This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gopal said that Hari ..... done his work. A) Had. B) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 2. (Change the reported speech to quoted speech.)My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time. A) My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?". B) My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?". C) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?". D) My mom asked me, Did I have a spare time?". E) My mom asked me, '' Had you had a spare time?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?". 3. Choose the correct converted indirect speech of this sentence:He said, "Hurrah! I won a prize" A) He requested that he had won a prize. B) He exclaimed with joy that he had won a prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He exclaimed with joy that he had won a prize. 4. Jacob fell as he'd have wished', the father said. A) The father said that Jacob has fallen as he would have wished. B) The father said that Jacob had fallen as he would have wished. C) The father said that Jocob had fallen as he had wished. D) The father said that Jacob had been fallen as he would have been wished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The father said that Jacob had fallen as he would have wished. 5. Sofi said to me: "Why do you go to Bandung?" Sofi asked me ..... A) If I go to Bandung. B) Why I go to Bandung. C) Why did I go to Bandung. D) Why I went to Bandung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Why I went to Bandung. 6. Which direct sentence is correct?Alicia said that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that she had seen him kissing Tamara. A) Alicia said:'My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara. B) Alicia said:'Her boyfriend cheated on her and she saw him kissing Tamara.'. C) Alicia said:'My boyfriend had cheated on her and I saw him kissing Tamara.'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alicia said:'My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara. 7. Convert into into indirect speech:Mary said "I am going to go to the water park." A) Mary said that she was going to the water park. B) Mary said that she was going to go to the water park. C) Mary said that I was going to the water park. D) Mary said "That she was going to go to the water park". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary said that she was going to go to the water park. 8. Past continuous tense direct speeches should be changed into ..... to tranform to indirect speeches. A) Simple past tense. B) Simple present tense. C) Present perfect tense. D) Past perfect continuous tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous tense. 9. They said, "We take yoga class." A) They said that they took yoga class. B) They said that we took yoga class. C) They said that we had taken yoga class. D) They said that they had taken yoga class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they took yoga class. 10. The manager asked the customer if ..... any complaints to make. A) He had. B) Had he. C) He has. D) He had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had. 11. "Why don't you go today?"I asked. A) I asked why you did not go that day. B) I asked why did you not go that day. C) I asked why had you not gone that day. D) I asked why you had not gone today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I asked why you did not go that day. 12. Dani asked me, "Did you get your passport?"Dani asked me ..... A) If I got my passport. B) If I got your passport. C) If I had gotten my passport. D) If I had gotten her passport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I had gotten my passport. 13. Turn direct speech into indirect speech "I asked my sister if she had returned the mobile phone to her friend." A) I said to my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'. B) I said to my sister, 'did you return the mobile phone to my friend?'. C) I said to my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to my friend?'. D) I asked my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I asked my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'. 14. Choose the correct option:He said to her, 'Are you coming to the party?' A) He asked her if she will be coming to the party. B) He asked her if she was going to the party. C) He told her that if she was coming to the party. D) He shouted her whether she was coming to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked her if she was going to the party. 15. Gaurav said, "Advait is a short tempered person" A) Gaurav was a short tempered person said Advait. B) Gaurav said that Advait was a short tempered person. C) Advait had a shorter temper says Gaurav. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gaurav said that Advait was a short tempered person. 16. Choose the correct punctuation of direct speech in this sentence A) '' I have visited a tea plantation.' he said. B) '' I have visited a tea plantation he said" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) '' I have visited a tea plantation.' he said. 17. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options. Rule to remember:Past Tense in the direct becomes Past Perfect or remains unchanged. Angel said, "I brought a pen yesterday" . A) Angel said that she has bought a pen the day before. B) Angel said that she will buy a pen the day before. C) Angel said that she had been buying a pen the day before. D) Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before. (I.S). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before. (I.S). 18. Benedict said that he had studied since 2000. A) Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000.". B) Benedict said, "I studied since 2000.". C) Benedict said, "I had studied since 2000.". D) Benedict said, "I have been studying since 2000.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000.". 19. It is when the actual words of the speaker are reproduced. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) Persuasive Speech. D) Informative Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 20. He said, "I can do this sum easily." A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 21. Meera said, "It's time. I must go now." A) Meera said that it is time and she should leave. B) Meera said that it was time and she had to go then. C) Meera said that it was time to go then. D) Meera said it is time and she may go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meera said that it was time and she had to go then. 22. What is the other term for indirect speech? A) Direct speech. B) Part of speech. C) Reported speech. D) Figures of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reported speech. 23. Direct speech does not use quotation marks. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 24. Cooks A) Cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Cooked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooked. 25. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:He said, "I am going to the mall later."Indirect:He said that he ..... to the mall later. A) Were going. B) Is going. C) Was going. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going. 26. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"He/She said "I need help with my homework." " A) I don't need help with my homework. B) I finished my homework. C) I need help with my work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need help with my work. 27. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:The teacher said, "The earth revolves around its axis." A) The teacher told the students that the earth had revolved around its axis. B) The teacher told the students that the Earth revolves its axis. C) The teacher told the students that Earth was revolving around its axis. D) The teacher told the students that the Earth revolved around its axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher told the students that the Earth revolves its axis. 28. In reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the speaker's exact words. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 29. "How much of that can I bring home?" Ramon asked Inez.Ramon asked Inez how much of that ..... can bring home. A) I. B) He. C) She. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 30. The teacher said, "I like your painting." A) The teacher said that I liked her painting. B) The teacher said that she likes her painting. C) The teacher said that she liked her painting. D) None of above. 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