Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 4
1. Sonethip said, " I work here everyday.".
A) Sonethip said that he worked there everyday.".
B) Sonethip said that he worked here yesterday.".
C) Sonethip said that he worked here everyday.".
D) Sonethip said that he worked everyday.".
2. "Thank you for helping me with my homework, " said Will to me.
A) Will told me to thank him for helping him with his homework.
B) Will thanked me for helping me with my homework.
C) Will said thank you for helping him with his homework.
D) Will thanked me for helping him with his homework.
3. Choose the correct converted direct speech of this sentence:John exclaimed with wonder that it was a nice shirt.
A) John said, Alas! What a nice shirt it is".
B) John said, "Wow! What a nice shirt it is".
4. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated?.
A) It, is time for you "to come down" says the turtle.
B) "It is time for you to come down, " says the turtle.
5. Transform the following statement into indirect speech:The painters say, "We can paint a beautiful picture.".
A) The painters say that they could paint a beautiful picture.
B) The painters say that they can paint a beautiful picture.
C) The painters said that they can paint a beautiful picture.
D) The painters said that they could paint a beautiful picture.
6. The policeman asked what I was doing.
A) Direct speech.
B) Indirect speech.
7. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:If the reporting verb is in the Present or Future Tense (e.g., say, will say) there is no change in the tense of the verb in the Indirect speech.) 1) Aksa says, "I eat a mango".
A) Aksa says, that she eats a mango.
B) Aksa says, that she is eating a mango.
C) Aksa says, that I ate a mango.
D) Aksa says, that I eats a mango.
8. Do verbs tenses change in indirect/reported speech?.
A) It depends .
B) No.
C) Yes.
D) None of above.
9. She said that she did not like strawberries.
A) Indirect.
B) Direct.
10. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated?.
A) "I will teach him a lesson, " said the turtle.
B) "I, " will teach him a lesson, said the turtle.
11. "Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair?" I asked him.
A) I asked him if he had known that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair.
B) I asked him if he knew that the shoes he were wearing weren't a pair.
C) I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair.
D) I asked him did he know that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair.
12. She _____ him to stop following them.
A) Told.
B) Said.
13. The students said, "We love studying Science."INDIRECT:The students said that they _____ studying Science.
A) Would love.
B) Love.
C) Have loved.
D) Loved.
14. The secretary asked me to fill up that form.
A) "Did you fill up this form?" the secretary said.
B) "Please fill up this form, " the secretary said.
C) "Fill up this form, " the secretary said to.
D) "Would you like to fill up this form?" said the secretary.
15. Khurt:"I was writing a letter yesterday.".
A) Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day.
B) Khurt said that he wrote a letter the day before.
C) Khurt said that he was writing a letter the day before.
D) Khurt said that he had written a letter before that day.
16. Patrick said, "Spongebob works in Krusty Krab."The indirect speech is _____ .
A) Patrick said that Spongebob works in Krusty Krab.
B) Patrick said that "Spongebob works in Krusty Krab.".
C) Patrick said, Spongebob worked in Krusty Krab.
D) Patrick said that Spongebob worked in Krusty Krab.
17. Am thinking.
A) Was thinking .
B) Is thinking.
C) Has thought.
D) None of above.
18. My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night".
A) My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.
B) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night".
C) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.
D) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.
19. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be quiet, please, and listen to my words.".
A) A capital letter.
B) Quotation mark.
C) A question mark.
D) None of above.
20. "Let's eat out tomorrow" She said.
A) She suggested that we ate out the next day.
B) She suggested eating out tomorrow.
C) She suggested that we should eat out the next day.
D) She said that we could eat out the next day.
21. Guilherme told us that he _____ studying in England but that he didn't like English food.
A) Likes.
B) Liked.
C) Was liking.
D) Had liked.
22. Leela said, "These books are theirs.Choose the correct indirect sentence.
A) Leela said that those books were theirs.
B) Leela said that these books were theirs.
23. "Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about?" he asked me. He asked me _____ .
A) If the little girl understood what her mother was talking about.
B) That the little girl understands what her mother is talking about.
C) Does the little girl understand what her mother is talking about.
D) That the little girl understood what her mother was talking about.
E) Whether the little girl understands what her mother is talking about.
24. Sarah said she was not going to tolerate that any more.
A) "She was not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah.
B) "I am not going to tolerate that any more, " said Sarah.
C) "I was not going to tolerate that any more, " said Sarah.
D) "I am not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah.
25. In an indirect speech act which utterance element demonstrates a different meaning?.
A) Function.
B) The form.