This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I will be back next week." A) He said he will be back next week. (reported a day later). B) He said he would be back next week. (reported a day later). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said he would be back next week. (reported a day later). 2. True or FalseThis is an example of a Direct Speech."I made a new friend today, " Sarah exclaimed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. You said to me, "You will pass the examination" . A) You told me that I could pass the examination. B) You told me that he would pass the examination. C) You told me that you would pass the examination. D) You told me that I would pass the examination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You told me that I would pass the examination. 4. Everyone i know shouted Mrs. Balkam has a fit bit now A) "Everyone I know, " shouted Mrs. Balkam, "has a fit bit now!". B) "everyone I know" shouted Mrs. Balkam, "Has a fit bit now"!. C) Everyone I know, shouted Mrs. Balkam has a fit bit now!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Everyone I know, " shouted Mrs. Balkam, "has a fit bit now!". 5. He said, '' I see her yesterday '' which one is correct? A) He says that I see her yesterday. B) He said that he saw her the day before. C) He said that he saw her that day. D) He said tha he was saw her the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he saw her the day before. 6. Rio asked to Me, "What are you eating?"The indirect speech from that utterance is ..... A) Rio asked me what I was eating. B) Rio asked to me what I am eating. C) Rio asked me what you were eating. D) Rio asked me what you are eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rio asked me what I was eating. 7. In Reported Speech, "Present Progressive" becomes: A) Past Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Past Perfect Simple. D) Past Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 8. Trisha said to me, "Did you get home safely?" A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 9. Ching Song said, '' I have finished my homework." A) Ching Song said that he had finished his homework.". B) Ching Song said that he has finished his homework.". C) Ching Song said that he had finished my homework.". D) Ching Song said that he has finished my homework.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ching Song said that he had finished his homework.". 10. Decide whether the sentences are written in Passive. A) These cars are produced in Japan. B) Alan teaches geography. C) They often listen to music. D) Henry Ford invented the assembly line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) These cars are produced in Japan. 11. Reported commands are usually introduced by ..... A) And. B) So. C) To. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 12. "I will go out for dinner tonight, " said Melanie. A) Melanie said that she would go out for dinner tonight. B) Melanie said that she will go out for dinner tonight. C) Melanie said that she would go out for dinner that night. D) Melanie said that she will go out for dinner that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melanie said that she would go out for dinner that night. 13. "We can use both single inverted commas and double inverted commas throughout a text" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. When converting Direct Speech to Reported Speech, which of the following is typically changed? A) Adjectives. B) Time expressions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time expressions. 15. What kind of speech is this sentence?Rose claimed, "I will become a doctor soon." A) Reported speech. B) Interrogative. C) Declarative. D) Direct speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct speech. 16. "Run!" Judy ..... A) Screamed. B) Said. C) Laughed. D) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Screamed. 17. Lalit said, " I eat chowmein" . A) Lalit said that he was eat chowmein. B) He said I eat chowmein. C) Lalit told He eat chowmein. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lalit said that he was eat chowmein. 18. I wondered ..... the right thing. A) Whether I was doing. B) If I am doing. C) Was I doing. D) Am I doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether I was doing. 19. Rose blamed Rassendyll as he was ..... A) .from a wealthy family. B) .her family was more important. C) .he was without a job. D) .he was good at German. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .he was without a job. 20. Mr. Andrew explained that the earth ..... a planet. A) .was. B) .is. C) .had been. D) .will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) .is. 21. She said, "I will call you tomorrow." She said that she ..... call me the next day. A) Will. B) Would. C) Should. D) Might. E) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 22. My mother ..... me a fairytale every day. A) Tell. B) Tells. C) Say. D) Says. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tells. 23. She asked, "Do you know where the library is?" She asked if I ..... where the library was. A) Know. B) Knew. C) Knowing. D) Knows. E) Has known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knew. 24. Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "We are going to the park, " they said. A) They said they were going to the park. B) They said they are going to the park. C) They said they had gone to the park. D) They said they went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said they were going to the park. 25. Pick the correct pronoun:"I'm still cleaning" My mother said.My mother said ..... was still cleaning? A) My mother. B) She. C) Her. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 26. I said, "I shall go."Ans. I said that ..... would go. A) He. B) They. C) I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 27. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of a comma after an introductory phrase? A) After finishing his homework; John went out to play with his friends. B) After finishing his homework John, went out to play with his friends. C) After finishing his homework, John went out to play with his friends. D) After finishing his homework John went out to play with his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After finishing his homework, John went out to play with his friends. 28. Turn it into indirect speech:.Suman says to her brother, "You will wash all the dishes today." A) Suman tells her brother that he will wash all the dishes that day. B) Suman tells her brother that he would wash all the dishes that day. C) Suman tells her brother that she will wash all the dishes that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suman tells her brother that he will wash all the dishes that day. 29. Samantha told me that she has four pets in their house. A) Reported Speech. B) Direct Speech. C) Informative Speech. D) Entertainment Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reported Speech. 30. When is it appropriate to use a comma before a quotation? A) When the quotation is a question. B) When the quotation is a proper noun. C) When the quotation is a complete sentence. D) When the quotation is being introduced by a reporting verb or a signal phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the quotation is being introduced by a reporting verb or a signal phrase. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDirect Speech Quiz 1Direct Speech Quiz 2Direct Speech Quiz 3Direct Speech Quiz 4Direct Speech Quiz 5Direct Speech Quiz 6Direct Speech Quiz 7Direct Speech Quiz 9Direct Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books