Indirect Speech Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 34
1. My father:"have you got enough money to pay for your taxi ticket?My father asked my brother if he _____ enough money to pay for _____ taxi ticket.
A) Had-his.
B) Has-her.
C) Have-your.
D) None of above.
2. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-They said, "Joe, the time is up.".
A) They told Joe that the time was up.
B) They said Joe the time was up.
C) They said that the time was up to Joe.
D) They told Joe that the time is up.
3. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A) Do you want any sweets? "my dad asked". "I'm just about to go to the shop.".
B) "Do you want any sweets?" "my dad asked." I'm just about to go to the shop.
C) "Do you want any sweets? my dad asked". I'm just about to "go to the shop.".
D) "Do you want any sweets?" my dad asked. "I'm just about to go to the shop.".
4. The students said to the teacher, "Please give us a free period."The students requested the teacher to.
A) Gave us a free period.
B) Give us a free period.
C) Given them a free period.
D) Give them a free period.
5. Rita said, 'I may go there.'.
A) Rita said that she might go there.
B) Rita said that she will go there.
C) Rita says that she Is going there.
D) Rita says that she may go there.
6. Samuel asked his mom, "Is that a bird, mom?".
A) Samuel asked his mom if that was a bird. .
B) Samuel asked his mom to get the bird.
C) Samuel said to his mom that that is a bird.
D) None of above.
7. He _____ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A) Told me.
B) Told to me.
C) Said me.
D) Says to me.
8. "Come to my house, Marry, " said Jane.
A) Jane asked Marry to come to her house.
B) Jane asked Marry to come to my house.
C) Marry asked Jane to come to her house.
D) None of above.
9. 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.".
10. My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night".
A) My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.
B) My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night".
C) My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.
D) My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.
11. He said, "Let us have dinner here.".
A) He said that we should have dinner there.
B) He asked if we wished to have dinner there.
C) He proposed that we had dinner there.
D) He said that we had dinner there.
12. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "Which is your pen?".
A) Sudha asked Ramesh which his pen was.
B) Sudha said to Ramesh which his pen was.
C) Sudha said to Ramesh Which is your pen.
D) Sudha asked Ramesh which is your pen.
13. In Indirect Speech, we make the following changes-.
A) Change the speaker's words & keep the quotation marks.
B) Drop the quotation marks.
C) Change the speaker's words & drop the quotation marks.
D) Keep the speaker's words & drop the quotation marks.
14. He said to the judge, "I did not commit this crime.".
A) He told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
B) He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
C) He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
D) He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
15. "My car was stolen last week."Charlie said _____ .
A) His car was stolen last week.
B) His car had been stolen the week before.
C) His car had been stolen last week.
D) His car was stolen the week before.
16. Which of the following is the correction for this incorrect direct speech?:Cris said, I am going to park my car.
A) "Cris said I am going to park my car.".
B) Cris said, "I am going to park my car.".
C) Cris said:I was going to park his car.
D) "Cris was going to park his car.".
17. The guard asked, "Who are you?".
A) The guard asks me who he was.
B) The guard asked who he was.
C) The guard asked me who he was.
D) The guard asked who I was.
18. "Why do you want to work here?" Morgan asked Jeff.
A) Morgan asked him why he wanted to work there.
B) Morgan asked him why do you want to work here.
C) Morgan asked him why he wanted to work here.
D) None of above.
19. Doshi said to his wife, "Please select one of these necklaces.".
A) Doshi told his wife to please select one of those necklaces.
B) Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
C) Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
D) Doshi pleased his wife to select one of those necklaces.
20. Benedict said that he had studied since 2000.
A) Benedict said, "I had studied since 2000.".
B) Benedict said, "I studied since 2000.".
C) Benedict said, "I have been studying since 2000.".
D) Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000.".
21. _____ the verb conjugated in the past tense changes to _____ .
A) Past perfect.
B) Preterite.
C) Here.
D) Present perfect.
22. "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.
23. Mother said to her son, "Don't go home late today!".
A) Mother said to her son not to go home late that day. .
B) Mother said to her son not to go home late today.
C) Mother said to her son to not go home late that day.
D) None of above.
24. Miftahul said Dwi, "Will you marry me?".
A) Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry her .
B) Miftahul asked Dwi if she would marry him.
C) Miftahul asked Dwi if he would marry him.
D) None of above.
25. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech:He said, 'I will help you.'.
A) She said he would help me.
B) He said you can help him.
C) He said he can help.
D) He said he would help me.