Indirect Speech Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Indirect Speech – Quiz 38
1. Change the speech.The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.
A) The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?".
B) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?".
C) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?".
D) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?".
2. Astrid:"Where can you keep your money safely?"Astrid asked me _____ .
A) Where could you keep your money safely.
B) Where can I keep my money safely.
C) Where you can keep your money safely.
D) Where I could keep my money safely.
E) Where I can keep my money safely.
3. Which of the following sentences is an example of indirect speech with an imperative sentence?.
A) She asked, "Are you coming to the party?".
B) She asked me to pass her the salt.
C) She asked, "Can you pass me the salt?".
D) She asked if I am coming to the party.
4. Matthew said, "I have seen that movie".He told me that he _____ that movie.
A) Had seen .
B) Has seen.
C) Saw.
D) None of above.
5. He has said, "I have finished my job.".
A) He said that he have finished his job.
B) He has said that he has finished his job.
6. "I will buy a new car next month".
A) Dad said he would buy a car next month.
B) Dad said he will buy a car next month.
C) Dad said he had bought a car last month.
D) Dad said he bought a car last month.
7. "Why isn't your brother with you, Anna?".
A) Mum asked Anna why her brother wasn't with her.
B) Mum wanted to know why wasn't her brother with Anna.
C) Mum wanted to know if Anna's brother wasn't there with her.
D) Mum told Anna to bring her brother.
8. Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The peon said, "I was ringing the bell when it started raining."I-The peon said that he _____ ringing the bell when it _____ raining.
A) Had been / had started .
B) Had been / started.
C) Was / started.
D) None of above.
9. "Laura goes to the park with Pedro".
A) She said that Laura went to the park with Pedro. .
B) She said that laura was going to the park with Pedro.
C) She said that Laura would go to the park with Pedro.
D) None of above.
10. You have to submit your presentation _____ days before the presentation by _____ .
A) Two, WhatsApp.
B) Four, WhatsApp.
C) Two, email.
D) Three, email.
11. Scientists said they _____ to extract proteins from plants to make fuel, which now became an ordinary practice.
A) Have been trying.
B) Have tried.
C) Try.
D) Are trying.
E) Tried.
12. "Would you mind lending me a pencil?".
A) She told me to lend her a pencil.
B) She asked me to lend her a pencil.
13. John, " I am going to visit my grandma next week". It means.
A) John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week.
B) John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week.
C) John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week.
D) John said that he will going to visit grandma next week.
E) John said that he will be going to visit his garndma the following week.
14. "Your presence will have made my day, " Azil said to Lala.
A) Azil said to Lala that her presence would have made his day.
B) Azil said to Lala that his presence would have made her day.
C) Azil said to Lala that her presence will have made his day.
D) Azil said to Lala that her presence would have made her day.
15. Mary "I have never tried to collect things" Jill:"Mary told me that she _____ to collect things".
A) Had never tried.
B) Has never tried.
C) Never tried.
D) None of above.
16. How many main types of conditional sentences are there in English?.
A) 2.
B) 4.
C) 3.
D) 1.
17. "Where is it?" said Mary. She _____ .
A) Asked where it was.
B) Said where it is.
C) Asked if it was there.
D) None of above.
18. Identify the speech;Father told us to not touch his laptop.
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
19. The turtle said, "It is now bearing fruit."The turtle told the monkey _____ his plant was then bearing fruit.
A) That.
B) If.
C) Whether.
D) None of above.
20. "I never make mistakes, " he said.
A) He said that he never made mistakes.
B) He say that he never made mistakes.
C) He said that he never make mistakes.
D) He said that he never mades mistakes.
21. Change the following sentence into indirect speech. "What are you doing?" the policeman said to me.
A) The policeman asked if what I was doing.
B) The policeman said to me what I was doing.
C) The policeman asked me what I was doing.
D) The policeman asked what I was doing.
22. The news programme:'We will keep you updated.'-The news programme said _____ .
A) That they were keeping us updated.
B) That he would keep us updated.
C) That they would keep us updated.
D) That they keep us updated.
23. My mom told me, "Clean your room now.".
A) My mom told me that clean my room now.
B) My mom told me to clean my room then.
C) My mom told me that to clean my room now.
D) My mom told me if clean my room then.
24. Change into direct speech! Dhiya asked me whether she was the best student then.
A) Dhiya said to me, "am i the best student now" .
B) Dhiya said to me, "was she the best student now".
C) Dhiya said to me, "am i the best student then".
D) None of above.
25. Check all the examples of Output Units.
A) Screen.
B) Keyboard.