This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When does the show start? Do you know ..... A) Do you know when the show starts. B) Do you know when does the show start. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you know when the show starts. 2. Mrs.Henry reminded her husband that he ..... that ring for her at their 50 th year wedding anniversary. A) Has bought. B) Must have bought. C) Would be bought. D) Had bought. E) Was buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had bought. 3. " I've always loved you both and liked to spend time with you. Please end this quarrel with him." Dorian ..... me to talk with Terry again. A) Scorned. B) Exclaimed. C) Admitted. D) Proposed. E) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Advised. 4. Change the following sentence into indirect speech. "What are you doing?" the policeman said to me. A) The policeman asked if what I was doing. B) The policeman asked what I was doing. C) The policeman asked me what I was doing. D) The policeman said to me what I was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman asked what I was doing. 5. 'He said, 'I had finished my lunch before they arrived." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had finished his lunch before they arrived. B) He said that he finished his lunch before they arrived. C) He said that he was finishing his lunch before they arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had finished his lunch before they arrived. 6. Choose the correct option. Grace asked Janet whether her brother wanted to go to the cinema with them. Grace said, ' ..... ' A) Does her brother want to come to the cinema with them?. B) Does your brother want to come to the cinema with us?. C) Did your brother want to come to the cinema with us?. D) Did you want to come to the cinema with me?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does your brother want to come to the cinema with us?. 7. Convert to indirect speech:Heru: "I can help you with your homework." A) He said that he could help you with your homework. B) He said that he can help you with your homework. C) He said that he will help you with your homework. D) He said that he helped you with your homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he could help you with your homework. 8. What did you buy for Lebaran?Please tell me ..... A) Please tell me what did you buy for Lebaran. B) Please tell me what you bought for Lebaran. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please tell me what you bought for Lebaran. 9. What happens to the tense in indirect speech? A) It changes to the past. B) It changes to the future. C) It always stays the same. D) It turns into a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It changes to the past. 10. Kay: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?"Kay said he ..... there at eight. Then he asked ..... all right. A) Will be; if it was / whether it was. B) Will be; if it is / whether it is. C) Would be; if it is / whether it is. D) Would be; if it was / whether it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be; if it was / whether it was. 11. 'He said, 'I must finish my homework." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had to finish his homework. B) He said that he must finish his homework. C) He said that he was finishing his homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had to finish his homework. 12. His parents: "Are you serious about this? A) His parents said that I am serious about this. B) His parents asked if I was serious about this. C) His parents asked if I have been serious about this. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His parents asked if I was serious about this. 13. Convert to indirect speech:Sinta: "I love reading books." A) She said that she loves reading books. B) She says that she loved reading books. C) She said that she loved reading books. D) She said that she will love reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she loved reading books. 14. I like to read detectives but John likes to read romantic ..... A) One. B) Ones. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ones. 15. Choose the correct option. His dad said, 'You can't go out.' His dad didn't ..... him to go out. A) Refuse. B) Allow. C) Deny. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allow. 16. Anja said Greg was leaving 10 minutes ago. Chris told us not to worry and that he would pick us up. Chris said, ' ..... ' A) Don't worry. I would pick you up. B) You not worry. I will pick us up. C) Don't worry. I'll pick you up. D) Not worry. I'll pick them up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't worry. I'll pick you up. 17. How long does it take to Surabaya?Can you tell me ..... A) Can you tell me how long do it take to Surabaya. B) Can you tell me how long it takes to Surabaya. C) Can you tell me how long does it take to Surabaya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you tell me how long it takes to Surabaya. 18. The researchers have discovered that the oxygen which serves in respiration ..... by diffusion in most plant and animal cells. A) Is absorbed. B) Have been absorbed. C) Had been absorbed. D) Was being absorbed. E) Used to be absorbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is absorbed. 19. Lia asked me, "Which one is yours?" A) Lia wanted to know which one was yours. B) Lia wanted to know which one is mine. C) Lia wanted to know which one is yours. D) Lia wanted to know which one was mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lia wanted to know which one was mine. 20. He tells him that he is the ..... he needs. A) One. B) Ones. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 21. 'He said, 'I have completed my work." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had completed his work. B) He said that he was completing his work. C) He said that he completes his work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had completed his work. 22. Choose the correct option. Hilary asked Bob, 'Can I stay with you next week?' A) Hilary wanted to know whether Bob could stay with her the following week. B) Hilary wondered that she could stay with Bob the next week. C) Hilary enquired whether could she stay with Bob the following week. D) Hilary asked if she could stay with Bob the following week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hilary asked if she could stay with Bob the following week. 23. 'He said, 'I was reading a book when she called." into indirect speech. A) He said that he had been reading a book when she called. B) He said that he was reading a book when she called. C) He said that he reads a book when she called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had been reading a book when she called. 24. Where is the nearest station? Could you tell me ..... A) Could you tell me where is the nearest station. B) Could you tell me where the nearest station is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could you tell me where the nearest station is. 25. Choose the correct option. 'This is the first time I've spoken in public.' A) She says that was the first time she had spoken in public. B) She has said this is the first time she has spoken in public. C) She told them that had been the first time she spoke in public. D) She'll tell them that was the first time she spoke in public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has said this is the first time she has spoken in public. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Quiz 1Indirect Speech Quiz 2Indirect Speech Quiz 4Indirect Speech Quiz 5Indirect Speech Quiz 6Indirect Speech Quiz 7Indirect Speech Quiz 8Indirect Speech Quiz 9Indirect Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books