Indirect Speech Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Indirect Speech – Quiz 26
1. My father said to me, "You must work hard".
A) My father said to me that you have to work hard.
B) My father said to me that I must work hard.
C) My father said to me that you must work hard.
D) My father said to me that I had to work hard.
2. Tim said, "I may teach you if you will show sincerity.".
A) Tim said that he might teach me if I would show sincerity. .
B) Tim said that he may teach me at a condition.
C) Tim said that he could teach me had I shown sincerity.
D) None of above.
3. "Sharon and Paul are moving to Sydney next month."Jack said _____ .
A) Sharon and Paul were moving to Sydney the following month.
B) Sharon and Paul are moving to Sydney next month.
C) Sharon and Paul are moving to Sydney the following month.
D) Sharon and Paul were moving to Sydney next month.
4. My best friend asked, "What time does the train leave?".
A) My best friend asked what time the train left.
B) My best friend asked what time the train would left.
C) My best friend asked what time did the train left.
D) None of above.
5. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be quiet, please, and listen to my words.".
A) A capital letter .
B) An exclamation mark.
C) Quotation marks.
D) None of above.
6. Direct:He told me, "Please call me".Reported:He told me _____ him.
A) To call.
B) Call.
7. "If I were you, I would do this game twice".
A) If he were me, I would have done that game twice, he told me.
B) He told me that if he were me, he would do that game twice.
C) He told me if he had been me, he would have done that game twice.
D) He told me that if he had been me, he would do that game twice.
8. Mary "I don't like painting" Jill:"Mary said (that) she _____ painting".
A) Didn't like.
B) Hasn't liked.
C) Didn't liked.
D) None of above.
9. If/whether is used in yes/no questions.
A) Wrong.
B) Right.
10. He said."I don't like this film".
A) He didn't like this film.
B) He didn't like that film.
C) He hadn't liked this film.
D) He hadn't liked that film.
11. Can you put away your clean clothes?.
A) Tyler asked Harry put away his clothes.
B) Tyler asked Harry to put away your clothes.
C) Tyler asked Harry to put away his clean clothes.
D) Tyler asked Harry can to put away his clean clothes.
12. "Don't try this at home, " the stuntman told the audiences.
A) The stuntman told the audiences not to try that at home. .
B) The stuntman told the audiences not to try this at home.
C) The stuntman told the audiences to not try that at home.
D) None of above.
13. "Could you help me later?".
A) She asked me if I could help her later.
B) She told me to help her later.
14. Sulayman claimed that he had slain the scary Tarabusaw. Which among the following is the correct direct speech for this?.
A) Sulayman claimed, "I slew the scary Tarabusaw.".
B) Sulayman claimed, "He slay the scary Tarabusaw".
C) Sulayman claimed, "I slain the scary Tarabusaw".
D) None of above.
15. The man with long curly hair shouted, "I want a haircut now!".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
16. Lukman said, "I can improve my English by practicing a lot with my friends." He said that _____ .
A) He can improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends.
B) I can improve my English by practicing a lot with his friends.
C) He improved my English by practicing a lot with his friends.
D) He could improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends.
E) He could improve my English by practicing a lot with his friends.
17. "I can report a crime or accident".
A) She told she could report a crime or accident.
B) She tells she could report a crime or accident.
C) She says she could report a crime or accident.
D) She said she could report a crime or accident.
18. Mrs.Henry reminded her husband that he _____ that ring for her at their 50 th year wedding anniversary.
A) Would be bought.
B) Had bought.
C) Has bought.
D) Was buying.
E) Must have bought.
19. The teacher said, "Water boils at 100 degree Celsius.".
A) The teacher said that water boiled at 100 degree Celsius.
B) The teacher said that water was boiling at 100 degree Celsius.
C) The teacher said that water had boiled at 100 degree Celsius.
D) The teacher said that water boils at 100 degree Celsius.
20. "I have met your brother, " Maria said. It means _____ .
A) She said that she meets my brother.
B) She said that she had meet my brother.
C) She said that she met my brother.
D) She said that she has met my brother.
E) She said that she had met my brother.
21. The owner of the store told me, "The rug comes from Pakistan.".
A) The owner of the store told me the rug had come from Pakistan.
B) The owner of the store told me the rug came from Pakistan.
C) The owner of the store told me the rug was coming from Pakistan.
D) The owner of the store told me the rug has come from Pakistan.
22. Change this sentence to Indirect Speech:We said:"We are here".
A) We said that he is here.
B) We said that we were here.
C) We said that she was here.
D) We said that he was here.
23. She said, " I study in BASS".
A) She said if she studied in BASS.
B) She said that she studied in BASS.
C) She said that she had studied in BASS.
D) She said that she studies in BASS.
24. In the direct speech we have to use quotations marks.
A) No.
B) Yes.
25. The teacher said to the students, "Be quiet while I am talking.".
A) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told.
B) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks.
C) The teacher ordered students to be quiet while she was talking.
D) The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking.