This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Sally said, "I have a meeting now." A) Sally said that she has a meeting then. B) Sally said that she had a meeting now. C) Sally said that she has a meeting now. D) Sally said that she had a meeting then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sally said that she had a meeting then. 2. Ann said, "I go to school every day." Ann said ..... A) That she could go school every day. B) That she went to school every day. C) That she go each day to school. D) That she went to school next month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she went to school every day. 3. What is the other name for indirect speech? A) Direct speech. B) Paraphrasing speech. C) Reported Speech. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reported Speech. 4. Present simple tense changes into ..... A) Past Simple. B) Past Continuous. C) Past Perfect. D) Present Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Simple. 5. Rajiv says, 'Virat is a Good batsman'Convert in Indirect speech A) Rajiv says that Virat was a good batsman. B) Rajiv said that Virat was a good batsman. C) Rajiv said that Virat is a good batsman. D) Rajiv says that Virat is a good batsman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajiv says that Virat is a good batsman. 6. They said to us, "We are your friends. "Ans. They told us that they were ..... friends. A) My. B) Their. C) Our. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our. 7. Summer said, "I have revised hard for this test." A) Summer said that she have revised hard for the test. B) Summer said that she had revised hard for this test. C) Summer said that I had revised hard for this test. D) Summer said that she had revised hard for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summer said that she had revised hard for the test. 8. "I have been there" explained Rayna. Rayna explained that she ..... there. A) Has been. B) Was. C) Had been. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been. 9. "What made you think that you were the right person for job? " the man asked Jessie.The reported Speech is ..... A) The man asked Jessie what had made her think that she was the right person for the job. B) The man asked Jessie what had made you think that you had been the right person for the job. C) The man wanted to know what had made Jessie think that she had been the right person for the job. D) The man asked Jessie if she thought she had been the right person for the job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The man wanted to know what had made Jessie think that she had been the right person for the job. 10. Change to indirect speech. Harvey said, "I will write a letter tonight." A) Harvey said that he would write a letter that night. B) Harvey said that he would write a letter tonight. C) Harvey said that he will write a letter that night. D) Harvey said that he would write a letter the previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harvey said that he would write a letter that night. 11. Ron said, "My friends and I are playing board games now." A) Ron said that he and his friends were playing board games now. B) Ron said that his friends and he were playing board games now. C) Ron said that he and his friends were playing board games then. D) Ron said that he and his friends was playing board games now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ron said that he and his friends were playing board games then. 12. I said to you, "I don't believe you." A) I said to you I don't believe you. B) I said I don't believe you. C) I said to you that I didn't believe. D) I said I didn't believe you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I said I didn't believe you. 13. The students said, "We don't have any homework today." A) The students said that they didn't have any homework that day. B) The students said that they didn't have any homework today. C) The students said that they don't have any homework that day. D) The students said they didn't have any homework that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students said that they didn't have any homework that day. 14. She said, "I played chess. "Ans. She said that ..... had played chess. A) She. B) I. C) He. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 15. Father said, "Reena has come." A) Father said that Reena had came. B) Father said Reena had came. C) Father said Reena has came. D) Father said that Reena had come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Father said that Reena had come. 16. Change to indirect speech. Liv said, "I will change my attitude and become a better person." A) Liv said that she will change her attitude and become a better person. B) Liv said that she would change my attitude and become a better person. C) Liv said that she would change her attitude and become a better person. D) Liv said he would change her attitude and become a better person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liv said that she would change her attitude and become a better person. 17. John asked Mary, "Why did you get angry with me? " A) John asked Mary why he got angry with her. B) John asked Mary why she gets angry with him. C) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. D) John asked Mary why she will get angry with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. 18. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mrs. Helen said, "I forgot my keys." A) Mrs. Helen said that she has forgotten her keys. B) Mrs. Helen said that she had forgotten her keys. C) Mrs. Helen said that she had forgotten his keys. D) Mrs. Helen said that she forgot her keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Helen said that she had forgotten her keys. 19. Fiona told me she ..... in hospital. A) Reast. B) Resting. C) Rests. D) Was resting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was resting. 20. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mike said, "This radio doesn't work." A) Mike said that that radio didn't work. B) Mike said that that radio didn't worked. C) Mike said that this radio doesn't work. D) Mike said that that radio doesn't work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike said that that radio didn't work. 21. Brad said, "My best friend is coming to visit me." A) Brad said that his best friend was coming to visit him. B) Brad said his best friend was coming to visit me. C) Brad said that his best friend was coming to visit he. D) Brad said that his best friend was coming to visit me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brad said that his best friend was coming to visit him. 22. Change to indirect speech. Mum said, "I am going to watch the movie." A) Mum said that she watches the movie. B) Mum said she was going to watch the movie. C) Mum said that she was going to watch the movie. D) Mum said that she watched the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mum said that she was going to watch the movie. 23. "I had just turned out the light, " he explained. A) He explained that he has just turned out the light. B) He explained that he had just turned out the light. C) He explained that he have just turned out the light. D) He explained he had just turning out the light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He explained that he had just turned out the light. 24. She said to me, "He mostly ignores me" . A) She said to me that he is mostly ignored me. B) She said to me that he mostly ignored her. C) She said to me that he mostly ignores her. D) She said to me that he mostly ignored me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said to me that he mostly ignored her. 25. A doctor will say, "A nurse will look after the patients" . A) A doctor will say that a nurse would look after the patient. B) A doctor would say that a nurse will look after the patients. C) A doctor will say that a nurse would be look after the patient. D) A doctor will say that a nurse will look after the patients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A doctor will say that a nurse would look after the patient. 26. Tina said, "I shall work hard from now on." A) Tina said that she would work hard from then on. B) Tina said that I would work hard from then on. C) Tina said that she shall work hard from then on. D) Tina said that she would work hard from now on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tina said that she would work hard from then on. 27. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Eric and Sue said, "We haven't heard from Joe." A) Eric and Sue said that they hadn't heard from Joe. B) Eric and Sue said that he hadn't heard from Joe. C) Eric and Sue said that we hadn't heard from Joe. D) Eric and Sue said that they haven't heard from Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eric and Sue said that they hadn't heard from Joe. 28. Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." A) Jason and Victoria told me (that) they will do their best in the exams the next day. B) Jason and Victoria told me (that) we would do our best in the exams the next day. C) Jason and Victoria told me (that) they would do their best in the exams the next day. D) Jason and Victoria told me (that) they do their best in the exams the next day. E) Jason and Victoria told me (that) they should do their best in the exams the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jason and Victoria told me (that) they would do their best in the exams the next day. 29. He said that he is a doctor. A) He says, "I am a doctor.". B) He said, "I am a doctor.". C) I said, " he is a doctor. ". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says, "I am a doctor.". 30. She asked me, "Do you remember me? " A) She asked me If i remembered her. B) She asked me whether I had remembered her. C) She asked me if I have remembered her. D) She asked me If i remember her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me If i remembered her. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Quiz 1Indirect Speech Quiz 2Indirect Speech Quiz 3Indirect Speech Quiz 4Indirect Speech Quiz 5Indirect Speech Quiz 6Indirect Speech Quiz 7Indirect Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books