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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. David told his friends, "My Mom wants you all at the party."David told his friends that ..... Mom wanted ..... all at the party. A) Their, them. B) His, them. C) Their, him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His, them. 2. My sister said that her friend hit her in class today A) My sister says, "Her friend hit her in class today" . B) My sister said, "She got hit by her friend today". C) My sister said, "My friend hit me in class today". D) My friend said, "My sister hit me in class today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister said, "My friend hit me in class today". 3. Mr. Bill asked the students, "Have you finished your test?" A) Mr. Bill asked the students if they finished their tests. B) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished their tests. C) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished there tests. D) Mr. Bill asked the students if they have finished their tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Bill asked the students if they had finished their tests. 4. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Past continuous" A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous. 5. While changing direct to indirect speech-Tomorrow changed into ..... A) Yesterday. B) The previous day. C) The next day. D) Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The next day. 6. Convert (interrogative) Direct to indirect-Sita said to him, " Will you play today?" A) Sita exclaimed whether he will play that day. B) Sita ordered him to play today. C) Sita asked him whether he would play that day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sita asked him whether he would play that day. 7. In direct speech, you say exactly the words of the speaker. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) No answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mr. Henry said, "I will fix the sofa tomorrow." A) Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa tomorrow. B) Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa the next day. C) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa tomorrow. D) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day. 9. CONVERT INTO INDIRECT SPEECH "I'm seeing my brother tomorrow" A) I will see my brother. B) I would see my brother tommorow. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 10. My father asked my sister, "What do you do the whole day?" A) My father asked my sister what did she do the whole day. B) My father asked my sister what she does the whole day. C) My father asked my sister what she did the whole day. D) My father asked my sister that what she did the whole day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My father asked my sister what she did the whole day. 11. They asked me ..... going to the party. A) That I was. B) When I had been. C) If I was. D) Will I be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I was. 12. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Santi said, '' I am going to visit my brother." A) Santi said that she is going to visit her brother. B) Santi said that she was going to visit my brother. C) Santi said that she was going to visit her brother. D) Santi said that I was going to visit her brother. E) Santi said that I was going to visit my brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Santi said that she was going to visit her brother. 13. The policeman said, "Don't cross the speed limit." A) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit. B) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit. C) The policeman forbade me to cross the speed limit. D) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit. 14. Which of the following is the CORRECT indirect sentence for this direct sentence? A) Robert said that he will get a perfect score for this test. B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test. C) Robert said that "he would get a perfect score for this test.". D) Robert said, that he would get a perfect score for this test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test. 15. Arupa said, "I am going to Nagpur to meet my friends." A) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends. B) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet hers friends. C) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends. D) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends. 16. "I can play with my friends in the ground, " he said. A) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground. B) He said that he would play with my friends in the ground. C) He told I can play with my friends in the ground. D) He tell that he could play with his friends in the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground. 17. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose direct speech? A) Quotation marks. B) Commas. C) Parentheses. D) Exclamation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 18. Change sentence:He says, "I am ready to go." A) He says that he will be ready. B) He says that he is ready to go. C) He says that he was ready. D) All are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He says that he is ready to go. 19. Peter said, "I bought my plane ticket last night." A) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket last night. B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night. C) Peter said that he bought his plane ticket the previous night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night. 20. Orange said, "They never arrive on time."The indirect speech is ..... A) Orange said, "They never arrived on time.". B) Orange said that they never arrive on time. C) Orange said that they never arrived on time. D) Orange said that we never arrived on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orange said that they never arrived on time. 21. "They will hurt you, " he said. A) He said that they will hurt me. B) He said that he would be hurt me. C) He said that they would hurt me. D) He said that they would hurt you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that they would hurt me. 22. My brother said, "I went to school yesterday." Convert it into indirect speech. A) My brother said that he had gone to school today. B) My brother said that he had gone to school the day after. C) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. D) My brother said that he had gone to school the next day. E) My brother said that he has gone to school the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day. 23. The little girl said, "What a beautiful doll it is!" A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 24. Mom said, "Why is he shouting?" A) Mom asked why is he shouting. B) Mom asked why was he shouting. C) Mom asked why does he shout. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mom asked why was he shouting. 25. "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?" She ..... A) She asked me to her a cup of coffee. B) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. ← 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