This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I won't come with you to Edirne, " Maria said to me.Maria told me that ..... A) She won't come with you to Edirne. B) I won't come with you to Edirne. C) She wouldn't come with you to Edirne. D) She wouldn't come with me to Edirne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wouldn't come with me to Edirne. 2. Mum said, "I could go to the shops" .Mum said that she ..... A) Can go to the shops. B) Will go to the shops. C) Goes to the shops. D) Could go to the shops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could go to the shops. 3. Richard ..... me that I had to bring my homework. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 4. "My car was stolen last week."Charlie said ..... A) His car was stolen last week. B) His car had been stolen last week. C) His car was stolen the week before. D) His car had been stolen the week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His car had been stolen the week before. 5. The teacher says to me, "You do not learn your lesson." A) The teacher said that you do not learn your lesson. B) The teacher says that I do not learn my lesson. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher says that I do not learn my lesson. 6. May: "I've just come back from my holiday in Sarawak."May explained that ..... back from her holiday in Sarawak. A) She had had just come. B) She have just come. C) She had just come. D) She has just come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had just come. 7. Craig said to his brother, '' Are you buying me the car today?" A) Craig asked his brother if he was buying me the car today. B) Craig asked his brother whether he was buying him the car today. C) Craig asked his brother if you were buying him the car that day. D) Craig asked his brother if he was buying him the car that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Craig asked his brother if he was buying him the car that day. 8. He says, "I get up at 5 in the morning." A) He says that he gets up at 5 in the morning. B) He says that I get up at 5 in the morning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he gets up at 5 in the morning. 9. Bob: "I was playing game."Bob said that he ..... playing game." A) Is. B) Was. C) Has been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 10. My best friend asked, "What time does the train leave?" A) My best friend asked what time the train would left. B) My best friend asked what time the train left. C) My best friend asked what time did the train left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My best friend asked what time the train left. 11. Direct:She said, "I will call you tomorrow." Indirect:She said that she would call me ..... A) Today. B) Yesterday. C) The following day. D) Next morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The following day. 12. Which one of the following is a correct example of direct speech A) He said, "I had written a letter". B) He said, "I have written a letter". C) He said, "I have been written a letter". D) He said, "I would be written a letter". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, "I have written a letter". 13. "Will you help me?" she asked. A) She asked me if I will help her. B) She asked me if I would help her. C) She asked me that I would help her. D) She asked me whether I helped her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked me if I would help her. 14. "It is raining, " he said. A) He said that it is raining. B) He said that it was raining. C) He said it was raining. D) He said it has been raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that it was raining. 15. My friend said, that she regularly ..... her household duties. A) Performs. B) Performed. C) Had performed. D) Is performing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performed. 16. Direct:He said, "I am planning a trip next month." Indirect:He said that he was planning a trip ..... A) Soon. B) This month. C) Earlier. D) The following month. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The following month. 17. "I can report a crime or accident" . A) She said she could report a crime or accident. B) She says she could report a crime or accident. C) She told she could report a crime or accident. D) She tells she could report a crime or accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she could report a crime or accident. 18. Harry told us he ..... the first bus to New York the next day. A) Is catching. B) Was catching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was catching. 19. Mary said, "I went to the hospital." Mary said that she ..... to the hospital. A) Have to go. B) Had to go. C) Had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone. 20. He asked 'Can you come?' devient ..... (niveau difficile) A) He asked if I could come. B) He asked if I can come. C) He asked that I could come. D) He asked if you could come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked if I could come. 21. Change from Direct to indirect speech-The host said to the guests, "Please be silent. '' A) The host requests the guests to be silent. B) The police ordered the guests to be sent to jail. C) The host pleaded the guests to be silented. D) The host requested the guests to be silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The host requested the guests to be silent. 22. Mary "I can't swim now" Jill: "Mary told me that she ..... swim ..... " A) Couldn't / today. B) Wouldn't / in that moment. C) Couldn't / then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't / then. 23. "There's someone behind you!" Nancy Drew shouted. A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 24. ..... will devient ..... A) Would. B) Peut rester will. C) Won't. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 25. Mike ..... that he wanted coffee. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Strategies Quiz 1Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 2Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 4Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 5Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 6Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 7Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 8Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 9Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books