Indirect Speech Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Indirect Speech – Quiz 6
1. Kevin said that you should use a coal pot.
A) Indirect speech.
B) Direct Speech.
2. Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.'.
A) Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.
B) Jerry said he was studying English a lot at the moment.
C) Jerry said I was studying English a lot at that moment.
D) None of them.
3. She told me _____ she was going on a holiday.
A) That.
B) And.
C) Because.
D) When.
4. Write whether the sentence is direct or indirect speech;Leela said, "Please bring some fruits from the market.".
A) Direct Speech.
B) Indirect Speech.
5. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
A) He said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
B) He said that the sun rose in the east and sets in the west.
C) He asked if the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
D) He said that the sun rise in the east and set in the west.
6. Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?.
A) No.
B) Sometimes.
C) Yes.
D) Seldom.
7. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.
A) Max shouted, "I'll eat you up!".
B) Max shouted I'll eat you up.
C) "Max shouted" I'll eat you up.
D) "Max shouted I'll eat you up!".
8. "Would you mind lending me a pencil?".
A) She asked me to lend her a pencil. .
B) She asked him to lend her a pencil.
C) She asked her to lend her a pencil.
D) None of above.
9. The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem.
A) The Professor said, 'Nobody could solve the problem'.
B) The Professor said, 'Nobody can solve the problem'.
C) The Professor exclaimed, 'Nobody can solve the problem?'.
D) The Professor exclaimed, 'Nobody could solve the problem'.
10. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Diana said, "I wrote to my father yesterday.".
A) Diana said that she wrote to her father the previous day.
B) Diana said that she had written to her father the previous day.
C) Diana said that she had written to her father the last day.
D) Diana said that she wrote to her father the last day.
11. Should this sentence contain speech marks? I am happy, she said.
A) YES(because it is direct speech).
B) NO(because it is indirect speech).
12. "She's living in Paris for a few months.".
A) She say that she was living in Paris for a few months.
B) She said that she is living in Paris for a few months.
C) She said that she was live in Paris for a few months.
D) She said that she was living in Paris for a few months.
13. While converting from direct to indirect speech which of the following changes happen?.
A) Present continuous tense becomes past continuous tense.
B) Simple present tense becomes simple future tense.
C) Past continuous tense becomes future continuous tense.
D) None of these.
14. Rahul asked me, 'Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?'.
A) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night.
B) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night.
C) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night.
D) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.
15. Which of the following is the CORRECT indirect sentence for this direct sentence?.
A) Robert said, that he would get a perfect score for this test.
B) Robert said that he would get a perfect score for this test.
C) Robert said that he will get a perfect score for this test.
D) Robert said that "he would get a perfect score for this test.".
16. Yumna asked Fairuz, "where is she?".We can conclude that _____ .
A) Yumna asked Fairuz where She had been.
B) Yumna asked Fairuz where she were.
C) Yumna asked Fairuz where she was.
D) Yumna asked Fairuz where she is.
E) Yumna asked Fairuz where She should have been.
17. Sam drank some water, FOR he was thirsty. The connective FOR can be replaced by _____ .
A) Because.
B) But.
C) Nor.
D) And.
18. Ingrid:"I am happy about our interview test." Sudono:Why is Ingrid so happy? Did she tell anything to you? Rachel:Yes, she said _____ Sudono:I see.
A) She was happy about my interview test.
B) She is happy about her interview test.
C) She was happy about our interview test.
D) She is happy about their interview test.
19. "We are going to Dufan this Friday, " said Sandy.
A) Sandy said that they were going to Dufan that Friday. .
B) Sandy said that they are going to Dufan that Friday.
C) Sandy said that they was going to Dufan that Friday.
D) None of above.
20. The police told them not to drive too fast. The police said, " _____ ".
A) No drive too fast in town.
B) Not drive too fast please.
C) Don't drive too fast in town.
D) Don't drive to fast in town.
E) Please don't drive slow in town.
21. Rahul said, "I have done my HW.".
A) Rahul said he have done his HW.
B) Rahul said that he has been doing my HW.
C) Rahul said that he had done his HW.
D) Rahul told he had done his HW.
22. She said, "It is cold now."She said that _____ .
A) It was cold now.
B) "it is cold now".
C) It was cold then.
D) It is cold now.
E) It has been cold then.
23. In indirect speech, which of the following is true about reporting verbs and pronouns in reported questions?.
A) Reporting verbs remain the same, but pronouns change.
B) Reporting verbs and pronouns remain the same as in the direct question.
C) Reporting verbs change, but pronouns remain the same as in the direct question.
D) Both reporting verbs and pronouns change from the direct question.
24. "Can I borrow your pencil for a moment?"she asked.
A) She asked me whether she could borrow my pencil for a moment.
B) She asked me whether she can borrow my pencil for a moment.
C) She asked me whether I could borrow her pencil for a moment.
D) She asked me if she can borrow my pencil for a moment.
25. The poor beggar said, "O God, have mercy on my soul".
A) The poor beggar, invoking God, implored him to have mercy on his soul.
B) The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul.
C) The poor beggar exclaimed that God, have mercy on his soul.
D) The poor beggar told God to have mercy on his soul.