This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I'm living in London now."He said ..... A) He is living in London then. B) He was living in London now. C) He is living in London now. D) He was living in London then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was living in London then. 2. Convert the direct speech 'She said, 'I am going to the market" to indirect speech. A) She said that she has gone to the market. B) She said that she was going to the market. C) She said that she will go to the market. D) She said that she is going to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she was going to the market. 3. Direct: "We joined the club last week, " said Rahul. Indirect:Rahul said that they had joined the club ..... A) Next week. B) The previous day. C) The previous week. D) The following week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The previous week. 4. Direct:They said, "We are leaving now." Indirect:They said that they were leaving ..... A) Soon. B) Later. C) Earlier. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Then. 5. Convert into indirect speech. He said:"I lived in London last year. '' A) He said that he had lived in London last year. B) He said that he had lived in London the year before. C) He said that he lived in London the year before. D) He said that he has lived in London the year before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had lived in London the year before. 6. He said, "I'm looking forward to my holidays." A) He said that he is looking forward to his holidays. B) He said that he was looking forward to my holidays. C) He said that he looked forward to his holidays. D) He said that he was looking forward to his holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he was looking forward to his holidays. 7. She said she was seeing her brother ..... A) The following day. B) The previous day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The following day. 8. Change from Direct to indirect speech-The man said to the skeleton, "Why do we have 206 bones?" A) The man asked the skeleton why were there 206 bones. B) The man asked the skeleton why do we have 206 bones. C) The man asked the skeleton if they had 206 bones. D) The man asked the skeleton why they had 206 bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The man asked the skeleton why they had 206 bones. 9. My sister ..... dishes from 5 till 6 o'clock yesterday and i was ironing clothes. A) Will wash. B) Is washing. C) Was washing. D) Washes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was washing. 10. Direct:He said, "I met her here." Indirect:He said that he met her ..... A) Now. B) Here. C) Somewhere. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 11. Joseph came in and said, "I'm really handsome." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 12. "You should study harder, " he said. A) He said that I should study harder. B) He said that I shall study harder. C) He said that I should have studied harder. D) He said to me that I study harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that I should study harder. 13. Laura's children told her, "We can't take the school bus this morning." A) Laura's children told her they didn't take the school bus that morning. B) Laura's children told her they weren't take the school bus that morning. C) Laura's children told her they don't take the school bus that morning. D) Laura's children told her they couldn't take the school bus that morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laura's children told her they couldn't take the school bus that morning. 14. Mary "I love chocolate" Jill: "Mary said (that) she ..... chocolate" A) Loved. B) Loves. C) Has loved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loved. 15. Rosie said I will kiss you goodbye A) Rosie said, 'i will kiss you goodbye'. B) Rosie said i will not kiss you goodbye. C) Rosie said, ' I will kiss you goodbye'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rosie said, ' I will kiss you goodbye'. 16. I met Lina at the airport yesterday. "I am flying to Canada tonight" Lina told me she was flying to Canada ..... A) Last night. B) Tonight. C) Sunday night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last night. 17. "She is working on the project, " he said. A) He said that she was working on the project. B) He said she is working on the project. C) He said that she had been working on the project. D) He said that she is working on the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that she was working on the project. 18. Kay: "Did you enjoy it?"Kay wondered if ..... it. A) She has enjoyed. B) She did enjoyed. C) She had enjoyed. D) She have enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had enjoyed. 19. "I don't have any brothers or sisters."My grandpa said ..... A) I didn't have any brothers or sisters. B) He didn't have any brothers or sisters. C) He doesn't have any brothers or sisters. D) I don't have any brothers or sisters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He doesn't have any brothers or sisters. 20. Change to Indirect Speech Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?' A) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night. B) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. C) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night. D) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. 21. I am doing my final project A) He told he was doing his project. B) He told me that he is doing your homework. C) He said that he is doing his homework. D) He said to me that he was doing his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said to me that he was doing his homework. 22. Ron:'I'm reading your latest blog just now.'-Ron said ..... A) He had been reading my latest blog just then. B) He was reading his latest blog just now. C) He was reading my latest blog just then. D) He read your latest blog just then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was reading my latest blog just then. 23. Convert the direct speech 'She said, 'I can speak French" to indirect speech. A) She said that she speaks French. B) She said that she will speak French. C) She said that she could speak French. D) She said that she can speak French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she could speak French. 24. "Do you know the answer?" she asked. A) She asked me if I had known the answer. B) She asked me if I knew the answer. C) She asked me do I know the answer. D) She asked me if I know the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me if I knew the answer. 25. "He will come tomorrow" . She told me that he ..... tomorrow. A) Is coming. B) Will come. C) Would come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would come. 26. "Do we have a test tomorrow?" A) 1.I've forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?. B) 4.I've forgotten whether had we a test tomorrow. C) 2.I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. D) 3.I've forgotten have we a test tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. 27. Choose the correct sentence that reports the following." Do not run in the corridors." A) Rana asked the students do not run in the corridors. B) Rana told the student not to run in the corridors. C) Rana said the students do not run in the corridors. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rana told the student not to run in the corridors. 28. I said to my friend, "Please do not disclose this secret to anyone." A) I requested my friend not to disclose that secret to anyone. B) I requested my friend please do not disclose this secret to anyone. C) I requested my friend do not disclose this secret to anyone. D) I said to my friend not to disclose this secret to anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I requested my friend not to disclose that secret to anyone. 29. She ..... me that she will take me home. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 30. Hey there! Can you help us convert the following statement into indirect speech? He said, 'I am going to the market.' A) He said that he is going to the market. B) He said that he was going to the market. C) He mentioned that he will go to the market. D) He told Akhil he was going to the store. 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