This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The speaker urged them to be quiet and listen to him. A) The speaker said, "Be quiet and listen to my words.". B) The speaker said to them to, "Be quiet and listen to my words.". C) The speaker is telling them to "Be quiet and listen to my words.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker said, "Be quiet and listen to my words.". 2. The doctor said, " You have a mild infection." A) The doctor said that you have a mild infection. B) The doctor said that he had a mild infection. C) The doctor says that he had a mild infection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The doctor said that he had a mild infection. 3. Turn Direct speech into indirect speech"She said, 'Why didn't you send a friend request to me?" ' A) She questioned why I had not sent a friend request to her. B) She asked me why I had not sent a friend request to her. C) She inquired why I had not sent a friend request to her. D) She inquired why I did not send a friend request to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me why I had not sent a friend request to her. 4. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.They told us, "We saw an accident." A) They told us we saw an accident. B) They saw an accident. C) They told us that they saw an accident. D) They told us they saw many accidents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They told us that they saw an accident. 5. RIYA SAID "I LOVE CHOCOLATE A LOT" A) DIRECT. B) INDIRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT. 6. Direct to Indirect Speech:Maria said, "It is my car." A) Maria said that it is my car. B) Maria said that it is her car. C) Maria said that it was my car. D) Maria said that it was her car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maria said that it was her car. 7. "I live three blocks away from here, " she said. A) D. B) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 8. She said, "Bring a glass of water, please." A) She commands me to bring a glass of water. B) She requested me to bring a glass of water. C) She asked me to brought a glass of water. D) She ordered me to bring her a glass of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She requested me to bring a glass of water. 9. "Stand at attention!" the captain commanded his men. A) The captain is commanding his men to stand at attention. B) The captain has commanded his men to stand at attention. C) The captain commands his men to stand at attention. D) The captain commanded his men to stand at attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The captain commanded his men to stand at attention. 10. "Someone is questioning the veracity of your report, " he says. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 11. John ordered Peter to go away. A) John is telling Peter to "Go away". B) John is saying to Peter to "Go away.". C) John said to Peter, "Go away.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John said to Peter, "Go away.". 12. My friend asked me where I ..... for my summer holiday. A) Would go. B) Will go. C) Would have gone. D) Will be going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would go. 13. DHRUV SAID THAT HE SHARED A LARGE PIZZA WITH HIS FRIEND A) DIRECT. B) INDIRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INDIRECT. 14. Has to A) Have to. B) Had to. C) Would have to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 15. "Where did ypu go four days ago?" Tony asked.Tony asked me ..... A) Where did I go four days ago. B) Where I did go four days ago. C) Where I had gone four days before. D) Where I had gone four days ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where I had gone four days before. 16. "Please help me carry this" She ..... A) She asked me help her carry this. B) She asked me to help her carry that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me to help her carry that. 17. "We're going to the theme park!" the little boy exclaimed. A) The little boy exclaimed that they are going to the theme park. B) The little boy exclaimed that they were going to the theme park. C) The little boy exclaimed that they went to the theme park. D) The little boy exclaimed if they were going to the theme park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The little boy exclaimed that they were going to the theme park. 18. Choose the correct option:She says, 'I am happy to be here this evening.' A) She said she was happy to be there that evening. B) She says that she is happy there that evening. C) She says that she is happy to be here this evening. D) She says she was happy to be this evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She says that she is happy to be here this evening. 19. (iv) "Do we have a test tomorrow?" A) I've forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?. B) I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. C) I've forgotten have we have a test tomorrow?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. 20. Wilbur said I am feeling sick today.Direct speech: ..... A) Wilbur said "I am feeling sick today.". B) Wilbur said, "I am feeling sick today.". C) Wilbur said, "I am feeling sick today?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wilbur said, "I am feeling sick today.". 21. Mr. Johnson asked Mary, "When can you finish the letter?" Mr. Johnson asked Mary ..... A) When can you finish the letter. B) When can she finish the letter. C) When you can finish the letter. D) When she could finish the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When she could finish the letter. 22. Mario told us to conserve water. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 23. Which of the following is an example of a direct speech? A) Janus said, "I am writing a letter now.". B) Janus directly said that he was writing a letter. C) Janus' direct words were that he was writing a letter. D) Janus' "direct words" were:I was writing a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janus said, "I am writing a letter now.". 24. Which is the correct reported speech choice?John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?" A) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. B) John asked Mary why she gets angry with him. C) John asked Mary why she is angry with him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John asked Mary why she got angry with him. 25. Teacher: "Tom, read the story, please" . Teacher askedTom ..... A) To read the story. B) Read the story. C) That he reads it. D) Whether he reads the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To read the story. 26. This is the bag which I bought yesterday. A) He said that was the bag which he had been bought the day before. B) He said that was the bag which I bought the day before. C) He said that the bag was which he had buy the day before. D) He said that was the bag which I had been bought the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that was the bag which he had been bought the day before. 27. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be calm please and listen to my words." A) Capital letter. B) Quotation mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital letter. 28. Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech? A) Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of someone else. B) Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon. C) None of these. D) Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense. 29. Speech marks are also known as what? A) Inverted commas. B) Quotation marks. C) Both of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 30. True or False?In the reported speech we cannot leave out the word that:Kevin said that he was twenty. Kevin said he was twenty. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDirect And Indirect Speech Quiz 1Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 2Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 3Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 4Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 5Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 6Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 7Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 8Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books