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🎯 Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 6
1. "Please clear the tables after you have finished the food." mother told the girls.
A) Please clear the tables after she have finished the food.mother told the girls.
B) Mother says the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food.
C) Mother said the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food.
D) Mother told the girls to clear the tables after they had finished the food.
2. "I am not going to tolerate this any more, " said Sarah. It is an example of:.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
3. Which sentence is NOT correct?.
A) James said he will help me. .
B) Lisa said she didn't have a map.
C) Karen said she was going to be late.
D) None of above.
4. Direct speech:Siska said, "Where do you live?"Indirect speech: _____ .
A) "Where did I live?".
B) Siska said that where I live.
C) She tells me something.
D) Siska asked where I lived.
5. Which sentence is correct?Lydia said:'Mr Darcy kissed Lizzie on the mouth this morning.'.
A) Lydia said, that Mr Darcy had kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning.
B) Mr Darcy said that Lizzie had kissed him on the mouth that morning.
C) Lydia said that Mr Darcy had kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning.
D) Lydia said that Mr Darcy kissed Lizzie on the mouth that morning.
6. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night".
A) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.
B) My brother says that he had met me at the party last night.
C) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.
D) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night".
7. Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options. Remember the rule:Present Perfect Continuous in the direct becomes Past Perfect Continuous. He said, "I have been reading a novel". (D.S).
A) He said that he would reading a novel.
B) He said that he is reading a novel.
C) He said that I had been reading a novel.
D) He said that he had been reading a novel.
8. 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 said to 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 said to the students to be quiet while she told.
9. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONVERT STATEMENTS INTO INDIRECT SPEECH.
A) TRUE.
B) FALSE.
10. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "Thank you for helping me with my homework, " said Will.
B) "Thank you for helping me" with my homework, said Will.
C) "Thank you for helping" me with my homework, said Will.
D) Thank you for helping me "with my homework, " said Will.
11. Change this statement into INDIRECT SPEECH.She said, "I'll go shopping.".
A) She said she will go shopping.
B) She said I will go shopping.
C) She said she should go shopping.
D) She said she would go shopping.
12. Which of the following direct speech is correctly written?.
A) The boy said that he wanted a new encyclopedia.
B) "The boy said, I want a new set of encyclopedia.".
C) The boy said, I want a new set of encyclopedia.
D) The boy said, "I want a new set of encyclopedia.".
13. Who is the speaker in this statement? James told his mother, "I am leaving tomorrow.".
A) The guest.
B) Mother.
C) Father.
D) James.
14. What is direct speech?.
A) Direct speech is where the exact words spoken by a person are written in quotation marks.
B) Direct speech is where the words spoken by a person are completely ignored and not written in quotation marks.
C) Direct speech is where the exact words spoken by a person are summarized and written in quotation marks.
D) Direct speech is where the words spoken by a person are not exact and are written without quotation marks.
15. I asked Brian why he didn't go back to Singapore.
A) "Why did you go back to Singapore, Brian?" I said.
B) "Brian, why do you go back to Singapore?" I said.
C) "Why don't you go back to Singapore, Brian?" I said.
D) "Brian, go back to Singapore, please?" I said.
16. "I will call you tonight, " said Sally to her brother.
A) Sally said to her brother that she would call him that night.
B) Sally said to her brother that he would call her that night.
C) Both are correct.
D) Neither is correct.
17. He said to me, "What are you doing?".
A) He asked me what I was doing.
B) He said to me what I was doing.
C) He said to me what I am doing.
D) None of above.
18. He advised us to make good use of our time as we wouldn't get such an opportunity again.
A) "To make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he said to us.
B) "Make good use of your time. You wouldn't get such an opportunity again", he said us.
C) "Make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he told to us.
D) "Make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again, " he said to us.
19. Where is the quoted verb in the following statement:The doctor says, "She needs to take the medicine.".
A) Take.
B) Needs.
C) Says.
D) To.
20. Rhea says, "I am happy".She tells me that she _____ happy.
A) Is.
B) Was.
C) Had been.
D) None of above.
21. Spoken words must be put inside speech marks " " in _____ type of speech.
A) Direct.
B) Indirect.
22. "Where have you been?" he asked me.
A) He wanted to know where you have been.
B) He wanted to know where I had been.
C) He wanted to know where you had been.
D) He wanted to know where I have been.
23. Anne said, "I can speak French.".
A) Anne said she can speak French.
B) Anne said that she could speak French.
C) Anne says she can speak French.
D) Anne asked if I could speak French.
24. Direct:He asked me, "Do you like coffee or tea?"Reported:He asked me _____ I like coffee or tea?.
A) Whether.
B) Which.
25. My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night".
A) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.
B) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.
C) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night".
D) My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.