Indirect Speech Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. She said 'I want to drink', devient _____ .

A) She said he wanted to drink.

B) She said she wanted to drank.

C) She said she had wanted to drink.

D) She said she wanted to drink.

2. 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.

3. Convert direct speech to indirect:She said:"There wasn't electricity in the past".

A) She said that there hadn't being electricity in the past.

B) She said that there hasn't been electricity in the past.

C) She said that there wasn't electricity in the past.

D) She said that there hadn't been electricity in the past.

4. "Open the window!". He asked me _____ the window.

A) To open.

B) Open.

C) Opened.

D) None of above.

5. Change it into indirect speech:Suman said to Ram, "How did you get this expensive gift?".

A) Suman asked Ram how he had got that expensive gift. .

B) Suman asked Ram that how did you get this expensive gift.

C) Suman asked Ram how did he get this expensive gift.

D) None of above.

6. Which of the following is not a speech reporting verb?.

A) Talk.

B) Run.

C) Jump.

D) Walk.

7. Which punctuation marks are used to enclose direct speech?.

A) Commas.

B) Parentheses.

C) Exclamation marks.

D) Quotation marks.

8. All the students in the class shouted that there _____ no exams although the teacher insisted that he _____ it the day before.

A) Might be/ would announce.

B) Was/ announced.

C) Should have been/ announced.

D) Were/ should have announced.

E) Had been/ could announce.

9. Choose the correct form of the indirect sentence:Joel:'I want to play football tomorrow.

A) Joel said he wanted to play football the next day.

B) Joel said that he wants to play football the next day.

C) Joel says that he wanted to play football the next day.

D) Joel said that he wanted to play football tomorrow.

10. " I think he _____ by gangsters working for some mafia.".

A) Should have been kidnapped.

B) Has been kidnapped.

C) Kidnapping.

D) Kidnapped.

E) Had been kidnapped.

11. "You must call me as soon as you arrive" Mum said _____ .

A) That I had to call her as soon as I arrived.

B) That you must call me as soon as you arrive.

C) Me that I must call her as soon as I arrived.

D) Me to call her as soon as I arrive.

12. Tony said, "My sister is studying in Australia this year."Tony said that _____ .

A) His sister was studying in Australia that year .

B) His sister was studying in Australia this year.

C) His sister was going to study in Australia this year.

D) None of above.

13. Translate the sentence:If she had studied harder, she would have passed the test.

A) If she had studied harder, she would passed the test.

B) If she had studied harder, she passed the test.

C) If she had studied harder, she would pass the test.

D) If she had studied harder, she would have passed the test.

14. "He will visit his parents".

A) They said that he would visit his parents. .

B) They said that he would to visit his parents.

C) They said that he would visits his parents.

D) None of above.

15. John said, "I love this town.".

A) John says that he loved this town.

B) John said that he loved this town.

C) John said that I loved this town.

D) John says I love this town.

16. The girl said, "How happy I am!".

A) The girl said how happy she was.

B) The girl said that she is very happy.

C) The girl exclaimed that she was very happy.

D) The girl exclaimed that she is very happy.

17. Specify the formula of the First Conditional Sentence:.

A) If + present simple, will/won't + verb.

B) If + present simple, present simple.

C) If + past simple, would/wouldn't + verb.

D) If + past perfect, would/wouldn't have + past participle.

18. "I am going out tonight." Manisha said.

A) Manisha said that she was going out that night.

B) Manisha said she was going out that night.

C) Manisha said that she was going out tonight.

D) Manisha said that she will be going out that night.

19. Jacob said, "Have you read this book?".

A) Jacob asked me if I have read this book.

B) Jacob asked me if I would read this book.

C) Jacob asked me if I had read that book.

D) Jacob asked me if I had been reading this book.

20. She said, "Bring a glass of water, please.".

A) She requested me to bring a glass of water.

B) She commands me to bring a glass of water.

C) She asked me to brought a glass of water.

D) She ordered me to bring her a glass of water.

21. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night"?.

A) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.

B) Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.

C) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.

D) None of above.

22. " Be patient.".

A) Anna said Peter to be patient.

B) Anna told Peter to wait.

C) Anna told Peter to be patient.

D) Anna told Peter that he be patient.

23. Thalia said, "I have a doctor's appointment at 2:00.".

A) Thalia said that she had a doctor's appointment at 2:00. .

B) Thalia said that she has a doctor's appointment at 2:00.

C) Thalia said that I have a doctor's appointment at 2:00.

D) None of above.

24. "I can play with my friends in the ground, " he said.

A) He said that he would play with my friends in the ground.

B) He tell that he could play with his friends in the ground.

C) He told I can play with my friends in the ground.

D) He said that he could play with his friends in the ground.

25. Now, ago, today and tomorrow are a few examples of Adverbs of time of Indirect speech.

A) False.

B) True.