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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 13
1. "This book is really strange, " whispered Markus.
A) Wrong capital letters.
B) Wrong punctuation.
C) Correct.
D) Wrong speech marks.
2. She said, "I got an exam a week ago."She said that _____ .
A) She had got an exam a week before.
B) She had got an exam a week later.
C) She got an exam a week ago.
D) I got an exam a week before.
3. Mary says, "I am coming here." Convert it into indirect speech.
A) Mary said that she is coming there.
B) Mary says that she is coming there.
C) Mary said that she was coming there.
D) Mary says that she was coming here.
E) Mary says that she came here.
4. 'Did you meet each other at school?' He asked them _____ .
A) If they had met at school.
B) If did they meet at school.
C) Had they met at school.
D) None of above.
5. Present perfect changes to:.
A) None.
B) Past continuous.
C) Present perfect.
D) Past perfect continuous.
6. Eryn said, "We like working in Paris."The indirect speech is _____ .
A) Eryn said that they like working in Paris.
B) Eryn said that we liked working in Paris.
C) Eryn said that "They liked working in Paris.".
D) Eryn said that they liked working in Paris.
7. He asked me " read your book!".
A) He asked me reading my book.
B) He asked me to read your book.
C) He asks me to read my book.
D) He asked me to read my book.
8. Check all the examples of Output Units.
A) Keyboard.
B) Screen.
9. Pick the correct option:She said that her brother was getting married.
A) She said, 'My brother is getting married.'.
B) A. She said, 'Her brother is getting married.'.
C) B. She told to me, 'Her brother is getting married.'.
D) D. She said, 'My brother was getting married.'.
10. There are _____ coordinating conjunctions.
A) Six.
B) Seven.
C) Eight.
D) Five.
11. Didn't give.
A) Would give.
B) Hadn't given.
C) Had not gave.
D) Gave.
12. If a direct speech has 'now', it becomes _____ in reported speech.
A) After.
B) Next.
C) Then.
D) Present.
13. The turtle said, " Please follow my advice."The turtle requested the monkey _____ his advice.
A) To follow.
B) That.
C) Whether.
D) None of above.
14. She said that she was late for work.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
15. What word connects the reported and reporting speech in declarative sentences?.
A) That.
B) If.
C) To.
D) Wh-questions.
16. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "Yes, it's an important clue, " replied Vance, "but more important is the time of the call.".
B) "Yes, it's an important clue." replied Vance, "but more important is the time of the call.".
C) "Yes, it's an important clue, " replied Vance, "But more important is the time of the call.".
D) "Yes, it's an important clue, " replied Vance, "but more important is the time of the call".
17. The teacher said, "The wind is a renewable energy source.".
A) The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source.
B) The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source.
C) The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source.
D) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
18. How is this direct speech be transformed to indirect or reported speech? Karla said, "I called up my mother to comfort me.".
A) Karla said that she had called up her mother to comfort her.
B) Karla said that she called up her mother to comfort her.
C) Karla said that she calls her mother to comfort her.
D) Karla said that she was calling her mother to comfort her.
19. CONVERT:Clarence said, "Clean your room!".
A) Clarence told me I cleaned my room.
B) Clarence said to clean his room.
C) Clarence said that I cleaned my room.
D) Clarence told me to clean my room.
20. "Don't try this at home, " the stuntman told the audience.
A) The stuntman told the audience to not try that at home.
B) The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.
C) The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.
D) The stuntman advised the audience to not try this at home.
21. He says "What do the pupils study?" He asks _____ .
A) What the pupils studied.
B) What the pupils study.
C) What the pupils have studied study.
D) What do the pupils study.
22. "Where is the nearest gas station?" he asked.
A) He asked where the nearest gas station was.
B) He asked where the nearest gas station is.
C) He asked where was the nearest gas station.
D) None of above.
23. When dialogue is written in the past tense with no speech punctuation, this is called (2 answers):.
A) Reported speech.
B) Direct speech.
C) None of above.
24. When we change the speech, there is a change in.
A) Tense.
B) Voice.
C) No change.
D) None of above.
25. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Ariani said, "I do my homework by myself.".
A) Ariani said she did her homework by myself.
B) Ariani said that she do her homework by herself.
C) Ariani said that I did my homework by myself.
D) Ariani said that I do my homework by myself.
E) Ariani said that she did her homework by herself.