Indirect Speech Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Indirect Speech – Quiz 35
1. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "What a lovely flower is that!".
A) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that was a very lovely flower.
B) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that that was a very lovely flower.
C) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that this is a very lovely flower.
D) Sudha exclaimed to Ramesh that What a lovely flower is that!.
2. Laura's children told her, "We can't take the school bus this morning.".
A) Laura's children told her they couldn't take the school bus that morning.
B) Laura's children told her they don't take the school bus that morning.
C) Laura's children told her they didn't take the school bus that morning.
D) Laura's children told her they weren't take the school bus that morning.
3. Which of the following is NOT a rule for converting direct speech to indirect speech?.
A) Keep the reporting verb in the present tense.
B) Change pronouns to their corresponding forms.
C) Change time expressions as needed.
D) Change tenses to the past tense.
4. The policeman said, "Don't cross the speed limit.".
A) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit.
B) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit.
C) The policeman forbade me to cross the speed limit.
D) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit.
5. "I do my homework by myself." Susi Susanti said.
A) Susi Susanti said that I did my homework by myself.
B) Susi Susanti said that she do her homework by herself.
C) Susi Susanti said she did her homework by myself.
D) Homework by Susanti said that she does myself.
E) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework by herself.
6. Choose the correct option:"Where do you live?".
A) Miho asked me where do I live.
B) Miho asked me where I lived.
C) Miho asked me where did I live.
D) None of above.
7. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly?.
A) "Merry Christmas, everyone, " shouted Timmy.
8. Wow dont you think its too much Katelyn asked Which sentence is correctly punctuated?.
A) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much, " Katelyn asked.
B) "Wow, don't you think its too much?" Katelyn asked.
C) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much?" Katelyn asked.
D) "Wow! Don't you think it's too much!" Katelyn asked.
9. "Don't touch it! Leave it alone!" I said.
A) I told him not to touch it but to leave it alone.
B) I have told him not to touch it but to leave it alone.
C) I am telling him not to touch it but to leave it alone.
D) I said him not to touch it but to leave it alone.
10. Mr Toha said, "how can you do that".
A) Mr Toha asked how i could do that .
B) Mr Toha asked how i can do that.
C) Mr Toha asked how you can do that.
D) None of above.
11. D-Gita said, " Why are there no birds anywhere today?" I-Gita wanted to know why there were no birds _____ .
A) Anywhere that day .
B) Nowhere that day.
C) Anywhere this day.
D) None of above.
12. What word connects the reported and reporting speech in imperative sentences?.
A) If.
B) Wh-questions.
C) To.
D) That.
13. Max:"I don't like spinach."Max said that he _____ like spinach.".
A) Did.
B) Doesn't.
C) Didn't.
D) Don't.
14. They told us, "We spend our holidays on a farm every year.".
A) They told us that they had spent their holidays on a farm every year.
B) They told us that we spent our holidays on a farm every year.
C) They told us that they spent their holidays on a farm every year.
D) They told us that they spend our holidays on a farm every year.
15. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London _____ .
A) The next day.
B) Tomorrow.
16. Her father said, "You willingly rendered service to those people because you love them."Her father said that _____ had willingly rendered service to those people because _____ loved _____ .
A) She, she, them .
B) She, he, them.
C) She, he, her.
D) None of above.
17. "Dawn hurt herself during P.E. lesson this morning, " Mary said.
A) Mary tells that Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning.
B) Mary says that Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning.
C) Mary said that Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning.
D) Mary told Dawn had hurt herself during P.E. lesson that morning.
18. Fitria asked me what happen there. Fitria said, " _____ ".
A) What happened here?.
B) What did happen here?.
C) What happens here?.
D) What happens there?.
E) What does happens here?.
19. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-"You just snatched my wallet, " Bob exclaimed.
A) Bob exclaimed that he had just snatched his wallet.
B) Bob explained that he had just snatched his wallet.
C) Bob exclaimed that he just snatched his wallet.
D) Bob exclaimed that he has just snatched his wallet.
20. What is the purpose of using punctuation marks in direct and indirect speech?.
A) To emphasize important words in a sentence.
B) To indicate the exact words spoken by someone.
C) To separate dialogue from the rest of the text.
D) To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion.
21. Choose the direct speech that is punctuated correctly.
A) Michelle exclaimed, "I knew it!".
B) Michelle exclaimed I knew it!.
C) Michelle" exclaimed I knew it!".
D) None of above.
22. He said he had a new dragon.
A) Indirect speech.
B) Direct Speech.
23. 'I told Dom to email you three days ago.' $\rightarrow$ She said that she had told Dom to email me three days _____ , but it's been a week now and I still haven't heard.
A) Before .
B) Then.
C) Ago.
D) None of above.
24. Saharat:"I want a new bike."Saharat said that he _____ a new bike.
A) Wanted.
B) Want.
C) Had wanted.
D) Wants.
25. "There's someone behind you!" Nancy Drew shouted.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.