This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My mother: "Mary, what are you doing?"Mary:My mother asked me what ..... A) I am doing. B) I was doing. C) I have been doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was doing. 2. Change to Indirect speech James said to his mother, 'I am leaving for New York tomorrow.' A) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York tomorrow. B) James told his mother he would be leaving for New York the next day. C) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day. D) James told his mother he is leaving for New York tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day. 3. Change the direct speech 'He said, 'I will come tomorrow" to indirect speech. A) He said that he will come next week. B) He said that he would come the next day. C) He said that he will come yesterday. D) He said that he will come today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would come the next day. 4. He said he had a new dragon. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 5. People said, "This was the worst blizzard in 100 years." A) People said this is the worst blizzard in 100 years. B) People said this has been the worst blizzard in 100 years. C) People said this had been the worst blizzard in 100 years. D) People said this was the worst blizzard in 100 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People said this had been the worst blizzard in 100 years. 6. The boy in the green raincoat said that he ate a wet sandwich. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 7. "I never make mistakes, " he said.He said that A) He never made mistakes. B) He never makes mistakes. C) I never made mistakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He never made mistakes. 8. Mary "I went skiing yesterday" Jill: "Mary said (that) she ..... skiing ..... " A) Went / that day. B) Has gone / yesterday. C) Had gone / the day before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone / the day before. 9. Jenna said, "I will update my credit card details within 2 days." A) Jenna said that she is updating her credit card details within 2 days. B) Jenna said that she would update her credit card details within 2 days. C) Jenna said that she will need to update her credit card within 2 days. D) Jenna said me that she will update her credit card details within 2 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jenna said that she would update her credit card details within 2 days. 10. The girl in the yellow dress cried, "My sandwich fell down in the puddle." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 11. "Why did you have to wait so long?" A) 1.She wanted to know why we had to wait so long. B) 2.She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.She wanted to know why we had to wait so long. 12. My classmate:'Can I sit next to you?'-My classmate asked me if ..... A) I could sit next to her. B) She would sit next to me. C) She could sit next to me. D) I can sit next to you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She could sit next to me. 13. They will be out A) They said that will be out. B) They say they will be out. C) They would be out. D) They told us they would be out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They told us they would be out. 14. "Shall we start the meeting?" he asked her. A) He asked her if they shall start the meeting. B) He asked her whether we should start the meeting. C) He asked her if they should start the meeting. D) He asked her if should we start the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked her if they should start the meeting. 15. "I am planning to go to Kenya" Sally said A) Sally said she was planning to go to Kenya. B) Sally said she is planning to go to Kenya. C) Sally said I am planning to go to Kenya. D) Sally said I was planning to go to Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally said she was planning to go to Kenya. 16. In the direct speech we have to use quotations marks. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. He has said, "I have finished my job." A) He said that he have finished his job. B) He has said that he has finished his job. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has said that he has finished his job. 18. Direct:She said, "I saw him yesterday at the park." Indirect:She said that she had seen him ..... at the park. A) The same day. B) The next day. C) Today. D) The day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The day before. 19. "Margaret has had an accident."Farhan said ..... A) Margaret have had an accident. B) Margaret had an accident. C) Margaret had had an accident. D) Margaret has had an accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Margaret had had an accident. 20. She ..... that you needed a haircut. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 21. Terrence said that he saw an alien downstairs. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 22. 2) kim Jisoo said she never crys. A) Kim jisoo said, 'she always crys'. B) Kim Jisoo said, 'she never crys'. C) Kim Jisoo said she always crys. D) Kim Jisoo said, she never crys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kim Jisoo said, 'she never crys'. 23. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Mom said that Grandma had cooked delicious food. 24. Rewrite these sentences in direct speech 1) Lisa said she likes pink rose. A) Lisa said she, 'likes Red rose'. B) Lisa said, 'she likes pink roses'. C) Lisa said that she likes red roses. D) Lisa said, she likes red roses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lisa said, 'she likes pink roses'. 25. Mohit said, "Switzerland is a very beautiful country." A) Mohit said that Switzerland is a very beautiful country. B) Mohit said that Switzerland was a very beautiful country. C) Mohit said that Switzerland has been a very beautiful country. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohit said that Switzerland was a very beautiful country. 26. Convert into Indirect speech. You said:"I am working now." A) You said that you work now. B) You said that you was working then. C) You said that you were working then. D) You said that you were working now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You said that you were working then. 27. He says, "I am coming back this week." A) He says that he is coming back this week. B) He says that I am coming back this week. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he is coming back this week. 28. Mike said he ..... an accident the day before. A) Had had. B) Would have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had had. 29. Victor ..... he would change the windows. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 30. She said, "I'll go shopping." A) She said she will go shopping. B) She said I will go shopping. C) She said she would go shopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she would go shopping. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Strategies Quiz 1Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 2Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 3Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 4Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 6Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 7Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 8Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books