Indirect Speech Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 17
1. Michael told me, "I will teach English tomorrow."Michael told me that _____ .
A) I would teach English the following day.
B) I would teach English tomorrow.
C) He would teach English the next day.
D) He would teach English now.
E) He will teach English tomorrow.
2. "Don't waste your money" she said to the boys.
A) She told the boys to waste their money.
B) She told the boys to waste your money.
C) She told the boys not to waste their money.
D) She told the boys not to waste your money.
3. Bryan said, "I bought a car last week." He said that he had bought a car _____ .
A) The week before .
B) A week ago.
C) Last week.
D) None of above.
4. Me:'I've done it!'I told you that I _____ .
A) Had done it .
B) Have done it.
C) Did it.
D) None of above.
5. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?".
A) I asked him why he was working so hard.
B) I asked him why was he working so hard.
C) I asked him why he had been working so hard.
D) I asked him why had he been working so hard.
6. Choose the correct option. Grace asked Janet whether her brother wanted to go to the cinema with them. Grace said, ' _____ '.
A) Does her brother want to come to the cinema with them?.
B) Did your brother want to come to the cinema with us?.
C) Did you want to come to the cinema with me?.
D) Does your brother want to come to the cinema with us?.
7. Kalpana said I teach in a school(choose the sentence with the correct speech marks).
A) Kalpana said, "I teach in a school.".
B) Kalpana said that, "I teach in a school.".
C) Kalpana said, 'I teach in a school".
D) None of above.
8. _____ is not yet known.
A) Whether he is involved in the trade of narcotics.
B) Why is he involved in the trade of narcotics.
C) Can he be involved in the trade of narcotics.
D) He is involved in the trade of narcotics.
9. "Are you okay, Ivanne?" asked Abegail.
A) Abegail asked Ivanne if she is okay.
B) Ivanne is not okay.
C) Abegail asked if Ivanne is okay.
D) Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay.
10. If we convert direct speech into indirect speech, then Past Simple changes to _____ .
A) Past Perfect.
B) Present Perfect Continuous.
C) Past Continuous.
D) Present Perfect.
11. He _____ he didn't care about that job anymore.
A) Said.
B) Told.
12. I met Lina at the airport yesterday. "I am flying to Canada tonight" Lina told me she was flying to Canada _____ .
A) Last night.
B) Tonight.
C) Sunday night.
D) None of above.
13. Select the rightly punctuated sentences:.
A) "Do you want any sweets?" my dad asked. "I'm just about to go to the shop.".
B) "Do you want any sweets? my dad asked". I'm just about to "go to the shop.".
C) "Do you want any sweets?" "my dad asked." I'm just about to go to the shop.
D) Do you want any sweets? "my dad asked". "I'm just about to go to the shop.".
14. WHAT IS THE EXAMPLE OF INDIRECT SPEECH.
A) HONEST IS BEST POLICY.
B) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY.
15. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:He said, "I like this song.".
A) He said that he likes that song.
B) He said that he liked that song.
C) He said that I liked this song.
D) He said that he likes this song.
16. Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?".
A) Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.
B) Kevin asked who had opened the gate.
C) Kevin asked who opened the gate.
D) Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.
17. She said to me, "Start.".
A) She asked me to start.
B) She said me to start.
C) She requested me to start.
D) She advised me to start.
18. Father asked me, " Did you drive the car yesterday?".
A) Father asked me if I had driven the car yesterday.
B) Father asked me if I drove the car yesterday.
C) Father asked me if I had driven the car the day before.
D) Father asked me if I had driven the car the day after.
19. Choose the correct option:He said, "I am glad to be here this evening.".
A) He said that he was glad to be there that evening.
B) He says he was glad to be here this evening.
C) He asked he is glad to be here this evening.
D) None of above.
20. 'How will you get to France?' I asked them _____ .
A) How they would get to France. .
B) How will they get to France.
C) How would they get to France.
D) None of above.
21. The teacher narrated, "Sulayman gave the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword." Which among the following is the correct reported speech for this?.
A) The teacher narrated that Sulayman had given the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword. .
B) The teacher narrated that Sulayman gave the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword.
C) The teacher narrated that Sulayman has given the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword.
D) None of above.
22. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Simple Present ".
A) Past perfect.
B) Past continuous.
C) Simple past.
D) Past perfect continuous.
23. "Could you please open the window?" She _____ .
A) She asked me to open the window.
B) She asked me to the window.
24. Sumita said, "I am washing some dishes in the kitchen".
A) Sumita said that she was washing some dishes in the kitchen.
B) Sumita told that she was washing some dishes in the kitchen.
C) Sumita was washing some dishes in the kitchen.
D) None of above.
25. He wrote in his report, "The rainfall has been scanty till now.".
A) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
B) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now.
C) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.
D) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.