Indirect Speech Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 33
1. Which direct sentence is correct?Alicia said that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that she had seen him kissing Tamara.
A) Alicia said:'My boyfriend cheated on me and I saw him kissing Tamara.
B) Alicia said:'Her boyfriend cheated on her and she saw him kissing Tamara.'.
C) Alicia said:'My boyfriend had cheated on her and I saw him kissing Tamara.'.
D) None of above.
2. You said, "He is a very good athlete.".
A) You said that he was a very good athlete.
B) You said that he is a very good athlete.
C) You said he is a very good athlete.
D) None of above.
3. Tom said 'I left two years ago' devient _____ .
A) Tom said he left two years ago.
B) Tom said I left two years ago.
C) Tom said I had left two years ago.
D) Tom said he had left two years ago.
4. Jason asked me:"Are you having fun?".
A) He asked me if I was having fun.
B) He asked me if was I having fun?.
5. Verb in Past tense changes to.
A) Past Perfect.
B) Simple Past.
C) No change.
D) None of above.
6. "Don't make so much noise, " he says.
A) He says not to make so much noise.
B) He said not to make so much noise.
C) He says to not make so much noise.
D) None of above.
7. "It had been raining heavily for a whole week there, " said Juhi.
A) Juhi said that it has been raining heavily for a whole week here.
B) Juhi said that it had been raining heavily for a whole week there.
C) Juhi said that it has been raining heavily for a whole week here.
D) Juhi said that it had been raining heavily for a whole week here.
8. Christine said, "I am going to school.".
A) Christine said that she was not going to school.
B) Christine said that she will be going to school.
C) Christine said that she were going to school.
D) Christine said that she was going to school.
9. "Do you have time to play tennis regularly?" The coach wanted to know _____ to play tennis regularly.
A) If we have time.
B) Whether we had time.
C) If we had had time.
D) Do we have time.
10. Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week.".
A) Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.
B) Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.
C) Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.
D) Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.
11. He asked me if I would listen to him.
A) He said, "Will you listen to me?" .
B) He was saying to me, "Will you listen to me?".
C) He is saying, "Will you listen to him?".
D) None of above.
12. Change the speech."Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said and paused for a reply.
A) He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
B) He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
C) He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
D) He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
13. They said, "We were copying in the exam.".
A) They said that we had been copying in the exam.
B) They said that we had copying in the exam.
C) They said that we had been to to copy in the exam.
D) None of above.
14. "Do you want to buy anything?" She asked him.
A) She asked him that did he want to buy anything.
B) She asked him if did he want to buy anything.
C) She asked him did he want to buy anything.
D) She asked him if he wanted to buy anything.
15. Sandra said that she could play guitar.
A) Sandra said, "I can play guitar.".
B) Sandra said, "She can play guitar.".
C) Sandra said, "I could play guitar.".
D) Sandra said, "She could play guitar.".
16. How much reward did the children get for good reports?.
A) Forty pence.
B) Fifty pence.
C) Twenty five pence.
D) Ten pence.
17. Backshift of tenes:The simple present is changed into _____ .
A) The past perfect.
B) The simple past.
C) The present perfect.
D) The past progressive.
18. Jessica asked me, "Why did I not pass the test?". Jessica askd me _____ .
A) Why she had not passed the test.
B) Why did not she pass the test.
C) Why she had not pass the test.
D) Why had she pass the test.
E) Why she did not past the test.
19. "Don't make any noise in library." Renata said. It means _____ .
A) She told me don't make any noise in library.
B) She told me not to made any noise in library.
C) She told me to make any noise in library.
D) She told me not to make any noise in library.
E) She told me didn't make any noise in library.
20. Change it into indirect speech:Suman said to Ram, "Why are you not coming to school now a days?".
A) Suman asked Ram Why he was not coming to school now a days .
B) Suman asked Ram Why are you not coming to school now a days.
C) Suman asked Ram Why you are not coming to school now a days.
D) None of above.
21. Is this Direct Speech or Indirect Speech?Aman said, "I can't wait for Diwali!".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
22. I said to him, "I do not believe you.".
A) I said to him that I did not believe you.
B) I said to him that I do not believe you.
C) I told him that I do not believe you.
D) I told him that I did not believe him _____ .
23. She said:"They will have dinner with us today.".
A) She said that they will have dinner with us today.
B) She said that they have dinner with us that day.
C) She said that they would have dinner with us that day.
D) She said that they would have dinner with us today.
24. "When are we having dinner out, tonight or tomorrow night?" asked Liam.
A) Liam asked if they were having dinner out, tonight or tomorrow night.
B) Liam wondered if they were having dinner out, that night or the following night.
C) Liam wanted to know when they were having dinner out, that night or the following night.
D) Liam said that they were having dinner out, that night or the following day.
25. 'Why are you wearing sunglasses?' She wondered _____ .
A) Why he was wearing sunglasses.
B) Why was he wearing sunglasses.
C) If he was wearing sunglasses.
D) None of above.