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📘 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 27
1. ALL OTHER PUNCTUATION MARKS ARE REMOVED IN DIRECT SPEECH.
A) YES OF COURSE.
B) NO.
2. Mother said, "Where are you going?".
A) Mother said me where I am going.
B) Mother asked where I was going.
C) Mother asked me where I am going.
D) Mother said to me where are you going.
3. We said, " We are quite happy now".
A) We were happy.
B) We said that we are happy.
C) We said that we were quite happy then.
D) We say that we were happy.
4. Martin said, "I work here every day." Convert it into indirect speech.
A) Martin said that he worked every day.
B) Martin said that he worked here yesterday.
C) Martin said that he work every day.
D) Martin said that he worked there every day.
E) Martin said that he works here every day.
5. She said, "Study harder to pass your test".
A) She suggested that I studied harder to pass my test.
B) She suggested that I study harder to pass my test.
6. She said, "I have passed the examination.".
A) She said that I had passed the examination.
B) She said that she have passed the examination.
C) She said that he have passed the examination.
D) She said that she had passed the examination.
7. "Did you do your homework?" she asked me.
A) She asked me if I had done my homework.
B) She asked me if I did my homework.
C) She asked me if I do my homework.
D) None of above.
8. "Can you type?"She _____ type.
A) She asks if I could type.
B) She asked if I will type.
C) She asked if I can type.
D) She asked if I could type.
9. Ajinkya said, " I will achieve the impossible.".
A) Ajinkya said that he would achieve the impossible.
B) Ajinkya said that he will achieve the impossible.
10. Leo said, "My friend may come tonight." Convert it into indirect speech.
A) Leo said that his friend might come that night.
B) Leo said that his friend may go tonight.
C) Leo said that his friend might go tonight.
D) Leo said that his friend might go that night.
E) Leo said that his friend might come tonight.
11. Cannot.
A) Couldn't.
B) Can't.
C) Had could.
D) None of above.
12. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose indirect speech?.
A) Question marks.
B) Parentheses.
C) Quotation marks or inverted commas.
D) Exclamation marks.
13. The salesman said, "Are you interested in the scheme?".
A) The salesman said that if I were interested in the scheme.
B) The salesman said that if I was interested in the scheme.
C) The salesman asks if I am interested in the scheme.
14. He _____ me that he felt very frustrated.
A) Say.
B) Said.
C) Told.
D) Tell.
15. Is raining.
A) Was raining.
B) Were raining.
C) Would be raining.
D) Would rain.
16. Susi told Susan to wait for her. Change to direct speech!.
A) Susi told Susan, "Wait for me!".
B) Susi told Susan, "Wait for her!".
C) Susi told Susan, "Waited for me!".
D) None of above.
17. Choose the best translation to this sentenceCallie said, "I'm going to call Arizona ".
A) She said she was going to call Arizona.
B) She said she'll talk to her friend.
C) She shared that she wanted to call her friend Arizona.
D) None of above.
18. Which one is punctuated correctly?.
A) Dad said excitedly, "I can't believe you're 12".
B) Dad said excitedly "I can't believe you're 12".
C) Dad said excitedly, "I can't believe you're 12".
D) Dad said excitedly, "I can't believe you're 12.".
19. "I saw Terri playing alone yesterday, " Pauline said.
A) Pauline says that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.
B) Pauline said that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.
C) Pauline tells that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.
D) Pauline asked that she had seen Terri playing alone the day before.
20. "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew said.
A) Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before.
B) Andrew told that they didn't eat fish two days before.
C) Andrew said that they didn't eat fish two days ago.
D) Andrew remarked that they didn't eat fish two days ago.
21. Filetype:[suffix] help us _____ .
A) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC.
B) To search for pages that have at least one of your search words in the title.
C) To find different types of flies.
D) To find pages with all of those words in the title of the page.
22. Direct Speech:"The children fell ill after dinner, " the nurse said.Indirect Speech: _____ .
A) The nurse said that the children had fallen ill after dinner.
B) The nurse said that the children fell ill after dinner.
C) The nurse said that the children have fallen ill after dinner.
D) The nurse said that the children were falling ill after dinner.
23. Paul:'I won't be at the meeting tomorrow.'Paul said that he _____ at the meeting the following day.
A) Wouldn't be.
B) Won't be.
C) May be.
D) None of above.
24. He told me that he didn't believe me.
A) He said to me, "I don't believe you.".
B) He said to me that "He didn't believe me.".
C) He told me, "He doesn't believe you.".
D) None of above.
25. Prince exclaimed, "I have done answering my module."'.
A) Prince exclaimed that he is done answering his module.
B) Prince exclaimed that he was done answering the module.
C) Prince exclaimed that he had done answering the module.
D) Prince exclaimed he has done answering the module.