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🧠 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 40
1. WHAT IS THE ANOTHER NAME OF INDIRECT SPEECH.
A) REPORTED SPEECH.
B) REPORTED SPEECH.
C) None of above.
2. John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?".
A) John asked Mary why did she got angry with him.
B) John asked Mary why she did get angry with him.
C) John asked Mary why did she get angry with him.
D) John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
3. "Don't talk!".
A) The teacher told us to not talk.
B) The teacher told us not to talk.
C) The teacher told us to not talk.
D) The teacher asked us not to talk.
4. While changing to indirect speech the word in direct Speech Yet changes to?.
A) Till then.
B) Wait.
C) Not now.
D) Till before.
5. Change the Direct Speech to Indirect Speech.He said, "I bought a car.".
A) He said that I bought a car.
B) He said that she bought a car.
C) He said that he bought a car.
D) I said that he bought a car.
6. Gopal said that Hari _____ done his work.
A) Had.
B) Has.
7. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) The coach remarked, "It's all right if you want to yell 'Hooray!' ".
B) The coach remarked, "it's all right if you want to yell 'Hooray!' ".
C) The coach remarked, "It's all right if you want to yell 'Hooray!".
D) The coach remarked, It's all right if you want to yell 'Hooray!' ".
8. (Change the reported speech to quoted speech.)My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time.
A) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?".
B) My mom asked me, Did I have a spare time?".
C) My mom asked me, " Had you had a spare time?".
D) My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?".
E) My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?".
9. Choose the correct converted indirect speech of this sentence:He said, "Hurrah! I won a prize".
A) He requested that he had won a prize.
B) He exclaimed with joy that he had won a prize.
10. Jacob fell as he'd have wished', the father said.
A) The father said that Jacob had fallen as he would have wished.
B) The father said that Jacob has fallen as he would have wished.
C) The father said that Jocob had fallen as he had wished.
D) The father said that Jacob had been fallen as he would have been wished.
11. Sofi said to me:"Why do you go to Bandung?"Sofi asked me _____ .
A) Why I went to Bandung.
B) If I go to Bandung.
C) Why I go to Bandung.
D) Why did I go to Bandung.
12. Which direct sentence is correct?Alicia said that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that she had seen him kissing Tamara.
A) Alicia said:'My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.
B) Alicia said:'Her boyfriend cheated on her and she saw him kissing Tamara.'.
C) Alicia said:'My boyfriend had cheated on her and I saw him kissing Tamara.'.
D) None of above.
13. Convert into into indirect speech:Mary said "I am going to go to the water park.".
A) Mary said that she was going to go to the water park.
B) Mary said that she was going to the water park.
C) Mary said that I was going to the water park.
D) Mary said "That she was going to go to the water park".
14. John, " I am going to visit my grandma next week". It means.
A) John said that he will be going to visit his garndma the following week.
B) John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week.
C) John said that he will going to visit grandma next week.
D) John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week.
15. Past continuous tense direct speeches should be changed into _____ to tranform to indirect speeches.
A) Simple past tense.
B) Present perfect tense.
C) Simple present tense.
D) Past perfect continuous tense.
16. They said, "We take yoga class.".
A) They said that we had taken yoga class.
B) They said that they took yoga class.
C) They said that they had taken yoga class.
D) They said that we took yoga class.
17. The manager asked the customer if _____ any complaints to make.
A) He had.
B) Had he.
C) He had had.
D) He has.
18. "Why don't you go today?"I asked.
A) I asked why did you not go that day.
B) I asked why you had not gone today.
C) I asked why you did not go that day.
D) I asked why had you not gone that day.
19. Dani asked me, "Did you get your passport?"Dani asked me _____ .
A) If I got my passport.
B) If I had gotten her passport.
C) If I got your passport.
D) If I had gotten my passport.
20. Turn direct speech into indirect speech "I asked my sister if she had returned the mobile phone to her friend.".
A) I said to my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to my friend?'.
B) I said to my sister, 'did you return the mobile phone to my friend?'.
C) I asked my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'.
D) I said to my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'.
21. Choose the correct option:He said to her, 'Are you coming to the party?'.
A) He asked her if she will be coming to the party.
B) He shouted her whether she was coming to the party.
C) He told her that if she was coming to the party.
D) He asked her if she was going to the party.
22. Gaurav said, "Advait is a short tempered person".
A) Gaurav said that Advait was a short tempered person.
B) Gaurav was a short tempered person said Advait.
C) Advait had a shorter temper says Gaurav.
D) None of above.
23. Choose the correct punctuation of direct speech in this sentence.
A) " I have visited a tea plantation he said".
B) " I have visited a tea plantation.' he said.
24. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options. Rule to remember:Past Tense in the direct becomes Past Perfect or remains unchanged. Angel said, "I brought a pen yesterday".
A) Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before. (I.S).
B) Angel said that she has bought a pen the day before.
C) Angel said that she will buy a pen the day before.
D) Angel said that she had been buying a pen the day before.
25. Benedict said that he had studied since 2000.
A) Benedict said, "I studied since 2000.".
B) Benedict said, "I have been studying since 2000.".
C) Benedict said, "I had studied since 2000.".
D) Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000.".