This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Madhuri said, "I can take a shorter route to the city." A) Madhuri said that she could take a shorter route to the city. B) Madhuri said that she should take a shorter route to the city. C) Madhuri said that I could take a shorter route to the city. D) Madhuri said that she can take a shorter route to the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madhuri said that she could take a shorter route to the city. 2. "My friend has just made president of the club, " Tom told Sarah. A) Tom told Sarah that his friend had just made president of the club. B) Tom told Sarah that my friend had just made president of the club. C) Tom told Sarah that his friend had been made president of the club. D) Tom told Sarah that my frend had just made president of the club. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom told Sarah that his friend had just made president of the club. 3. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:Nicole said, "I bought a new make-up kit yesterday." A) Nicole said that I bought a new make-up kit yesterday. B) Nicole said that she had bought a new make-up kit yesterday. C) Nicole says that I bought a new make-up kit yesterday. D) Nicole says that she buy a new make-up kit yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nicole said that she had bought a new make-up kit yesterday. 4. "Are you okay, Ivanne?" asked Abegail. A) Abegail asked if Ivanne is okay. B) Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay. C) Ivanne is not okay. D) Abegail asked Ivanne if she is okay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay. 5. Michael told me, "I will teach English tomorrow." Michael told me that ..... A) I would teach English tomorrow. B) He will teach English tomorrow. C) I would teach English the following day. D) He would teach English the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He would teach English the next day. 6. Mohan says that the teacher is not at home. A) Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home.". B) Mohan says, "Teacher was not at home.". C) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home. D) Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home. 7. Spoken words start with ..... A) Open inverted comma. B) Closed inverted comma. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open inverted comma. 8. "Please take me to the park, Father, " the little boy said. A) The little boy asks his father to take him to the park. B) The little boy asked his father to take him to the park. C) The little boy have asked his father to take him to the park. D) The little boy said his father to take him to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The little boy asked his father to take him to the park. 9. ..... speech reports the exact words of the speaker. A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 10. While changing direct to indirect speech-can changed to ..... A) Can not. B) Could. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 11. (Change the reported speech to quoted speech.)The police told them not to drive too fast in town. The police said, " ..... " A) Not drive too fast, please. B) Don't drive too fast in town. C) No drive too fast in town. D) Please don't drive slow in town. E) Don't drive to fast in town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't drive too fast in town. 12. We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Punctuate the sentence. Dilah said you're very kind A) Dilah said 'you're very kind" . B) Dilah said "You're very kind". C) Dilah said, "you're very kind". D) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dilah said, "You're very kind.". 14. What tense does 'will' change to in indirect speech? A) Would. B) Could. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 15. When reporting a question in indirect speech, do we change the word order? A) Yes, we change the word order to make it a statement. B) No, we keep the word order the same as in the original question. C) It depends on the tense of the reported speech. D) Only for past tense questions, we change the word order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, we change the word order to make it a statement. 16. Direct to Indirect Speech:Mathew said, "I will go to school next year." 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathew said that he would go to school the following year. 17. You will be removed from Grammar School 2.0, on scouring less than ..... A) 60%. B) 55%. C) 65%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 60%. 18. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Fred says, "There is a monkey on that tree." A) Fred says that there was a monkey on that tree. B) Fred will say that there is a monkey on that tree. C) Fred said that there was a monkey on that tree. D) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree. 19. "He rang me from the airport yesterday, " she said. A) She said that he rung from the airport yesterday. B) She said that he had rung her from the airport the day before. C) She told that he had rung from the airport the day before. D) She said that he has rung from the airport yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that he had rung her from the airport the day before. 20. Gapil said yes A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect. 21. Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn asked Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. B) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much, " Katelyn asked. C) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked. D) "Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked. 22. Faintly A) He said "It's been raining since this afternoon". B) SGDHYQYHF. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said "It's been raining since this afternoon". 23. WHEN DOES THE TENSE OF THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE IN DIRECT SPEECH A) QUOTATION. B) UNIVERSAL TRUTH. C) PROVERB. D) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS. 24. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you visited Sri Lanka before?" I asked Chloe. A) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before. B) I asked Chloe if she wants to visit Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before. 25. If the reporting verb is in a past tense:A verb in the past simple from the direct speech sentence turns into ..... A) A verb in the present perfect. B) A verb in the past perfect. C) A verb in the past perfect continuous. D) Past continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb in the past perfect. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDirect And Indirect Speech Quiz 1Direct 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 9Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books