This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In English language, how many ways of conveying to what someone else has said A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 2. "That will be a wonderful trip, " Ani said. A) Ani said that that will be a wonderful trip. B) Ani said that will be a wonderful trip. C) Ani said that that would be a wonderful trip. D) Ani said that would be a wonderful trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ani said that that would be a wonderful trip. 3. Carl:'She is tall.' A) Carl says that she wasn't tall.'. B) Carl sais that she is tall.'. C) Carl said that she was tall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carl said that she was tall. 4. May: "I love Sarawak. And the Sarawakians were so friendly." May told him that she ..... Sarawak and that the Sarawakians ..... so friendly. A) Loved; have been. B) Loves; had been. C) Loved; had been. D) Loves; are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loved; had been. 5. Rita said, 'I may go there.' A) Rita says that she may go there. B) Rita says that she Is going there. C) Rita said that she will go there. D) Rita said that she might go there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rita said that she might go there. 6. He said, "I am a man." Convert it into indirect speech. 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. E) He said that I were a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was a man. 7. "I may be late for class, " she said. A) She told me that she might be late for class. B) She told me that she will be late for class. C) She told me that she may be late for class. D) She told me that she might not be late for class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she might be late for class. 8. Angela said that she liked ice cream. A) "I like ice cream, " Angela said. B) "She likes ice cream, " Angela said. C) ''Angela likes ice cream, " I said. D) "You like ice cream, " Angela said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I like ice cream, " Angela said. 9. "Why did they come?" He asked me ..... A) If why they came. B) If they had come. C) Why they had come. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why they had come. 10. "What were they doing?" He asked me what ..... A) They were doing. B) Were they doing. C) They had been doing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were doing. 11. "is that a new phone?" asked gapil A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 12. How many types of questions are there A) Two. B) Four. C) Three. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 13. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique." A) The teacher said that let us try this technique. B) The scientist said that let us try out this technique. C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. 14. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"Manager said to Shekher, 'Why didn't you attend the meeting yesterday?" ' A) The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before. B) The manager enquired Shekhar why did not he attend the meeting the day before. C) The manager asked Shekhar why he did not attend the meeting the previous day. D) The manager enquired Shekhar why didn't he attend the meeting yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before. 15. What type of speech used on this statement; The son said to his mother, 'I shall never be rude to you.' A) Direct Speech or quoted speech. B) Indirect Speech or reported speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech or quoted speech. 16. Mani said, "I met him this week." A) Mani said that I met him this week. B) Mani said that he had met him this week. C) Mani said that he had met him that week. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mani said that he had met him that week. 17. Choose the right option:He said to her, 'I want to meet your father.' A) He told her that I want to meet your father. B) He told her she wanted to meet her father. C) He told her that I wanted to meet your father. D) He told her that he wanted to meet her father. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He told her that he wanted to meet her father. 18. My sister asked me, "Why were you late last week?" A) My sister asked me why I was late the week before. B) My sister asked me why I was so handsome. C) My sister is beautiful. D) My sister asked me why I had been late the before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister asked me why I had been late the before. 19. Kay: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?" Kay said he ..... there at eight. Then he asked ..... all right. A) Will be; if it was / whether it was. B) Will be; if it is / whether it is. C) Would be; if it is / whether it is. D) Would be; if it was / whether it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be; if it was / whether it was. 20. He said, 'Let us wait for your teacher.' A) He proposed that they should wait for their teacher. B) He requested that they would wait for their teacher. C) He proposed that they shall wait for their teacher. D) He proposed that they can wait for their teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He proposed that they should wait for their teacher. 21. David told his friends, "My Mom wants you all at the party."David told his friends that ..... Mom wanted ..... all at the party. A) Their, them. B) His, them. C) Their, him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His, them. 22. My sister said that her friend hit her in class today A) My sister says, "Her friend hit her in class today" . B) My sister said, "She got hit by her friend today". C) My sister said, "My friend hit me in class today". D) My friend said, "My sister hit me in class today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister said, "My friend hit me in class today". 23. Mr. Bill asked the students, "Have you finished your test?" A) Mr. Bill asked the students if they finished their tests. B) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished their tests. C) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished there tests. D) Mr. Bill asked the students if they have finished their tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished their tests. 24. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Past continuous" A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous. 25. While changing direct to indirect speech-Tomorrow changed into ..... A) Yesterday. B) The previous day. C) The next day. D) Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The next day. 26. Convert (interrogative) Direct to indirect-Sita said to him, " Will you play today?" A) Sita exclaimed whether he will play that day. B) Sita ordered him to play today. C) Sita asked him whether he would play that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sita asked him whether he would play that day. 27. In direct speech, you say exactly the words of the speaker. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) No answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mr. Henry said, "I will fix the sofa tomorrow." A) Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa tomorrow. B) Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa the next day. C) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa tomorrow. D) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day. 29. CONVERT INTO INDIRECT SPEECH "I'm seeing my brother tomorrow" A) I will see my brother. B) I would see my brother tommorow. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 30. My father asked my sister, "What do you do the whole day?" A) My father asked my sister what did she do the whole day. B) My father asked my sister what she does the whole day. C) My father asked my sister what she did the whole day. D) My father asked my sister that what she did the whole day. 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