Indirect Speech Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. He asked 'Can you come?' devient _____ (niveau difficile).

A) He asked that I could come.

B) He asked if you could come.

C) He asked if I could come.

D) He asked if I can come.

2. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The lion said, "Dear Fox, I am very weak, and all my teeth have fallen out."I-The lion told the fox that he _____ very weak and that all his teeth _____ out.

A) Was / had fallen.

B) Was / have fallen.

C) Is / were fallen.

D) None of above.

3. Adiva said, " I could do this test last week".

A) Adiva said that She could have done this test the week before.

B) Adiva said that she could have done that test the week before.

C) Adiva said that she could done that test the week before.

D) Adiva said that She could did that test the week before.

4. D-Mina said, "Are you coming here tomorrow, Vinita?" I-Mina asked Vinita if she was going _____ .

A) There the next day.

B) Here that day.

C) Here on next day.

D) None of above.

5. She said, "Shut the door!".

A) She said that I should shut the door.

B) She asked me whether I would shut the door.

C) She ordered me to shut the door.

D) She shouted and said to shut the door.

6. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "These are very confusing questions.".

A) Sudha tells Ramesh that those were very confusing questions.

B) Sudha complained to Ramesh that those were very confusing questions.

C) Sudha complained Ramesh that these were very confusing questions.

D) Sudha told Ramesh that these are very confusing questions.

7. "Return to the ship immediately!" the officer ordered his men.

A) The officer ordered his men to returning to the ship immediately.

B) The officer ordered his men to return to the ship immediately.

C) The officer orders his men to return to the ship immediately.

D) The officer had ordered his men to return to the ship immediately.

8. "Are you sure?" He asked me.

A) He asked me if I was sure.

B) He asked me if I am sure.

C) He asked me if you are sure.

D) He asked me if you were sure.

9. "It is too late to go out, " Alice said.

A) Alice said that it was too late to go out.

B) Alice said it is too late to go out.

C) Alice is saying that it is too late to go out.

D) None of above.

10. The student said, "Ma'am, please extend the deadline."A.

A) The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline.

B) The student asked the teacher to extend the deadline.

C) The student said that ma'am should extend the deadline.

D) The student requested ma'am to extend the deadline.

11. The little girl said, "What a beautiful doll it is!".

A) Indirect speech.

B) Direct speech.

12. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.

A) Watch out for that puddle! "Dad yelled.".

B) "Watch out for" that puddle! Dad yelled.

C) Watch out for "that puddle!" Dad yelled.

D) "Watch out for that puddle!" Dad yelled.

13. I said, "Please come to the party.".

A) Direct Speech.

B) Indirect speech.

14. Convert the following sentence:The students said, "We are working hard for the International Festival.".

A) The students said that they are working hard for the International Festival.

B) The students said that they were working hard for the International Festival.

C) The students said that we were working hard for the International Festival.

D) The students said they are working hard for the International Festival.

15. 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 would leave for her native place the next day.

C) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.

D) David told to Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.

16. Which sentence is incorrect?.

A) The teachers encouraged the students to take part.

B) My sister threatened hitting me.

C) Lisa apologised for being late.

D) I persuaded my dad to let me go to the party.

17. Tony asked, "Do you need my help?" Change to indirect speech!.

A) Tony asked if I needed his help.

B) Tony asked if I need his help.

C) Tony asked if he need my help.

D) None of above.

18. My mother told us, "Your grandmother will be arriving in Singapore tomorrow.".

A) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day.

B) My mother asked us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow.

C) My mother tells us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow.

D) My mother said us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day.

19. I said, "I write stories.".

A) I said that I wrote stories.

B) I said that I writes stories.

C) I said that I write stories.

D) I said that I have written stories.

20. Ravi said, "I go to school."Ans. Ravi said that he _____ to school.

A) Went.

B) Go.

C) Had gone.

D) None of above.

21. State whether the sentence below is written as Direct Speech or Indirect Speech. The boy said that it was his pen.

A) Direct Speech.

B) Indirect Speech.

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

A) Fire! Fire! Fire! shouted the man.

B) "Fire! Fire! Fire!" shouted the man.

23. The inspector said, "I'm glad to be with you today". Direct or Indirect?.

A) Indirect.

B) Direct.

24. Choose the incorrect sentence(s).

A) I said to read it.

B) I said to you to read it.

C) I told you to read it.

25. He said to his sister, "Don't go there.".

A) He forbade his sister to go there.

B) He asked his sister to go there.

C) He commanded his sister to go there.

D) He forbade his sister not to go there.