This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Toni said to me, "I wish I knew the information earlier" . It means ..... A) Tono wished that he had known the information earlier. B) Tono wish that he knew the information earlier. C) Tono wish that he had known the information earlier. D) Tono wished that he knew the information earlier. E) Tono wishes that he had knew the information earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tono wished that he had known the information earlier. 2. 'There was an accident outside the supermarket'. A) He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket. B) He said there were an accident outside the supermarket. C) He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket. 3. Change the following into Indirect speech-I said to the students, "You should do the duties." A) I asked the students to do the duties. B) I said to the students that I should do the duties. C) I told the students that they should do the duties. D) I want that students should do the duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I told the students that they should do the duties. 4. We do not change verb tenses in indirect/reported speech when A) The fact being reported is a general truth. B) The reporting verb is in the simple present tense. C) Both options are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both options are correct. 5. She said she lives with her mother. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 6. He says that he is the tallest boy in the class. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 7. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.) "Your mother left the party earlier." Your father said that ..... A) Your mother had left the party earlier. B) Your mother left the party earlier. C) My mother had left the party earlier. D) My mother left the party earlier. E) His mother had left the party earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother had left the party earlier. 8. Melissa said, "I have been to India three times." A) Melissa said that I had been to India three times. B) She said that she has been to India three times. C) She said that she had been to India three times. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she had been to India three times. 9. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:Tricia said, "Our tour guide has arrived." A) Tricia said that our tour guide has arrived. B) Tricia said that our tour guide had arrived. C) Tricia said that their tour guide has arrived. D) Tricia said that their tour guide had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tricia said that their tour guide had arrived. 10. Harvey said, "I am going out of town." A) Harvey said that I am going out of town. B) Harvey said that he is going out of town. C) Harvey said that he went out of town. D) Harvey said that he was going out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harvey said that he was going out of town. 11. ALL OTHER PUNCTUATION MARKS ARE REMOVED IN DIRECT SPEECH A) YES OF COURSE. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 12. We said, " We are quite happy now" . A) We say that we were happy. B) We were happy. C) We said that we are happy. D) We said that we were quite happy then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We said that we were quite happy then. 13. Martin said, "I work here every day." Convert it into indirect speech A) Martin said that he worked here yesterday. B) Martin said that he worked there every day. C) Martin said that he works here every day. D) Martin said that he worked every day. E) Martin said that he work every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Martin said that he worked there every day. 14. She said, "Study harder to pass your test" A) She suggested that I studied harder to pass my test. B) She suggested that I study harder to pass my test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She suggested that I study harder to pass my test. 15. She said, "I have passed the examination." A) She said that he have passed the examination. B) She said that she had passed the examination. C) She said that I had passed the examination. D) She said that she have passed the examination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had passed the examination. 16. "Did you do your homework?" she asked me. A) She asked me if I had done my homework. B) She asked me if I did my homework. C) She asked me if I do my homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if I had done my homework. 17. "Can you type?"She ..... type. A) She asked if I can type. B) She asked if I will type. C) She asked if I could type. D) She asks if I could type. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked if I could type. 18. Ajinkya said, '' I will achieve the impossible." A) Ajinkya said that he would achieve the impossible. B) Ajinkya said that he will achieve the impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ajinkya said that he would achieve the impossible. 19. Leo said, "My friend may come tonight." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Leo said that his friend might come tonight. B) Leo said that his friend might come that night. C) Leo said that his friend might go that night. D) Leo said that his friend might go tonight. E) Leo said that his friend may go tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leo said that his friend might come that night. 20. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose indirect speech? A) Quotation marks or inverted commas. B) Question marks. C) Exclamation marks. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks or inverted commas. 21. He ..... me that he felt very frustrated. A) Say. B) Tell. C) Told. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 22. Susi told Susan to wait for her. Change to direct speech! A) Susi told Susan, "Wait for her!". B) Susi told Susan, "Wait for me!". C) Susi told Susan, "Waited for me!". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Susi told Susan, "Wait for me!". 23. Choose the best translation to this sentenceCallie said, "I'm going to call Arizona '' A) She said she was going to call Arizona. B) She said she'll talk to her friend. C) She shared that she wanted to call her friend Arizona. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she was going to call Arizona. 24. "I saw Terri playing alone yesterday, " Pauline said A) Pauline said that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. B) Pauline tells that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. C) Pauline says that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. D) Pauline asked that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pauline said that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before. 25. "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew said. A) Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before. B) Andrew told that they didn't eat fish two days before. C) Andrew said that they didn't eat fish two days ago. D) Andrew remarked that they didn't eat fish two days ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before. 26. Filetype:[suffix] help us ..... A) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC. B) To search for pages that have at least one of your search words in the title. C) To find different types of flies. D) To find pages with all of those words in the title of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC. 27. Direct Speech: "The children fell ill after dinner, " the nurse said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) The nurse said that the children fell ill after dinner. B) The nurse said that the children had fallen ill after dinner. C) The nurse said that the children have fallen ill after dinner. D) The nurse said that the children were falling ill after dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nurse said that the children had fallen ill after dinner. 28. Paul:'I won't be at the meeting tomorrow.'Paul said that he ..... at the meeting the following day. A) Won't be. B) Wouldn't be. C) May be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't be. 29. He told me that he didn't believe me. A) He said to me that "He didn't believe me.". B) He said to me, "I don't believe you.". C) He told me, "He doesn't believe you.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said to me, "I don't believe you.". 30. Prince exclaimed, "I have done answering my module."' A) Prince exclaimed that he is done answering his module. B) Prince exclaimed that he had done answering the module. C) Prince exclaimed that he was done answering the module. D) Prince exclaimed he has done answering the module. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prince exclaimed that he had done answering the module. ← 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