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🎯 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 48
1. Arupa said, "I am going to Nagpur to meet my friends.".
A) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet her friends.
B) Arupa said that she was going to Nagpur to meet hers friends.
C) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends.
D) Arupa said that she is going to Nagpur to meet my friends.
2. "I can play with my friends in the ground, " he said.
A) He tell that he could play with his friends in the ground.
B) He told I can play with my friends in the ground.
C) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground.
D) He said that he would play with my friends in the ground.
3. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose direct speech?.
A) Commas.
B) Parentheses.
C) Exclamation marks.
D) Quotation marks.
4. Change sentence:He says, "I am ready to go.".
A) He says that he is ready to go.
B) He says that he will be ready.
C) He says that he was ready.
D) All are wrong.
5. Peter said, "I bought my plane ticket last night.".
A) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night.
B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket last night.
C) Peter said that he bought his plane ticket the previous night.
D) None of above.
6. Orange said, "They never arrive on time."The indirect speech is _____ .
A) Orange said that they never arrived on time.
B) Orange said that they never arrive on time.
C) Orange said, "They never arrived on time.".
D) Orange said that we never arrived on time.
7. "They will hurt you, " he said.
A) He said that they would hurt you.
B) He said that they will hurt me.
C) He said that he would be hurt me.
D) He said that they would hurt me.
8. 'Yesterday / last Friday' change to-.
A) Tomorrow / the previous Friday.
B) The previous day/ last Friday.
C) The previous day / the previous Friday.
D) Yesterday / the previous Friday.
9. My brother said, "I went to school yesterday." Convert it into indirect speech.
A) My brother said that he had gone to school the previous day.
B) My brother said that he had gone to school today.
C) My brother said that he had gone to school the next day.
D) My brother said that he has gone to school the next day.
E) My brother said that he had gone to school the day after.
10. The little girl said, "What a beautiful doll it is!".
A) Indirect speech.
B) Direct speech.
11. My father said to me, "You must work hard".
A) My father told me that I must work hard.
B) My father said to me that you have to work hard.
C) My father told me that I had to work hard.
D) My father said to me that you must work hard.
12. Mom said, "Why is he shouting?".
A) Mom asked why was he shouting.
B) Mom asked why is he shouting.
C) Mom asked why does he shout.
D) None of above.
13. "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?"She _____ .
A) She asked me to her a cup of coffee.
B) She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee.
14. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:The police officer said to the boy, "Where do you live?".
A) The police officer asked the boy where he lives.
B) "Where do you live?", the police officer asked the boy.
C) When speaking to the boy, the police officer asked where do you live?.
D) The police officer wanted to know where the boy lives.
15. My father said to me, "You must work hard".
A) My father said to me that I had to work hard.
B) My father said to me that you have to work hard.
C) My father said to me that I must work hard.
D) My father said to me that you must work hard.
16. Her father said, "You willingly rendered service to those people because you love them."Her father said that _____ had willingly rendered service to those people because _____ loved _____ .
A) She, she, them .
B) She, he, them.
C) She, he, her.
D) None of above.
17. "I'll come with you as soon as I am ready, " she said.
A) She said she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
B) She said she came with me as soon as she was ready.
C) She said she would come with me as soon as she is ready.
D) She told she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
18. "I am going to the zoo, " said Maggie.Which part of this sentence is the reporting clause?.
A) "I am going to the zoo, ".
B) Said Maggie.
19. He said, "I am buying a new pen".
A) He said that he was buying a new pen.
B) He said that he is buying a new pen.
C) He said that he had been buying a new pen.
D) He said that he bought a new pen.
20. The turtle said, "It is now bearing fruit."The turtle told the monkey _____ his plant was then bearing fruit.
A) That.
B) If.
C) Whether.
D) None of above.
21. My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?".
A) My mom asked me if I had had a spare time.
B) My mom asked me whether I had a spare time.
C) My mom asked me whether I have a spare time.
D) None of these.
22. Change the speech.The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.
A) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?".
B) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?".
C) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?".
D) The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?".
23. Which of the following is the correction for this incorrect direct speech?:Cris said, I am going to park my car.
A) Cris said:I was going to park his car.
B) "Cris said I am going to park my car.".
C) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.".
D) "Cris was going to park his car.".
24. Mr. Smith said, "I want you to do your task."The indirect speech is _____ .
A) Mr. Smith said that he wants me to do my task.
B) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task.
C) Mr. Smith said that he wants you to do your task.
D) Mr. Smith said, he wanted me to do my task.
25. He said he had arrived before you.
A) He said, " I was arriving before you.".
B) He said, " I arrive before you.".
C) He said, " I arrived before you.".
D) He said, " I am arriving before you.".