Indirect Speech Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Indirect Speech – Quiz 27
1. He said, "I lived in London last year. ".
A) He said that he lived in London the year before.
B) He said that he had lived in London the year before.
C) He said that he has lived in London the year before.
D) He said that he had lived in London last year.
2. My father asked My brother, "Will we spend the holiday in Lampung?".
A) My father asked my brother whether they would spend the holiday in Lampung.
B) My father asked my brother whether we would spent the holiday in Lampung.
C) My father asked my brother whether we would have spent the holiday in Lampung.
D) None of above.
3. May:"You can come to my place. What time shall we meet?" May suggested that he _____ place and asked him what time _____ .
A) Could come to her; they should meet.
B) Can come to her; they shall meet.
C) Could come to her; they shall meet.
D) Can come to her; they should meet.
4. "Have you finished with the computer?".
A) 1.She asked if had I finished with the computer.
B) 2.She asked if I had finished with the computer.
5. "I didn't know your problem, " Rahman said.
A) Rahman said that he hadn't known my problem.
B) Rahman said that he didn't know his problem.
C) Rahman said that he didn't know my problem.
D) Rahman said that he doesn't know my problem.
6. Direct speech does not use quotation marks.
A) TRUE.
B) FALSE.
7. Before my grandmother died she told us that she _____ many troubles throughout her life but she never _____ .
A) Had lived/ resented.
B) Lived/ has resented.
C) Lived/ had resented.
D) Had lived/ has resented.
E) Has lived/ resents.
8. Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct:She asked him, "What do you want from me?" Indirect:She asked him what he _____ from her.
A) Wanted.
B) Want.
C) Wants.
D) None of above.
9. Change from Direct to indirect speech-The man said to the skeleton, "Why do we have 206 bones?".
A) The man asked the skeleton why they had 206 bones.
B) The man asked the skeleton why do we have 206 bones.
C) The man asked the skeleton why were there 206 bones.
D) The man asked the skeleton if they had 206 bones.
10. "We can't go to the zoo yesterday".
A) We said that we can't going to the zoo yesterday.
B) They said that they can't go to the zoo the day before.
C) They said that they couldn't go to the zoo the day before.
D) We said that we couldn't going to the zoo the day before.
11. "What is the time?".
A) Can you tell me what the time is?.
B) Can you tell me what is the time?.
12. My sister does her household chore well.
A) Declarative.
B) Interrogative.
13. He asked, "Why didn't she take the final exam?"-He asked why _____ the final exam.
A) She didn't take.
B) She hadn't taken.
C) Hadn't she taken.
D) Didn't she take.
14. Meera said, "It's time. I must go now.".
A) Meera said that it was time and she had to go then.
B) Meera said that it is time and she should leave.
C) Meera said that it was time to go then.
D) Meera said it is time and she may go.
15. Tom says, "I made an appointment with Mr. James last month.".
A) Tom says that he made an appointment with Mr. James the month before.
B) Tom says that I had made an appointment with Mr. James last month.
C) Tom says that he had made an appointment with Mr. James the month before.
D) Tom says that he had made an appointment with Mr. James last month.
16. Example:Rita said, "Your painting is really nice."Which of the following is a correct reported speech?.
A) Rita said that his painting was really nice.
B) Rita said that your painting is really nice.
C) Rita said that my painting is really nice.
D) None of these.
17. Yuri asked, "Has Feiyin arrived?".
A) Yuri asked if Feiyin arrived.
B) Yuri asked if Feiyin had arrived.
C) Yuri asked if had Feiyin arrived.
D) Yuri asked if Feiyin has arrived.
18. Steve asked:"Can you drive?".
A) He asked me if I could drive.
B) He asked me if can I drive?.
C) He asked me if could I drive.
D) None of above.
19. '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) Had lived.
B) Lived.
C) Was living.
D) None of above.
20. Nam wanted to know what time _____ .
A) The movie begins.
B) Did the movie begin.
C) Does the movie begin.
D) The movie began.
21. "You must work hard, " Father said.
A) Father said that you must work hard.
B) Father said that I must work hard.
C) Father said that I had to work hard.
D) Father said that you have to work hard.
22. When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas _____ .
A) Retain their tense.
B) Are in present tense.
C) Are in future tense.
D) Are in past tense.
23. Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister.
A) Iba said, "I can go home tomorrow with my sister.".
B) Iba said, "I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.".
C) Iba said, "I will go home tomorrow with my sister.".
D) Iba said, "I could go home tomorrow with my sister.".
24. What type of Indirect Speech is sentence for changing interrogative (question) sentence into indirect speech we have to observe the nature of question and then change it into indirect speech according to it rules for indirect speech.
A) Indirect Speech for Interrogative (Question).
B) Indirect Speech of Imperative Sentence.
C) Indirect Speech of Exclamatory Sentences.
D) None of above.
25. Rahul said, "I will do it now or never".
A) Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
B) Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
C) Rahul said that he would do it then or never.
D) Rahul said that he will now or never do it.