This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They asked me ..... going to the party. A) That I was. B) When I had been. C) If I was. D) Will I be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I was. 2. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Santi said, '' I am going to visit my brother." A) Santi said that she is going to visit her brother. B) Santi said that she was going to visit my brother. C) Santi said that she was going to visit her brother. D) Santi said that I was going to visit her brother. E) Santi said that I was going to visit my brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Santi said that she was going to visit her brother. 3. The policeman said, "Don't cross the speed limit." A) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit. B) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit. C) The policeman forbade me to cross the speed limit. D) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit. 4. Which of the following is the CORRECT indirect sentence for this direct sentence? A) Robert said that he will get a perfect score for this test. B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test. C) Robert said that "he would get a perfect score for this test.". D) Robert said, that he would get a perfect score for this test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test. 5. Arupa said, "I am going to Nagpur to meet my friends." A) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends. B) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet hers friends. C) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends. D) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends. 6. "I can play with my friends in the ground, " he said. A) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground. B) He said that he would play with my friends in the ground. C) He told I can play with my friends in the ground. D) He tell that he could play with his friends in the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground. 7. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose direct speech? A) Quotation marks. B) Commas. C) Parentheses. D) Exclamation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 8. Change sentence:He says, "I am ready to go." A) He says that he will be ready. B) He says that he is ready to go. C) He says that he was ready. D) All are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He says that he is ready to go. 9. Peter said, "I bought my plane ticket last night." A) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket last night. B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night. C) Peter said that he bought his plane ticket the previous night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night. 10. Orange said, "They never arrive on time."The indirect speech is ..... A) Orange said, "They never arrived on time.". B) Orange said that they never arrive on time. C) Orange said that they never arrived on time. D) Orange said that we never arrived on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orange said that they never arrived on time. 11. "They will hurt you, " he said. A) He said that they will hurt me. B) He said that he would be hurt me. C) He said that they would hurt me. D) He said that they would hurt you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that they would hurt me. 12. My brother said, "I went to school yesterday." Convert it into indirect speech. A) My brother said that he had gone to school today. B) My brother said that he had gone to school the day after. C) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. D) My brother said that he had gone to school the next day. E) My brother said that he has gone to school the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. 13. The little girl said, "What a beautiful doll it is!" A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 14. Mom said, "Why is he shouting?" A) Mom asked why is he shouting. B) Mom asked why was he shouting. C) Mom asked why does he shout. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mom asked why was he shouting. 15. "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?" She ..... A) She asked me to her a cup of coffee. B) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. 16. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:The police officer said to the boy, "Where do you live?" A) "Where do you live?", the police officer asked the boy. B) The police officer asked the boy where he lives. C) When speaking to the boy, the police officer asked where do you live?. D) The police officer wanted to know where the boy lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police officer asked the boy where he lives. 17. Her father said, "You willingly rendered service to those people because you love them."Her father said that ..... had willingly rendered service to those people because ..... loved ..... A) She, he, them. B) She, he, her. C) She, she, them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, she, them. 18. "I am going to the zoo, " said Maggie.Which part of this sentence is the reporting clause? A) "I am going to the zoo, ". B) Said Maggie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said Maggie. 19. He said, "I am buying a new pen" . A) He said that he bought a new pen. B) He said that he was buying a new pen. C) He said that he had been buying a new pen. D) He said that he is buying a new pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was buying a new pen. 20. The turtle said, "It is now bearing fruit." The turtle told the monkey ..... his plant was then bearing fruit. A) That. B) If. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 21. My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?" A) My mom asked me whether I had a spare time. B) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time. C) My mom asked me whether I have a spare time. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time. 22. Change the speech.The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before. A) The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?". B) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?". C) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?". D) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?". 23. Which of the following is the correction for this incorrect direct speech?:Cris said, I am going to park my car. A) "Cris said I am going to park my car.". B) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.". C) Cris said:I was going to park his car. D) "Cris was going to park his car.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.". 24. Mr. Smith said, "I want you to do your task."The indirect speech is ..... A) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task. B) Mr. Smith said that he wants you to do your task. C) Mr. Smith said, he wanted me to do my task. D) Mr. Smith said that he wants me to do my task. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task. 25. He said he had arrived before you. A) He said, " I arrived before you.". B) He said, " I arrive before you.". C) He said, " I am arriving before you.". D) He said, " I was arriving before you.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, " I arrived before you.". 26. My mother told us, "Your grandmother will be arriving in Singapore tomorrow." A) My mother asked us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow. B) My mother tells us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow. C) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. D) My mother said us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. 27. When we asked her, Jiang told us that she ..... a ghost. A) Never saw. B) Never seen. C) Had never seen. D) Did never see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had never seen. 28. "Don't be late!" She ..... A) She told me not to be late. B) She told me to be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me not to be late. 29. Identify the sentence whether it is a direct or indirect speech. He said, "Get out of my house immediately." A) Direct speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 30. "It will be a wonderful trip, " Ani said. We can say that Ani said that ..... A) It is a wonderful trip. B) It was a wonderful trip. C) It will be a wonderful trip. D) It would be a wonderful trip. E) It would have been a wonderful trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It would have been a wonderful trip. ← 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