This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Susie said, "I had read this book before I gave it to you. A) Susie asked that she had read that book before she gave it to me. B) Susie said that she have been reading that book before she gave it to me. C) Susie said that she had read that book before she had given it to me. D) Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Susie said that she had read that book before she had given it to me. 2. Mathew said, "I will go to school next year." Convert it into indirect speech. A) Mathew said that he would go to school the year before. B) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. C) Mathew said that he would come to school the year before. D) Mathew said that he would come to school the year after. E) Mathew said that he will come to school the year after. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. 3. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech:He said, 'I will help you.' A) He said you can help him. B) She said he would help me. C) He said he can help. D) He said he would help me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he would help me. 4. He asked me, '' what time will the sun set tomorrow?" A) He asked me what time does the sun set the next day. B) He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow. C) He asked me what time the sun would set the next day. D) He asked me what time would the sun set the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked me what time the sun would set the next day. 5. Hamza said that he wanted a large pizza. A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect. 6. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The child said, "I need help with my homework." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 7. 'My best friend at school became a nurse first, then a paramedic.' $\rightarrow$ He told me that his best friend at school ..... a nurse first, then a paramedic. A) Was becoming. B) Had become. C) Has become. D) Would become. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had become. 8. "We have been here for a week." A) They said that they had been there for 3 week. B) They said that we had been here for a week. C) They said that they had been here for a week. D) They said that we had been there for a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they had been there for 3 week. 9. Which of the following is an example of direct speech? A) John said he was playing baseball. B) "Jean said she had lived in Batangas.". C) Rina said, "I like candy.". D) They told me that they would be joining us on Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rina said, "I like candy.". 10. "Are you sure?" He asked me. A) He asked me if you were sure. B) He asked me if I am sure. C) He asked me if I was sure. D) He asked me if you are sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked me if I was sure. 11. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.My friend said she had gone to Nagpur. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 12. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Copernicus said, "All planets revolve around the Sun." A) Copernicus said that all planets revolve around the Sun. B) Copernicus had said that all planets revolve around the Sun. C) Copernicus said that all planets revolved around the Sun. D) Copernicus said that all planets are revolving around the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copernicus said that all planets revolve around the Sun. 13. Leyla said, "I am a unique person." A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) INDIRECT SPEECH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 14. We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?" A) We ask them whether they will go to the movie with us. B) We ask them whether they would go to the movie with us. C) We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us. D) We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us. 15. "Have you seen my dog?" she asked me. A) She asked me that had I seen her dog. B) She asked me whether she had seen my dog. C) She asked me whether I had seen her dog. D) She asked me if I saw her dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked me whether I had seen her dog. 16. He said that he liked cake. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 17. Rohan said, "I have lost all my belongings at the Howrah station this morning." A) Rohan said that I had lost all my belongings at the Howrah station this morning.". B) Rohan said that he had lost all his belongings at the Howrah station that morning. C) Rohan said that he had lost all my belongings at the Howrah station that morning. D) Rohan said that he has lost all his belongings at the Howrah station that morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rohan said that he had lost all his belongings at the Howrah station that morning. 18. Jai said, 'I like eating pizza.'(What type of speech is used in the sentence?) A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 19. He says that he is very sorry. A) He said, 'He was very sorry'. B) He says, 'I am very sorry'. C) He said, 'He is very sorry'. D) He told me. 'I felt sorry'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, 'He was very sorry'. 20. Hanny asked Glow that she needed her book back. Change to direct speech! A) Hanny asked Glow, "I need my book back.". B) Hanny asked Glow, "You need your book back.". C) Hanny asked Glow, "She needs her book back.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hanny asked Glow, "I need my book back.". 21. Bindu said to Priya, " I like you a lot." A) Bindu told Priya that she liked her a lot. B) Bindu told Priya that she like her a lot. C) Bindu told Priya that I liked her a lot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bindu told Priya that she liked her a lot. 22. While changing to indirect speech Past perfect Tense changes to ..... A) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. B) Simple Past tense. C) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. D) Past Perfect Tense . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past Perfect Tense . 23. "Speak up. I can't hear you, " he said to the new boy A) He told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. B) He said the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. C) He has told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. D) He told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told the new boy to speak up as he couldn't hear him. 24. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Sheila said, "We had a few guests last night." A) Sheila said that they have had a few guests the previous night. B) Sheila said that they had a few guests last night. C) Sheila said that we had a few guests the previous night. D) Sheila said that they had a few guests the previous night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sheila said that they had a few guests the previous night. 25. Convert direct to indirect-Rita told her, '' Your friend likes you." A) Rita told her that her friend likes her. B) Rita will tell her that her friend likes you. C) Rita told her friend that she likes her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita told her that her friend likes her. ← 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