Indirect Speech Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Indirect Speech – Quiz 14
1. "Go to bed!"She _____ .
A) She told me to go to bed.
B) She told me go to bed.
2. He said, "I am unwell.".
A) He said that he was unwell.
B) He said that he is unwell.
C) He says that he is unwell.
D) None of above.
3. Which is the wrong pair of backshift?.
A) Going-to-future-was/were going to + infinitive.
B) Can/may-could/might.
C) Simple past-past perfect.
D) Present perfect-present perfect.
4. Convert the following sentence:David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.".
A) David told Anna that Mona will be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
B) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
C) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
D) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place tomorrow.
5. I said to them that I had not taken my book from there.(Select the appropriate direct speech of the above sentence).
A) I said to them, "I have not taken my book from here.".
B) I said to them that I have not taken my book from here.
C) I said to them, "I have not taken my book from here." !.
D) None of above.
6. Which of the following means 'silky and shiny'?.
A) Gauzy.
B) Snugly.
C) Spy.
D) None of these.
7. Change it into indirect speech:Suman said to Ram, "Alas! We lost the match.".
A) Suman exclaimed to Ram sadly that they had lost the match.
B) Suman exclaimed to Ram Alas! They had lost the match.
C) Suman exclaimed to Ram that they had lost the match.
D) None of above.
8. Select one example for Direct speech.
A) He asked me to have a seat.
B) They told her they would arrive a little late.
C) She said, " I am hungry".
D) She asked us not to do that.
9. I warned her _____ after 8.
A) Not to call me.
B) Not called me.
C) Not calling me.
D) Not call me.
E) Do not call me.
10. We use inverted comas in.
A) Indirect speech.
B) Direct speech.
11. "Be nice to your brother, " he said.
A) He said to me to be nice to my brother. .
B) He said to me to be nice to his brother.
C) He said to me to be nice to your brother.
D) None of above.
12. On Tuesday, Abdul told the teacher that he had missed the lesson _____ because he had gone to the embassy in London.
A) The before day.
B) The day before.
C) Before day.
D) Yesterday.
13. Chuchita told us to hurry up. Select the correct direct speech:.
A) "Hurry up, " said Chuchita to my sister and me.
B) "Hurry up, " said to Chuchita to my sister and me.
C) "Hurry up, " said Chuchita my sister and me.
D) None of above.
14. My father said not to run here. Select the correct direct speech:.
A) "Don't run here, " said my father. .
B) "Doesn't run here, " said my father.
C) "Not run here, " said my father.
D) None of above.
15. My father said he never got up late.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
16. Complete the sentenceThe police officer told me _____ .
A) To not park there.
B) Not to park there.
C) Not to parked there.
D) Not to parking there.
17. He says that his brother will help her.
A) He said that his brother would help her.
B) He will say that his brother will help her.
C) He said that his brother will help her.
D) None of above.
18. Turn direct speech into indirect speech "I asked my sister if she had returned the mobile phone to her friend.".
A) I said to my sister, 'did you return the mobile phone to my friend?'.
B) I said to my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'.
C) I said to my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to my friend?'.
D) I asked my sister, 'have you returned the mobile phone to your friend?'.
19. Convert the following statement into direct speech:She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.
A) She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?" .
B) The teacher was asked when the girl could eat her snacks.
C) "When can we eat our snacks? She asked".
D) None of above.
20. Cathy:"I have a cat."Greg:Cathy said _____ .
A) That she had before a cat.
B) That she been having a cat.
C) That she have a cat.
D) That she had a cat.
21. "Report your parcel as soon as possible, " Miss Fitri ordered Rifky.
A) Miss Fitri ordered Rifky to report his parcel ASAP.
B) Miss Fitri ordered Rifky to report him parcel ASAP.
C) Miss Fitri ordered Rifky reporting his parcel ASAP.
D) Miss Fitri ordered Rifky to report my parcel ASAP.
22. He said, "I like this song.".
A) He said that I liked this song.
B) He said that he likes that song.
C) He said that he likes this song.
D) He said that he liked that song.
23. Example:The store manager said, "These are ancient paintings."Which of the following is a correct reported version?.
A) The store manager said that those were ancient paintings.
B) The store manager said that these are ancient paintings.
C) The store manager said that these paintings are ancient.
D) None of these.
24. Which among the following sentences is correctly and properly punctuated?.
A) "I will", take the upper half the monkey, told the turtle.
B) "I will take the upper half the monkey, " told the turtle.
25. The researchers have discovered that the oxygen which serves in respiration _____ by diffusion in most plant and animal cells.
A) Used to be absorbed.
B) Have been absorbed.
C) Was being absorbed.
D) Had been absorbed.
E) Is absorbed.