This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher asked the students, "Where did they live before moving here?"The teacher asked the students ..... Before moving here. A) Where they lived. B) Where they had been living. C) Where they had lived. D) Where they are living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where they had lived. 2. Direct to Indirect Speech:Leo said, "My friend may come tonight." A) Leo said that his friend might come tonight. B) Leo said that his friend might come that night. C) Leo said that his friend might go that night. D) Leo said that his friend might go tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leo said that his friend might come that night. 3. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Did you know Lion Rock is 200 metres high?" Kevin asked. A) Kevin asked if I knew about the height of Lion Rock. B) Kevin asked if I knew that Lion Rock was 200 metres high. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin asked if I knew that Lion Rock was 200 metres high. 4. "Don't meddle with the things in the house !" mother told Susie A) Mother told Susie not to meddle with the things in the house. B) Don't meddle with the things in the house mother told Susie. C) Mother told Susie she shouldn't meddle with the things in the house. D) Mother told Susie do not meddle with the things in the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother told Susie not to meddle with the things in the house. 5. He said to me, "I am going to call Allan" . A) He told me that he was going to call Alan. B) He told meI was going to call Alan. C) He said to me he was going to call Alan. D) None of the above is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that he was going to call Alan. 6. "Please tell me exactly what happened, " she said. A) She has asked me to tell her exactly what had happened . B) She told me to tell her exactly what had happened . C) She said me to tell her exactly what had happened . D) She asked me to tell her exactly what had happened . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked me to tell her exactly what had happened . 7. Mother says, '' Raj is lazy." A) Mother said that Raj was lazy. B) Mother said that Raj is lazy. C) Mother says that Raj is lazy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother says that Raj is lazy. 8. Therefore reported speech does not use speech marks A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which is the correct reported speech choice?She said, "I am working in a hospital." A) She told me that I was working in a hospital. B) She told me that she was working in a hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me that she was working in a hospital. 10. Change the Indirect Speech to Direct Speech.Riya told Sam to call her when he reached there. A) "Call her when you have reached here, " Riya told Sam. B) "Call me when you reached there, " Riya says to Sam. C) "Call me when you reach there, " Riya told Sam. D) "Call him when you are reaching there, " Riya said to Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Call me when you reach there, " Riya told Sam. 11. Direct Speech: "I went to the bazaar yesterday, " she said.Indirect Speech: ..... A) She said that she went to the bazaar yesterday. B) She said that she was going to the bazaar the day before. C) She said that she had gone to the bazaar the day before. D) She said that she goes to the bazaar yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she had gone to the bazaar the day before. 12. My mother said, "Help me!" Change to indirect speech! A) My mother said to help me. B) My mother said to help her. C) My mother said to help you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mother said to help her. 13. Convert this into indirect speech:He said, "I like this song." A) He said that I liked this song. B) He said that he likes this song. C) He said that he liked that song. D) He said that he likes that song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he liked that song. 14. Ani asked her friend where he was going to. Change to direct speech! A) Ani asked her friend, "Where are you going to?". B) Ani asked her friend, "Where is he going to?". C) Ani asked her friend, "Where is she going to?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ani asked her friend, "Where are you going to?". 15. When Sang Woo comes back Ali mused we are going to win this Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused, "We are going to win this!". B) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused, "we are going to win this!". C) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused. "We are going to win this!". D) "When Sang Woo comes back!" Ali mused. "We are going to win this!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "When Sang Woo comes back, " Ali mused, "we are going to win this!". 16. "Don't touch the gates, lady, " said the lift operator. A) The lift operator warned the lady not to touch the gates. B) The lift operator warned him not to touch the gates. C) The lift operator said the lady not to touch the gates. D) The lift operator warned the lady did not touch the gates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lift operator warned the lady not to touch the gates. 17. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Mike said, 'I will bring my piano.' A) Mike told that he would be bringing his piano. B) Mike said that he would bring his piano. C) Mike said that he will bring his piano. D) Mike told that he is bringing his piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mike said that he would bring his piano. 18. My brother said, "I bought a car last week."He said that he had bought a car ..... A) A week ago. B) Last week. C) The week before. D) Next two weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The week before. 19. "Do you like soccer?" He asked me. A) He asked me do you like soccer. B) He asked me whether I liked soccer. C) He asked me about my liking of soccer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked me whether I liked soccer. 20. Me:'I've done it!'I told you that I ..... A) Have done it. B) Did it. C) Had done it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had done it. 21. Richard said, "I must attend the meeting." A) Richard said that he had to attend the meeting. B) Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting. C) Richard said if he must attend the meeting. D) Richard said that he would attend the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting. 22. The secretary asked me ..... with Mr. Slamet. A) Did I have an appointment. B) How was my appointment. C) Whether I had an appointment. D) When is my appointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether I had an appointment. 23. There are three ways of reporting the words of the speaker. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. When do we use indirect speech instead of direct speech? A) When we want to emphasize the exact words spoken by someone. B) When we want to summarize what someone has said. C) When we want to add our own words to what someone has said. D) When we want to change the tone or emotion of what someone has said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When we want to summarize what someone has said. 25. The teacher told me, "You must pay attention." A) The teacher told me that you had to pay attention. B) The teacher told me that I had to pay attention. C) The teacher told me that I have to pay attention. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher told me that I had to pay attention. ← 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