKAY? " is ..... A) She asked me if I am okay. B) She asked me if I was okay. C) She asked me if I had been okay. D) She asked me if I were okay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me if I was okay. 31. Put the sentence into indirect speech.My Mom said, "Grandma cooked delicious food." A) My Mom said that Grandma had cooked delicious food. B) My Mom said that Granma had cooked deliciuous food. C) My Mom said that Grandma cooked delicious food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Mom said that Grandma had cooked delicious food. 32. Which word is introduced when changing a request to indirect speech? A) Wh-questions. B) That. C) If. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 33. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech- "You just snatched my wallet, " Bob exclaimed. A) Bob exclaimed that he had just snatched his wallet. B) Bob explained that he had just snatched his wallet. C) Bob exclaimed that he just snatched his wallet. D) Bob exclaimed that he has just snatched his wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bob exclaimed that he had just snatched his wallet. 34. Put the sentence into indirect speech.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 above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was going to London the next day. 35. He reminded me, "Don't forget to submit the result!" A) He reminded me not to forget to submit the result. B) He reminded me to not forget to submit the result. C) He reminded me do not forget to submit the result. D) He reminded me did not forget to submit the result. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He reminded me not to forget to submit the result. 36. Put the sentence into indirect speech.We said, "We have been waiting since morning." A) We said that we had waited since morning. B) We said that we had been waiting since morning. C) We said that we waited since morning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We said that we had been waiting since morning. 37. I said, "I write stories." A) I said that I have written stories. B) I said that I wrote stories. C) I said that I writes stories. D) I said that I write stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I said that I wrote stories. 38. He said there ..... no more work. A) Was. B) Is. C) Were. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 39. "now" changes to: A) Then. B) A day before. C) That day. D) The next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 40. "I have been working here for three years, " Vira said in indirect speech is ..... A) Vira said she has been working here for 3 years. B) Vira said she had been working there for 3 years. C) Vira said she had been working here for 3 years. D) Vira said she has being working there for 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vira said she had been working there for 3 years. 41. He said, "I came here a long time ago." A) He said that he came here a long time ago. B) He said that he had come there a long time ago. C) He said that he had come there a long time before. D) He said that he came here a long time before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he had come there a long time before. 42. Ashish will say, "I went home." A) Ashish will say I went home. B) Ashish will say he went home. C) Ashish will say he will go home. D) Ashish will say he go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashish will say he went home. 43. "Will" changes into ..... A) Had to. B) Have to. C) Would. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 44. Nan said, "I have finished my homework." A) Nan said that she has finished her homework.". B) Nan said that she has finished my homework.". C) Nan said that she had finished her homework.". D) Nan said that she had finished my homework.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nan said that she had finished her homework.". 45. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-My grandmother said, "There are countless stars in the sky." A) My grandmother said that there were countless stars in the sky. B) My grandmother said that there are countless stars in the sky. C) My grandmother had said that there are countless stars in the sky. D) My grandmother had said that there were countless stars in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My grandmother said that there were countless stars in the sky. 46. Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her? " Change to indirect speech. A) Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her. B) Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her. C) Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her. D) Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her. 47. Was/were will be changed into ..... in Indirect Speech A) Am. B) Had been. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 48. Put the sentence into indirect speech.I told you: "You need to study the irregular verbs!" A) Mrs Bless told me that you need to study the irregular verbs. B) Mrs Bless told me that she needs to study the irregular verbs. C) Mrs Bless told me that I needed to study the irregular verbs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs Bless told me that I needed to study the irregular verbs. 49. Mr. Bejo commanded the students, " Please collect your work and prepare to go home" . It means that ..... A) Mr. Bejo commanded the students to collect your work and prepare to go home. B) Mr. Bejo commanded the students to collect their work and prepare to go home. C) Mr. Bejo commanded the students to collect their work and prepare them to go home. D) Mr. Bejo commanded the students to collect them work and prepare to go home. E) Mr. Bejo commanded the students to collect they work and prepare to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Bejo commanded the students to collect their work and prepare to go home. 50. Georgia is a beautiful place. A) Georgia is a beautiful place. B) Georgia was a beautiful place. C) Georgia was a beautiful place the previous day. D) Georgia became a beautiful place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Georgia is a beautiful place. 51. Tom told, "this is my pet, he is not well" A) Tom told, that was his pet, he was not well. B) Tom told those is my pet, he is not well. C) Tom told that cat is my pet, he is not good. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom told, that was his pet, he was not well. 52. The gardener said that the trees looked so green A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 53. "Say hello to Jim, " they said. A) They asked me not to say hello to Jim. B) They asked me if I have to say hello to Jim. C) They asked me to said hello to Jim. D) They asked me to say hello to Jim. E) They asked me to say hello to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They asked me to say hello to Jim. 54. "The clients have arrived." A) She said the clients are arriving. B) She said the clients arrived. C) She said the clients had arrived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said the clients had arrived. 55. His father says "Honesty is the best policy" A) His father called honesty is the best policy. B) His father asked if honesty is the best policy. C) His father exclaimed that honesty is the best policy. D) His father says that honesty is the best policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His father says that honesty is the best policy. 56. I have been travelling around the world for over three years. A) Grandpa said he had been travelling around the world for over three years. B) Grandpa said he have been travel around the world for over three years. C) Grandpa said he was travel around the world for over three years. D) Grandpa said he is travelling around the world for over three years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandpa said he had been travelling around the world for over three years. 57. TOMORROW changes into ..... A) That day. B) Yesterday. C) The next day. D) The previous day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The next day. 58. He said to me, "I do not understand it." A) He said to me that he had not understood it. B) He said to me that he does not understand it. C) He said to me that he did not understand it. D) He said to me that he has not understood it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said to me that he did not understand it. 59. Pooja said to me, 'Where is my dress? ' A) Pooja asked me where her dress was. B) Pooja said to me where her dress was. C) Pooja said where her dress is. D) Pooja asked me where is her dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pooja asked me where her dress was. 60. The doctor said to me: "You really should stay in bed. Don't go to work this week. "The doctor ..... me to stay in bed and not to go to work that week. A) Persuaded. B) Advised. C) Offered. D) Announced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Quiz 1Indirect Speech Quiz 2Indirect 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