This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 45 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Priscilla asked how and when I discovered the truth. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 2. "Give me some, too, " The turtle said. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 3. I haven't seen Merex recently. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 4. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:The boy said he bought a new phone. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 5. "There are usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons, " said the receptionist. A) "There are usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons, " said the receptionist. B) There are usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons told the receptionist. C) The receptionist said that there were usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons. D) The receptionist tells that there were usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The receptionist said that there were usually more girls than boys taking piano lessons. 6. My mom told me, "Clean your room now." A) My mom told me that clean my room now. B) My mom told me to clean my room then. C) My mom told me if clean my room then. D) My mom tells me if she can clean my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom told me to clean my room then. 7. The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys." A) The teacher said that they boys should be quite. B) The teacher called the boys and ordered them to be quite. C) The teacher urged the boys to be quite. D) The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher urged the boys to be quite. 8. Speech marks indicate ..... A) Who is actually speaking. B) What a person has said. C) How loud someone is talking. D) The way they are talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What a person has said. 9. It is when the main idea of what someone had said is reported. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. C) .... Persuasive Speech. D) Informative Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speech. 10. If talking about future event, the present tense of the verbs is used in the reported speech. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. True or False?In the reported speech the possessive adjectives change:Juan, "I work for my company" . He said that he worked for his company. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:Present Perfect in the direct becomes Past Perfect.) Kamal said, "I have done my home work" . A) Kamal said that he had done his home work. B) Kamal said that he is doing his home work. C) Kamal said that I had done his home work. D) Kamal said that he had done my home work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kamal said that he had done his home work. 13. John asked Alisha, "Why are you angry?" A) John asks Alisha why is she angry. B) John asked Alisha why was she angry. C) John is asking Alisha why is she angry. D) John asked Alisha why is she angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John asked Alisha why was she angry. 14. Change this sentence to indirect speech.Frank asked his friend, "Are you coming to see the cricket match?" A) Frank asked his friend, are you coming to see the cricket match?. B) Frank asked his friend that was he coming to see the cricket match?. C) Frank told his friend that, are you coming to see the cricket match?. D) Frank asks his friend if he is coming to see the cricket match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frank asked his friend that was he coming to see the cricket match?. 15. He said to me, "I have often told you not to play with fire, " A) He told me that he has often told me not to play with fire. B) He told me that I had often told me not to play with fire. C) He told me that he had often told him not to play with fire. D) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire. 16. Is an example of Direct Speech: A) I love Toy Story films. B) I loves the films. C) 'I love the Toy Story films, ' she said. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I love the Toy Story films, ' she said. 17. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:If Reporting Verb is in the Past Tense, all Present Tenses of the Direct Speech are changed to the coresponding Past Tenses.) 1) Jahnvii said, "I write a letter" . A) Jahnvii said that I wrote a letter. B) Jahnvii said that she wrote a letter. C) Jahnvii said that she had been writing a letter. D) Jahnvii said that she is writing a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jahnvii said that she wrote a letter. 18. "don't try this at home" the MC speaks to the audiences. A) The MC warned that we should not do this at home. B) The MC warns the audiences not to try that at home. C) The MC warns that audiences didn't try that at home. D) The MC warned the audiences not to try that at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The MC warns the audiences not to try that at home. 19. IMaria said, "It is my car." Convert it into indirect speech A) Maria said that it is my cars her car. B) Maria said that it was my car. C) Maria said that it was her car. D) Maria said that it is my car. E) .... Maria said that it were my car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maria said that it was her car. 20. "Would you like to join our Drama Group?" she said. A) She told if I would like to join their Drama Group. B) She said if I would like to join their Drama Group. C) She asked if I would like to join our Drama Group. D) She asked if I would like to join their Drama Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked if I would like to join their Drama Group. 21. Which of the following is true for reported speech? A) Saying the exact words what someone said. B) Making the changes and then reporting what someone says. C) Reporting what someone said with own inputs. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making the changes and then reporting what someone says. 22. Example of Indirect Speech: A) She told a speech yesterday. B) I was riding a bicycle. C) She said she hadn't seen them since the previous week. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she hadn't seen them since the previous week. 23. The Judge said, " Speak only when you are asked to." The indirect speech becomes: A) The Judge said that speak only when you were asked to. B) The Judge ordered him to speak only when he was asked to. C) The Judge requested him to speak only when he is asked to. D) The Judge asked him to speak only when you are asked to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Judge ordered him to speak only when he was asked to. 24. She said, "I have to meet the doctor tomorrow." A) She said that she had to meet the doctor the next day. B) She said that she have to meet the doctor the next day. C) She said that she had to meet the doctor tomorrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she had to meet the doctor tomorrow. 25. Choose the best translation to this sentenceJohn said, "I'm looking for my keys." A) John always forgot where he put his keys. B) He mentioned to them that his keys were lost. C) He said he was looking for his keys. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he was looking for his keys. ← 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