This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I reported that my car had been sold before months.here the underlined word is ..... A) Reflecting the action of the speaker. B) Describing the acting of the speaker. C) Reflecting the mood of the speaker. D) None of them are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflecting the mood of the speaker. 2. Ashley asked me if I had gone to the party the day before. In other words, Ashley said " ..... " A) Did you come to the party the day before?. B) Did you go to the party yesterday?. C) Did you come to the party yesterday?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you come to the party yesterday?. 3. "Does she know Robert? " he wanted to know.It means ..... A) He wanted to know if she had known Robert. B) He wanted to know does she know Robert?. C) He wanted to know if she has known Robert. D) He wanted to know if I knew Robert. E) He wanted to know if she knew Robert. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) He wanted to know if she knew Robert. 4. Past simple ( S+ V2) in Direct Speech will be changed into ..... in Indirect Speech A) Past continuous ( S+ was/were + Ving). B) Past Perfect ( S+ Had + V3). C) Past Perfect Continuous ( S+ had + been + Ving). D) Present Perfect ( S + has/have + V3). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect ( S+ Had + V3). 5. Jim said, "I work here every day." A) Jim said that he worked here yesterday.". B) Jim said that he worked there everyday.". C) Jim said that he worked here everyday.". D) Jim said that he worked everyday.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim said that he worked there everyday.". 6. Tania told me she ..... a film that evening. A) Was watching. B) Watched. C) Is watching. D) Are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. 7. She said, ' I have bought a pen." A) She said that she has bought a pen. B) She said that she was bought a pen. C) She said that she was buyed a pen. D) She said that she had bought a pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said that she had bought a pen. 8. Matthew said, "I have seen this movie" .Matthew said that he ..... movie. A) Has seen that. B) Saw this. C) Had seen that. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had seen that. 9. The indirect speech of SHE ASKED ME, "ARE YOU OKAY? " is ..... A) She asked me if I was okay. B) She asked me if I were okay. C) She asked me if I am okay. D) She asked me if I had been okay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me if I was okay. 10. Put the sentence into indirect speech.My Mom said, "Grandma cooked delicious food." A) My Mom said that Grandma had cooked delicious food. B) My Mom said that Granma had cooked deliciuous food. C) My Mom said that Grandma cooked delicious food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Mom said that Grandma had cooked delicious food. 11. Which word is introduced when changing a request to indirect speech? A) If. B) Wh-questions. C) Said. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 12. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech- "You just snatched my wallet, " Bob exclaimed. A) Bob exclaimed that he had just snatched his wallet. B) Bob explained that he had just snatched his wallet. C) Bob exclaimed that he just snatched his wallet. D) Bob exclaimed that he has just snatched his wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bob exclaimed that he had just snatched his wallet. 13. Put the sentence into indirect speech.She said, "I am going to London tomorrow." A) She said that she was going to go to London the next day. B) She said that she is going to London the next day. C) She said that she was going to London the next day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she was going to London the next day. 14. He reminded me, "Don't forget to submit the result!" A) He reminded me do not forget to submit the result. B) He reminded me did not forget to submit the result. C) He reminded me not to forget to submit the result. D) He reminded me to not forget to submit the result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He reminded me not to forget to submit the result. 15. Put the sentence into indirect speech.We said, "We have been waiting since morning." A) We said that we had waited since morning. B) We said that we had been waiting since morning. C) We said that we waited since morning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We said that we had been waiting since morning. 16. "What is your surname, Lea? "I asked Lea ..... A) Whether her surname was Lea. B) That Lea was her surname. C) If Lea was her surename. D) What her surename was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What her surename was. 17. I said, "I write stories." A) I said that I wrote stories. B) I said that I write stories. C) I said that I writes stories. D) I said that I have written stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I said that I wrote stories. 18. He said there ..... no more work. A) Is. B) Have. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 19. "now" changes to: A) That day. B) The next day. C) A day before. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Then. 20. "I have been working here for three years, " Vira said in indirect speech is ..... A) Vira said she has been working here for 3 years. B) Vira said she has being working there for 3 years. C) Vira said she had been working there for 3 years. D) Vira said she had been working here for 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vira said she had been working there for 3 years. 21. He said, "I came here a long time ago." A) He said that he came here a long time ago. B) He said that he had come there a long time before. C) He said that he had come there a long time ago. D) He said that he came here a long time before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he had come there a long time before. 22. Ashish will say, "I went home." A) Ashish will say I went home. B) Ashish will say he will go home. C) Ashish will say he go home. D) Ashish will say he went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ashish will say he went home. 23. "Will" changes into ..... A) Would. B) Have to. C) Had to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 24. Nan said, "I have finished my homework." A) Nan said that she had finished her homework.". B) Nan said that she had finished my homework.". C) Nan said that she has finished her homework.". D) Nan said that she has finished my homework.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nan said that she had finished her homework.". 25. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-My grandmother said, "There are countless stars in the sky." A) My grandmother said that there were countless stars in the sky. B) My grandmother said that there are countless stars in the sky. C) My grandmother had said that there are countless stars in the sky. D) My grandmother had said that there were countless stars in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My grandmother said that there were countless stars in the sky. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Quiz 1Indirect Speech Quiz 2Indirect Speech Quiz 3Indirect Speech Quiz 4Indirect Speech Quiz 5Indirect Speech Quiz 6Indirect Speech Quiz 8Indirect Speech Quiz 9Indirect Speech Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books