Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn asked Which sentence is correctly punctuated?.

A) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked.

B) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much, " Katelyn asked.

C) "Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked.

D) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked.

2. Faintly.

A) SGDHYQYHF.

B) He said "It's been raining since this afternoon".

3. WHEN DOES THE TENSE OF THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE IN DIRECT SPEECH.

A) ALL OF ABOVE REASONS.

B) QUOTATION.

C) UNIVERSAL TRUTH.

D) PROVERB.

4. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you visited Sri Lanka before?" I asked Chloe.

A) I asked Chloe if she wants to visit Sri Lanka.

B) I asked Chloe if she has visited Sri Lanka before.

5. If the reporting verb is in a past tense:A verb in the past simple from the direct speech sentence turns into _____ .

A) A verb in the past perfect continuous.

B) A verb in the present perfect.

C) Past continuous.

D) A verb in the past perfect.

6. Write whether the sentence is direct or indirect speech;Leela said, "Please bring some fruits from the market.".

A) Indirect Speech.

B) Direct Speech.

7. Reinhart asked me where I worked. Direct speech: _____ .

A) "Where do you work?" .

B) "Do you work there?".

C) "Where do I work?".

D) None of above.

8. Mohan said that he had been feeling ill today.(select the appropriate direct speech of the sentence).

A) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill today.".

B) Mohan said, "I was feeling ill yesterday.".

C) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill yesterday.".

D) None of above.

9. Which of these is indirect speech?.

A) He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka.

B) " He told us that you could see lion and blue whales in Sri Lanka".

10. "I don't have time to play game, " said Jack.

A) Direct Speech.

B) Indirect Speech.

11. Who was very good at getting porters and taxis?.

A) Timmy.

B) Julian.

C) Anne.

D) George.

12. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.

A) Todd told me, 'Our practice is on Friday this week, ' " said Kevin.

B) "Todd told me 'Our practice is on Friday this week, ' "said Kevin.

C) "Todd told me, 'Our practice is on Friday this week, " said Kevin.

D) "Todd told me, 'Our practice is on Friday this week, ' " said Kevin.

13. "Go to bed!"She _____ .

A) She told me to go to bed.

B) She told me go to bed.

14. Sania thought, "There is no hope of winning the match now.".

A) Sania thought that there is no hope for winning the match then.

B) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match then.

C) Sania thought that there was no hope for winning the match now.

D) Sania thought that there had been no hope for winning the match then.

15. Rishikesh said, "I was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday".

A) Rishikesh said that he was the one who clapped the most on Raghav's birthday.

B) Rishikesh said that he is the one who clapped the most on his birthday.

C) Rishikesh says that he is the one who claps the most on Raghav's birthday.

D) None of above.

16. Becca said "I had gone there last month"She said that _____ .

A) I was going there last month.

B) I have gone there last month.

C) I had gone there the previous month.

D) I had gone there last month.

17. She said, "Shut the door!".

A) She said that I should shut the door.

B) She asked me whether I would shut the door.

C) She ordered me to shut the door.

D) She shouted and said to shut the door.

18. Nancy said, "I may leave tomorrow.".

A) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.

B) Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.

C) Nancy said that she might leave the next day.

D) Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.

19. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A) I'm scared, "my brother whispered". Do "we have to go on the ghost train?".

B) "I'm scared", my brother whispered. "Do we have to go on the ghost train?".

C) "I'm scared", my brother whispered. "Do we have to" go on the ghost train?.

D) I'm scared, "my" brother whispered. "Do we have to go on the ghost train?".

20. How do we write the following in direct speech? Kelly said I am feeling sick today.

A) Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today." .

B) Kelly said "I am feeling sick today.".

C) Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today".

D) None of above.

21. My mom _____ that I had to find a new girlfriend.

A) Said.

B) Told.

22. Change:The examiner called out, "time is up, stop writing. ".

A) None.

B) The examiner commanded to stop writing as the time could be up.

C) The examiner commanded to stop writing as the time is up.

D) The examiner told us to not write as time had been over.

23. Direct to Indirect Speech:Mary says, "I am coming here.".

A) Mary says that she is coming there.

B) Mary says that she was coming here.

C) Mary says that she was coming there.

24. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.

A) "Watch out for that puddle!" Dad yelled.

B) Watch out for "that puddle!" Dad yelled.

C) "Watch out for" that puddle! Dad yelled.

D) None of above.

25. Vidushi said, "We went for a summer trip.".

A) Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip.

B) Vidushi said that they were on a summer trip.

C) Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip.

D) Vidushi said they went for a summer trip.