This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jen ..... you not to go in the night. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 2. Martin: "I can't go to the party." Martin said that he ..... to the party. A) Couldn't go. B) Couldn't have gone. C) Couldn't went. D) Can't go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't go. 3. A:I don't drive.B: ..... A) So do I. B) Neither do I. C) So am I. D) Neither am I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither do I. 4. She ..... that she was not ready. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 5. "Have you finished with the computer?" A) 1.She asked if had I finished with the computer. B) 2.She asked if I had finished with the computer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.She asked if I had finished with the computer. 6. Hey! Can you help me change this sentence to direct speech? He mentioned that he was going to the party. A) He said, 'I will go to the party.'. B) He said, 'I was going to the party.'. C) He said, 'I am going to the party.'. D) He mentioned, 'He was going to the party.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, 'I am going to the party.'. 7. Gina said, "I am unable to upload files using FTP." A) Gina said I was unable to upload files using FTP. B) Gina said that she was unable to upload files using FTP. C) Gina said me that she is unable to upload files using FTP. D) Gina said that we are unable to upload files using FTP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gina said that she was unable to upload files using FTP. 8. He said to me, "Where are you going?" A) He said to me where I was going. B) He asked me where I was going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked me where I was going. 9. A:I bought a couch yesterday.B: ..... A) So Am I. B) So do I. C) So I did. D) So did I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So did I. 10. Mary "I don't like painting" Jill: "Mary said (that) she ..... painting" A) Didn't like. B) Hasn't liked. C) Didn't liked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't like. 11. "I am happy to live in France" A) She said she would be happy to live in France. B) She said she is happy to live in France. C) She said she was happy to live in France. D) She had said she was happy to live in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she was happy to live in France. 12. Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner."Mary said (that) she ..... eat steak for dinner. A) Could. B) Would. C) Willing. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 13. Change the direct speech 'She said, 'I will visit my friend tomorrow" to indirect speech. A) She said that she will visit her friend next week. B) She said that she will visit her friend yesterday. C) She said that she will visit her friend today. D) She said that she will visit her friend the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she will visit her friend the next day. 14. Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ..... skiing with his family in winter." A) Gone. B) Went. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 15. Mary:'' Leo, please, don't go"What did she ask Leo? $\rightarrow$ She ..... not to go. A) Asks him. B) Ask him. C) Asked him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked him. 16. He has been saying, "I hate school." A) He had been saying that he hated school. B) He has been saying that he hates school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has been saying that he hates school. 17. I asked: "Have you ever been to Kyiv, Ann?" A) I asked Ann if she had ever be to Kyiv. B) I asked Ann if she had ever been to Kyiv. C) I asked Ann if she has ever been to Kyiv. D) I asked Ann if she ever was in Kyiv. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked Ann if she had ever been to Kyiv. 18. They said, "We were copying in the exam." A) They said that we had copying in the exam. B) They said that we had been copying in the exam. C) They said that we had been to to copy in the exam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that we had been copying in the exam. 19. My best friend wanted to know, Did you enjoy the party?" A) She asked me if I'd enjoyed the party. B) She asked me if I enjoyed the party. C) She asked me whether I enjoyed the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if I'd enjoyed the party. 20. They said, that they ..... their plants at seven o'clock tomorrow. A) Would water. B) Will be watering. C) Will water. D) Would be watering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be watering. 21. He said, "I have been waiting for you." A) He said that he had been waiting for me. B) He said that he had been waiting for you. C) He said that he has been waiting for me. D) He said that he was waiting for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had been waiting for me. 22. Jerry said, "I could play sports again." A) Jerry said that I could play sports. B) Jerry said that he could play sports again. C) Jerry said he could have played sports again. D) Jerry said that he could played sports again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jerry said that he could play sports again. 23. "Ariana has never been to Turkey, " John reported.John reported that ..... A) Ariana had never been to Turkey. B) Ariana has never been to Turkey. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ariana had never been to Turkey. 24. When Mrs. Dodo opened the door, I asked, "Have you seen Lea?" A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 25. Direct:She said, "I am reading this book now." Indirect:She said that she was reading ..... book ..... A) That, today. B) This, now. C) That, then. D) This, earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That, then. 26. Direct:She said, "I can solve this problem now." Indirect:She said that she could solve ..... problem ..... A) This, today. B) That, yesterday. C) That, then. D) Here, earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That, then. 27. Imagine Sanya is telling her friend Tara about a race. She excitedly says, 'I will finish it quickly!' Now, how would you change that to indirect speech? A) Sanya said that she would finish it quickly. B) Sanya said that she will finish it quickly. C) Sanya said that she finished it quickly. D) Sanya said that she would finish it slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanya said that she would finish it quickly. 28. "Finish the homework, " said my mom.Select the correct indirect speech: A) My mom said to finish the homework. B) My mom said finish the homework. C) My mom to said finish the homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mom said to finish the homework. 29. The tourists:'We missed our plane through our own fault.'-The tourists said ..... A) They missed the plan through my own fault. B) They had missed the plane through their own fault. C) We missed the plane through their own fault. D) They were missing the plane through our own fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They had missed the plane through their own fault. 30. Direct:He said, "I did not go to school last week." Indirect:He said that he ..... to school the previous week. A) Did not go. B) Had not gone. C) Will not go. D) Has not gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not go. 31. "I will sing with the teacher" A) She said she would sing with the teacher. B) She said she sings with the teacher. C) She said she was sing with the teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would sing with the teacher. 32. Tom said, 'I will help you tomorrow.' A) Tom said that he will help me the next day. B) Tom said that he would help me tomorrow. C) Tom said that he will help me tomorrow. D) Tom said that he would help me the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom said that he would help me the next day. 33. "You will have another chance to raise your grade, " the professor said.The professor said that ..... A) We will have another chance to raise our grades. B) We would have another chance to raise our grades. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We would have another chance to raise our grades. 34. Change from Direct to indirect speech-The teacher says, "The earth is like an orange." A) The teacher will say that the earth was like an orange. B) The teacher says that The earth is like an orange. C) The teacher exclaimed with sadness that the earth is like an orange. D) The teacher said that the earth was like an orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher says that The earth is like an orange. 35. "I'm coming to the party tonight."Ann says ..... A) She was coming to the party tonight. B) She was coming to the party that night. C) She's coming to the party tonight. D) She's coming to the party that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's coming to the party tonight. 36. "I like jam" Mary said A) Mary said that she likes jam. B) Mary said that I like jam. C) Mary said that she liked jam. D) Mary said that she like jam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said that she liked jam. 37. He is saying, "I am finishing my homework." A) He is saying that he is finishing his work. B) He is saying that he was finishing my homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is saying that he is finishing his work. 38. Imagine Akhil said, 'I will help you.' Now, let's adjust the pronouns and see how it changes! A) Akhil said, 'They will help me.'. B) Akhil said, 'I will help you.'. C) Akhil said, 'Akhil will help me.'. D) Akhil said, 'She will help you.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akhil said, 'Akhil will help me.'. 39. He says that his brother will help her. A) He will say that his brother will help her. B) He said that his brother would help her. C) He said that his brother will help her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that his brother would help her. 40. The news programme:'We will keep you updated.'-The news programme said ..... A) That they would keep us updated. B) That they keep us updated. C) That they were keeping us updated. D) That he would keep us updated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That they would keep us updated. 41. He said, "I can speak perfect French."He said that he ..... A) Can speak perfect French. B) Could speak perfect French. C) Will speak perfect French. D) Was speaking perfect French. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could speak perfect French. 42. "Where is your book?" the teacher asked Abhishek A) The teacher asked Abhishek that where is your book. B) The teacher asked Abhishek where was his book. C) The teacher asked Abhishek where his book was. D) The teacher asked Abhishek where his book is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher asked Abhishek where his book was. 43. Mary "I will take a guitar lesson tomorrow" Jill: "Mary said (that) she ..... take a guitar lesson ..... " A) Would / that day. B) Would / the next day. C) Will / in one day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would / the next day. 44. Convert into indirect speech. They said:" We have never eaten pears." A) They said that they have never eaten pears. B) They said that they have never ate pears. C) They said that they had never eaten pears. D) They said that they haven't eaten pears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they had never eaten pears. 45. "I won't come with you to Edirne, " Maria said to me.Maria told me that ..... A) She won't come with you to Edirne. B) She wouldn't come with you to Edirne. C) I won't come with you to Edirne. D) She wouldn't come with me to Edirne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wouldn't come with me to Edirne. 46. Mum said, "I could go to the shops" .Mum said that she ..... A) Goes to the shops. B) Could go to the shops. C) Can go to the shops. D) Will go to the shops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could go to the shops. 47. Richard ..... me that I had to bring my homework. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 48. "My car was stolen last week."Charlie said ..... A) His car had been stolen last week. B) His car was stolen last week. C) His car was stolen the week before. D) His car had been stolen the week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His car had been stolen the week before. 49. The teacher says to me, "You do not learn your lesson." A) The teacher said that you do not learn your lesson. B) The teacher says that I do not learn my lesson. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher says that I do not learn my lesson. 50. Craig said to his brother, '' Are you buying me the car today?" A) Craig asked his brother if he was buying me the car today. B) Craig asked his brother if you were buying him the car that day. C) Craig asked his brother whether he was buying him the car today. D) Craig asked his brother if he was buying him the car that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Craig asked his brother if he was buying him the car that day. 51. He says, "I get up at 5 in the morning." A) He says that he gets up at 5 in the morning. B) He says that I get up at 5 in the morning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he gets up at 5 in the morning. 52. Bob: "I was playing game."Bob said that he ..... playing game." A) Has been. B) Was. C) Had been. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been. 53. My best friend asked, "What time does the train leave?" A) My best friend asked what time the train would left. B) My best friend asked what time the train left. C) My best friend asked what time did the train left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My best friend asked what time the train left. 54. Direct:She said, "I will call you tomorrow." Indirect:She said that she would call me ..... A) Yesterday. B) Next morning. C) Today. D) The following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The following day. 55. "Will you help me?" she asked. A) She asked me that I would help her. B) She asked me if I would help her. C) She asked me whether I helped her. D) She asked me if I will help her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me if I would help her. 56. "It is raining, " he said. A) He said it has been raining. B) He said it was raining. C) He said that it was raining. D) He said that it is raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that it was raining. 57. My friend said, that she regularly ..... her household duties. A) Had performed. B) Performs. C) Is performing. D) Performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performed. 58. Direct:He said, "I am planning a trip next month." Indirect:He said that he was planning a trip ..... A) Soon. B) The following month. C) This month. D) Earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The following month. 59. "I can report a crime or accident" . A) She says she could report a crime or accident. B) She said she could report a crime or accident. C) She tells she could report a crime or accident. D) She told she could report a crime or accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she could report a crime or accident. 60. Harry told us he ..... the first bus to New York the next day. A) Is catching. B) Was catching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was catching. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Strategies Quiz 2Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 3Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 4Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 5Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 6Direct And Indirect Speech QuizDirect Indirect Speech Transformation QuizDirect Speech Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books