Indirect Speech Quiz 52 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 52
1. In indirect speech yesterday changes to _____ .
A) The day before .
B) The next day.
C) That night.
D) None of above.
2. Dirar said, 'I must visit my friends this weekend.'.
A) Dirar said he had to visit his friends that weekend.
B) Dirar said he must to visit his friends that weekend.
C) Dirar said he visited his friends this weekend.
D) None of above.
3. Peter said, "I bought my plane ticket last night.".
A) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket the previous night.
B) Peter said that he had bought his plane ticket last night.
C) Peter said that he bought his plane ticket the previous night.
D) None of above.
4. Laura:" Would you bring me a glass with water please?".
A) Laura asked me to bring her a glass with water.
B) Laura asked me if I would bring her a glass with water.
C) Laura asked me if would I bring her a glass with water.
D) None of above.
5. He said, " I didn't go to the party.".
A) He easn't going to the party.
B) He hadn't gone to the party.
C) They weren't going to the party.
D) We didn't went to the party.
6. Change the Direct Speech to Indirect Speech.Michelle asked Tom, "Did you attend Sam's party last week?".
A) Michelle asked Tom if he attended Sam's party last week.
B) Michelle asked Tom did you attend Sam's party last week?.
C) Michelle said to Tom that did he attend Sam's party last week.
D) Michelle asked Tom that did you attend Sam's party last week.
7. Ajinkya said, " I will achieve the impossible.".
A) Ajinkya said that he would achieve the impossible.
B) Ajinkya said that he will achieve the impossible.
8. "Please help me, " begged Andik.
A) Andik begged me to help him.
B) Andik begged me helping him.
C) Andik bag me to helping him.
D) Andik begged me helped him.
9. They said:" We have never eaten pears.".
A) They said that they have never ate pears.
B) They said that they haven't eaten pears.
C) They said that they have never eaten pears.
D) They said that they had never eaten pears.
10. She said, "I'll go shopping.".
A) She said she would go shopping. .
B) She said she will go shopping.
C) She said I will go shopping.
D) None of above.
11. My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time. It means _____ .
A) My mom asked me, " Had you had a spare time?".
B) My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?".
C) My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?".
D) My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?".
12. The teacher claimed that we _____ well in the last exams.
A) Wasn't performing.
B) Haven't been performing.
C) Didn't perform.
D) Hadn't been performing.
E) Haven't performed.
13. We asked Tom:"Did you play computer games here? ".
A) We asked Tom if he play computer games there.
B) We asked Tom whether he has played computer games here.
C) We asked Tom whether he had played computer games there.
D) We asked Tom if he played computer games there.
14. Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?".
A) Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.
B) Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.
C) Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.
D) Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.
15. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) "Watch out for that puddle!" Dad yelled.
B) Watch out for "that puddle!" Dad yelled.
C) "Watch out for" that puddle! Dad yelled.
D) None of above.
16. Direct speech is _____ .
A) When you quote someone's exact words.
B) When you report what someone said but you dont use the exact words.
C) When you speak directly to someone.
D) None of above.
17. The turtle said, " When you hear the dog barking, it is time for you to come down."The turtle told the monkey _____ when he heard the dog barking it was time for him to come down.
A) That.
B) To follow.
C) Whether.
D) None of above.
18. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Tina said, "Who will take part in the skit for the annual day?".
A) Tina asked who will take part in the skit for the annual day.
B) Tina asked who would take part in the skit for the annual day.
C) Tina asked who wanted to take part in the skit for the annual day.
D) Tina asked who could take part in the skit for the annual day.
19. We said, "We have been waiting since morning.".
A) We said that we had been waiting since morning.
B) We said that we had waited since morning.
C) We said that we waited since morning.
D) None of above.
20. We do not change verb tenses in indirect/reported speech when.
A) Both options are correct. .
B) The fact being reported is a general truth.
C) The reporting verb is in the simple present tense.
D) None of above.
21. Mother said to Edo, " Have you eaten?".
A) Mother said to Edo If he had been eaten.
B) Mother said to Edo if he had eaten.
C) Mother said to Edo if He has eaten.
D) Mother said to Edo if he ate.
22. The actor said, "I bought this house yesterday".The actor said that he _____ .
A) Was buying this house yesterday.
B) Bought this house yesterday.
C) Had bought this house the day before.
D) Will buy this house tomorrow.
23. Which alternative has only coordinating conjunctions?.
A) FOR-AND-SO.
B) FOR-NOR-SINCE.
C) AFTER-BEFORE-IF.
D) YET-BUT-EVEN THOUGH.
24. Sabrina says, "I am happy".She tells me that she _____ happy.
A) Is.
B) Was.
C) Had been.
D) None of above.
25. Mary told John "my father warned me last night".
A) Mary told John that her father warned her last night.
B) Mary told John that her father warns her last night.
C) Mary told John that her warned her last night.
D) Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.