This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 6 (39 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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'. 2. 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. 3. "She is working on the project, " he said. A) He said that she had been working on the project. B) He said that she was working on the project. C) He said that she is working on the project. D) He said she is working on the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that she was working on the project. 4. "I don't have any brothers or sisters."My grandpa said ..... A) He didn't have any brothers or sisters. B) I don't have any brothers or sisters. C) I didn't have any brothers or sisters. D) He doesn't have any brothers or sisters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He doesn't have any brothers or sisters. 5. Change to Indirect Speech Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?' A) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night. B) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night. C) Rahul asked me if I had seen 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: C) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. 6. I am doing my final project A) He told me that he is doing your homework. B) He said to me that he was doing his homework. C) He told he was doing his project. D) He said that he is doing his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said to me that he was doing his homework. 7. Ron:'I'm reading your latest blog just now.'-Ron said ..... A) He was reading his latest blog just now. B) He was reading my latest blog just then. C) He read your latest blog just then. D) He had been reading my latest blog just then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was reading my latest blog just then. 8. Convert the direct speech 'She said, 'I can speak French" to indirect speech. A) She said that she can speak French. B) She said that she will speak French. C) She said that she could speak French. D) She said that she speaks French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she could speak French. 9. "Do you know the answer?" she asked. A) She asked me if I know 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 had known the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me if I knew the answer. 10. "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. 11. "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. 12. 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. 13. I said to my friend, "Please do not disclose this secret to anyone." A) I requested my friend do not disclose this secret to anyone. B) I requested my friend not to disclose that secret to anyone. C) I requested my friend please do not disclose this secret to anyone. D) I said to my friend not to disclose this secret to anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I requested my friend not to disclose that secret to anyone. 14. 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. 15. 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 was going to the market. B) He said that he is going to the market. C) He told Akhil he was going to the store. D) He mentioned that he will go to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market. 16. "I am going to the market, " he said to her A) He told her that he was going to the market. B) He said her that he is going to the market. C) He said to her that he had gone to the market. D) He told her that I was going to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told her that he was going to the market. 17. Convert the direct speech 'She said, 'I like to read books" to indirect speech. A) She said that she liked to read books. B) She said that she liking to read books. C) She said that she like to read books. D) She said that she likes to read books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she liked to read books. 18. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy ..... A) Today. B) That day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Today. 19. Aswini said to her mother, "I have passed the test." A) Aswini told her mother that she has passed the test. B) Aswini told her mother that she had passed the test. C) Aswini told her mother that she passed the test. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aswini told her mother that she had passed the test. 20. "I can speak English very well" A) Laura said that she speaks English very well. B) Laura said that she could speak English very well. C) Laura said that she had spoken English very well. D) Laura said that she spoke English very well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laura said that she could speak English very well. 21. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London ..... A) Tomorrow. B) The next day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The next day. 22. "Don't talk to your friend." A) The teacher told me not to talk to my friend. B) The teacher told me to talk to my friend. C) The teacher told me talk to my friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher told me not to talk to my friend. 23. Convert into indirect speech. She said:"They will have dinner with us today." A) She said that they have dinner with us that day. B) She said that they would have dinner with us today. C) She said that they will have dinner with us today. D) She said that they would have dinner with us that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that they have dinner with us that day. 24. Imagine Kavya is chatting with her friends and she says she was feeling a bit tired. How would you turn her words into direct speech? A) Kavya said, 'I was tired.'. B) Kavya said, 'I will be tired.'. C) Kavya said, 'I am feeling tired.'. D) Kavya said, "I am tired.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kavya said, "I am tired.". 25. The ingenious scientist declared, "I have discovered time travel." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 26. Imagine Krish is sharing a secret with Aanya and Vanya. He told them that he was feeling really happy. Can you help convert his words from indirect speech to direct speech? A) Krish told them, 'I am happy.'. B) Krish said, 'I was happy.'. C) Krish said, "I am happy.". D) Krish said, 'He is happy.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krish said, "I am happy.". 27. I already ..... my household work, and now I can spend my time as I want. A) Have done. B) Did. C) Had done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have done. 28. Pim 'I am playing a game.'Pim said that she ..... a game. A) Is playing. B) Was playing. C) Is play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was playing. 29. Max: "I don't like spinach."Max said that he ..... like spinach." A) Didn't. B) Don't. C) Doesn't. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't. 30. Imagine Aisha exclaims, 'I can't believe it!' What do you think she's feeling in that moment? A) The context is one of surprise or disbelief. B) The context is one of anger or frustration. C) The context is one of indifference or apathy. D) The context is one of joy or happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The context is one of surprise or disbelief. 31. Complete the indirect speech.The teacher said ..... (bring) the book. A) To bring. B) To bringing. C) To brought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring. 32. Everybody ..... that I had been great. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 33. "We have completed our work, " they said. A) They said they have completed their work. B) They said that we had completed our work. C) They said they had completed their work. D) They had completed their work, they said that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said they had completed their work. 34. Tom said, "I want to visit my friends this weekend." A) Tom said that he wanted to visit his friends this weekend. B) Tom said that he wants to visit his friends this weekend. C) Tom said that he wanted to visit my friends that weekend. D) Tom said that he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom said that he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. 35. My mother said, "I get up early every morning." A) My mother said that she gets up early every morning. B) My mother said that she is getting up early every morning. C) My mother said that she got up early every morning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother said that she got up early every morning. 36. Shivina said, "Alas! I am lost." A) Shivina said that she was lost. B) Shivina said that she is lost. C) Shivina said that she has lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shivina said that she was lost. 37. Daphne said to Antony, "I will go to London tomorrow." A) Daphne told Antony that she would go to London the next day. B) Daphne told Antony that she will go to London tomorrow. C) Daphne told Antony that she was going to London tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daphne told Antony that she would go to London the next day. 38. "The sun is the star in our solar system."The teacher said ..... A) The sun was the star in our solar system. B) The sun was the star in their solar system. C) The sun is the star in our solar system. D) The sun is the star in their solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun is the star in our solar system. 39. Mimi said, "I have been writing this letter." A) Mimi said that she has been writing this letter. B) Mimi said that she had been writing this letter. C) Mimi said she was writing this letter. D) None of the above. 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