This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... that he's getting the runaround. A) Say. B) Said. C) Told. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 2. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Sunil said, "Mohan, the teacher will be here within five minutes." A) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher would be there within five minutes. B) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher will be here within five minutes. C) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher would be here within five minutes. D) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher will be there within five minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher would be there within five minutes. 3. "Dare you open my cupboard!" yelled Ram's mother to him. A) Ram's mother yelled to him, dare he open my cupboard. B) Ram's mother yelled to him that dare he opened her cupboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ram's mother yelled to him that dare he opened her cupboard. 4. Were running A) Was running. B) Were running. C) Would be running. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were running. 5. I spoke to Obedan on his mobile and asked him where he was. He told me that he ..... in the airport, waiting for his flight. A) Sat. B) Was sitting. C) Had sat. D) Has sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sitting. 6. Julia said, "I can not attend your wedding." A) Julia said that she would not attend our wedding. B) Julia said that she could not attend our wedding. C) Julia said that she can not attend our wedding. D) Julia said that she is not able to attend our wedding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Julia said that she could not attend our wedding. 7. What is the direct speech counterpart of this sentence? The girl said that she liked singing. A) "The girl said that she liked swimming.". B) The girl said, "I like singing.". C) Girl! I like singing. D) "The girl said, she likes singing.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl said, "I like singing.". 8. Kalpana said I teach in a school(choose the sentence with the correct speech marks) A) Kalpana said that, "I teach in a school.". B) Kalpana said, "I teach in a school.". C) Kalpana said, 'I teach in a school" . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalpana said, "I teach in a school.". 9. WHILE REPORTING THE SPEECH SAID TO CHANGE IN A) TOLD ME. B) TOLD. C) POVERTY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TOLD ME. 10. Has been working A) Has worked. B) Had been working. C) Would have worked. D) Worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 11. (Convert the following sentence into direct speech.)He said that he had bought a book for his mother. A) He said, '' I bought a book for my mother'. B) He said, 'I bought a book for my mother.'. C) He said, I bought a book for my mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, 'I bought a book for my mother.'. 12. Window-shopping is my favorite hobby. A) Septi said that window-shopping is her favorite hobby. B) Septi said that if window-shopping was my favorite hobby. C) Septi said that window-shopping was my favorite hobby. D) Septi said that window-shopping was her favorite hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Septi said that window-shopping was her favorite hobby. 13. Siska asked Saski, "Are you busy now?" A) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then. B) Saski asked Siska whether he was busy then. C) Siska asked Saski if he is busy then. D) Siska asked Saski whether he is busy now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then. 14. Example:Mita said, "I have finished painting." Which of the following is a correct reported version ..... A) Mita said that she had finished painting. B) Mita said to me I have finished painting. C) Mita had finished painting as to what she said. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mita said that she had finished painting. 15. The judge commanded them to call the witness. A) "Call the witness" , said the judge. B) The judge is telling them to "Call the witness.". C) The judge is saying to "Call the witness.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Call the witness" , said the judge. 16. Paul said, "What time does the bus come?Choose the correct indirect speech. A) Paul asked what time the bus came. B) Paul said that what time does the bus come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paul asked what time the bus came. 17. Harish said, "Will you accompany me there?" A) Harish asked me if I would accompany him there. B) Harish asked if I could accompany him there. C) Harish enquired whether I will accompany him there. D) Harish said to me that I accompany him there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harish asked me if I would accompany him there. 18. The turtle said, " I agree." The turtle told the monkey ..... he agreed. A) That. B) If. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 19. "Don't forget to buy some milk, Andy, " said Clare. A) Clare reminded Andy to buy some milk. B) Clare told Andy not to forget buy some milk. C) Clare reminded Andy he didn't forget to buy some milk. D) Clare said Andy not to forget to buy some milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clare reminded Andy to buy some milk. 20. He ..... he didn't care about that job anymore. A) Said. B) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 21. George said, " Elena, please clean the house before the guests arrive." The reported speech becomes: A) George ordered Elena to clean the house before the guests arrived. B) George told Elena to clean the house before the guests arrived. C) George requested Elena to clean the house before the guests arrived. D) George said to Elena please clean the house before the guests arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George requested Elena to clean the house before the guests arrived. 22. John asked me, "What are you doing here?" . It means ..... A) John said what are you doing here. B) John asked me what I am doing there?. C) John asked me what I was doing there. D) John asked me what I was doing here?. E) John asked me what I was doing there?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John asked me what I was doing there. 23. David said that he was writing a letter then. A) David said, "I am writing a letter now.". B) David said, "He is writing a letter now" . C) David said, "I was writing a letter then" . D) David said, "He is written a letter now" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David said, "I am writing a letter now.". 24. Change this sentence into direct speech:'Susan told me to sit down'. A) Susan told: "you sit down". B) "Sit down" Susan told me. C) Susan said: "Please, sit down". D) Susan said: "You sit down". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Sit down" Susan told me. 25. James said to his mother, 'I am leaving for New York tomorrow.' A) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York tomorrow. B) James told his mother he is leaving for New York tomorrow. C) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day. D) James told his mother he would be leaving for New York the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day. 26. Francine said, "I can not attend the online class this afternoon" . A) Francine said that she could not attend the online class this afternoon. B) Francine said that she has not attended the online class this afternoon. C) Francine said she can not attend the online class this afternoon. D) Francine said that she hadn't attended the online class this afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Francine said that she could not attend the online class this afternoon. 27. She told me on Sunday she would talk to Sam soon.It is an example of: A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 28. "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow, " said David. A) David said that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow. B) David said that Mona left for her native place the next day. C) David said that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow. D) David said that Mona would leave for her native place the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David said that Mona would leave for her native place the next day. 29. Has been A) Have been. B) Had been. C) Would have been. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 30. My daughter said to me, "I can sleep alone." Convert it into indirect speech. 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. E) My daughter told me that she could not sleep alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My daughter said to me that she could sleep alone. ← 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