Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 34
1. You said, "He is a very good athlete.".
A) You said that he was a very good athlete.
B) You said that he is a very good athlete.
2. I said, "Please come to the party.".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
3. What are the common reporting verbs used in indirect speech?.
A) Said, told, asked.
B) Played, danced, sang.
C) Ran, jumped, talked.
D) Ate, drank, slept.
4. He _____ that he's getting the runaround.
A) Told.
B) Say.
C) Said.
D) Asked.
5. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Sunil said, "Mohan, the teacher will be here within five minutes.".
A) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher will be here within five minutes.
B) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher will be there within five minutes.
C) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher would be here within five minutes.
D) Sunil told Mohan that the teacher would be there within five minutes.
6. One of the objectives of the Indirect Speech act is _____ .
A) To avoid providing directives.
B) To avoid to sound exaggerated.
C) To analyze the utterance without context.
D) To avoid conventional implicatures.
7. She said, "He will come tomorrow".She told me that he _____ the next day.
A) Would come .
B) Is coming.
C) Will come.
D) None of above.
8. "Dare you open my cupboard!" yelled Ram's mother to him.
A) Ram's mother yelled to him that dare he opened her cupboard.
B) Ram's mother yelled to him, dare he open my cupboard.
9. Were running.
A) Were running.
B) Was running.
C) Would be running.
D) None of above.
10. I spoke to Obedan on his mobile and asked him where he was. He told me that he _____ in the airport, waiting for his flight.
A) Sat.
B) Had sat.
C) Has sat.
D) Was sitting.
11. Julia said, "I can not attend your wedding.".
A) Julia said that she would not attend our wedding.
B) Julia said that she could not attend our wedding.
C) Julia said that she can not attend our wedding.
D) Julia said that she is not able to attend our wedding.
12. John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?".
A) John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.
B) John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
C) John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.
D) John asked Mary why she is angry with him.
13. What is the direct speech counterpart of this sentence? The girl said that she liked singing.
A) The girl said, "I like singing.".
B) Girl! I like singing.
C) "The girl said, she likes singing.".
D) "The girl said that she liked swimming.".
14. Kalpana said I teach in a school(choose the sentence with the correct speech marks).
A) Kalpana said, "I teach in a school.".
B) Kalpana said that, "I teach in a school.".
C) Kalpana said, 'I teach in a school".
D) None of above.
15. WHILE REPORTING THE SPEECH SAID TO CHANGE IN.
A) TOLD ME.
B) TOLD.
C) POVERTY.
D) None of above.
16. Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".He told me that his mother _____ the bus to work _____ .
A) Was taking; the next day.
B) Was taking; tomorrow.
C) Had been taking; the next day.
D) None of above.
17. Has been working.
A) Would have worked.
B) Has worked.
C) Had been working.
D) Worked.
18. (Convert the following sentence into direct speech.)He said that he had bought a book for his mother.
A) He said, 'I bought a book for my mother.'.
B) He said, " I bought a book for my mother'.
C) He said, I bought a book for my mother.
D) None of above.
19. Window-shopping is my favorite hobby.
A) Septi said that if window-shopping was my favorite hobby.
B) Septi said that window-shopping was my favorite hobby.
C) Septi said that window-shopping was her favorite hobby.
D) Septi said that window-shopping is her favorite hobby.
20. Siska asked Saski, "Are you busy now?".
A) Saski asked Siska whether he was busy then.
B) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then.
C) Siska asked Saski whether he is busy now.
D) Siska asked Saski if he is busy then.
21. Example:Mita said, "I have finished painting."Which of the following is a correct reported version _____ .
A) Mita said that she had finished painting.
B) Mita said to me I have finished painting.
C) Mita had finished painting as to what she said.
D) None of these.
22. The judge commanded them to call the witness.
A) "Call the witness", said the judge.
B) The judge is telling them to "Call the witness.".
C) The judge is saying to "Call the witness.".
D) None of above.
23. Paul said, "What time does the bus come?Choose the correct indirect speech.
A) Paul said that what time does the bus come.
B) Paul asked what time the bus came.
24. Direct speech is.
A) Quoted speech.
B) Unquoted speech.
C) Reported speech.
D) None of above.
25. Harish said, "Will you accompany me there?".
A) Harish asked if I could accompany him there.
B) Harish said to me that I accompany him there.
C) Harish enquired whether I will accompany him there.
D) Harish asked me if I would accompany him there.