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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Reported Speech, "can" becomes: A) Would. B) Was/were going to. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 2. "Do you like Zoom lessons or physical lessons more?" ..... Miss Tsang. A) Asks. B) Asks. C) Asked. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked. 3. What punctuation is needed in this sentence? "Let's go to the park" suggested Mia. A) A comma after park. B) A period after park. C) A comma after go. D) A comma after suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period after park. 4. My friend: "you can be whatever you want"My friend told me that ..... A) I could be whatever I wanted. B) I can be whatever I wanted. C) I should be whatever I wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I could be whatever I wanted. 5. My grandmother is walking ..... A) Fast. B) Slowly. C) High. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slowly. 6. She said, " I told him to bring back my book but he forgot"Which one is correct? A) She says that she had told him to bring her book but that he had forgotten. B) She says that I had told him to bring her book but that he had forgotten. C) She said that she has told him to bring my book that he had forgotten. D) She said that she had told him to bring back her book but that he had forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she had told him to bring back her book but that he had forgotten. 7. My father said, "Don't waste your money on cigarettes."This means:My father ..... my money on cigarettes. A) Advised me not to waste. B) Told me that he didn't waste. C) Asked me if I had wasted. D) Allowed me to waste. E) Said that I didn't waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised me not to waste. 8. Lord Burlesdon is Rudolf Rassendeyll's ..... A) .cousin. B) .uncle. C) . brother. D) .sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . brother. 9. Rania said ..... she had enough money, she would have a new mobile. A) .if. B) . that. C) .whether. D) .where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) .if. 10. Johann is Duke Michael's ..... A) Soldier. B) Assistant. C) Knight. D) Servant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Servant. 11. Identifyif the sentence is written in Direct Speech or written in Indirect/Reported Speech. I need help with my work. A) DIRECT SPEECH. B) REPORTED SPEECH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIRECT SPEECH. 12. Change into direct speech:Vera informed us that her cat was dead that day. A) Vera informed us, " Your cat is dead today.". B) Vera informed us, " My cat had been today.". C) Vera informed us, " My cat is dead today.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vera informed us, " My cat is dead today.". 13. Which passive voice using modal? A) The school regulations have to obey the students. B) The students should be obeyed by the school regulations. C) The school regulations have to be obeyed by the students. D) The school regulations are always obeyed by the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The school regulations have to be obeyed by the students. 14. Rose is a ..... A) Princess. B) Countess. C) Duchess. D) Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countess. 15. He said, "Let Hari come with us, mother. I'll take care of him" A) He requested his mother to let Hari come with them as he will take care of him. B) He informed his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him. C) He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him. D) He told to his mother let Hari come with us as he would take care of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him. 16. You add speech marks A) At the beginning and end of a sentence. B) At the beginning and end of the words being spoken. C) Before the full stop. D) Before the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the beginning and end of the words being spoken. 17. The policeman told them not to drive fast in town.What did the policeman actually say? A) Not to drive fast in town!. B) Don't drive fast in town!. C) Drive not too fast in town!. D) In town drive not too fast!. E) Not drive fast in town!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't drive fast in town!. 18. Punctuate the sentence.Come here said the teacher A) "Come here", said the teacher. B) "Come here, "said the teacher. C) "Come here"said the teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Come here, "said the teacher. 19. My friend asked why Cecep had gone away.This sentence means ..... A) My friend wondered why Cecep had gone away. B) My friend told Cecep to go away. C) Cecep told my friend to go away. D) My friend and Cecep had gone away. E) My friend knew that why Cecep had gone away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend wondered why Cecep had gone away. 20. Let's go to the cinema tonight ..... A) "Let's go to the cinema tonight." She suggested. B) "Let's go to the cinema tonight, " she suggested. C) "Let's go to the cinema tonight." Suggested her. D) "Let's go to the cinema tonight, " suggested she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Let's go to the cinema tonight, " she suggested. 21. How do we write the following in direct speech? Anna said I am feeling sick today. A) Anna said "I am feeling sick today.". B) Anna said, "I am feeling sick today" . C) Anna said, "I am feeling sick today.". D) Not sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anna said, "I am feeling sick today.". 22. "What took you so long?" The problem is? A) The speaker hasn't been identified. B) The question mark should be an exclamation mark. C) The question should be rhetorical. D) There should not be any speech marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker hasn't been identified. 23. My teacher told me not to put my book on his table.My teacher said '' ..... " A) Don't put my book on his table. B) Don't put my book on your table. C) Don't put your book on my table. D) Don't put his book on my table. E) Don't put your table on your book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't put your book on my table. 24. My cousin said that he could speak Spanish. A) Direct speech. B) Reported speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reported speech. 25. Which of the following sentences is correctly converted from direct to indirect speech? 'She said, "I am reading a book."' A) She said that she is reading a book. B) She said that she was reading a book. C) She said that she had been reading a book. D) She said that she has read a book. 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