Indirect Speech Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. "I am happy to live in France".

A) She said she is happy to live in France.

B) She had said she was happy to live in France.

C) She said she would be happy to live in France.

D) She said she was happy to live in France.

2. Select the indirect speech examples.

A) Ron said that he went to the tennis court yesterday.

B) Mary said that she had a little lamb.

3. "We have been waiting since morning".

A) They said that they had been waiting since morning.

B) They said that they had waited since morning.

C) They said that they waited since morning.

D) None of above.

4. The secretary asked me _____ in order to have meeting with Mr. Santoso.

A) Whether I had called her.

B) Did I have called her.

C) How was I called her.

D) When did I call her.

E) That I had called her.

5. Jacob fell as he'd have wished', the father said.

A) The father said that Jacob had fallen as he would have wished.

B) The father said that Jacob has fallen as he would have wished.

C) The father said that Jocob had fallen as he had wished.

D) The father said that Jacob had been fallen as he would have been wished.

6. "I'm living in London now."He said _____ .

A) He is living in London then.

B) He is living in London now.

C) He was living in London now.

D) He was living in London then.

7. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated?.

A) Lets, cut the plant in half said "the monkey".

B) "Lets cut the plant in half, " said the monkey.

8. I said to him, "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?.

A) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.

B) I asked him where he had lost the pen I brought for him the previous day.

C) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the next day.

D) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the day before.

9. Filetype:[suffix] help us _____ .

A) To Limit results to a certain file format, such as PDF or DOC.

B) To search for pages that have at least one of your search words in the title.

C) To find different types of flies.

D) To find pages with all of those words in the title of the page.

10. She said, "I have already been teaching for five minutes."She said that _____ .

A) I had already been teaching for five minutes.

B) I had already been teaching for five minutes.

C) She has already been teaching for five minutes.

D) She had already been teaching for five minutes.

E) She already been teaching for five minutes.

11. DS:Ando said to Syamsul "When do you go to Banjarmasin?".

A) Ando said to Syamsul When he went to Banjarmasin.

B) Ando said to Syamsul When do you go to Banjarmasin.

C) Ando said to Syamsul When he goes to Banjarmasin.

D) Ando said to Syamsul When did you go to Banjarmasin.

12. 'There was an accident outside the supermarket'.

A) He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

B) He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

C) He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

D) None of above.

13. "Do you have any questions for me?" Maria asked the children.

A) Maria asked the children if they had any questions for her.

B) Maria asked the children do they have a question for her.

C) Maria asked the children if they have any questions for her.

D) None of above.

14. "What is the most worrying effect of the economic crisis?"" _____ children are deprived of nutritious food necessary for their physical and intellectual development".

A) What.

B) Why.

C) That.

D) Which.

15. Convert direct speech to indirect:He said:"Rock music fills me with energy.".

A) He said that rock music had filled me with energy.

B) He said that rock music fill him with energy.

C) He said that rock music filled me with energy.

D) He said that rock music filled him with energy.

16. Sentences are given direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.Mother said to the daughter, 'Go and change your dress.'.

A) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dress.

B) The mother asked the daughter to change her dress.

C) The daughter was being told by her mother to go and change her dress.

D) The mother asks the daughter to change her dress.

17. How this sentence would look in direct speech, in Portuguese:Paula said that she wrote several emails.

A) Paula said:"I write a lot of emails".

B) Paula said:"I wrote a lot of emails".

C) Paula said:"I had written several emails".

D) None of above.

18. Mohan said that he had been feeling ill today.(select the appropriate direct speech of the sentence).

A) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill today.".

B) Mohan said, "I was feeling ill yesterday.".

C) Mohan said, "I have been feeling ill yesterday.".

D) None of above.

19. Bobby asked, "Can I have some pieces of papers, please?".

A) Bobby is asking if he could have some pieces of papers.

B) Can she have some pieces of papers, please? Bobby asked,.

C) Bobby asks if he could have some pieces of papers.

D) Bobby asked if he could have some pieces of papers.

20. My name is Harry.

A) He said his name has Harry.

B) He said his name might Harry.

C) He said his name will Harry.

D) He said his name is Harry.

21. Jack:"I don't know what Dan said."Jack stated _____ .

A) That he didn't know what he did say.

B) That he didn't know what he said.

C) That he didn't know what he say.

D) That he didn't know what he did said.

22. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly?.

A) "I am fine today" replied the boy.

B) "I am fine today, " replied the boy.

23. Teacher said to the students, "Do your exercises!".

A) Teacher said to the students to do their exercises.

B) Teacher said to the students do their exercises.

C) Teacher said to the students to do your exercises.

D) None of above.

24. What is indirect speech?.

A) A way of reporting what someone else has said without using their exact words.

B) A way of reporting what someone else has said without any changes.

C) A way of reporting what someone else has said using their exact words.

D) A way of reporting what someone else has said by adding your own words.

25. The teacher said, "Boys fail because they do not study regularly.".

A) The teacher said that the boys failed because they did not study regularly. .

B) The teacher said that the boys failed because they do not study regularly.

C) The teacher said that boys fail because they do not study regularly.

D) None of above.