This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 35 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tense in speech does not change when the reporting verb is A) Present tense. B) Past tense. C) Perfect tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present tense. 2. Change the following into Direct Speech-The doctor told me that the climate of that capital wouldn't suit me. A) The doctor said to me, "The climate of this capital won't suit you. B) The doctor asked me to not suit the climate. C) The doctor was said to not being suited by the climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The doctor said to me, "The climate of this capital won't suit you. 3. "We like working on Sundays because we get double pay, " explained the builders. A) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. B) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they had got double pay. C) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they get double paid. D) The builders explained that they like working on Sundays because they got double pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. 4. "Go to that drawer and bring me the scissors, " David told his brother A) David tells his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. B) David says his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. C) David is telling his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. D) David told his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David told his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. 5. "What is the time?" A) Can you tell me what is the time?. B) Can you tell me what the time is?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you tell me what is the time?. 6. Divya said, "I am going out of town." A) Divya said that I am going out of town. B) Divya said that she is going out of town. C) Divya said that she went out of town. D) Divya said that she was going out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divya said that she was going out of town. 7. I told him, "I shall call you soon." A) I told him that I should call him soon. B) I told him that I would call him soon. C) I told him that I should called him soon. D) I told him that I would called him soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told him that I would call him soon. 8. Punctuate the sentence. Have you forgotten she asked A) "Have you forgotten?"she asked. B) "Have you forgotten", she asked. C) "Have you forgotten, "she asked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Have you forgotten?"she asked. 9. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique." Convert to Indirect Speech A) The teacher proposed that they should try out that 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 these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. 10. Samuel asked his mom, "Is that a bird, mom?" A) Samuel asked his mom to get the bird. B) Samuel said to his mom that that is a bird. C) Samuel asked his mom if that was a bird. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Samuel asked his mom if that was a bird. 11. Which verb is used to introduce direct speech? A) Said. B) Answered. C) Mentioned. D) Spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 12. Convert direct to indirect-He says, '' I am tired." A) He said that he is tired. B) He said that he was tired. C) He says that he is tired. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He says that he is tired. 13. Indirect speech:Laura asked me how Ten would get here.Direct speech: ..... A) Laura asked me how Ten will get here. B) Ten tells something to Laura. C) Laura asked, "How will Ten get here?". D) Laura asks, "How would ten get here?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laura asked, "How will Ten get here?". 14. How do we write the following in direct speech? Tolu said I am feeling sick today. A) Tolu said "I am feeling sick today.". B) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today" . C) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today.". D) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today.". 15. My mother said, "Do your homework."My mother ..... A) Told me to do my homework. B) Said that I should do my homework. C) Told me that I did my homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told me to do my homework. 16. Sita said, "Kamala works very hard" .Turn it into Indirect Speech. A) Sita said that Kamala works very hard. B) Sita said that Kamala worked very hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sita said that Kamala worked very hard. 17. "Tidy your room!" She ..... A) She told to tidy my room. B) She told me to tidy my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me to tidy my room. 18. He said, "I'm very busy today." He said ..... A) He had been very busy that day. B) He is very busy today. C) He was very busy that day. D) I'm very busy today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was very busy that day. 19. Convert the following into Indirect Speech-Aarshia says, "The sun rises in the East." A) Aarshia said the sun rose in the east. B) Aarshia says that the sun rises in the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aarshia says that the sun rises in the east. 20. Choose the correct option:She said, 'My parents are going to Karachi.' A) She said that my parents going to Karachi. B) She said that my parents gone to Karachi. C) She said that her parents were going to Karachi. D) She said that her parents are going to Karachi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that her parents were going to Karachi. 21. Now, ago, today and tomorrow are a few examples of Adverbs of time of Indirect speech. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. How much reward did the children get for good reports? A) Fifty pence. B) Twenty five pence. C) Forty pence. D) Ten pence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty five pence. 23. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.He asked, "Can you find my glasses?" A) He me to find his glasses. B) He asked me if I could find his glasses. C) He asked me if I could find his glass. D) He ordered me to find his glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked me if I could find his glasses. 24. The girl said, "How happy I am!" A) The girl said how happy she was. B) The girl exclaimed that she was very happy. C) The girl said that she is very happy. D) The girl exclaimed that she is very happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl exclaimed that she was very happy. 25. "Do you like chocolate?" asked Tom to her. A) Tom asked her whether she liked chocolate. B) Tom asked her if she liked chocolate. C) Both are correct. D) Neither is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are correct. 26. Mike said, "When are you leaving?" A) He asked us when we were leaving. B) He asked us when we are leaving. C) He asked us when we have been leaving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked us when we were leaving. 27. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?Sheela said to Reena, "I will be going to the cinema." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 28. "Why can't I reach the clearing?" Nato said.Nato asked himself ..... he couldn't reach the clearing. A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why. 29. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:She said that her wish was to score high in exams. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 30. "Lucy, would you like me to bake a cake for your birthday party? '' Ann said. A) Ann said she was going to bake a cake for Lucy's birthday party. B) Ann asked Lucy if she wanted her to bake a cake for her birthday party. C) Ann wanted to know if she had baked a cake for Lucy's birthday party. D) Ann asked if she will bake a cake for Lucy's birthday party. 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