This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Could you bring the book tonight?" She ..... A) . She to bring the book tonight (that night). B) . She asked me to bring the book tonight (that night). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . She asked me to bring the book tonight (that night). 2. WHAT ARE THE CORRECT EXAMPLES OF DIRECT SPEECH? A) SHE SAID, " I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF THE BUS STOP. B) SHE SAID, SHE IS WORKING IN OFFICE. C) I SAID I AM EATING ICE-CREAM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SHE SAID, " I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF THE BUS STOP. 3. When we convert a question from direct to indirect speech A) It retains its form as a question. B) It becomes a statement. C) It becomes passive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It becomes a statement. 4. What type of Indirect Speech is sentence for changing interrogative (question) sentence into indirect speech we have to observe the nature of question and then change it into indirect speech according to it rules for indirect speech. A) Indirect Speech of Imperative Sentence. B) Indirect Speech for Interrogative (Question). C) Indirect Speech of Exclamatory Sentences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech for Interrogative (Question). 5. Turn Direct speech into indirect speech"The judge commanded them to call the accused in the court." A) The Judge said, 'Call the accused in the court'. B) The Judge ordered, 'Call the accused in the court'. C) The Judge commanded, 'Call the accused in the court'. D) The Judge said to them, 'Call the accused in the court'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Judge commanded, 'Call the accused in the court'. 6. She warned them to be careful crossing roads and reminded me to drive on the right. A) "To be careful crossing roads, " she said, "and remember to drive on the right.". B) "Be careful crossing roads, " she said, "and to remember to drive on the right.". C) "Be careful crossing roads, " she said, " and remember to drive on the right.". D) "Be careful crossing roads, " she told, "and remind to drive on the right.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Be careful crossing roads, " she said, " and remember to drive on the right.". 7. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options. Rule to remember:(Pronoun) We have to change the pronouns to keep the same meaning of a sentence. "We are the best students, " he said. A) He said they will be the best students. B) He said they are the best students. C) He said they had been the best students. D) He said they were the best students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said they were the best students. 8. Mr. Bill asked the students ..... their test. A) Have they finished. B) Have they finish. C) If they have finished. D) Whether they had finished. E) Whether they have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether they had finished. 9. Which one is NOT changed from direct to indirect speech? A) Pronouns. B) Tense. C) Subject of the introductory clause. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject of the introductory clause. 10. Rahul said, "I have done my HW." A) Rahul said he have done his HW. B) Rahul said that he has been doing my HW. C) Rahul told he had done his HW. D) Rahul said that he had done his HW. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rahul said that he had done his HW. 11. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?Paul asked, "Can I borrow that book for sometime?" A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 12. He said, 'I have read this novel.' A) He said that he has read this novel. B) He said that he had read that novel. C) He said that he read that novel. D) He said that he had read this novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had read that novel. 13. I'll be there tomorrow. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 14. "Which way did he go out?" Asked the young woman.The young woman asked which way ..... A) Had he gone out. B) He had gone out. C) He go out. D) He went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had gone out. 15. Louis said, "I don't have a computer."The indirect speech is ..... A) Louis said that I don't have a computer. B) Louis said that he didn't have a computer. C) Louis said that she didn't have a computer. D) Louis said that I didn't have a computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louis said that he didn't have a computer. 16. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"Have you been to Bristol before?" A) She wanted to go to Bristol. B) She asked when I went to Bristol. C) She has been to Bristol. D) She asked if I had been to Bristol before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked if I had been to Bristol before. 17. Decide if the following sentences are true [T] or false [F]"When we use reported speech, the reporting verb is usually in the past, e.g. Linda said." A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. State whether the sentence below is written as Direct Speech or Indirect Speech. The boy said that it was his pen. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 19. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.Mahesh said he lived in Bangalore. A) Indirect Speech. B) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Speech. 20. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.The teacher said to the boys, 'Have you done your homework?' A) The teacher told the boy whether they had done their homework or not. B) The teacher asked the boys if they had done their homework. C) The teacher told the boys to complete their homework. D) The teacher asks the boys to complete their work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher asked the boys if they had done their homework. 21. SOLANA SAID TO LECITA ''LET'S TEAM UP WITH MIA" A) DIRECT. B) INDIRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT. 22. "Where do you live?" the boy asked. The boy wantedto know where ..... A) I lived. B) Did I live. C) I live. D) I had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I lived. 23. The teacher said, "Water boils at 100 degree Celsius." A) The teacher said that water boiled at 100 degree Celsius. B) The teacher said that water had boiled at 100 degree Celsius. C) The teacher said that water boils at 100 degree Celsius. D) The teacher said that water was boiling at 100 degree Celsius. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher said that water boils at 100 degree Celsius. 24. Navin said, " I am worried about the results." A) Navin said that I am worried about the results. B) Navin said that he was worried about the results. C) Navin says that he is worried about the results. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Navin said that he was worried about the results. 25. The teacher forgot to ask ..... A) Why the boys were absent. B) If the boys absent. C) That the boys were absent. D) When the boys absent. E) Were the boys absent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why the boys were absent. ← 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