Indirect Speech Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Indirect Speech – Quiz 30
1. State whether the sentence below is written as Direct Speech or Indirect Speech. "Can I please go to the bathroom?" asked Marty.
A) Indirect Speech.
B) Direct Speech.
2. Which of the following direct sentences is correctly constructed?.
A) Donna said "Dan is having his lunch.".
B) Donna said:"Dan is having his lunch.".
C) "Donna said Dan is having his lunch.".
D) Donna said, "Dan is having his lunch.".
3. Daman says, 'Priya is working in Ahmedabad.'.
A) Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad.
B) Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
C) Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
D) Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad.
4. Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?.
A) She asked if I was busy that night.
B) She asked if I am busy tonight.
5. "I never make mistakes, " he said.
A) He said that he never make mistakes.
B) He say that he never made mistakes.
C) He said that he never made mistakes.
6. Indirect speech is.
A) When you report what someone said but you don't use the exact words.
B) When you quote exactly what someone said.
C) When you indirectly talk to someone.
D) None of above.
7. Where is the hotel?.
A) Could you tell me that the hotel is?.
B) Could you tell me where the hotel is?.
C) Could you tell me where is the hotel?.
D) Could you tell me where the hotel was?.
8. He remembered asking me if I had always been picked up by my father. The direct form of the sentence is _____ .
A) "Did you always picked up by your father?".
B) Were you always picked up by your father?".
C) "Have you always picked up by your father?".
D) "Have you always been picked up by your father?".
E) "Are you always picked up by your father?".
9. Anja said Greg was leaving 10 minutes ago. Chris told us not to worry and that he would pick us up. Chris said, ' _____ '.
A) Don't worry. I'll pick you up.
B) Don't worry. I would pick you up.
C) Not worry. I'll pick them up.
D) You not worry. I will pick us up.
10. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"I need help with my work.".
A) He said I want to do homework.
B) He said I am doing my homework.
C) He said I do not need help with my homework.
D) He said, "I need help with my homework.".
11. "I can speak English very well".
A) Laura said that she spoke English very well.
B) Laura said that she could speak English very well.
C) Laura said that she had spoken English very well.
D) Laura said that she speaks English very well.
12. Change:She inquired of me if I thought that was a proper answer to give.
A) She said to me, "Do you think that is a proper answer to give? ".
B) She told me, "How do u think it was a proper answer to give?".
C) She said to me, "have your thought that was a proper answer to give".
D) None of above.
13. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-"The train is leaving the platform slowly, " said Mihir to Sunil.I-Mihir told Sunil that the train _____ the platform slowly.
A) Was leaving.
B) Is leaving.
C) Left.
D) None of above.
14. "Don't be nasty, " he said.
A) He urged me not to be nasty.
B) He urged me to not be nasty.
C) He urged me not be nasty.
D) None of above.
15. In indirect speech, do we change the tense of the reported speech?.
A) Yes.
B) Only for past tense.
C) Sometimes.
D) No.
16. _____ speech reports the exact words of the speaker.
A) Indirect.
B) Direct.
17. He said to me, "I am going to call Allan".
A) He told me that he was going to call Alan.
B) He told meI was going to call Alan.
C) He said to me he was going to call Alan.
D) None of the above is correct.
18. May:"I love Sarawak. And the Sarawakians were so friendly." May told him that she _____ Sarawak and that the Sarawakians _____ so friendly.
A) Loved; had been.
B) Loved; have been.
C) Loves; are.
D) Loves; had been.
19. What is the chemical formula of water?.
A) Oh.
B) H30.
C) HOL.
D) H2O.
20. Specify the formula of the Zero Conditional Sentence:.
A) If + present simple, present simple.
B) If + past perfect, would/wouldn't have + past participle.
C) If + past simple, would/wouldn't + verb.
D) If + present simple, will/won't + verb.
21. Three days ago a friend told me that she was going to visit me _____ but she didn't arrive.
A) Tomorrow.
B) The day before.
C) The next day.
D) Next day.
22. Never going to give you up Astley sang never going to let you down. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?.
A) "Never going to give you up" Astley sang, "never going to let you down.".
B) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang, "Never going to let you down.".
C) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang, "never going to let you down.".
D) "Never going to give you up, " Astley sang. "Never going to let you down.".
23. Mr Badru said to me, "Please forgive me!".
A) Mr Badru begged me to forgive him.
B) Mr Badru begs me to forgive him.
C) Mr Badru begged me to forgive me.
D) None of above.
24. What is the indirect speech form for the sentence:"He said, 'I will come if I have time."'.
A) He said that he would come if he had time.
B) He said that he will come if he has time.
C) He says that he will come if he has time.
D) None of above.
25. Mrs. Ratih said, "Badu, Budi, and Bedadu have left these lessons three times". It means _____ .
A) Mrs. Ratih said that she had left these lessons three times.
B) Mrs. Ratih said that they have left those lessons three times.
C) Mrs. Ratih said that she has left these lessons three times.
D) Mrs. Ratih said that they had left these lessons three times.
E) Mrs. Ratih said that they had left those lessons three times.