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📘 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 19
1. Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?".
A) Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.
B) Kevin asked who had opened the gate.
C) Kevin asked who opened the gate.
D) Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.
2. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:Fiona asked Marc, "Did you learn Nihongo?"Indirect:Fiona asked Marc whether he _____ Nihongo.
A) Had learned.
B) Has learned.
C) Have learned.
D) None of above.
3. When the spoken words in a narrative are written with speech punctuation-speech marks and associated punctuation, this is called:.
A) Direct speech .
B) Reported speech.
C) Indirect speech.
D) None of above.
4. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Mother said to the daughter, 'Go and change your dress.'.
A) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dress.
B) The mother asked the daughter to change her dress.
C) The daughter was being told by her mother to go and change her dress.
D) The mother asks the daughter to change her dress.
5. This refers to the kind of speech which uses exactly the words of the speaker.
A) Direct speech.
B) Figures of speech.
C) Indirect speech.
D) Part of speech.
6. "Do you like him?"she asked.
A) She asked if I liked him.
B) She asked if I liked him?.
C) She asked did you like him?.
D) She asked whether you liked him.
7. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech:She said, 'I am going to the park.'.
A) She said that she was going to the park.
B) She already went to the park.
C) She is going to play at the park.
D) "I am going to the park", is what she said.
8. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.My Science teacher said, "The Moon is smaller than the Earth.".
A) My science teacher said that the moon was smaller than the earth.
B) My science teacher said that the moon is smaller that the earth.
C) My science teacher shouted that the moon is smaller the earth.
D) My science teacher said that the moon is bigger than the earth.
9. "Don't leave your bag out here, Tommy, " Karen said.
A) Karen tells Tommy not to leave his bag out there.
B) Karen asked Tommy not to leave his bag out there.
C) Karen told Tommy not to leave his bag out there.
D) Karen said Tommy not to leave his bag out there.
10. What is direct Speech?.
A) Things told by someone else.
B) The actual words by the speaker .
C) The narration by someone.
D) Words spoken by other person.
11. Choose the correct option:"Where do you live?".
A) Miho asked me where do I live.
B) Miho asked me where I lived.
C) Miho asked me where did I live.
D) None of above.
12. Transform:Mom told Harry to tidy his bedroom.
A) Mom said to Harry, "Tidy your bedrrom".
B) None of the below.
C) Mom demanded Harry, tidy your bedroom!.
D) Mom told Harry, "tidy your bedroom. ".
13. "Whose car did you borrow last night?" I asked him.
A) I asked him whose car had he borrowed last night.
B) I asked him whose car he had borrowed the previous night.
C) I asked him whose car he had borrowed last night.
D) I asked him whose car did he borrow the previous night.
14. Tom said, "I bought a car last week."He said that he had bought a car _____ .
A) The week before .
B) A week ago.
C) Last week.
D) None of above.
15. Mother said, "Where are you going?".
A) Mother asked where I was going .
B) Mother said me where I am going.
C) Mother said to me where are you going.
D) None of above.
16. "Will you be my date?" He asked.
A) He asked me if I would be his date.
B) He asked me if I will be his date.
C) He asked to be his date.
D) He asked me to date him.
17. She said to him, "It is good to see you!".
A) She exclaimed that it was good to see me.
B) She exclaimed that it was good to see him.
C) She exclaimed that it is good to see him.
D) She exclaimed that she was happy to see him.
18. "I can give the offer to someone else." the man said.The man said _____ he could give the offer to someone else.
A) To.
B) If.
C) Where.
D) That.
19. Choose true or false:An utterance is seen as a direct speech act when there is a direct relationship between the structure and the communicative function of the utterance.
A) True.
B) False.
20. Teacher said, " India got independence in 1947.".
A) Teacher said that India got independence in 1947.
B) Teacher said that India will get independence in 1947.
C) Teacher said that India had got independence in 1947.
D) None of above.
21. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Audu asked us, "Do you like fishing.".
A) We told Audu we liked fishing.
B) Audu asked us if we liked fishing.
C) Audu asked us if we liked swimming.
D) Audu told us he liked fishing.
22. Lin En, stop playing the fool now !" the class monitor ordered.
A) The class monitor orders Lin En to stop playing the fool then.
B) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool now.
C) The class monitor ordering Lin En to stop playing the fool again.
D) The class monitor ordered Lin En to stop playing the fool then.
23. Direct to Indirect Speech:My daughter said to me, "I can sleep alone.".
A) My daughter told me that she can sleep alone.
B) My daughter said to me that she can sleep alone.
C) My daughter said to me that she could sleep alone.
D) My daughter told me that she could sleep alone.
24. What is the purpose of using punctuation marks in direct and indirect speech?.
A) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone.
B) To separate dialogue from the rest of the text.
C) To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion.
D) To emphasize important words in a sentence.
25. 'Oh, hi, Ethan! I'm just leaving, unfortunately.' $\rightarrow$ When I got there I saw him, but he said he _____ .
A) Left.
B) Was leaving.
C) Will be leaving.
D) Had left.