Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 15
1. The teacher said, "Boys fail because they do not study regularly.".
A) The teacher said that the boys failed because they did not study regularly. .
B) The teacher said that the boys failed because they do not study regularly.
C) The teacher said that boys fail because they do not study regularly.
D) None of above.
2. "I am going to search the house" said the officer.
A) The officer said he was going to search the house.
B) The officer said that he 's going to search the house.
C) The office said that I am going to search the house.
D) None of above.
3. X:"What does she say to you?"Y:She told me _____ .
A) She has been sad now.
B) She is sad then.
C) She was sad then.
D) She was sad now.
E) She had been sad then.
4. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly?.
A) "Merry Christmas, everyone, " shouted Timmy.
5. Kelly said I am feeling sick today.Direct speech: _____ .
A) Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today.".
B) Kelly said "I am feeling sick today.".
C) Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today?.
D) None of above.
6. He said, "I am unwell.".
A) He said that he was unwell.
B) He said that he is unwell.
C) He says that he is unwell.
D) None of above.
7. Sam drank some water, FOR he was thirsty. The connective FOR can be replaced by _____ .
A) Because.
B) But.
C) Nor.
D) And.
8. Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister.
A) Iba said, "I can go home tomorrow with my sister.".
B) Iba said, "I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.".
C) Iba said, "I could go home tomorrow with my sister.".
D) Iba said, "I will go home tomorrow with my sister.".
9. Reported verb comes.
A) Before inverted commas.
B) After inverted commas.
C) In the statement.
D) None of above.
10. Ariel said to me, "Did you get home safely?".
A) INDIRECT SPEECH.
B) DIRECT SPEECH.
11. When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas _____ .
A) Are in future tense.
B) Retain their tense.
C) Are in present tense.
D) Are in past tense.
12. Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow.'Five days later you say _____ .
A) Tom said he was going to London the following day.
B) Tom said he is going to London the following day.
C) Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.
D) None of above.
13. "Look! It is raining hailstones, " he said.Indirect Speech: _____ .
A) He exclaimed that it had been raining hailstones.
B) He exclaimed that it rained hailstones.
C) He exclaimed that it was raining hailstones.
D) He exclaimed that it is raining hailstones.
14. Where is the introductory verb in the following statement:Gen. MacArthur said, "I shall return.".
A) Said.
B) Shall.
C) Gen.
D) Return.
15. It is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using the person's exact words.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Argumentative Speech.
C) Persuasive Speech.
D) Direct Speech.
16. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated?.
A) "I will", take the upper half the monkey, told the turtle.
B) "I will take the upper half the monkey, " told the turtle.
17. The student asked, "May I come in?".
A) The student asked whether he could go in. .
B) The student inquired to come in.
C) The student asked may I come in.
D) None of above.
18. Suraj says, "My mother is cooking.".
A) Suraj said that his mother was cooking.
B) Suraj says that his mother is cooking.
19. She said, "It is cold now."She said that _____ .
A) It is cold now.
B) "it is cold now".
C) It has been cold then.
D) It was cold then.
20. She requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
A) She asked the interviewer, 'Could you please repeat the question?'.
B) She asked the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question'.
C) She said to the interviewer, 'Could you please repeat the question?'.
D) She requested the interviewer, 'Please repeat the question.'.
21. "Where did you find it?" He asked me where _____ .
A) I had found it.
B) I found it.
22. Has been doing.
A) Had been doing.
B) Had done.
C) Did.
D) None of above.
23. Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?".
A) Mother asked Ben that he is going to marry her.
B) Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.
C) Mother asked Ben that he was going to marry her.
D) Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.
24. Change:She inquired of me if I thought that was a proper answer to give.
A) Yes I did,.
B) She said to me, "have your thought that was a proper answer to give".
C) She said to me, "Do you think that is a proper answer to give? ".
D) She told me, "How do u think it was a proper answer to give?".
25. "Don't come here now, it is in vain, you cannot see her". Martin said. "I am sure about that".
A) Martin warned him not to go there in vain because he was sure he couldn't see her then.
B) Martin surely reminded him not to go there now in vain because he couldn't see her.
C) Martin told him not to go there then in vain because he cannot see her and he was sure.
D) Martin said that he not to go there then in vain because he cannot see her and he was sure.