Indirect Speech Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 32
1. Joseph came in and said, "I'm really handsome.".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
2. The teacher asked us about our favourite sports and everybody said that they _____ football.
A) Are liking.
B) Liked.
C) Were liking.
D) Had like.
3. "I have been thinking of you for 2 hours, " Yusuf said to Afifah.
A) Yusuf said to Afifah that he had been thinking of her for 2 hours.
B) Yusuf said to Afifah that I have been thinking of you for 2 hours.
C) Yusuf said to Afifah that I had been thinking of her for 2 hours.
D) Yusuf said to Afifah that he has been thinking of her for 2 hours.
4. _____ is a beautiful island rich in culture has been confirmed by tourists from around the world.
A) If Bali.
B) Bali.
C) That Bali.
D) Whether Bali.
5. Ali said to Fiza, "Where can I buy this hat?".
A) Ali asked Fiza where he could buy that hat. .
B) Ali said Fiza where he could buy this hat.
C) Ali said to Fiza where he could have bought that hat.
D) None of above.
6. She said she _____ them since the previous week.
A) Hadn't seen.
B) Didn't see.
7. Yumna said Fairuz, "when Shall I come to your home?".
A) Yumna said Fairuz when She should come to his home.
B) Yumna said Fairuz when she Shall I come to your home.
C) Yumna said Fairuz when She come to his home.
D) None of above.
8. The teacher said, "The wind is a renewable energy source.".
A) The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source.
B) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
C) The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source.
D) The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source.
9. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Akbar said, "Birbal has to be called for this matter.".
A) Akbar said that Birbal had to be called for that matter.
B) Akbar said that Birbal had to be called for this matter.
C) Akbar said that Birbal has to be called for that matter.
D) Akbar said to Birbal that he had to be called for that matter.
10. What is indirect speech?.
A) Indirect speech is what someone said using their exact words.
B) Indirect speech is what someone thought instead of what they said.
C) Indirect speech is what someone said without using their exact words.
D) Indirect speech is what someone said in a different language.
11. "Be quite when someone is speaking, " said the teacher. Select the correct indirect speech:.
A) The teacher said to be quiet when someone is speaking.
B) To be quite when someone is speaking said the teacher.
C) The teacher said to being quiet when someone is speaking.
D) None of above.
12. Change from Direct to indirect speech-Issac Newton said to the people, "You have to be practical.".
A) Issac Newton told the people that they had to be practical.
B) Issac Newton commanded the people to be rational.
C) Issac Newton told to the people that they had to be practical.
D) Issac Newton says that we have to be practical.
13. The ingenious scientist declared, "I have discovered time travel.".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
14. Choose the correct sentence.
A) "He asked, what time is it?".
B) He asked, " what time it is?.
C) He asked, what time is it?.
D) He asked, "What time is it?".
15. Convert the following statement:"I've broken your glass, " Tim said to me.
A) Tim said to me that I have broken your glass.
B) Tim said to me that he has broken my glass.
C) Tim told me that he has broken my glass.
D) Tim told me that he had broken my glass.
16. He asked me "Open your book!".
A) He asked me to open your book.
B) He asks me to open my book.
C) He asked me opening my book.
D) He asked me to open my book.
17. Another name for the Indirect Speech is _____ .
A) Reported speech.
B) Repeated statements.
C) Reported statements.
D) Repeated speech.
18. "You have brought books for me, " Jessica said.
A) Jessica said that I have been brought books for her.
B) Jessica said that I have brought books for her.
C) Jessica said that I had brought books for her.
D) Jessica said that I brought books for her.
19. My sister asked me, "Why were you late last week?".
A) My sister asked me why I had been late the before.
B) My sister asked me why I was late the week before.
C) My sister asked me why I was so handsome.
D) My sister is beautiful.
20. 'We've seen four elephants already and it's only our first day.' $\rightarrow$ He said that they _____ four elephants on their first day. Imagine what animals they've seen by now!.
A) Had seen .
B) Were seeing.
C) Have seen.
D) None of above.
21. Ravi said, "The concert ended yesterday.".
A) Ravi said that the concert ended already.
B) Ravi said that the concert ended the day before.
C) Ravi said that the concert had ended the previous day.
D) Ravi said that the concert had ended yesterday.
22. In transforming direct to indirect speech, simple past tense goes to _____ tense.
A) Past progressive.
B) Simple past tense.
C) Simple present tense.
D) Past perfect.
23. My friend:"you can be whatever you want"My friend told me that _____ .
A) I could be whatever I wanted.
B) I can be whatever I wanted.
C) I should be whatever I wanted.
D) None of above.
24. How Direct Speech is delivered:.
A) Reporting what was said in the narrator's words.
B) Reporting what was said exactly in the words of the speaker.
25. The students said, "We love our school.".
A) The students said that they loved their school. .
B) The students said that we loved their school.
C) The students said that they loved there school.
D) None of above.