This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "A pilot flies airplanes."Jihan said ..... A) A pilot flew airplanes. B) A pilot has flown airplanes. C) A pilot flies airplanes. D) A pilot had flown airplanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A pilot flies airplanes. 2. "I don't speak Italian, " Jane said.Jane said that ..... A) She didn't speak Italian. B) I didn't speak Italian. C) She doesn't speak Italian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didn't speak Italian. 3. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique."Convert to Indirect Speech A) The teacher proposed that they should try out that technique. B) The scientist said that let us try out this technique. C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. 4. My friends:'We really like your new coat.'-My friends said ..... A) They were really liking your new coat. B) You really liked my new coat. C) They really liked my new coat. D) They had really liked my new coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They really liked my new coat. 5. "The film began at 7 pm, " they said.They said that A) The film had begun at 7 pm. B) The film began at 7 pm. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The film had begun at 7 pm. 6. She ..... I was her favourite student. A) Siad. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siad. 7. Louise and Mary said 'We will go to New York' devient ..... A) Louise and Mary said they would go to New York. B) Louise and Mary said we would go to New York. C) Louise and Mary said they would have gone to New York. D) Louise and Mary said they wanted to go to New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Louise and Mary said they would go to New York. 8. James:'I can't find my textbook anywhere.'-James said that ..... A) He hadn't found his textbook anywhere. B) He wouldn't find his textbook anywhere. C) He couldn't find his textbook anywhere. D) He couldn't find my textbook anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He couldn't find his textbook anywhere. 9. In the indirect speech we say the exact words what a person said. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. They said, "We have lived here for a long time." A) They said that they had lived there for a long time. B) They said that they had lived here for a long time. C) They said that they have lived here for a long time. D) They said that we had lived there for a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they had lived there for a long time. 11. 3) Jennie said that she is a rapper A) Jennie, said she is a rapper. B) Jennie said, 'she is a rapper'. C) Jennie said, 'she is a bad rapper, . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jennie said, 'she is a rapper'. 12. "Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about?" he asked me.He asked me ..... A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. B) That the little girl understands what her mother is talking about. C) Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about. D) That the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. E) Whether the little girl understands what her mother is talking about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. 13. "They are playing in the gym" Nick said A) Nick said that they play in the gym. B) Nick said that they was playing in the gym. C) Nick said that they played in the gym. D) Nick said that they were playing in the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nick said that they were playing in the gym. 14. "I can't drive a truck, " Bill said. Bill said that ..... A) He couldn't drive a truck. B) Couldn't he drive a truck. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He couldn't drive a truck. 15. They said, "She has traveled to Asia. A) They said that She traveled to Asia. B) They said that She had travel to Asia. C) They said that She had traveled to Asia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that She had traveled to Asia. 16. She said, that she ..... her room, before the guests had come. A) Has done. B) Done. C) Had done. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had done. 17. The woman in the black dress said, "I feel very sad." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 18. Mary "I have had three cats '' Jill: "Mary said (that) she ..... three cats" A) Had had. B) Had has. C) Has had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had had. 19. She asked, 'Have you finished your homework?' A) She asked if I finished my homework. B) She asked if I had finished my homework. C) She asked if I have finish my homework. D) She asked if I have finished my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked if I had finished my homework. 20. Joseph said, "Alas! These are difficult times." A) Joseph said it would have been difficult times. B) Joseph sighed with sorrow that those were difficult times. C) Joseph said that those were difficult times. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joseph sighed with sorrow that those were difficult times. 21. We ..... that you were going to speak. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 22. My father: "have you got enough money to pay for your taxi ticket?My father asked my brother if he ..... enough money to pay for ..... taxi ticket. A) Has-her. B) Had-his. C) Have-your. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had-his. 23. Who ..... you that they wouldn't come? A) Siad. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 24. The teacher ..... her to speak louder. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 25. She said, "I can finish the project by tomorrow." A) She said that she could finish the project by the next day. B) She said that she finished the project by tomorrow. C) She said that she could finish the project by tomorrow. D) She said if she could finish the project by next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she could finish the project by the next day. 26. The man shouted, "Let me go." A) The man shouted to let him go. B) The man shouted that he wanted to go. C) The man shouted for him to go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man shouted to let him go. 27. Paul said, "I will write a story."Paul said he ..... A) Was writing a story. B) Will write a story. C) Would write a story. D) Had written a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would write a story. 28. Choose the correct direct sentence for this reported sentence.Mom said that she could not join the zoom meeting. A) Mom said, "She can't join the zoom meeting.". B) Mom said, '' I can't join the zoom meeting.". C) Mom said, I can't join the zoom meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mom said, '' I can't join the zoom meeting.". 29. Miriam: "I loved chocolate."Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ..... chocolate." A) Loves. B) Loved. C) Had loved. D) Has loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had loved. 30. He asked me if I was free that afternoon. A) He said, "Are you free this afternoon?". B) He said, "Will you be free this after?". C) He said, "Be free this afternoon.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, "Are you free this afternoon?". ← 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 5Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 6Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 7Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books