This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She said to me, "I am working hard." What is the reported speech of this statement? A) She told me that I was working hard. B) She told me that she is working hard. C) She told me that she was working hard. D) She told me that I am working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told me that she was working hard. 2. Which of the following has the full stop in the right place?(a) "Where am I?" asked Leon.(b) The boy smiled. "Hold on tight." A) . B) . C) And (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And (b). 3. My friend wanted to know if we should go shopping. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect speech. 4. Please come here Susan the teacher instructed dont make me come there Which sentence is correctly punctuated? A) "Please, come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there!". B) "Please come here, Susan." the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!". C) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!". D) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!". 5. Direct:Hazel asked Mark, "will you attend the flag ceremony?"Reported:Hazel asked Mark ..... he would attend the flag ceremony A) If. B) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 6. What is the chemical formula of water? A) H30. B) H2O. C) Oh. D) HOL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H2O. 7. John said, '' My friend may come tonight." A) John said that his friend might come tonight. B) John said that his friend might come that night. C) John said that his friend might go that night. D) John said that his friend might go tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John said that his friend might come that night. 8. Raman tells Chaman, "You are a winner." A) Raman tells Chaman that he was a winner. B) Raman tells Chaman that he is a winner. C) Raman told Chaman that he is a winner. D) Raman told Chaman that he was a winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raman tells Chaman that he is a winner. 9. He asked me if I would listen to him. A) He was saying to me, "Will you listen to me?". B) He is saying, "Will you listen to him?". C) He said, "Will you listen to me?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, "Will you listen to me?". 10. The teacher asked us about our favourite sports and everybody said that they ..... football. A) Liked. B) Are liking. C) Were liking. D) Had like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liked. 11. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:The geography teacher said, "There are seven continents in the world." A) The geography teacher says that there are seven continents in the world. B) The geography teacher said that there are seven continents in the world. C) The geography teacher says that there were seven continents in the world. D) The geography teacher said that there were seven continents in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The geography teacher said that there are seven continents in the world. 12. Broke A) Broken. B) Had broken. C) Have broken. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had broken. 13. Change the Direct Speech to Indirect Speech.Michelle asked Tom, "Did you attend Sam's party last week?" A) Michelle asked Tom that did you attend Sam's party last week. B) Michelle said to Tom that did he attend Sam's party last week. C) Michelle asked Tom did you attend Sam's party last week?. D) Michelle asked Tom if he attended Sam's party last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michelle asked Tom if he attended Sam's party last week. 14. While changing direct to indirect speech-Now gets changed into ..... A) Then. B) Them. C) Sudden. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 15. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)He says, "I am glad to be here this evening." He says that ..... A) He is glad to be here this evening. B) He was glad to be here this evening. C) I am glad to be here this evening. D) I was glad to be here this evening. E) I am glad to being here this evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is glad to be here this evening. 16. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mother said, "Tommy is writing a letter now." A) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter now. B) Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter then. C) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter then. D) Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter then. 17. "I am going to call him this afternoon" , she said. A) She said that she was going to call him that afternoon. B) She says if she was going to call him this afternoon. C) She said she is going to call him that afternoon. D) She said he was going to call him that afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that she was going to call him that afternoon. 18. Angel said that she had bought a pen the previous day. A) Angel said, "She bought a pen tomorrow.". B) Angel said, "I bought a pen yesterday.". C) Angel said, "I brought a pen yesterday" . D) Angel said, "They have had bought a pen the previous day.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angel said, "I bought a pen yesterday.". 19. "Please close the window", the teacher said A) The teacher asked me to close the window. B) The teacher asked me if i closed the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher asked me to close the window. 20. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CORRECT INDIRECT SPEECH?-AKSHAY SAID"I FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER" A) AKSHAY SAID I FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER. B) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISHES THE CHORES EARLIER. C) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER. D) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISH THE CHORES EARLY. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AKSHAY SAID THAT HE FINISHED THE CHORES EARLIER. 21. "Please, help me!" , said Jun. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 22. The woman said to him, "You play the piano well."The girl said to him that ..... A) You play the piano well. B) He play the piano well. C) He plays the piano well. D) He played the piano well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He played the piano well. 23. Fill with correct option:'Get up early and go to school, ' ..... A) Riddhi tell her. B) Said her mother for her. C) My mother said me. D) Said the father to his son. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said the father to his son. 24. Peter said, "Daniel doesn't have any children."The indirect speech is ..... A) Peter said, "Daniel doesn't have any children.". B) Peter said that Daniel didn't have any children. C) Peter said that "Daniel doesn't have any children.". D) Peter said that Daniel doesn't have any children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter said that Daniel didn't have any children. 25. Andara said, "I was going to school."Andara said that ..... A) I had been going to school. B) She had been going to school. C) She had gone to school. D) I had gone to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had been going to school. ← 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