Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 38
1. He said, "I blew the candles last week.".
A) He said that he had blown the candles the previous week.
B) He said that he blew the candles last week.
C) He said that he had blown the candles last week.
D) He said that he blew the candles the previous week.
2. Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?".
A) Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.
B) Kevin asked who had opened the gate.
C) Kevin asked who opened the gate.
D) Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.
3. Siska asked Saski, " Are you busy now?". It means _____ .
A) Saski asked SIska if he was busy then.
B) Siska asked Saski whether he is busy then.
C) Siska asked Saski if she is busy now.
D) Saski asked Siska whether he was busy then.
E) Siska asked Saski if he was busy then.
4. May:"You can come to my place. What time shall we meet?" May suggested that he _____ place and asked him what time _____ .
A) Could come to her; they should meet.
B) Can come to her; they shall meet.
C) Could come to her; they shall meet.
D) Can come to her; they should meet.
5. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be quiet, please, and listen to my words.".
A) A capital letter .
B) An exclamation mark.
C) Quotation marks.
D) None of above.
6. "Do you want to buy any newspapers?" said Jack.
A) Jack asked if I wanted to buy any newspapers.
B) Jack asked if I do want to buy any newspapers.
C) Jack asks if I wanted to buy any newspapers.
D) Jack asks if he wanted to buy any newspapers.
7. State whether the sentence below is written as Direct Speech or Indirect Speech. "Can I please go to the bathroom?" asked Marty.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
8. "I've been to France only once, " said Jack.
A) Jack said he had only been to France once.
B) Jack said he has been to France only once.
C) Jack said he was in France once.
D) None of above.
9. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.Mother said, "Take off your dirty clothes.".
A) I took off my dirty clothes.
B) Mother told me to take off my dirty clothes.
C) Mother took off my dirty clothes.
D) Mother told me to put on my dirty clothes.
10. Niki said "Have you been to Germany before?"She _____ before.
A) She asked if I had been to Germany before.
B) She asked if I have been to Germany before.
C) She have been asked have I went to Germany before.
D) None of above.
11. The students said to the teacher, "Please give us a free period."The students requested the teacher to.
A) Gave us a free period.
B) Given them a free period.
C) Give them a free period.
D) Give us a free period.
12. Dila says, "I am happy".She tells me that she _____ happy.
A) Were.
B) Had been.
C) Was.
D) Is.
13. Daman says, 'Priya is working in Ahmedabad.'.
A) Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
B) Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
C) Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad.
D) Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad.
14. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech.My friend said happily, "I have been to Jaipur.".
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
15. Jill likes oranges BUT does not like apples. The connective BUT represents:.
A) Contrast.
B) Alternative.
C) Result.
D) Addition.
16. Which tense is used in direct speech when the person is speaking in the present?.
A) Future tense.
B) Past perfect tense.
C) Present tense.
D) Past tense.
17. Mother said to Sahil, "Where have you left the important document?".
A) Mother asked Sahil where he had left the important document.
B) Mother said to Sahil where has he left the important document.
C) Mother said to Sahil that where is the important document.
D) None of above.
18. 'How will you get to France?' I asked them _____ .
A) How they would get to France. .
B) How will they get to France.
C) How would they get to France.
D) None of above.
19. Bob does not like broccoli _____ do I.
A) Nor.
B) Yet.
C) And.
D) But.
20. He remembered asking me if I had always been picked up by my father. The direct form of the sentence is _____ .
A) "Did you always picked up by your father?".
B) Were you always picked up by your father?".
C) "Have you always picked up by your father?".
D) "Are you always picked up by your father?".
E) "Have you always been picked up by your father?".
21. 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 is angry with him.
C) John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
D) John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.
22. In Indirect speech 'here' changes to.
A) There.
B) Though.
C) So.
D) None of the above.
23. What's wrong with this sentence? I said to him, "Why are you working so hard"?.
A) The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks.
B) "Why" should be lowercased.
C) There should be a full-stop after "hard".
D) There should not be a comma before the spoken words begin.
24. He told me that he was going to play football.
A) Direct speech.
B) Indirect speech.
25. Identify and choose the correct speech for the given sentence:Raju said, "I am glad to see my brother happy.".
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.