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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. '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. 2. 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. 3. Convert to indirect speech:Sinta: "I love reading books." A) She says that she loved reading books. B) She said that she loves reading books. C) She said that she loved reading books. D) She said that she will love reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she loved reading books. 4. I like to read detectives but John likes to read romantic ..... A) One. B) Ones. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ones. 5. Choose the correct option. His dad said, 'You can't go out.' His dad didn't ..... him to go out. A) Refuse. B) Allow. C) Deny. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allow. 6. Anja said Greg was leaving 10 minutes ago. Chris told us not to worry and that he would pick us up. Chris said, ' ..... ' A) Not worry. I'll pick them up. B) You not worry. I will pick us up. C) Don't worry. I'll pick you up. D) Don't worry. I would pick you up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't worry. I'll pick you up. 7. How long does it take to Surabaya?Can you tell me ..... A) Can you tell me how long do it take to Surabaya. B) Can you tell me how long it takes to Surabaya. C) Can you tell me how long does it take to Surabaya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you tell me how long it takes to Surabaya. 8. The researchers have discovered that the oxygen which serves in respiration ..... by diffusion in most plant and animal cells. A) Have been absorbed. B) Used to be absorbed. C) Was being absorbed. D) Is absorbed. E) Had been absorbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is absorbed. 9. Lia asked me, "Which one is yours?" A) Lia wanted to know which one was yours. B) Lia wanted to know which one is yours. C) Lia wanted to know which one is mine. D) Lia wanted to know which one was mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lia wanted to know which one was mine. 10. He tells him that he is the ..... he needs. A) One. B) Ones. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 11. 'He said, 'I have completed my work." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had completed his work. B) He said that he was completing his work. C) He said that he completes his work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had completed his work. 12. Choose the correct option. Hilary asked Bob, 'Can I stay with you next week?' A) Hilary asked if she could stay with Bob the following week. B) Hilary wanted to know whether Bob could stay with her the following week. C) Hilary wondered that she could stay with Bob the next week. D) Hilary enquired whether could she stay with Bob the following week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hilary asked if she could stay with Bob the following week. 13. 'He said, 'I was reading a book when she called." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had been reading a book when she called. B) He said that he was reading a book when she called. C) He said that he reads a book when she called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had been reading a book when she called. 14. Where is the nearest station? Could you tell me ..... A) Could you tell me where is the nearest station. B) Could you tell me where the nearest station is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could you tell me where the nearest station is. 15. Choose the correct option. 'This is the first time I've spoken in public.' A) She says that was the first time she had spoken in public. B) She has said this is the first time she has spoken in public. C) She told them that had been the first time she spoke in public. D) She'll tell them that was the first time she spoke in public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has said this is the first time she has spoken in public. 16. 'Tom said, 'I wrote a letter yesterday." into indirect speech. A) Tom said that he had written a letter the previous day. B) Tom said that he writes a letter yesterday. C) Tom said that he was writing a letter yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom said that he had written a letter the previous day. 17. Use appropriate pronouns: "We will join you.", said Guntur and Adi A) They said they are joining you. B) They said they would join you. C) They said we will join you. D) They said they joined you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said they would join you. 18. Identify the direct speech:'What time is it?' he asked. A) 'What time is it' he asked. B) 'What time is it?'. C) He asked, 'What time is it?'. D) What time is it? he asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'What time is it?'. 19. Why did she tell lies?I wonder ..... A) I wonder why she told lies. B) I wonder why did she tell lies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wonder why she told lies. 20. They said, "We've lived in Indonesia for a long time" . A) They said we have lived in Indonesia for a long time. B) They said they had lived in Indonesia for a long time. C) They said they have lived in Indonesia for a long time. D) They wanted to know they had lived in Indonesia for a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said they had lived in Indonesia for a long time. 21. 'She asked, 'Where are you going?" into indirect speech. A) She asked where I was going. B) She asked where I went. C) She asked where I am going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked where I was going. 22. Which word is often used to introduce indirect speech? A) That. B) So. C) Then. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 23. Use appropriate pronouns:Anton: "I will help you." A) He said he helps you. B) He said he would help you. C) He said he will help you. D) He said I will help you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said he would help you. 24. Convert to indirect speech:Rudy and Benny: "We are playing football." A) They said that they play football. B) They said, 'We were playing football.'. C) They said that they were playing football. D) They said they are playing football. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they were playing football. 25. I like sweet and sour. Which ..... do you prefer? A) One. B) Ones. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 26. Vocabulary:During the ..... , many of the roads were under water. A) Tornado. B) Landslide. C) Flood. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flood. 27. Change the following sentence into indirect speech. "Do you want to buy anything?" She asked him. A) She asked him that did he want to buy anything. B) She asked him if he wanted to buy anything. C) She asked him if did he want to buy anything. D) She asked him did he want to buy anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked him if he wanted to buy anything. 28. My uncle said, "Don't turn off the light!" . A) He told me not to turn off the light. B) He told me not to turning off the light. C) He told me to don't turn off the light. D) He told me don't turn off the light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me not to turn off the light. 29. Toni asked Rai, "Have you finished reading this text book?" . A) Toni asks him if he had finished reading that text book. B) Toni asked him if he had finished reading this text book. C) Toni asked him if he had finished reading that text book. D) Toni asked him if he has finished reading this text book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toni asked him if he had finished reading that text book. 30. Which option is not possible? The travel agent ..... going to Malaysia. A) Recommended. B) Suggested. C) Advised. D) Instructed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Instructed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Quiz 1Indirect Speech Quiz 2Indirect Speech Quiz 4Indirect Speech Quiz 5Indirect Speech Quiz 6Indirect Speech Quiz 7Indirect Speech Quiz 8Indirect Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books