This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:We always need a speech tag (eg. said Leon) after speech marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The result of the test ..... yesterday. A) Is announced. B) Is being announced. C) Was announced. D) Will be annouced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was announced. 3. Steve asked: "Can you drive?" A) He asked me if I could drive. B) He asked me if can I drive?. C) He asked me if could I drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I could drive. 4. "You must always finish your greens before you start dessert ..... '' reminded Father.In the above quote, what punctuation should be placed in the space between the end of "dessert" and the end quotation mark? A) A full stop (period). B) An exclamation point. C) A question mark. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma. 5. What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? "I can't believe it said Tom." A) I can't believe it, " said Tom. B) I can't believe it said, Tom. C) I can't believe it said Tom.". D) I can't believe it, said Tom.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe it, " said Tom. 6. He said, "I have seen that movie." He said that he ..... seen that movie. A) Has. B) Have. C) Had. D) Would. E) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 7. James said, "I don't like this party." (Saturday evening) A) James said that he didn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). B) James said that he doesn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James said that he didn't like the party. (on Sunday morning). 8. Miss Ho proclaimed I love going to Japan A) Miss Ho Proclaimed "I love going to Japan"!. B) Miss Ho proclaimed "I love going to Japan". C) Miss Ho proclaimed, "I love going to Japan!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miss Ho proclaimed, "I love going to Japan!". 9. Choose the correct answer.Rachel: "I'm playing the piano now." A) She said that she was playing the piano now. B) She said that she played the piano then. C) She said that she was playing the piano then. D) She said that she had played the piano now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was playing the piano then. 10. How should interrupted quotations be punctuated with commas? A) No punctuation is needed. B) Outside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. C) Inside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. D) Only after the interruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside the closing quotation mark before the interruption and after the interruption. 11. I saw him steal the car.(claim) A) He claimed that he saw him steal the car. B) He claimed having seen him steal the car. C) He claimed to have seen him steal the car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He claimed to have seen him steal the car. 12. "We enjoyed the concert, " exclaimed Sherri. A) Sherri exclaimed that they had enjoyed the concert. B) Sherri exclaimed that they enjoyed the concert. C) Sherri exclaimed that they were enjoying the concert. D) Sherri exclaimed that they can be enjoyed the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sherri exclaimed that they had enjoyed the concert. 13. Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect will change to which tense during the conversion of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Past Perfect Tense. C) Simple Past Tense. D) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Tense. 14. "I can't swim, " confessed Bryon. A) Byron confessed that he couldn't swim. B) Byron confessed that he had not swim. C) Byron confessed that he could not swim. D) Byron confessed that he cannot swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Byron confessed that he could not swim. 15. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:The sign read, "Do not enter." A) The sign said not to enter. B) The sign told not to enter. C) The sign asked not to enter. D) The sign warned not to enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sign said not to enter. 16. Change into direct speech:Robert said to Jane that her son broke the vase. A) Robert said to Jane, " My son breaks the vase.". B) Robert said to Jane, " Your son breaks the vase.". C) Robert said to Jane, " Your son had broken the vase.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said to Jane, " Your son breaks the vase.". 17. "I win Mark Six ..... " the man shouted. A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 18. Shilpa said to Ravi, "I can help you."Ans. Shilpa told Ravi that ..... could help ..... A) He, she. B) He, him. C) She, him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, him. 19. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: "Please pass the salt, " she said to him. A) She asked him to pass the salt. B) She told him to pass the salt. C) She requested him to pass the salt. D) She ordered him to pass the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She requested him to pass the salt. 20. The pilot said, "Please don't panic but tighten your seat belts." A) The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts. B) The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to tighten their seat belts instead. C) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts. 21. In Reported Speech, "Will" becomes: A) Would. B) Was/were going to. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 22. Mark said to me, " Go out." A) Mark commanded me go out. B) Mark commanded me to go out. C) Mark commanded me please go out. D) Mark said to me to go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mark commanded me to go out. 23. True or FalseWhen transforming Direct Speech to Reported Speech, the verb stays the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Would you like me to open the window?(offer) A) He offered that he will open the window. B) He offered opening the window. C) He offered to open the window. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He offered to open the window. 25. "Are you thirsty, Mia?" asked TioThe indirect speech form that utterance is ..... A) Tio asked if Mia is thirsty. B) Tio asked Mia if she was thirsty. C) Tio asked Mia if she is thirsty. D) Tio asked if Mia was not thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tio asked Mia if she was thirsty. ← 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 8Direct Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books