This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Indirect Speech Strategies – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They said, "They take exercise every day." A) They said that they took exercise every day. B) The said they take exercise every day. C) They said that they will take exercise every day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they took exercise every day. 2. Direct:Ravi said, "I am studying for my exams." Indirect:Ravi said that he ..... studying for his exams. A) Is. B) Has been. C) Was. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 3. The student:'I'm doing the best I can.'-The student told them that ..... A) He has done the best he can. B) He would do the best he could. C) He was doing the best he could. D) I was doing the best I could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was doing the best he could. 4. Choose say/said or tell/told to complete the following sentences in reported speech.He ..... me that he didn't have enough money. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 5. My friend said to me, "Invest your money in stock and shares." A) My friend said to me invest my money in stock and shares. B) My friend advised me to invest my money in stock and shares. C) My friend advised me to invest your money in stock and shares. D) My friend advised me to invest his money in stock and shares. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend advised me to invest my money in stock and shares. 6. Direct:The teacher said, "The Earth moves around the Sun." Indirect:The teacher said that the Earth ..... around the Sun. A) Moved. B) Moves. C) Had moved. D) Still moves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moved. 7. Robert said, "I want to renew my domain." A) Robert said that I want to renew my domain. B) Robert said that he wanted to renew his domain. C) Robert said that he will renew his domain. D) Robert said that he renews his domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert said that he wanted to renew his domain. 8. The lawyer said, "Please make breadfruit for breakfast." A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 9. My friends in Panama told me, "The weather last week was terrible." A) My friends in Panama told me the weather last week has been terrible. B) My friends in Panama told me the weather last week is terrible. C) My friends in Panama told me the weather last week had been terrible. D) My friends in Panama told me the weather last week did terrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friends in Panama told me the weather last week had been terrible. 10. Direct:He said, "I saw this movie last week." Indirect:He said that he ..... that movie the previous week. A) Sees. B) Saw. C) Had seen. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had seen. 11. "A pilot flies airplanes."Jihan said ..... A) A pilot flies airplanes. B) A pilot flew airplanes. C) A pilot had flown airplanes. D) A pilot has flown airplanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pilot flies airplanes. 12. "I don't speak Italian, " Jane said.Jane said that ..... A) She didn't speak Italian. B) I didn't speak Italian. C) She doesn't speak Italian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didn't speak Italian. 13. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique."Convert to Indirect Speech A) The teacher proposed that they should try out that technique. B) The scientist said that let us try out this technique. C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. 14. My friends:'We really like your new coat.'-My friends said ..... A) They were really liking your new coat. B) You really liked my new coat. C) They really liked my new coat. D) They had really liked my new coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They really liked my new coat. 15. "The film began at 7 pm, " they said.They said that A) The film had begun at 7 pm. B) The film began at 7 pm. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The film had begun at 7 pm. 16. She ..... I was her favourite student. A) Siad. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siad. 17. Louise and Mary said 'We will go to New York' devient ..... A) Louise and Mary said they would go to New York. B) Louise and Mary said we would go to New York. C) Louise and Mary said they would have gone to New York. D) Louise and Mary said they wanted to go to New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Louise and Mary said they would go to New York. 18. James:'I can't find my textbook anywhere.'-James said that ..... A) He wouldn't find his textbook anywhere. B) He couldn't find his textbook anywhere. C) He hadn't found his textbook anywhere. D) He couldn't find my textbook anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He couldn't find his textbook anywhere. 19. In the indirect speech we say the exact words what a person said. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. They said, "We have lived here for a long time." A) They said that they have lived here for a long time. B) They said that they had lived here for a long time. C) They said that they had lived there for a long time. D) They said that we had lived there for a long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that they had lived there for a long time. 21. 3) Jennie said that she is a rapper A) Jennie, said she is a rapper. B) Jennie said, 'she is a rapper'. C) Jennie said, 'she is a bad rapper, . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jennie said, 'she is a rapper'. 22. "Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about?" he asked me.He asked me ..... A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. B) That the little girl understands what her mother is talking about. C) Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about. D) That the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. E) Whether the little girl understands what her mother is talking about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about. 23. "They are playing in the gym" Nick said A) Nick said that they played in the gym. B) Nick said that they play in the gym. C) Nick said that they were playing in the gym. D) Nick said that they was playing in the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick said that they were playing in the gym. 24. "I can't drive a truck, " Bill said. Bill said that ..... A) He couldn't drive a truck. B) Couldn't he drive a truck. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He couldn't drive a truck. 25. They said, "She has traveled to Asia. A) They said that She traveled to Asia. B) They said that She had travel to Asia. C) They said that She had traveled to Asia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They said that She had traveled to Asia. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIndirect Speech Strategies Quiz 1Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 2Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 3Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 4Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 5Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 6Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 7Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 8Indirect Speech Strategies Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books