Indirect Speech Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Indirect Speech – Quiz 19
1. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Joseph said, " I have already written a letter to my family in Dubai.".
A) Joseph said that he had already written a letter to his family in Dubai.
B) Joseph said that he will write a letter to his family in Dubai.
C) Joseph said that he wrote a letter to his family in Dubai.
D) Joseph said that he was writing a letter to his family in Dubai.
2. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?".
A) The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
B) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
C) The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready by the next evening.
D) The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
3. Jessica asked me, "Why I did not pass the test?". Jessica askd me _____ .
A) Why did not she pass the test.
B) Why she had not pass the test.
C) Why she did not past the test.
D) Why had she pass the test.
E) Why she had not passed the test.
4. Sony said, "Where do you come from?" Change to indirect speech!.
A) Sony said where I came from. .
B) Sony said where you come from.
C) Sony said where he came from?.
D) None of above.
5. I asked my friend, "How do you go to school?"I wanted to know _____ .
A) How she went to school.
B) How I go to school.
C) If she goes to school.
D) If she went to school.
E) How she goes to school.
6. He said to the interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?".
A) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
B) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
C) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
D) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
7. The turtle said, " I agree."The turtle told the monkey _____ he agreed.
A) That.
B) If.
C) Whether.
D) None of above.
8. The police officer told my mom to stop. Select the correct direct speech:.
A) "Stop, " said the police officer to my mom.
B) The police officer said to stops.
C) "Stop, " said the police officer my mom.
D) None of above.
9. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?.
A) My father told me that I had to work hard to get better grades.
B) My father told me that I had to work hard to get better "grades.".
C) "My father told me" that I had to work hard to get better grades.
D) None of above.
10. So she told the giant that Timun Mas was too small and skinny to eat yet and asked him to come back in 2 years.From the sentence we can conclude that _____ .
A) It was not the right time for giant to take care Timun Mas.
B) Timun Mas was eatable for the giant.
C) It was not the proper time for the giant to take Timun Mas from Mbok Rondo.
D) Timun Mas was too old to be consumed by the giant.
E) Timun Mas would come in the next 2 years to the giant.
11. When we asked her, Jiang told us that she _____ a ghost.
A) Never saw.
B) Did never see.
C) Never seen.
D) Had never seen.
12. Mr awi said, "Do you want to go home today".
A) Mr awi said whether i wanted to go home that day.
B) Mr awi said whether you wanted to go home that day.
C) Mr awi said whether he wanted to go home that day.
D) None of above.
13. Match the verb form for direct speech to its change in the indirect/reported speech."Simple Past".
A) Past continuous.
B) Past perfect.
C) Simple past.
D) Past perfect continuous.
14. "I may be late for class, " she said.
A) She told me that she may be late for class.
B) She told me that she might not be late for class.
C) She told me that she will be late for class.
D) She told me that she might be late for class.
15. Turn the direct speech into indirect speech"The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.".
A) 'Ronny, ready for the race?' the instructor said.
B) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', said the instructor.
C) 'Ronny, are you ready for the race?', the instructor asked.
D) 'Are you ready for the race Ronny?', the instructor asked.
16. "Say hello to Jim, " they said.
A) They asked me to say hello to her.
B) They asked me to said hello to Jim.
C) They asked me if I have to say hello to Jim.
D) They asked me not to say hello to Jim.
E) They asked me to say hello to Jim.
17. Turn Direct speech into indirect speech"The judge commanded them to call the accused in the court.".
A) The Judge commanded, 'Call the accused in the court'.
B) The Judge said, 'Call the accused in the court'.
C) The Judge ordered, 'Call the accused in the court'.
D) The Judge said to them, 'Call the accused in the court'.
18. The woman in the black dress said, "I feel very sad.".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
19. John:"I'm going to the Long Beach."John said that he _____ to the Long Beach.".
A) Was going.
B) Had gone.
C) Is going.
D) Went.
20. "Don't walk on the ice, it isn't safe" The man warned _____ .
A) Not to walk on the ice, because it isn't safe.
B) Not to walk on the ice, because it wasn't safe.
C) To walk on the ice, because it isn't safe.
D) To not walk on the ice, because it wasn't safe.
21. She told them:"Don't speak loudly in the library!".
A) She told them to not speak loudly in the library.
B) She told them that she don't speak loudly in the library.
C) She told them not to speak loudly in the library.
D) She told them to don't speak loudly in the library.
22. My father asked me at home, "How long have you worked there?"My father asked me _____ .
A) How long I had worked there.
B) How long I worked there.
C) How long you worked there.
D) How long have you worked there.
E) How long I have worked there.
23. I said, 'Jayesh, you must be more serious.'(This sentence is in direct speech. True or False?).
A) True.
B) False.
24. 'I had lived in four countries by the age of ten.' $\rightarrow$ She said that she _____ in four countries by the age of ten.
A) Will have lived.
B) Had lived.
C) Had been living.
D) Lived.
25. "Why can't I reach the clearing?" Nato said.Nato asked himself _____ he couldn't reach the clearing.
A) When.
B) How.
C) Where.
D) Why.