This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She said to him, "It is good to see you!" A) She exclaimed that it was good to see him. B) She exclaimed that she was happy to see him. C) She exclaimed that it is good to see him. D) She exclaimed that it was good to see me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She exclaimed that it was good to see him. 2. "I can give the offer to someone else." the man said.The man said ..... he could give the offer to someone else. A) To. B) That. C) If. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 3. Teacher said, '' India got independence in 1947." A) Teacher said that India will get independence in 1947. B) Teacher said that India got independence in 1947. C) Teacher said that India had got independence in 1947. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher said that India got independence in 1947. 4. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Audu asked us, "Do you like fishing." A) Audu told us he liked fishing. B) Audu asked us if we liked fishing. C) Audu asked us if we liked swimming. D) We told Audu we liked fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audu asked us if we liked fishing. 5. Lin En, stop playing the fool now !" the class monitor ordered. A) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool then. B) The class monitor orders Lin En to stop playing the fool then. C) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool now. D) The class monitor ordering Lin En to stop playing the fool again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool then. 6. Direct to Indirect Speech:My daughter said to me, "I can sleep alone." A) My daughter said to me that she can sleep alone. B) My daughter told me that she can sleep alone. C) My daughter said to me that she could sleep alone. D) My daughter told me that she could sleep alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My daughter told me that she could sleep alone. 7. What is the purpose of using punctuation marks in direct and indirect speech? A) To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion. B) To separate dialogue from the rest of the text. C) To emphasize important words in a sentence. D) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone. 8. Bob told me, "Rachel had worked o hard."Bob told me that ..... A) Rachel has worked so hard. B) Rachel had been working so hard. C) Rachel had worked so hard. D) Rachel works so hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rachel had worked so hard. 9. Indirect speech is used when you are saying what someone said. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Example:The store manager said, "These are ancient paintings." Which of the following is a correct reported version? A) The store manager said that these are ancient paintings. B) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings. C) The store manager said that these paintings are ancient. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings. 11. I said to my sister, "Can you iron my clothes for me?" A) I asked my sister if she could iron her clothes for me. B) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for me. C) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked my sister if she could iron my clothes for me. 12. 'We've seen four elephants already and it's only our first day.' $\rightarrow$ He said that they ..... four elephants on their first day. Imagine what animals they've seen by now! A) Had seen. B) Will have seen. C) Saw. D) Had saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen. 13. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"Alex said that his parents were very well." A) My parents are very well. B) My parents are very wel. C) My parents aren'tvery well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My parents are very well. 14. Report the following sentences correctly. 'I can swim really fast.' A) He said me that he could swim really fast. B) He told that he could swim really fast. C) He said that he could swim really fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he could swim really fast. 15. My mom asked me, "Did they eat out together yesterday?"My mom asked me ..... They had eaten out together yesterday. A) Did. B) To. C) What. D) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether. 16. Roshni said that she might meet him there. A) Roshni said, "I may meet him there.". B) Roshni said "I may meet him here" . C) Roshni said, "I might meet him here" . D) Roshni said, "I may meet him there" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roshni said, "I may meet him there.". 17. A sentence in a direct speech has ..... parts. A) Three. B) Four. C) Two. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 18. "I am a nurse, " she said. A) She said that she is a nurse. B) She said that she were a nurse. C) She says that she was a nurse. D) She said that she was a nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she was a nurse. 19. Grandpa said, "What's the time by your watch?" A) Grandpa asked me what time it has been by my watch. B) Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch. C) Grandpa asked me what the time were by my watch. D) Grandpa asked me if what time it was by my watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch. 20. Change:direct to indirect:Sameen said, "cheer up father. I'll go and find another job!" A) Sameen informed her father about her new job. B) Improper sentence . C) Sameen said joyfully for her father cheer up and that she would go and find another job. D) Sammen told her father that she would go and find another job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sameen said joyfully for her father cheer up and that she would go and find another job. 21. Tony said to me, "Why does she sing so loudly?" A) Tony said to me why does she sing so loudly. B) Tony asked me why did she sing so loudly. C) Tony asked me why does she sing so loudly. D) Tony asked me why she sang so loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tony asked me why she sang so loudly. 22. Fitria asked me, "What happens here?" A) Fitria asked me that what happens there. B) Fitria asked me that what happened there. C) Fitria asked me what happens there. D) Fitria asked me what happened there. E) What did happen here?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fitria asked me what happened there. 23. "Nobody likes that weird thing, " said James. A) James said that nobody liked that weird thing. B) James said if nobody liked that weird thing. C) James said whethere nobody liked that weird thing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James said that nobody liked that weird thing. 24. Convert the following statement into direct speech:She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks. A) When can we eat our snacks?. B) "When can we eat our snacks? She asked". C) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?". 25. A) dances-dancedb) is dancing-was dancingc) danced-have dancedd) had danced-has danced A) All are correct. B) A, b, & d are correct. C) A, & b are correct. D) B & c are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, & b are correct. 26. What sentence demonstrates indirect speech? A) She said, 'I am going to the store.'. B) He said, 'I don't like spinach.'. C) They said that they were tired. D) I said, 'The movie starts at 7.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they were tired. 27. Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?' A) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. B) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night. C) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night. D) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night. 28. She said that she was the smartest girl in the class. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 29. Which sentence is wrong?King Joffrey told Sansa Stark:'Dance in front of my knights.' A) King Joffrey ordered Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. B) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark that she danced in front of his knights. C) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. D) King Joffrey commanded Sansa Stark to dance in front of his knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Joffrey told Sansa Stark that she danced in front of his knights. 30. I told him, "I have not seen him for months." A) I told him that I hadn't seen him for months. B) I told him that I hadn't seen you for months. C) I told him that you hadn't seen him for months. D) I told him that he hadn't seen him for months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I told him that I hadn't seen him for months. ← 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