Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 24 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 24
1. Identify the three basic structures and its communicative function in the direct speech acts.
A) Declaratives for making statements, interrogatives for asking questions, and imperatives express commands.
B) Interrogatives for making statements, declaratives for asking questions, and imperatives express commands.
C) Declaratives for making sentences, imperatives for asking questions, and interrogatives to express commands.
D) None of above.
2. In direct speech, how are the exact words of the speaker presented?.
A) Using bold font.
B) Using italics.
C) Using punctuation!?.
D) Using "quotation marks".
3. "What is my name?", she asked me.( Change to indirect speech).
A) What is my name she asked me.
B) What is my name she asked.
C) She asked me what my name is.
D) She asked me what my name was.
4. She says, "Now I shall read this book".
A) . She says now that she will read this book.
B) . She says that now she would read this book.
C) . She says now she will read this book.
D) . She says that now she will read this book.
5. The indirect speech acts can not be used to make polite requests.
A) True.
B) False.
6. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Simple Present ".
A) Past perfect.
B) Past perfect continuous.
C) Past continuous.
D) Simple past.
7. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) Have you seen "my dog?" she asked.
B) Have you seen my "dog?" she asked.
C) "Have you seen my dog? she asked.".
D) "Have you seen my dog?" she asked.
8. "Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?" asked his secretary.
A) His secretary asked if he was leaving that day or the following morning.
B) His secretary asked if he is leaving that day or the following morning.
C) His secretary asked if he had been leaving that day or the following morning.
D) His secretary asked if he was leaving that day or tomorrow morning.
9. The police told them, "Don't drive too fast in town".
A) The police told them that not to drove too fast in town.
B) The police told them not to drove too fast in town.
C) The police told them that not to drive too fast in town.
D) The police told them not to drive too fast in town.
10. What kind of verb is in the quoted part of a speech?.
A) Introductory Verb.
B) Quoted Verb.
C) Helping Verb.
D) Auxiliary Verb.
11. Maria told us that she was going to visit _____ parents in Italy the next week and wouldn't come to class.
A) My.
B) Your.
C) Their.
D) Her.
12. She said, "I'm going to the salon.".
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
13. The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?".
A) The policeman asked the boy where he lived.
B) The policeman asked the boy where did he live.
C) The policeman asked the boy where he lives.
D) The policeman asked the boy where did he lived.
14. Direct speech:She said, "I will take an English class."Indirect speech: _____ .
A) "I will take an English class, " said Jessica.
B) She told that she would take an English class.
C) She tell me something.
D) She told me I will take an English class.
15. What tense does 'may' change to in indirect speech?.
A) Should.
B) Would.
C) Might.
D) Could.
16. Which of the following is a special feature of an indirect speech?.
A) It always has inverted commas in it.
B) It always ends with a full stop.
C) It always denotes the exact words of the speaker.
D) It always ends with an exclamation mark.
17. "Do you have any questions for me?" Maria asked the children.
A) Maria asked the children if they had any questions for her.
B) Maria asked the children if you have any questions for her.
C) Maria asked the children if they have any questions for her.
D) Maria asked the children do they have any questions for her.
18. Change this sentence to direct speechChitra said that she will go to the shop today.
A) Chitra said, "I will go to the shop today".
B) Chitra said that she, "is going to the shop today".
C) Chitra told that, "She will go to the shop today".
D) None of above.
19. These repeats or quotes the exact words that were spoken.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
20. When I spoke to Belen, yesterday, she said that she _____ to a party the night before.
A) Had gone.
B) Went.
C) Did go.
D) Was going.
21. "I have been working here for 3 years", Vira said. It means that _____ .
A) She had been working here for 3 years.
B) She has been working there for 3 years.
C) She had been working here for 3 years.
D) She have been working there for 3 years.
E) She had been working there for 3 years.
22. I said to them that I had not taken my book from there.(Select the appropriate direct speech of the above sentence).
A) I said to them, "I have not taken my book from here.".
B) I said to them that I have not taken my book from here.
C) I said to them, "I have not taken my book from here." !.
D) None of above.
23. "I'll give you your money back tomorrow.".
A) She promised me to give the money back the next day.
B) She promised to give me back the money the next day.
C) She promise that she will give me the money tomorrow.
D) None of above.
24. Is this sentence is the direct speech correct:Kamala said " The cookies were delicious".
A) Yes, Correct.
B) No, Wrong.
25. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"He said that he was living in Paris.".
A) I am living in Paris.
B) I am living in Pairs.
C) I am not living in Paris.
D) None of above.