This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Direct Speech – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct Speech Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She said, "I can swim." A) I can swim. B) She said that I could swim. C) She said that she could swim. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she could swim. 2. "Do you like him? "she asked A) She asked did you like him?. B) She asked whether you liked him. C) She asked if I liked him?. D) She asked if I liked him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked if I liked him. 3. 'I'm wearing a coat, ' David said. A) David told he is wearing a coat. B) David said he was wearing a coat. C) David say he is wearing a coat. D) David said it was wearing a coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) David said he was wearing a coat. 4. Which direct sentence is correct? Alicia said that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that she had seen him kissing Tamara. A) Alicia said, "My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.". B) Alicia said, "Her boyfriend cheated on her and she saw him kissing Tamara.". C) Alicia said, 'My boyfriend had cheated on her and I saw him kissing Tamara.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alicia said, "My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.". 5. Change the sentences using Reported Speech and the correct form of the verbs given. "Why do you want to go to the market, Peter? " Dave asked. (want to know) A) Dave wants to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. B) Dave wanted to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. C) Dave wants to know why Peter wants to go to the market. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dave wanted to know why Peter wanted to go to the market. 6. "Today" becomes ..... in indirect speech. A) That day / the same day. B) Before. C) That. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That day / the same day. 7. She said, "I am going to learn to drive." A) He said that He was going to learn to drive. B) She said that she was going to learn to drive. C) She said that she go to learn to drive. D) She said that she are going to learn to drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she was going to learn to drive. 8. Direct speech: ..... Indirect speech:My parents asked me whether I had done English homework. A) My parents asked me, "Did you do English homework? ". B) My parents asked me, "Do you do English homework? ". C) My parents asked me, "Did I do English homework? ". D) My parents asked me, "Do I do English homework? ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My parents asked me, "Did you do English homework? ". 9. Adam suggested wearing smart clothes to Tom's party the next Friday. A) 'Do you want to wear smart clothes to Tom's party? '. B) 'How about wearing smart clothes to Tom's party the following Friday? '. C) 'How about wearing smart clothes to Tom's party hte previous Friday? '. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'How about wearing smart clothes to Tom's party the following Friday? '. 10. Mr. Bheem 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. 11. "Where does Peter live? " she asked him A) She ask him where Peter lived. B) He asked him where Peter lived. C) She asked her where Peter lived. D) She asked him where Peter lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She asked him where Peter lived. 12. What is the tense that a Present Continuous sentence converts to? A) Simple Past. B) Past Continuous. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Past Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Continuous. 13. Adi:" I slept well last night. "Adi said that he ..... A) Sleep well last night. B) Sleep well the night before. C) Slept well last night. D) Had slept well the night before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had slept well the night before. 14. True or False | Direct speech is writing down or reporting the actual words that were said by a speaker A) True. B) False. C) None of above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Punctuate the sentence correctly.Aniq shouted help A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". B) Aniq shouted, "help!". C) Aniq shouted "Help!". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aniq shouted, "Help!". 16. Commas with Direct Speech and NamesWhich sentence is written correctly? A) Chuck, you should meet us at the zebra enclosure. B) Chuck you should meet us at the zebra enclosure. C) Chuck, "you should meet us at the zebra enclosure.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chuck, you should meet us at the zebra enclosure. 17. Choose the correct verb form in reported speech. She said, "I am working in a hospital." She told me that ..... in a hospital. A) She is working. B) She worked. C) I was working. D) She was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was working. 18. "I want to buy a car, " he said. A) She said that she wanted to buy a car. B) She said that she want to buy a car. C) He said that he wanted to buy a car. D) He said that He wanted to bought a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he wanted to buy a car. 19. This is a kind of speech that is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. A) Active Voice. B) Passive Voice. C) Direct Speech. D) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect Speech. 20. Change to indirect speech:She said, "I'll go shopping." A) She said she will go shopping. B) She said she should go shopping. C) She said she would go shopping. D) She said I will go shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she would go shopping. 21. Why do we use Direct Speech? A) To speak directly to someone. B) To show the exact words that someone has said when we are writing. C) To give someone directions whilst we are speaking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show the exact words that someone has said when we are writing. 22. What is the tense that a Present Perfect sentence converts to? A) Past Perfect Continuous. B) Simple Past. C) Past Continuous. D) Past Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past Perfect. 23. What is the word that the word 'this' converts to? A) Those. B) There. C) That. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 24. "My parents are fine, " Anna said. A) Anna said that her parents were fine. B) Anna said that her parents are fine. C) Anna said that his parents were fine. D) Anna said that her parents are fining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anna said that her parents were fine. 25. Change to reported speech. Sana said ..... A) That it was cold that day. B) "It is cold today.". C) "It is a cold day.". D) "It is going to be cold today.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That it was cold that day. ← 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