Indirect Speech Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 42
1. "Are you alright?"Eliseo asked him _____ he was alright.
A) Where.
B) If.
C) That.
D) To.
2. The judge commanded them to call the witness.
A) "Call the witness", said the judge.
B) The judge is telling them to "Call the witness.".
C) The judge is saying to "Call the witness.".
D) None of above.
3. If a direct speech has 'now', it becomes _____ in reported speech.
A) Then.
B) Present.
C) After.
D) Next.
4. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly?.
A) "Have you seen my glasses?" asked mother.
B) Have you seen my glasses, asked Mother?.
5. The lawyer said, "Please make breadfruit for breakfast.".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect speech.
6. Charlie said, "I do not know how to make tea."(Select the appropriate Indirect speech of the above sentence).
A) Charlie said that she did not know how to make tea.
B) Charlie had said that she did not know how to make tea.
C) Charlie said that she had not known how to make tea.
D) None of above.
7. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?.
A) She said that she had already read that book. .
B) She said that "she had already read that book.".
C) "She said that she had already read that book.".
D) None of above.
8. What is missing in this sentence?My son said, Let's go to the mall today.
A) Full stop.
B) Question mark.
C) None of above.
9. Experts advise parents that they _____ to protect the child by only keeping him/her warm.
A) Wouldn't have tried.
B) Couldn't try.
C) Would not try.
D) Can't have tried.
E) Should not try.
10. She said, "What a beautiful view!".
A) She exclaimed that the view was beautiful.
B) She said that the view had been beautiful.
C) She said that the view is beautiful.
D) She exclaimed that the view is beautiful.
11. He said, "I met him in 1950". He said _____ .
A) He had been met by him in 1950.
B) He had met him in 1950.
C) He used to meet him in 1950.
D) He was meeting him in 1950.
12. Miriam:"I loved chocolate."Daniel:"Miriam said (that) she _____ chocolate.".
A) Has loved.
B) Loves.
C) Loved.
D) Had loved.
13. "I have been working here for 3 years", Vira said. It means that _____ .
A) She had been working there for 3 years.
B) She had been working here for 3 years.
C) She had been working here for 3 years.
D) She has been working there for 3 years.
E) She have been working there for 3 years.
14. " Work with your classmates." The teacher told her _____ .
A) Not to work with my classmates.
B) That she work with her classmates.
C) To work with her classmates.
D) Work with her classmates.
15. When converting a direct speech to indirect speech, we need to change the following:.
A) Conjunctions.
B) Verbs.
C) Nouns.
16. Demian said, "I am going out of town.".
A) Demian said that he is going out of town.
B) Demian said that he was going out of town.
C) Demian said that I am going out of town.
D) Demian said that he went out of town.
17. What type of speech is does not have to be within quotes or reported word-to word.
A) Indirect or reported speech.
B) Direct or quoted speech.
18. Mrs. Munirah asked how much i bought the car.
A) Mrs.Munirah said, "How much do you buy the car?".
B) Mrs.Munirah said, "How much did you buy the car?".
C) Mrs.Munirah said, "How much you buy the car?".
D) None of above.
19. Direct to indirect speech. Choose the correct answer. Steve said that he _____ to Beijing to continue his study the following week.
A) Travel.
B) Will travel.
C) Would travel.
D) Traveled.
20. Convert the following sentence into direct speech: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.".
21. Please come here Susan the teacher instructed dont make me come there Which sentence is correctly punctuated?.
A) "Please, come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there!".
B) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!".
C) "Please come here, Susan, " the teacher instructed, "don't make me come there.".
D) "Please come here, Susan." the teacher instructed. "Don't make me come there!".
22. Today is Sunday.
A) Interrogative.
B) Declarative.
23. Which reporting verb is suitable for reporting a command or order in indirect speech?.
A) Requested.
B) Ordered.
C) Asked.
D) Explained.
24. "next week" in indirect speech change to:.
A) Then.
B) The following week.
C) A week before.
D) That week.
25. Change the Indirect Speech to Direct Speech.Nidhi said that it was a beautiful painting.
A) Nidhi said, "It is a beautiful painting.".
B) Nidhi said, "That is a very beautiful painting!".
C) Nidhi said to the artist, "It is a very beautiful painting.".
D) Nidhi said, "That is a beautiful painting!".