Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 31
1. Mateo asked Rainie, "Why are you sad?".
A) Mateo asked Rainie why she is sad.
B) Rainie smiled back to Mateo.
C) Mateo asked Rainie why she was sad.
D) Mateo asked Rainie why I was sad.
2. "Be nice to your brother, " he said.
A) He asked me not to be nice to my brother.
B) He asked me to be nice to your brother.
C) He asked me to be nice to my brother.
D) He asked me not to be nice to your brother.
3. He asked me "Open your book!".
A) He asks me to open my book.
B) He asked me to open your book.
C) He asked me opening my book.
D) He asked me to open my book.
4. "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 do they have a question for her.
C) Maria asked the children if they have any questions for her.
D) None of above.
5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.
A) Michael called out, "Will you come and help me?".
B) Michael called out, "will you come and help me?".
C) Michael called out, "Will you come and help me".
D) Michael called out, "Will you come and help me"?.
6. "Call the witness!" asked the judge.The indirect speech from the sentence above is _____ .
A) The judge asked to call the witness.
B) The judge asked called the witness.
C) The judge asked whether call the witness.
D) The judge asked if they call the witness.
7. "Be nice to your brother, " he said. Convert to Indirect Speech.
A) He told me that I have to be nice to my brother.
B) He told me that I have to become nice to my brother.
C) He advised me to be nice to my brother.
D) He said me to be nice to my brother.
8. Was.
A) Had been.
B) Has been.
C) Were.
D) None of above.
9. Indirect speech is _____ .
A) Expresses what was said without using the exact words.
B) Where someone else expresses what was said.
C) Expresses what was said using the exact words.
D) Where someone expresses their own words.
10. I said, 'Jayesh, you must be more serious.'(This sentence is in direct speech. True or False?).
A) False.
B) True.
11. Hannah:"I want to go to the football match, but I don't have enough money".Hannah said that she _____ to go to the football match, but she didn't have enough money.
A) Wanted.
B) Wants.
C) Had wanted.
D) None of above.
12. Christine said, "I am going to school.".
A) Christine said that she were going to school.
B) Christine said that she was going to school.
C) Christine said that she will be going to school.
D) Christine said that she was not going to school.
13. Which of these is correct?.
A) "Could you help me carry these bags?" He asked.
B) "Could you help me carry these bags?" he asked.
C) "Could you help me carry these bags" he asked?.
D) "Could you help me carry these bags, " he asked?.
14. John asked me, "What are you doing here?".
A) John asked me what I was doing there?.
B) John asked me what I am doing there.
C) John asked me what I was doing there.
D) John asked me what are you doing there.
15. Past perfect tense direct speeches remain the same tense even in indirect speeches.
A) True.
B) False.
16. Monica said, "I have finished my homework." Convert it into indirect speech.
A) Monica said that she had finished my homework.
B) Monica said that she has to finish my homework.
C) Monica said that she had finished her homework.
D) Monica said that she has finished my homework.
E) Monica said that she has finished her homework.
17. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:He said, "I like this song.".
A) He said that he likes that song.
B) He said that he liked that song.
C) He said that he likes this song.
D) He said that I liked this song.
18. My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night".
A) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.
B) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.
C) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night".
D) My brother says that he met Tom at the party the night before.
19. Thalia said, "I have a doctor's appointment at 2:00.
A) Thalia said that she had a doctor's appointment at 2:00. .
B) Thalia said that she has a doctor's appointment at 2:00.
C) Thalia said that I have a doctor's appointment at 2:00.
D) None of above.
20. I like strawberries _____ bananas on my cereal.
A) And.
B) Nor.
C) But.
D) Or.
21. Shabnum said, "Mummy is resting in her room.".
A) Shabnum said my mother is taking rest.
B) Shabnum said that mummy was taking rest.
22. The teacher said, "The earth revolves around the sun.".
A) The teacher says that the earth revolves around the sun.
B) The teacher said that the earth is revolves around the sun.
C) The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.
D) The teacher said that the earth revolved around the sun.
23. The students said, "It is very hot."INDIRECT:The students said that it _____ very hot.
A) Are.
B) Was.
C) Were.
D) Is.
24. He says, "I am glad to be here this evening." He says that _____ .
A) I was glad to be here this evening.
B) He is glad to be here this evening.
C) I am glad to be here this evening.
D) I am glad to being here this evening.
E) He was glad to be here this evening.
25. What needs to be corrected in this sentence? He said, "He likes to play football".
A) Full stop must come first before the closing speech mark.
B) Change period to question mark.
C) He should be in small letter.
D) Remove the comma after "said".