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📘 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 33
1. He said, "No one can live without water."(Change to Indirect Speech).
A) He said no one would live without water.
B) He tells no one can live without water.
C) He asked whether someone would live without water.
D) He said no one can can live without water.
2. He said to me, "1 was observing you at the party".
A) He told me that he had been observing me at the party. .
B) He told to me that he had been observing me at the party.
C) He told me that he had been observing her at the party.
D) None of above.
3. Jayanthi said, " I have forgotten to lock the cupboard.".
A) Jayanthi said I forgot to lock the cupboard.
B) Jayanthi said that she had forgotten to lock the cupboard.
4. Which alternative has only coordinating conjunctions?.
A) FOR-AND-SO.
B) FOR-NOR-SINCE.
C) AFTER-BEFORE-IF.
D) YET-BUT-EVEN THOUGH.
5. Indirect speech of 'yesterday'?.
A) Both.
B) The previous day.
C) The day before.
D) None.
6. What type of speech is does not have to be within quotes or reported word-to word.
A) Indirect or reported speech.
B) Direct or quoted speech.
7. Meera said, " Wow! What a beautiful place is it.".
A) Meera exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful place.
B) Meera exclaimed with sorrow that it was a beautiful place.
C) Meera said how beautiful this place is.
D) Meera said This is a beautiful place.
8. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Simple Past".
A) Simple past.
B) Past perfect continuous.
C) Past continuous.
D) Past perfect.
9. Reported Speech is used to:.
A) Is when we tell someone what another person said.
B) Talk about a report.
C) Is used to describe past actions.
D) None of above.
10. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated?.
A) "I will go and visit my friend, " said the turtle.
B) "I will go, " and "visit my friend, " said the turtle.
11. He said to us, "What did he have last night?".
A) He asked us that what did he have the previous night.
B) He asked us what had he had the last night.
C) He inquired of us what had he have last night.
D) He asked us what he had had the previous night.
12. Khurt:"I was writing a letter yesterday.".
A) Khurt said that he wrote a letter the day before.
B) Khurt said that he had written a letter before that day.
C) Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day.
D) Khurt said that he was writing a letter the day before.
13. Mark wanted to know what _____ .
A) Mark he had got.
B) He had got mark.
C) Mark had he got.
D) Had he got mark.
14. Diane said, "I love Indian food.".
A) Diane said that she loved Indian food.
B) Diane said that she hated Indian food.
C) Diane said that she loves Indian food.
D) None of above.
15. She said to me, 'Start.'.
A) She forbade me to start.
B) She advised me to start.
C) She asked me to start.
D) She requested me to start.
16. My father said he never got up late.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
17. Jen said, "I like drawing sketches.".
A) Jen said that she liked to draw sketches.
B) Jen said that she liked drawing sketches.
C) Jen said that she has liked drawing sketches.
D) Jen said that she had like drawing sketches.
18. Martha said that she joined the Tiktok challenge.
A) REPORTED SPEECH.
B) DIRECT SPEECH.
19. "Don't watch late-night horror movies, " I warned them.
A) I warned them not to watch late-night horror movies.
B) I warned them don't watch late-night horror movies.
C) I warned that they didn't watch late-night horror movies.
D) I warned them not watch late-night horror movies.
20. Keshav said, "Rita is busy right now.".
A) Keshav informed that Rita is busy.
B) Keshav said Rita had been busy.
C) Keshav said Rita was busy.
D) Keshav informed that Rita was busy then.
21. All present tenses (simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive) go to _____ tenses in transforming direct to indirect speech.
A) Past modal.
B) Future.
C) Present.
D) Past.
22. Which of the following sentences is correct?.
A) Mai said, "My family is going to the market today.".
B) Chloe asked, "where is my timetable.".
C) "I told you not to go there." My father said.
D) None of above.
23. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "I had a great time at the fair, " said "Ayan. The ghost train was my favourite ride.".
B) "I had a great time at the fair, " said Ayan. "The ghost train was my favourite ride.".
C) I had a great time at "the fair, " said Ayan. "The ghost train was my favourite ride.".
D) "I had a great time at the fair, said" Ayan. "The ghost train was my favourite ride.".
24. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:Mary told John, "My father warned me last night.".
A) Mary told John that her father warns her last night.
B) Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.
C) Mary told John that her warned her last night.
D) Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.
25. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) Max shouted, "I'll eat you up!".
B) "Max shouted I'll eat you up!".
C) Max shouted I'll eat you up.
D) None of above.