Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 5
1. Bobby asked, "Can I have some pieces of papers, please?".
A) Bobby asked if he could have some pieces of papers.
B) Bobby asks if he could have some pieces of papers.
C) Can she have some pieces of papers, please? Bobby asked,.
D) Bobby is asking if he could have some pieces of papers.
2. Tony says, "Do you need my help?" Change to indirect speech!.
A) Tony says if I need his help.
B) Tony says if I needed his help.
C) Tony says if he need my help.
D) None of above.
3. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-He said to me, "I don't believe you.".
A) He told me that I don't believe him.
B) He told me that he doesn't believe me.
C) He told me that he didn't believe me.
D) He told me that I didn't believe him.
4. Mr. Ravi said to his neighbour, "My house was being built."Mr. Ravi said to hi neighbour that his house _____ .
A) Is being built.
B) Had being built.
C) Had built.
D) Had been being built.
5. "Where is it?" said Mary. She _____ .
A) Asked where it was.
B) Said where it is.
C) Asked if it was there.
D) None of above.
6. Nimfa said that she could see the good in others. What is the direct speech of this sentence?.
A) Nimfa said, "She could see the good in others.".
B) Nimfa said, "I could've seen the good in others.".
C) Nimfa said, "I can see the good in others.".
D) Nimfa said, "She can see the good in others.".
7. What does the root word dyna means?.
A) Witch.
B) Light.
C) Spiderman.
D) Power.
8. Mother asked John, "Don't smoke too much!".
A) Mother asked John to do not smoke too much.
B) Mother asked John to smoke too much.
C) Mother asked John that not t smoke too much.
D) Mother asked John to not smoke too much.
9. DIRECT SPEECH:will buyINDIRECT SPEECH:.
A) Would buy.
B) Won't buy.
10. The teacher said to the students, "Be quiet while I am talking.".
A) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking.
B) The teacher asked the students to be quiet while she talks.
C) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she is talking.
D) The teacher asked the students to be quiet while she was talking.
11. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"He said he bought a car.".
A) I bought a car. .
B) I didn't buy a car.
C) I bouhgt a car.
D) None of above.
12. The reported speech is usually used to talk about something that happened in the past. Therefore, the tense of the words used is usually changed into past tense.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
13. How Indirect speech is made:.
A) Reporting what was said exactly in the words of the speaker.
B) Reporting what was said in the words of a narrator.
14. She says, "I am the class captain.".
A) Direct speech.
B) Indirect speech.
15. Jack said:"I was at home yesterday." Jack said _____ .
A) He had been at home a week ago.
B) He was at home.
C) He will be at home.
D) He had been at home the day before.
16. The man asked the clerk, "Do you sell teapot in this store?".
A) The man asked the clerk if he sold teapot in that store.
B) The man asked the clerk that he sold teapot in that store.
C) No correct answer.
D) None of above.
17. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"I have visited the the ancient city of Anuradhapura, " she said.
A) She said that she had visited the ancient city of Anuradhapura.
B) She said that she has not visited the ancient city of Anuradhapura.
18. He asked me, "What are you doing?"He asked me _____ .
A) What was I doing.
B) What am I doing.
C) What I was doing.
D) What I am doing.
19. John, " I am going to visit my grandma next week". It means.
A) John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week.
B) John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week.
C) John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week.
D) John said that he is going to visit my grandma the following week.
20. Which of these is direct speech?.
A) Alice fell in love with the beautiful beach in Sri Lanka.
B) I fell in love with the beautiful beach in Sri Lanka.
21. I will study hard.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
22. The time word 'tomorrow' in direct speech turns into _____ in reported speech.
A) The next day.
B) Yesterday.
C) The day after.
D) None of these.
23. "I've been living here for ten years, " She told me. It means:.
A) She told me that she had been living there for ten years.
B) She told me that she had lived there for ten years.
C) She told me that she had been living here for ten years.
D) She told me that she has been living there for ten years.
24. She asked me, 'Would you like to join us?'.
A) She asked me if I would help her. .
B) She asked me if I will help her.
C) She asked me if I could help her.
D) None of above.
25. I said, "I can do the sum".Which type of sentence is this?.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.