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📝 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 41
1. The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.
A) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', the instructor asked.
B) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', said the instructor.
C) 'Are you ready for the race Ronny?', the instructor asked.
D) 'Ronny, ready for race?' the instructor said.
2. It is when the actual words of the speaker are reproduced.
A) Informative Speech.
B) Persuasive Speech.
C) Direct Speech.
D) Indirect Speech.
3. He said, "I can do this sum easily.".
A) Direct speech.
B) Indirect speech.
4. What word connects the reported and reporting speech in imperative sentences?.
A) Wh-questions.
B) If.
C) To.
D) That.
5. Meera said, "It's time. I must go now.".
A) Meera said that it was time and she had to go then.
B) Meera said that it is time and she should leave.
C) Meera said that it was time to go then.
D) Meera said it is time and she may go.
6. "Stop this non-sense argument!" said my teacher.
A) My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument.
B) My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument!.
C) My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument!.
D) My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument.
7. What is the other term for indirect speech?.
A) Part of speech.
B) Direct speech.
C) Reported speech.
D) Figures of speech.
8. Direct speech does not use quotation marks.
A) FALSE.
B) TRUE.
9. Cooks.
A) Cooked .
B) Cooking.
C) Was cooking.
D) None of above.
10. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:He said, "I am going to the mall later."Indirect:He said that he _____ to the mall later.
A) Was going .
B) Were going.
C) Is going.
D) None of above.
11. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"He/She said "I need help with my homework."".
A) I need help with my work. .
B) I don't need help with my homework.
C) I finished my homework.
D) None of above.
12. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:The teacher said, "The earth revolves around its axis.".
A) The teacher told the students that Earth was revolving around its axis.
B) The teacher told the students that the Earth revolves its axis.
C) The teacher told the students that the earth had revolved around its axis.
D) The teacher told the students that the Earth revolved around its axis.
13. In reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the speaker's exact words.
A) TRUE.
B) FALSE.
14. "How much of that can I bring home?" Ramon asked Inez.Ramon asked Inez how much of that _____ can bring home.
A) He.
B) I.
C) She.
D) None of above.
15. The teacher said, "I like your painting.".
A) The teacher said that she liked her painting. .
B) The teacher said that I liked her painting.
C) The teacher said that she likes her painting.
D) None of above.
16. He asked us _____ show our passports.
A) That to.
B) Now.
C) Don't.
D) To.
17. "Are you okay, Ivanne?" asked Abegail.
A) Abegail asked if Ivanne is okay.
B) Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay.
C) Abegail asked Ivanne if she is okay.
D) Ivanne is not okay.
18. The teacher said to the students, "Be quiet while I am talking".
A) The teacher told the students to be quiet while I am talking.
B) The teacher told the students to be quiet while she is talking.
C) The teacher told the students to be quiet while I was talking.
D) The teacher told the students to be quiet while she was talking.
19. Direct to reported speech:'This' turns to _____ .
A) These.
B) That.
C) Nothing. It stays the same.
D) Those.
20. Which of the following indirect sentences is correctly constructed?.
A) He said:I went to school everyday.
B) He said, I went to school every day.
C) He said he went to school every day.
D) He went to school every day.
21. CONVERT INTO DIRECT SPEECHHE SAID HE COULD SPEAK PERFECT SPANISH.
A) I CAN SPEAK PERFECT SPANISH .
B) I SAY I COULD SPEAK PERFECT SPANISH.
C) I COULD SPEAK PERFECT SPANISH.
D) None of above.
22. The new headmaster asked how long it had been a mixed school.
A) The new headmaster asked, "How long has it been a mixed school?".
B) The new headmaster told, "How long has it been a mixed school?".
C) The new headmaster asked, "How long it had been a mixed school?".
D) The new headmaster asked, "If it had been a mixed school long.".
23. He asked me, "Open your book!".
A) He asked me that to open my book.
B) He asked me that to open his book.
C) He asked me to open my book.
D) He asked me to open his book.
24. Roselle said, "Humans are mortals.".
A) Roselle said that humans are mortals.
B) Roselle said that humans were mortals.
C) Roselle says that humans were mortals.
D) None of above.
25. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "I've had enough!" shouted Grandpa. "I'm fed up of you playing video games.".
B) I've had "enough!" shouted Grandpa. "I'm fed up of you playing video games.".
C) "I've had enough!" shouted Grandpa. "I'm fed up of you" playing video games.
D) I've had enough! "shouted Grandpa". I'm fed up of you "playing video games.".