This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:The police officer said to the boy, "Where do you live?" A) "Where do you live?", the police officer asked the boy. B) The police officer asked the boy where he lives. C) When speaking to the boy, the police officer asked where do you live?. D) The police officer wanted to know where the boy lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police officer asked the boy where he lives. 2. Her father said, "You willingly rendered service to those people because you love them."Her father said that ..... had willingly rendered service to those people because ..... loved ..... A) She, he, them. B) She, he, her. C) She, she, them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, she, them. 3. "I am going to the zoo, " said Maggie.Which part of this sentence is the reporting clause? A) "I am going to the zoo, ". B) Said Maggie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said Maggie. 4. He said, "I am buying a new pen" . A) He said that he bought a new pen. B) He said that he was buying a new pen. C) He said that he had been buying a new pen. D) He said that he is buying a new pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was buying a new pen. 5. The turtle said, "It is now bearing fruit." The turtle told the monkey ..... his plant was then bearing fruit. A) That. B) If. C) Whether. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 6. My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?" A) My mom asked me whether I had a spare time. B) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time. C) My mom asked me whether I have a spare time. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time. 7. Change the speech.The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before. A) The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?". B) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?". C) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?". D) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?". 8. Which of the following is the correction for this incorrect direct speech?:Cris said, I am going to park my car. A) "Cris said I am going to park my car.". B) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.". C) Cris said:I was going to park his car. D) "Cris was going to park his car.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.". 9. Mr. Smith said, "I want you to do your task."The indirect speech is ..... A) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task. B) Mr. Smith said that he wants you to do your task. C) Mr. Smith said, he wanted me to do my task. D) Mr. Smith said that he wants me to do my task. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task. 10. He said he had arrived before you. A) He said, " I arrived before you.". B) He said, " I arrive before you.". C) He said, " I am arriving before you.". D) He said, " I was arriving before you.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said, " I arrived before you.". 11. My mother told us, "Your grandmother will be arriving in Singapore tomorrow." A) My mother asked us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow. B) My mother tells us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow. C) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. D) My mother said us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. 12. When we asked her, Jiang told us that she ..... a ghost. A) Never saw. B) Never seen. C) Had never seen. D) Did never see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had never seen. 13. "Don't be late!" She ..... A) She told me not to be late. B) She told me to be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me not to be late. 14. Identify the sentence whether it is a direct or indirect speech. He said, "Get out of my house immediately." A) Direct speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 15. "It will be a wonderful trip, " Ani said. We can say that Ani said that ..... A) It is a wonderful trip. B) It was a wonderful trip. C) It will be a wonderful trip. D) It would be a wonderful trip. E) It would have been a wonderful trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It would have been a wonderful trip. 16. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech- "I will call you tomorrow, " said the artist. A) The artist said that he would call me the tomorrow. B) The artist said that he would call me the next day. C) The artist said that he will call me the next day. D) The artist said that he will call me tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The artist said that he would call me the next day. 17. Transform the following statement into indirect speech: "I solve the jigsaw puzzle, " says Jayvee. A) Jayvee says that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. B) Jayvee said that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. C) Jayvee says that he solved the jigsaw puzzle. D) Jayvee said that he solved the jigsaw puzzle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayvee says that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. 18. WHAT IS THE EXAMPLE OF INDIRECT SPEECH A) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY. B) HONEST IS BEST POLICY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY. 19. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you been to Bambarakanda Falls?" he asked. A) He asked if I want to go to Bambarakanda Falls. B) He asked if I had been to Bambarakanda Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if I had been to Bambarakanda Fall. 20. He says, "I am reading a book." A) He says that he is reading a book. B) He says I am reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he is reading a book. 21. "Be careful; the steps are very slippery", I warned him. A) I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery. B) I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery. C) I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery. D) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. 22. Mother: "We are going to have supper" . Mother says ..... A) They are going to have supper. B) They were going to have supper. C) That they would have supper. D) They won't have supper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were going to have supper. 23. Change:The injured women exclaimed, "will none of your help me?" A) The injured women demanded wether anybody would help her. B) The injured woman asked if anybody could help her or not. C) The injured woman inquired of me if I would help her. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The injured women demanded wether anybody would help her. 24. "It is too late to go out, " Alice said. A) Alice said it is too late to go out. B) Alice said that it was too late to go out. C) Alice is saying that it is too late to go out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alice said that it was too late to go out. 25. He asked me whether you were ready or he should wait. A) He said to me, "Is she ready or shall I wait?". B) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?". C) He said me, "Were you ready or should I wait?". D) He said, "Are you ready or not?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?". ← 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