Indirect Speech Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Indirect Speech – Quiz 16
1. "We are watching a horror movie now.".
A) They said they were watching a horror movie then.
B) They said they are watching a horror movie now.
C) They said they watched a horror movie then.
D) None of above.
2. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:He said, "I am going to the mall later."Indirect:He said that he _____ to the mall later.
A) Was going .
B) Were going.
C) Is going.
D) None of above.
3. "Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday." Father told me.
A) Father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister the day before.
B) Father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday.
C) Father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister the day before.
D) Father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister yesterday.
E) Father told me that Tina had played tennis with her sister the day before.
4. Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow.'Five days later you say _____ .
A) Tom said he was going to London the following day.
B) Tom said he is going to London the following day.
C) Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.
D) None of above.
5. I am doing my final project.
A) He told he was doing his project.
B) He said to me that he was doing his homework.
C) He said that he is doing his homework.
D) He told me that he is doing your homework.
6. 'I go to the gym next to your house.' Jenny told me that she _____ to the gym next to my house. I'm thinking about going with her.
A) Goes.
B) Went.
C) Go.
D) None of above.
7. I would have accompanied you to the show if only you had asked, Henry, " said Harry.
A) Harry said that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.
B) Harry says that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.
C) Harry tells that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.
D) Harry told that he would have accompanied Henry to the show if only he had asked.
8. Mr. Bill asked the students _____ their test.
A) If they have finished.
B) Have they finished.
C) Have they finish.
D) Whether they have finished.
E) Whether they had finished.
9. He is saying, "I am finishing my homework.".
A) He is saying that he is finishing his work.
B) He is saying that he was finishing my homework.
10. Kay:"What are you doing here, May? I haven't seen you since August." Kay asked May _____ , and he said _____ since August.
A) What she was doing here; he has not seen her.
B) What she was doing here; he had not seen her.
C) What she was doing there; he had not seen her.
D) What she was doing there; he has not seen her.
11. What is the purpose of using quotation marks in direct speech?.
A) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone.
B) To emphasize important words in a sentence.
C) To separate dialogue from the rest of the text.
D) To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion.
12. We said, " We are quite happy now".
A) We say that we were happy.
B) We said that we are happy.
C) We said that we were quite happy then.
D) We were happy.
13. "Don't be crowded, " Miss Faizah forbade us.
A) Miss Faizah forbade us don't be crowded.
B) Miss Faizah forbade us not to be crowded.
C) Miss Faizah forbade us to be crowded.
D) Miss Faizah forbade us to not be crowded.
14. He said that he had lived in Port of Spain for seventeen years.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
15. Identify the direct speech form of the following indirect speech:"She told me to sit down.".
A) She said, "I should sit down.".
B) She said, "Please sit down.".
C) She said, "Sit down, " she told me.
D) She said, "Sit down.".
16. He asked me if I was free that afternoon.
A) He said, "Are you free this afternoon?".
B) He said, "Will you be free this after?".
C) He said, "Be free this afternoon.".
D) None of above.
17. David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.".
A) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
B) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
C) David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
D) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.
18. My mother told me that if I _____ too much, I would feel ill.
A) Had eaten.
B) Ate.
19. What word connects the reported and reporting speech in imperative sentences?.
A) That.
B) Wh-questions.
C) If.
D) To.
20. " _____ " These marks are called.
A) Comma.
B) Exclamation marks.
C) Open marks.
D) Quotation/speech marks.
21. Tony says, "Do you need my help?" Change to indirect speech!.
A) Tony says if I need his help.
B) Tony says if I needed his help.
C) Tony says if he need my help.
D) None of above.
22. Change this sentence in Portuguese to Indirect speech:He said:"I translate the text".
A) He said he had translated the text.
B) He said he translated the text.
C) He said he translates the text.
D) He said they translated the text.
23. He told "I might come early".
A) He told me that he may come early.
B) He told me that he might come early.
C) He told me that he might came early.
D) He told me that he may came early.
24. "This composition is due next week, " Ms Teo told the class.
A) Ms Teo told the class that this composition was due next week.
B) Ms Teo told the class that this composition was due the following week.
C) Ms Teo told the class that that composition was due the following week.
D) Ms Teo told the class that that composition was due next week.
25. She said, "I was practising in Mumbai.".
A) She said that she had been practising in Mumbai.
B) She said that she was practising in Mumbai.
C) She said that she has been practising in Mumbai.
D) She said that I had been practising in Mumbai.