Indirect Speech Quiz 54 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. In Direct Speech, the words of the speaker are enclosed within _____ .

A) Inverted commas.

B) Brackets.

C) Double inverted commas.

D) Hyphens.

2. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mother said, "Tommy is writing a letter now.".

A) Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter then.

B) Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter now.

C) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter then.

D) Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter now.

3. The girl in the yellow dress screamed, "Buy me a new sandwich now!".

A) Direct Speech.

B) Indirect speech.

4. Fitria asked me what happen there. Fitria said, " _____ ".

A) What happens there?.

B) What does happens here?.

C) What did happen here?.

D) What happened here?.

E) What happens here?.

5. The captain said, "We played the match to win.".

A) The captain said that they played the match to win.

B) The captain said that we played the match to win.

6. Emrah said that he _____ Brad Pitt on a street in Bristol the day before but nobody believed him.

A) Had saw.

B) Saw.

C) Had seen.

D) Seen.

7. Change from Direct to indirect speech-Rita said to Rahul, "Have you heard of our new neighbours?".

A) Rita asked Rahul whether he had heard of their new neighbours?.

B) Rita asked Rahul had he hear of their new neighbours.

C) Rita asked Rahul if he had heard of our new neighbours.

D) Rahul asked Rita if she had heard of their new neighours.

8. "I heard that your daughter is going to climb Mount Semeru for the second time." "That's right. I don't understand _____ to do it.".

A) Does she want.

B) Why does she want.

C) Why she wants.

D) That she wants.

9. Neighbor "Please help me!".

A) My Neighbor asked please help me.

B) My neighbor asked me to help his.

C) Neighbor said that he need my help.

D) My neighbor said please help his.

10. In direct speech tomorrow changes to _____ .

A) The day before.

B) The next day.

C) That night.

D) None of above.

11. . "Can you help me with my homework, please?"She _____ .

A) She asked me to help her with her homework.

B) She asked me to help her with my homework.

12. What is direct speech?.

A) Quoting exact words.

B) To reporte others words.

C) To repeat only personal information.

D) None of above.

13. Michael told me, "I will teach English tomorrow."Michael told me that _____ .

A) I would teach English tomorrow.

B) He would teach English the next day.

C) I would teach English the following day.

D) He will teach English tomorrow.

14. John said, "I love this town.".

A) John said that she loved that town.

B) John said that he loved that town.

C) John say that he loved that town.

D) John said that he loves that town.

15. The woman asked _____ get lunch at school.

A) If the children can.

B) Can the children.

C) Whether the children could.

D) Could the children.

16. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A) We're going to the theme park! "the little boy exclaimed.".

B) We're going to the "theme park!" the little boy exclaimed.

C) "We're going to the theme park! the little boy exclaimed.".

D) "We're going to the theme park!" the little boy exclaimed.

17. Which of the following is an example of direct speech.

A) Clara declared "I need to have food at 12:30." .

B) Arnold said "that he was athletic.".

C) I got 100% in the maths test! Natasha said.

D) None of above.

18. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique.".

A) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. .

B) The teacher said that let us try this technique.

C) The scientist said that let us try out this technique.

D) None of above.

19. Choose the correct option:The General said, "Bravo! Well done, my soldiers".

A) The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well.

B) The General applauded his soldiers for their excellent job.

C) The General told the soldiers that they had done well.

D) None of above.

20. Henry:"Can you see me?" Henry asked me if _____ could see _____ .

A) Me/he.

B) I/him.

C) He/I.

D) I/he.

21. Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "You are my best friend and will remain so.".

A) Sudha told Ramesh that he was her best friend and would remain so.

B) Sudha told Ramesh that he is her best friend and will remain so.

C) Sudha told Ramesh that You are my best and will remain so.

D) Sudha told Ramesh that he is her best friend and would remain so.

22. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-"I will call you tomorrow, " said the artist.

A) The artist said that he would call me the next day.

B) The artist said that he would call me the tomorrow.

C) The artist said that he will call me the next day.

D) The artist said that he will call me tomorrow.

23. "You should tell me the truth." She said (that) _____ .

A) She should tell me the truth.

B) I should not tell her the truth.

C) I should told her the truth.

D) She should not tell me the truth.

E) I should tell her the truth.

24. A:I wasn't here yesterday. B: _____ .

A) So did I.

B) So was I.

C) Neither do I.

D) Neither was I.

25. She said, "I will never leave you".

A) She said that she would never leave me .

B) She said that I would never leave you.

C) She said that she would never leave you.

D) None of above.