This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 39 (17 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Paul said, "I'm reading a great book about Afghanistan." A) Paul said that I am reading a great book about Afghanistan. B) Paul said he is reading a great book about Afghanistan. C) Paul said he was reading a great book about Afghanistan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paul said he was reading a great book about Afghanistan. 2. My dad asked me, "Do you want any sweets? I'm just about to go to the shop." A) My dad asked me if I want any sweets as he is just about to go to the shop. B) My dad asked me if I wanted any sweets as he is just about to go to the shop. C) My dad asked me if I wanted any sweets as he was just about to go to the shop. D) My dad asked me if I wanted any sweets as he was just about to went to the shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dad asked me if I wanted any sweets as he was just about to go to the shop. 3. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUNDIRECT:Anna said, "I am happy.'REPORTED:Anna said that ..... happy. A) She. B) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 4. Seema said, "What an excellent idea it is!" A) Seema exclaimed joyfully what an excellent idea it was. B) Seema exclaimed admiringly that it was indeed an excellent idea. C) Seema exclaimed that what an excellent idea it is. D) Seema exclaimed admiringly what an excellent idea it is!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seema exclaimed admiringly that it was indeed an excellent idea. 5. "Alas! It can't be this bad." He said. A) He exclaimed with sorrow that that couldn't be that bad. B) He grieved that it couldn't be that bad. C) He said that it was really that bad. D) He said with sorrow that that was bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He grieved that it couldn't be that bad. 6. I said to him, "What's wrong with you and why are you working so hard" ? A) I asked him what was wrong with him and why was he working so hard. B) I asked him what was wrong with him and why he was working so hard. C) I asked him that what was wrong with him and why was he working so hard. D) I asked him that what was wrong with him and why he was working so hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked him what was wrong with him and why he was working so hard. 7. Budi told me not to wait too long for him. Change to direct speech. A) Budi told me, "Don't wait too long for me!". B) Budi told me, "Don't wait too long for him!". C) Budi told me, " Don't wait too long for you!". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Budi told me, "Don't wait too long for him!". 8. Punctuate the sentence Hello the old woman exclaimed A) "Hello, "the old woman exclaimed. B) "Hello", the old woman exclaimed. C) "Hello!"the old woman exclaimed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Hello!"the old woman exclaimed. 9. I asked, "Mom, can I have some ice-cream?" A) I asked mom to have some ice-cream. B) I ask whether mom can have some ice-cream. C) I asked mom whether I could have some ice-cream. D) I ask mom whether I can have some ice-cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I asked mom whether I could have some ice-cream. 10. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The boy said he liked to paint shades. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 11. Grandfather said to Janice, "Tell your mother to send me a copy of our pcitures."Grandfather told Janice to tell ..... mother to send ..... a copy of ..... pictures. A) His, him, our. B) Your, me, our. C) Her, him, their. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her, him, their. 12. "Stop yelling at me." said Susan. A) Said should be Said. B) The first full stop should be a comma. C) At should be 'on'. D) The second full stop is unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first full stop should be a comma. 13. "Eat your dinner!" She ..... A) She told me to eat her dinner. B) She told me to eat my dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me to eat my dinner. 14. Tom, Mickey and Jerry said that they were eating some cheese. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 15. Change:She said to her classmates, "Let me do my sums, please" A) She asked her classmates if she could do her sums. B) She requested her classmates that she might be allowed to do her sums. C) Please allow me to do my sums. D) She demanded sher classmates for permission to do sums. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She requested her classmates that she might be allowed to do her sums. 16. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Tina said, "Who will take part in the skit for the annual day?" A) Tina asked who would take part in the skit for the annual day. B) Tina asked who will take part in the skit for the annual day. C) Tina asked who could take part in the skit for the annual day. D) Tina asked who wanted to take part in the skit for the annual day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tina asked who would take part in the skit for the annual day. 17. She said, "Seema is coming this week to discuss this." A) She said that Seema was coming that week to discuss that. B) She said that Seema was coming that week to discuss this. C) She said that Seema was coming this week to discuss that. D) She said that Seema was coming that week to discuss that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that Seema was coming that week to discuss that. ← PreviousRelated 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