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📘 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 55
1. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "If you want to go outside" said Mrs. Clark "you must wear your raincoats.".
B) "If you want to go outside, " said Mr.s Clark, "you must wear your raincoats.".
C) "If you want to go outside, " said Mrs. Clark, "You must wear your raincoats.".
D) "If you want to go outside, " said Mrs. Clark "you must wear your raincoats.".
2. It is when the main idea of what someone had said is reported.
A) .... Persuasive Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
C) Informative Speech.
D) Indirect Speech.
3. If talking about future event, the present tense of the verbs is used in the reported speech.
A) TRUE.
B) FALSE.
4. True or False?In the reported speech the possessive adjectives change:Juan, "I work for my company". He said that he worked for his company.
A) True.
B) False.
5. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:Present Perfect in the direct becomes Past Perfect.) Kamal said, "I have done my home work".
A) Kamal said that he had done his home work.
B) Kamal said that he had done my home work.
C) Kamal said that he is doing his home work.
D) Kamal said that I had done his home work.
6. John asked Alisha, "Why are you angry?".
A) John asks Alisha why is she angry.
B) John asked Alisha why was she angry.
C) John is asking Alisha why is she angry.
D) John asked Alisha why is she angry.
7. Change this sentence to indirect speech.Frank asked his friend, "Are you coming to see the cricket match?".
A) Frank asks his friend if he is coming to see the cricket match.
B) Frank asked his friend that was he coming to see the cricket match?.
C) Frank asked his friend, are you coming to see the cricket match?.
D) Frank told his friend that, are you coming to see the cricket match?.
8. He said to me, "I have often told you not to play with fire, ".
A) He told me that I had often told me not to play with fire.
B) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
C) He told me that he had often told him not to play with fire.
D) He told me that he has often told me not to play with fire.
9. Is an example of Direct Speech:.
A) 'I love the Toy Story films, ' she said. .
B) I love Toy Story films.
C) I loves the films.
D) None of above.
10. She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".
A) She said that her parents are going to Karachi.
B) She said that my parents going to Karachi.
C) She said that my parents gone to Karachi.
D) She said that her parents were going to Karachi.
11. I said to him, 'Why don't you work hard?'.
A) I asked him why he didn't work hard.
B) I asked him why you didn't work hard.
C) I asked him why he wouldn't work hard.
D) None of above.
12. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule:If Reporting Verb is in the Past Tense, all Present Tenses of the Direct Speech are changed to the coresponding Past Tenses.) 1) Jahnvii said, "I write a letter".
A) Jahnvii said that I wrote a letter.
B) Jahnvii said that she had been writing a letter.
C) Jahnvii said that she wrote a letter.
D) Jahnvii said that she is writing a letter.
13. "don't try this at home" the MC speaks to the audiences.
A) The MC warns that audiences didn't try that at home.
B) The MC warned the audiences not to try that at home.
C) The MC warned that we should not do this at home.
D) The MC warns the audiences not to try that at home.
14. IMaria said, "It is my car." Convert it into indirect speech.
A) Maria said that it was her car.
B) Maria said that it is my car.
C) Maria said that it was my car.
D) Maria said that it is my cars her car.
E) .... Maria said that it were my car.
15. "Would you like to join our Drama Group?" she said.
A) She told if I would like to join their Drama Group.
B) She asked if I would like to join their Drama Group.
C) She said if I would like to join their Drama Group.
D) She asked if I would like to join our Drama Group.
16. Which of the following is true for reported speech?.
A) Making the changes and then reporting what someone says.
B) Saying the exact words what someone said.
C) Reporting what someone said with own inputs.
D) None of these.
17. Example of Indirect Speech:.
A) She said she hadn't seen them since the previous week. .
B) She told a speech yesterday.
C) I was riding a bicycle.
D) None of above.
18. The Judge said, " Speak only when you are asked to." The indirect speech becomes:.
A) The Judge said that speak only when you were asked to.
B) The Judge requested him to speak only when he is asked to.
C) The Judge asked him to speak only when you are asked to.
D) The Judge ordered him to speak only when he was asked to.
19. She said, "I have to meet the doctor tomorrow.".
A) She said that she had to meet the doctor tomorrow. .
B) She said that she had to meet the doctor the next day.
C) She said that she have to meet the doctor the next day.
D) None of above.
20. Choose the best translation to this sentenceJohn said, "I'm looking for my keys.".
A) He said he was looking for his keys .
B) John always forgot where he put his keys.
C) He mentioned to them that his keys were lost.
D) None of above.
21. Indirect speech:She asked him to call her back later.Direct speech: _____ .
A) She asked Ten, "Please call me back later.".
B) She asked him "to call her back tomorrow".
C) She asked him to call her back tomorrow.
D) Ten told me something.
22. Change the speech."Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said and paused for a reply.
A) He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
B) He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
C) He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
D) He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
23. "My friend gave me a bar of chocolate." he said.
A) He said that his friend had given him a bar of chocolate.
B) He said that my friend had given him a bar of chocolate.
C) He said that his friend was gave him a bar of chocolate.
D) He said that his friend gave him a bar of chocolate.
24. Choose if the sentence is in Direct or Indirect Speech."I am going to read a book, " Ram said.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
25. Change from Direct to indirect speech-Issac Newton said to the people, "You have to be practical.".
A) Issac Newton told the people that they had to be practical.
B) Issac Newton commanded the people to be rational.
C) Issac Newton told to the people that they had to be practical.
D) Issac Newton says that we have to be practical.