Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?'.

A) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.

B) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV the previous night.

C) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.

D) None of above.

2. "When are you going back to Japan?".

A) He asked when was I going back to Japan.

B) He asked when I was going back to Japan.

3. Micknaly said, " I have finished my homework.".

A) Micknaly said that she had finished her homework.".

B) Micknaly said that she has finished my homework.".

C) Micknaly said that she has finished her homework.".

D) Micknaly said that she had finished my homework.".

4. She says, "What time you will be home?".

A) I.

B) D.

5. Subordinating conjunctions:.

A) Connect a dependent clause to an independent clause.

B) Connect two dependent clause.

C) Connect two independent clauses.

D) None of above.

6. Which of the sentences below is a reported speech?.

A) The front desk officer said that she encountered a very boastful guest.

B) "I like her sweet and loving presence.".

C) The boy said, " Sam arrived late at the party.".

D) Simon, what are you doing here!.

7. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?".

A) We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.

B) We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

C) We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

D) We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.

8. Convert (imperative) Direct to Indirect-He said to her, " Go there.".

A) He ordered her to go there.

B) He exclaimed to go there.

C) He ordered her that she should go there.

D) None of above.

9. "Don't make a mess!" She _____ .

A) She not to make a mess.

B) She told me not to make a mess.

10. "Don't lean your bicycles against my windows, boys, " said the shopkeeper.

A) The shopkeeper told the boys not to lean their bicycles against his windows.

B) The shopkeeper told not to lean their bicycles against his windows.

C) The shopkeeper said the boys not to lean their bicycles against his windows.

D) The shopkeeper told the boys don't lean their bicycles against his windows.

11. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech."She/He said that she hadn't seen George recently.".

A) I have seen George lately.

B) I haven't seen George recently.

12. My father told me, "Don't come back home late!" Change to indirect speech!.

A) My father told me not to come back home late.

B) My father told me to not come back home late.

C) My father told me not come back home late.

D) None of above.

13. "Bob, my friend is getting married next week, so you are invited". Ted said.

A) Ted told Bob that his friend was getting married the following week and Bob was invited.

B) Ted said Bob his friend was getting married the following week and he was invited.

C) Ted told that his friend is getting married following week and Bob was invited.

D) Ted said his friend got married the following week and Bob was invited.

14. Father said, " I will buy the new book today.".

A) Father said that he would buy the new book that day.

B) Father said that I will buy the new book today.

C) Father said that he would buy the new book today.

D) None of above.

15. I remember last month our teacher told us he would buy us chocolate _____ but he forgot and he never bought us any.

A) The after week.

B) After week.

C) The next week.

D) Next week.

16. "I will give plus 20 if you answer this incorrectly, " said Sir Mark to grade 9 students.

A) Sir Mark said to Grade 9 students that he would give plus 20 if they answered this incorrectly.

B) Check letter A.

C) Don't pick me.

D) Not this.

17. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:He asked me, "Can you open your book?".

A) He asked me to open my book.

B) He asks me to open my book.

C) He asked me opening my book.

D) He asked me to open your book.

18. Indirect speech is also known as _____ .

A) Reported speech.

B) Quoted speech.

C) Direct speech.

D) None of above.

19. "Where have you been?" he asked his friend.He asked his friend _____ he had been.

A) Where.

B) To.

C) If.

D) That.

20. Rama said, "Mom, I can't do this.".

A) Rama told that his couldn't do that.

B) Rama told his mom that she couldn't do that.

C) Rama said that Mom he couldn't do that.

D) Rama told his mom that he couldn't do that.

21. Toni said to me, "I wish I knew the information earlier.".

A) Toni told me that she wished she had known the information earlier.

B) Toni told me that she wished she knew the information earlier.

C) Toni told me that she wished she knew the information before.

D) None of these.

22. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Anton said to me, " I will call you.".

A) Anton said he would call me.

B) Anton said he will call me.

C) Anton said he would call you.

D) Anton said he would called me.

E) Anton said that I would call you.

23. Bagas asked me, "How is your life today?".

A) Bagas asked me how is my life that day.

B) Bagas asked me how was my life is that day.

C) Bagas asked me how my life was that day.

D) Bagas asked me how was my life that day.

24. Change this sentence to Indirect speech. John said, " I want to see a film".

A) "John said that he wants to see a film.

B) John said that he had wanted to see a film.

C) John said, that he wanted to see a film.

D) John said that he wanted to see a film.

25. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly?.

A) "Fire! Fire! Fire!" shouted the man.

B) Fire! Fire! Fire! shouted the man.