Indirect Speech Quiz 62 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Indirect Speech – Quiz 62
1. Turn Indirect speech to direct speech"He said that he was living in Paris.".
A) I am living in Paris.
B) I am living in Pairs.
C) I am not living in Paris.
D) None of above.
2. Reported speech is about _____ .
A) Reporting second-hand information.
B) Reporting television news.
C) Mr Porter's speech.
D) None of above.
3. The gardener said, "I have been working for an hour.".
A) Indirect speech.
B) Direct speech.
4. Prince exclaimed, "I have done answering my module."'.
A) Prince exclaimed that he had done answering the module.
B) Prince exclaimed he has done answering the module.
C) Prince exclaimed that he was done answering the module.
D) Prince exclaimed that he is done answering his module.
5. What is indirect speech?.
A) It is used to communicate what someone else said.
B) It is used to talk about the past.
C) It is used to mention future plans.
D) None of above.
6. He said, "I could read when I was three.".
A) He could read when he was three.
B) He could have read when he had been three.
C) He could read when he had been three.
D) I could have read when I was three.
7. "The Earth is round, " Miss Lee told her class.
A) Miss Lee said that the Earth is round.
B) Miss Lee told her class that the Earth was round.
C) Miss Lee told her class that the Earth is round.
D) Miss Lee told her class that the Earth had been round.
8. He asked me whether you were ready or he should wait.
A) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?".
B) He said to me, "Is she ready or shall I wait?".
C) He said me, "Were you ready or should I wait?".
D) He said, "Are you ready or not?".
9. What's wrong with this sentence? I said to him, "Why are you working so hard"?.
A) The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks. .
B) There should be a full-stop after "hard".
C) There should not be a comma before the spoken words begin.
D) None of above.
10. Indirect speech is _____ .
A) Expresses what was said using the exact words.
B) Expresses what was said without using the exact words.
C) Where someone else expresses what was said.
D) Where someone expresses their own words.
11. She said, "What a beautiful view!".
A) She exclaimed with joy and said that the view was beautiful.
B) She said that the view was beautiful.
C) She exclaimed that the view is beautiful.
12. Paul said, "I will write a story."Paul said he _____ .
A) Was writing a story.
B) Had written a story.
C) Would write a story.
D) Will write a story.
13. John ordered Peter to go away.
A) John said to Peter, "Go away." .
B) John is telling Peter to "Go away".
C) John is saying to Peter to "Go away.".
D) None of above.
14. Kay:"Did you go to Mount Santubong?" Kay wanted to know _____ to Mount Santubong.
A) If she had gone / whether she had gone.
B) If she went / whether she went.
C) If she has gone / whether she has gone.
D) If she had went / whether she had went.
15. He told me:"Go home!".
A) He told me that I went home.
B) He told me to go home.
C) He told me go home.
D) He told me that I go home.
16. State whether true or false.Rajeev told me that "he was going to go to Delhi the other day".
A) True.
B) False.
17. Change into indirect speech:She says:"The sun rises on the East".
A) She says that the sun rose on the East.
B) She said that the sun rose on the East.
C) She says that the sun rises on the East.
D) She said that the sun rises on the East.
18. Change the following sentence into indirect speech:The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?".
A) "Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy.
B) The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives.
C) When speaking to the boy, the policeman asked where do you live?.
D) The policeman asked the boy where he lives.
19. Choose the direct speech that is punctuated correctly.
A) Fred replied, "I am sorry, but I am not from around here.".
B) Fred replied, "I am sorry, but I am not from around here.
C) "Fred replied, I am sorry, " but I am not from around here.
D) None of above.
20. In Direct Speech what does 'the previous night' change to.
A) Tonight.
B) Previous night.
C) Last night.
D) Yesterday's night.
21. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Eric and Sue said, "We haven't heard from Joe.".
A) Eric and Sue said that they hadn't heard from Joe.
B) Eric and Sue said that he hadn't heard from Joe.
C) Eric and Sue said that we hadn't heard from Joe.
D) Eric and Sue said that they haven't heard from Joe.
22. She said, "She is looking nice".
A) She said that she was looking nice.
B) She said that she are looking nice.
C) She said that she had looking nice.
D) She said that she were looking nice.
23. He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day.".
A) He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day.
B) He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.
C) He said that he is used to cleaning his teeth twice a day.
D) He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.
24. Since the tourist had a map, he knew _____ .
A) Where was the bus terminal.
B) The bus terminal was there.
C) Where the bus terminal was.
D) Whether the bus terminal was there.
25. "Brush your teeth, " said grandma. Select the correct indirect speech:.
A) Grandma said to brush my teeth.
B) Grandma to said brush my teeth.
C) Grandma to said to brush my teeth.
D) None of above.