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🎯 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 18
1. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be calm please and listen to my words.".
A) Exclamation mark.
B) Question mark.
C) Capital letter.
D) Quotation mark.
2. Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech?.
A) Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense.
B) Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of someone else.
C) Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon.
D) None of these.
3. Speech marks are also known as what?.
A) Both of the above .
B) Inverted commas.
C) Quotation marks.
D) None of above.
4. True or False?In the reported speech we cannot leave out the word that:Kevin said that he was twenty. Kevin said he was twenty.
A) False.
B) True.
5. The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem.
A) The Professor said, 'Nobody can solve the problem'.
B) The Professor said, 'Nobody could solve the problem'.
C) The Professor exclaimed, 'Nobody could solve the problem'.
D) The Professor exclaimed, 'Nobody can solve the problem?'.
6. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"I was walking along the Street.".
A) He said he had been walking along the Street.
B) He was not liking to walk along the street.
C) He didn't walk along the street.
D) He liked to walk along the street.
7. He says, "They will hurt you".
A) He told me that he would be hurt me.
B) He told me that they will hurt me.
C) He told me that they would hurt me.
D) He told me that they would hurt you.
8. He _____ me what the latest numbers are.
A) Said.
B) Says.
C) Ask.
D) Asked.
9. If you find my pencil Jia Wen said pass it to me. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?.
A) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "pass it to me.".
B) "If you find my pencil." Jia Wen said, "Pass it to me.".
C) "If you find my pencil, " Jia Wen said, "Pass it to me.".
D) "If you find my pencil." Jia Wen said "pass it to me.".
10. "I am going to the cinema tonight, " said Yaw.
A) Direct.
B) Indirect.
C) I don't know.
D) None of above.
11. She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".
A) She said that my parents gone to Karachi.
B) She said that her parents are going to Karachi.
C) She said that her parents were going to Karachi.
D) She said that my parents going to Karachi.
12. Rosa said, "I liked coffee.".
A) Rosa said that she had liked coffee.
B) Rosa said that she had been liking coffee.
C) Rosa said that she was like coffee.
D) Rosa said that she likes cofffee.
13. My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time. It means _____ .
A) My mom asked me, " Had you had a spare time?".
B) My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?".
C) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?".
D) My mom asked me, Did I have a spare time?".
E) My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?".
14. Identify the speech;Father told us to not touch his laptop.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
15. The monkey says, "I will give you half of the fruit in exchange.".
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
16. Which word will be CHANGED from direct to indirect speech?.
A) Shall.
B) Could.
C) Should.
D) Must.
17. "Me? No, I didn't take Sue's calculator, " said Bob.
A) Bob denied taking Sue's calculator.
B) Bob asked if he had taken Sue's calculator.
C) Bob said he didn't take Sue's calculator.
D) Bob says he hadn't taken Sue's calculator.
18. Look for the correct option:'Please don't go away, ' she said.
A) She requested me not to go away.
B) She begged that I not go away.
C) She told me not to go away.
D) She said to please her and not go away.
19. Matthew said, "I have seen that movie".He told me that he _____ that movie.
A) Had seen .
B) Has seen.
C) Saw.
D) None of above.
20. Turn direct speech into indirect speech-"Have you got a computer?".
A) He didn't want a computer.
B) He wanted a computer.
C) He wanted to know whether I had a computer.
D) He wanted to know how I got a computer.
21. Siska asked Saski, " Are you busy now?". It means _____ .
A) Siska asked Saski whether he is busy then.
B) Saski asked SIska if he was busy then.
C) Siska asked Saski if she is busy now.
D) Saski asked Siska whether he was busy then.
E) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then.
22. His dad said, "I can pick you up today, my son.".
A) His dad said to him that he could pick him up that day.
B) His dad said to me that he could pick you up today.
C) Both are correct.
D) None of above.
23. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "Do you want any sweets?" my dad asked. "I'm just about to go to the shop.".
B) Do you want any sweets? "my dad asked". "I'm just about to go to the shop.".
C) "Do you want any sweets? my dad asked". I'm just about to "go to the shop.".
D) "Do you want any sweets?" "my dad asked." I'm just about to go to the shop.
24. "Where does Maria park her new car these days?" said Ronald.
A) Ronald asked where Maria parked her new car these days.
B) Ronald asked if Maria did park her new car these days where.
C) Ronald asked where does Maria park her new car those days.
D) Ronald wanted to know where Maria parked her new car those days.
25. He said that the headmaster was sleeping.Turn it into direct speech.
A) He said, "The Headmaster is sleeping".
B) He sad, "The Headmaster is sleeping".