This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech- "I will call you tomorrow, " said the artist. A) The artist said that he would call me the tomorrow. B) The artist said that he would call me the next day. C) The artist said that he will call me the next day. D) The artist said that he will call me tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The artist said that he would call me the next day. 2. Transform the following statement into indirect speech: "I solve the jigsaw puzzle, " says Jayvee. A) Jayvee says that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. B) Jayvee said that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. C) Jayvee says that he solved the jigsaw puzzle. D) Jayvee said that he solved the jigsaw puzzle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayvee says that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. 3. WHAT IS THE EXAMPLE OF INDIRECT SPEECH A) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY. B) HONEST IS BEST POLICY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY. 4. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you been to Bambarakanda Falls?" he asked. A) He asked if I want to go to Bambarakanda Falls. B) He asked if I had been to Bambarakanda Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if I had been to Bambarakanda Fall. 5. He says, "I am reading a book." A) He says that he is reading a book. B) He says I am reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he is reading a book. 6. "Be careful; the steps are very slippery", I warned him. A) I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery. B) I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery. C) I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery. D) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. 7. Mother: "We are going to have supper" . Mother says ..... A) They are going to have supper. B) They were going to have supper. C) That they would have supper. D) They won't have supper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were going to have supper. 8. Change:The injured women exclaimed, "will none of your help me?" A) The injured women demanded wether anybody would help her. B) The injured woman asked if anybody could help her or not. C) The injured woman inquired of me if I would help her. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The injured women demanded wether anybody would help her. 9. "It is too late to go out, " Alice said. A) Alice said it is too late to go out. B) Alice said that it was too late to go out. C) Alice is saying that it is too late to go out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alice said that it was too late to go out. 10. He asked me whether you were ready or he should wait. A) He said to me, "Is she ready or shall I wait?". B) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?". C) He said me, "Were you ready or should I wait?". D) He said, "Are you ready or not?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?". 11. Bobby says, "I see the rainbow" .He tells me that he ..... the rainbow. A) Had seen. B) Sees. C) Saw. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sees. 12. Which of the following sentences is the correction for this incorrect indirect speech?:"George said I need help with my homework." A) George said, "I need help with my homework.". B) George said, I need help with my homework. C) George said he needs help with his homework. D) "George said he needs help with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George said he needs help with his homework. 13. Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow" . A) Jeff said that my mother was taking the bus to work the next day. B) Jeff said that his mother is taking the bus to work the next day. C) Jeff said that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day. D) Jeff said that his mother had been taking the bus to work the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jeff said that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day. 14. Hasn't bought A) Had bought. B) Hadn't bought. C) Had not buy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't bought. 15. Won't drive A) Will not drive. B) Would not drive. C) Woudn't driven. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would not drive. 16. Choose the best translation to this sentenceXyd felt burnt out and said, "I've been studying a lot." A) He thinks that the reason for his feeling of restlessness is because he's been studying a lot. B) He was feeling burnt out and said he have been studying a lot. C) He said he was very studious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was feeling burnt out and said he have been studying a lot. 17. Rama said, "All the boys were singing" .Choose the correct Indirect Speech for this. A) Rama said that all the boys had been singing. B) Rama said that all the boys were singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rama said that all the boys had been singing. 18. He said to him, 'Thank you for your kind help.' A) He told him for his kind help. B) He requested him for his kind help. C) He asked him for his kind help. D) He thanked him for his kind help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He thanked him for his kind help. 19. What tense does 'can' change to in indirect speech? A) Could. B) Would. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 20. John said, ' two wrong don't make a right.' A) John said that two wrong didn't make a right. B) John said that two wrong don't made a right. C) John said that two wrong didn't made a right. D) John said that two wrong don't make a right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John said that two wrong don't make a right. 21. Tobby said, "I am trying to fix the broken handle."Tobby said that he ..... Trying to fix the broken handle. A) Was. B) Had been. C) Were. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 22. Last week, David telephoned the school and said that he ..... to school because he had a headache. A) Didn't come. B) Couldn't come. C) Doesn't come. D) Wasn't come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't come. 23. He said, "My master is writing letters." A) He said that my master is writing letters. B) He said that my master are writing letters. C) He said that his master was writing letters. D) He said that his master are writing letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that his master was writing letters. 24. He said, "Let us have dinner here." A) He proposed that we had dinner there. B) He asked if we wished to have dinner there. C) He said that we should have dinner there. D) He said that we had dinner there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that we should have dinner there. 25. Passe esta frase para o Discurso Indireto:We said: "We are here" . A) We said that he was here. B) We said that we were here. C) We said that she was here. D) We said that he is here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We said that we were here. 26. It doesn't have quotation marks. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) Persuasive Speech. D) Argumentative Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 27. Choose the best translation to this sentenceThe class said, "let's strive for the best this semester." A) They mentioned that they will be making their parents proud by striving for the best. B) The class said that they will strive for the best this semester. C) The class encourage one another this semester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The class said that they will strive for the best this semester. 28. "Please bring your own plates and spoons, " she told us. A) She suggest us to bring our own plates and spoons. B) She suggests us to bring our own plates and spoons. C) She suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. D) She has suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. 29. Elisha said, "I can speak English language fluently" . A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 30. "I've been to France only once, " said Jerry. A) Jerry said he has been to France only once. B) Jerry said he had only been to France once. C) Jerry said he was in France once. D) None of above. 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