This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 41 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bobby says, "I see the rainbow" .He tells me that he ..... the rainbow. A) Had seen. B) Sees. C) Saw. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sees. 2. Which of the following sentences is the correction for this incorrect indirect speech?:"George said I need help with my homework." A) George said, "I need help with my homework.". B) George said, I need help with my homework. C) George said he needs help with his homework. D) "George said he needs help with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George said he needs help with his homework. 3. Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow" . A) Jeff said that my mother was taking the bus to work the next day. B) Jeff said that his mother is taking the bus to work the next day. C) Jeff said that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day. D) Jeff said that his mother had been taking the bus to work the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jeff said that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day. 4. Hasn't bought A) Had bought. B) Hadn't bought. C) Had not buy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't bought. 5. Won't drive A) Will not drive. B) Would not drive. C) Woudn't driven. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would not drive. 6. Choose the best translation to this sentenceXyd felt burnt out and said, "I've been studying a lot." A) He thinks that the reason for his feeling of restlessness is because he's been studying a lot. B) He was feeling burnt out and said he have been studying a lot. C) He said he was very studious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was feeling burnt out and said he have been studying a lot. 7. Rama said, "All the boys were singing" .Choose the correct Indirect Speech for this. A) Rama said that all the boys had been singing. B) Rama said that all the boys were singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rama said that all the boys had been singing. 8. He said to him, 'Thank you for your kind help.' A) He told him for his kind help. B) He requested him for his kind help. C) He asked him for his kind help. D) He thanked him for his kind help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He thanked him for his kind help. 9. What tense does 'can' change to in indirect speech? A) Could. B) Would. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 10. John said, ' two wrong don't make a right.' A) John said that two wrong didn't make a right. B) John said that two wrong don't made a right. C) John said that two wrong didn't made a right. D) John said that two wrong don't make a right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John said that two wrong don't make a right. 11. Tobby said, "I am trying to fix the broken handle."Tobby said that he ..... Trying to fix the broken handle. A) Was. B) Had been. C) Were. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. Last week, David telephoned the school and said that he ..... to school because he had a headache. A) Didn't come. B) Couldn't come. C) Doesn't come. D) Wasn't come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't come. 13. He said, "My master is writing letters." A) He said that my master is writing letters. B) He said that my master are writing letters. C) He said that his master was writing letters. D) He said that his master are writing letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that his master was writing letters. 14. He said, "Let us have dinner here." A) He proposed that we had dinner there. B) He asked if we wished to have dinner there. C) He said that we should have dinner there. D) He said that we had dinner there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that we should have dinner there. 15. Passe esta frase para o Discurso Indireto:We said: "We are here" . A) We said that he was here. B) We said that we were here. C) We said that she was here. D) We said that he is here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We said that we were here. 16. It doesn't have quotation marks. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) Persuasive Speech. D) Argumentative Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 17. Choose the best translation to this sentenceThe class said, "let's strive for the best this semester." A) They mentioned that they will be making their parents proud by striving for the best. B) The class said that they will strive for the best this semester. C) The class encourage one another this semester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The class said that they will strive for the best this semester. 18. "Please bring your own plates and spoons, " she told us. A) She suggest us to bring our own plates and spoons. B) She suggests us to bring our own plates and spoons. C) She suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. D) She has suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. 19. Elisha said, "I can speak English language fluently" . A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 20. "I've been to France only once, " said Jerry. A) Jerry said he has been to France only once. B) Jerry said he had only been to France once. C) Jerry said he was in France once. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jerry said he had only been to France once. 21. The tense in speech does not change when the reporting verb is A) Present tense. B) Past tense. C) Perfect tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present tense. 22. Change the following into Direct Speech-The doctor told me that the climate of that capital wouldn't suit me. A) The doctor said to me, "The climate of this capital won't suit you. B) The doctor asked me to not suit the climate. C) The doctor was said to not being suited by the climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The doctor said to me, "The climate of this capital won't suit you. 23. "We like working on Sundays because we get double pay, " explained the builders. A) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. B) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they had got double pay. C) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they get double paid. D) The builders explained that they like working on Sundays because they got double pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. 24. "Go to that drawer and bring me the scissors, " David told his brother A) David tells his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. B) David says his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. C) David is telling his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. D) David told his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David told his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. 25. "What is the time?" A) Can you tell me what is the time?. B) Can you tell me what the time is?. 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