Indirect Speech Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 50
1. When confronted with disturbing questions, the suspect said he _____ to talk to his advocate once again.
A) Had needed.
B) Needed.
C) Needs.
D) Needing.
E) Need.
2. What's missing from this sentence? He said, "be calm please and listen to my words.".
A) Exclamation mark.
B) Capital letter.
C) Question mark.
D) Quotation mark.
3. "Shall I open the door for you?"Thomas _____ to open th door for me.
A) Told.
B) Said.
C) Offered.
D) Asked.
4. Why are you staring at my feet?.
A) He asked her why was she staring at his feet.
B) He asked her why she is staring at his feet.
C) He asked her why is she staring at his feet.
D) He asked her why she was staring at his feet.
5. Zoe says, "I went home."Indirect speech: _____ .
A) Zoe says that she went home.
B) Zoe says that she had gone home.
C) Zoe says that she goes home.
D) None of above.
6. My mother said, "Help me!" Change to indirect speech!.
A) My mother said to help her.
B) My mother said to help me.
C) My mother said to help you.
D) None of above.
7. "Don't do this!" She _____ .
A) She told me not to do that.
B) She told me not to do this.
8. "Take this package to my brother's house, " Nilda told Henry.Nilda told Henry to take the package to _____ brother's house.
A) Her.
B) His.
C) My.
D) None of above.
9. Change the speech.He said, "The horse died in the night.".
A) He said that horse had died in the night.
B) He said that the horses had died in the night.
C) He said that the horse had died in the night.
D) He said that the horse died in the night.
10. My classmate:'Can I sit next to you?'-My classmate asked me if _____ .
A) She could sit next to me.
B) I can sit next to you.
C) She would sit next to me.
D) I could sit next to her.
11. In transferring direct into indirect speech, which features have been changed?.
A) The Object.
B) The Subject.
C) The Content of the sentence.
12. The parents _____ the children to be quiet.
A) Wanted to know.
B) Asked.
C) Explained.
D) Said.
13. Gary said, "I will go to New York".
A) Gary said that he would go to New York.
B) Gary asked that he would go to New York.
C) Gary said that he would not go to New York.
D) Gary said that I would go to New York.
14. Hamid:"This is the best book on reporting that I've ever read."Hamid said _____ was the best book on reporting that _____ had ever read.
A) Here/ he.
B) Here/ I.
C) That/ I.
D) That/ he.
15. She said that she was the smartest girl in the class.
A) Indirect speech.
B) Direct Speech.
16. "Please help me carry this"She _____ .
A) She asked me to help her carry that.
B) She asked me help her carry this.
17. Mark said to Bob, "Can you please pass me the cup of tea?" Convert to Indirect Speech.
A) Mark said to Bob that, "if he could please pass him the cup of tea. ".
B) Mark said to Bob that, if he could please pass him the cup of tea.
C) Mark said to Bob, if he could please pass him the cup of tea.
D) Mark said to Bob that, can you could please pass him the cup of tea.
18. Change into direct speech! Shani said (that) she looked at me from across the street but I didn't realize.
A) Shani:"I look at you from across the street but you don't realize.".
B) Shani:"I looked at her from across the street but I don't realize.".
C) Shani:"You look at me from across the street but she doesn't realize.".
D) A. Shani:"She looks at me from across the street but I don't realize.".
19. A hyphen before a word or side helps us _____ .
A) Look for an exact word or phrase.
B) To exclude it from your search results.
C) Separate numbers with two periods without space to search for numbers within that range.
D) To add extra things in your search results.
20. "Why don't you go today?"I asked.
A) I asked why you did not go that day.
B) I asked why had you not gone that day.
C) I asked why you had not gone today.
D) I asked why did you not go that day.
21. Alok says, "4x4 Cube is easy to solve".
A) Alok says that 4x4 Cube is easy to solve.
B) Alok said that 4x4 cube is easier to solve.
C) Alok said that it is easy to solve a 4x4 Cube.
D) None of above.
22. Mother "Please help me carry this!".
A) My mother said that want me to help she carry this.
B) My mother asked me to help she carry that.
C) My mother said that she need me to help her to carry this.
D) My mother asked me to help her carry that.
23. He told me to open my books.
A) "Open my books!" he shouted.
B) "Open your books!" he exclaimed.
C) "Open your books, " he said.
D) "Open my books, " he said.
24. "Finish the homework, " said my mom. Select the correct indirect speech:.
A) My mom said to finish the homework.
B) My mom said finish the homework.
C) My mom to said finish the homework.
D) None of above.
25. Did they eat out together yesterday?.
A) He asked me if they had eaten out together the day before.
B) He asked me if they had eaten out yesterday.
C) He asked me if they has eaten out together the day before.
D) He asked me if they have eaten out together the day before.