This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He said, 'I am leaving for Delhi.' A) He said that he has been leaving for Delhi. B) She asked me to start. C) He said that I was leaving for Delhi. D) He said that he was leaving for Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that he was leaving for Delhi. 2. Mark said to Bob, "Can you please pass me the cup of tea?" Convert to Indirect Speech A) Mark said to Bob that, if he could please pass him the cup of tea. B) Mark said to Bob that, can you could please pass him the cup of tea. C) Mark said to Bob, if he could please pass him the cup of tea. D) Mark said to Bob that, "if he could please pass him the cup of tea. ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark said to Bob that, if he could please pass him the cup of tea. 3. Mr Ravi said to his neighbour, "My house is being built." (Select the appropriate indirect speech of the above sentence) A) Mr Ravi told his neighbour that his house was being built. B) Mr Ravi shouted at his neighbour that his house was being built. C) Mr Ravi told his neighbour that "his house was being built.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr Ravi told his neighbour that his house was being built. 4. Ram asked the teacher ..... he could visit the washroom. A) If. B) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 5. "Don't eat so much junk food!" the mother told her children. A) The mother said her children don't eat so much junk food. B) The mother said to her children not eat so much junk food. C) The mother reminded her children not to eat so much junk food. D) The mother told her children don't eat so much junk food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mother reminded her children not to eat so much junk food. 6. She said, "How clever I am" ? A) She told that she was very clever. B) She exclaimed that she was very clever. C) She applauded herself by saying that she was very clever. D) She said that how clever was she?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She exclaimed that she was very clever. 7. Jessica asked me, "Why I did not pass the test?" . Jessica asked me ..... A) Why she did not past the test. B) Why she had not passed the test. C) Why she had not pass the test. D) Why did not she pass the test. E) Why had she pass the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why she had not passed the test. 8. "I don't like broccoli, " Tom exclaimed. A) Tom exclaimed he doesn't like broccoli. B) Tom exclaims he doesn't like broccoli. C) Tom exclaimed he didn't like broccoli. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom exclaimed he didn't like broccoli. 9. Tim said, "I may teach you if you will show sincerity." A) Tim said that he might teach me if I would show sincerity. B) Tim said that he may teach me at a condition. C) Tim said that he could teach me had I shown sincerity. D) Tim said that he will teach me if I was to show sincerity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tim said that he might teach me if I would show sincerity. 10. Mr Nene said to his students, " I am unable to hear low voices" . A) Mr Nene told his students that he was unable to hear low voices. B) Mr Nene told his students that he is unable to hear low voices. C) Mr Nene told his students he is unable to hear low voices. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr Nene told his students that he is unable to hear low voices. 11. "How much does this book cost?" he inquired. A) He inquired how much this book costs. B) He inquired how much did this book cost. C) He inquired how much this book cost. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He inquired how much this book cost. 12. Direct speech of' that night'? A) Yesterday. B) Next day. C) The following day. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 13. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?He said that he wanted to have his breakfast at that moment. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 14. Change the Indirect Speech to Direct Speech.Nidhi said that it was a beautiful painting. A) Nidhi said to the artist, "It is a very beautiful painting.". B) Nidhi said, "It is a beautiful painting.". C) Nidhi said, "That is a very beautiful painting!". D) Nidhi said, "That is a beautiful painting!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nidhi said, "It is a beautiful painting.". 15. Kay: "What are you doing here, May? I haven't seen you since August." Kay asked May ..... , and he said ..... since August. A) What she was doing here; he had not seen her. B) What she was doing there; he has not seen her. C) What she was doing here; he has not seen her. D) What she was doing there; he had not seen her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What she was doing there; he had not seen her. 16. Linda said, "I wonder why our friends don't come to meet us these days, George?" A) Linda asked George why their friends didn't come to see them those days. B) Linda wondered and said George why their friends hadn't come to see them those days. C) Linda asked George why their friends hadn't come to see them these days. D) Linda told George if their friends had gone to see them those days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linda asked George why their friends didn't come to see them those days. 17. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:She said that she was fine. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 18. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week." A) Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week. B) Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after. C) Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week. D) Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after. 19. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?Ellie asked Nina if she could borrow her pen for sometime. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 20. Direct to Indirect Speech:He said, "I am a man." A) He said that he was a man. B) He said that he is a man. C) He said that I am a man. D) He said that I was a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he is a man. 21. Indirect speech A) Expresses what was said without using the exact words. B) Expresses what was said using the exact words. C) Is where someone expresses their own words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expresses what was said without using the exact words. 22. Miss Yap told the class, "All of you must report in your P.E. attire tomorrow."Miss Yap told the class that ..... A) All of them must report in their P.E. attire tomorrow. B) All of them had to report in their P.E. attire tomorrow. C) All of us had to report in our P.E. attire the next day. D) All of them had to report in their P.E. attire the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them had to report in their P.E. attire the next day. 23. "Don't shake the table while I am writing!" Peter told his brother. A) Peter tells his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. B) Peter told his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. C) Peter said his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. D) Peter told his brother not to shake the table while he is writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter told his brother not to shake the table while he was writing. 24. There are two ways of reporting the words of a speaker. The ways are ..... and ..... or reported speech. A) Indirect speechdirect. B) 1st person2nd person. C) Direct speechindirect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct speechindirect. 25. What is the purpose of using quotation marks in direct speech? A) To emphasize important words in a sentence. B) To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion. C) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone. D) To separate dialogue from the rest of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone. 26. "If I had run, I could have caught the bus" He said. A) He said that If he ran, he could catch the bus. B) He said that he could have caught the bus if he ran. C) He said that If he had run, he could have caught the bus. D) He said that If I had run, I could have caught the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that If he had run, he could have caught the bus. 27. "I spent all my pocket money yesterday." Alice said. A) Alice said that she would spend all her pocket money the day before. B) Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money the previous day. C) Alice told that she spent all her pocket money the day before. D) Alice said to us that she spent all her pocket money the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money the previous day. 28. "Will you go on strike when the others do?" the boss asked him. A) The boss asked him if he will go on strike when the others did. B) The boss asked him would he go on strike when the others did. C) The boss asked him if he would go on strike when the others did. D) The boss asked him if he would go on strike when the others do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boss asked him if he would go on strike when the others did. 29. Rahul said, "I will manage hereafter." A) Rahul said that he would manage hereafter. B) Rahul said that he will manage thereafter. C) Rahul said that he would manage thereafter. D) Rahul said that he will manage hereafter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rahul said that he would manage hereafter. 30. Mr. Woon said that the Earth goes around the sun. A) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth goes around the sun.". B) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth went around the sun.". C) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth had gone around the sun.". D) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth will go around the sun.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Woon said, "the Earth goes around the sun.". ← 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