Indirect Speech Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Indirect Speech – Quiz 8
1. "Where was Alice?".
A) I asked where was Alice.
B) I asked where Alice was.
2. Change the indirect speech to direct speech. The doctor told me to eat more fruit.
A) "Eat more fruit, " the doctor told me.
B) "Eats more fruit, " the doctor told me.
C) "Eat more fruit, " the doctor told to me.
D) None of above.
3. Which of the following sentences is correct?.
A) Mai said, "My family is going to the market today.".
B) Chloe asked, "where is my timetable.".
C) "I told you not to go there." My father said.
D) None of above.
4. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Fred says, "There is a monkey on that tree.".
A) Fred said that there was a monkey on that tree.
B) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree.
C) Fred will say that there is a monkey on that tree.
D) Fred says that there was a monkey on that tree.
5. "When are you going back to Japan?".
A) 2.He asked when was I going back to Japan.
B) 1.He asked when I was going back to Japan.
6. Bi said:"I went to Nhi's party yesterday".
A) Bi said that I had gone to Nhi's party the day before.
B) Bi said that she had gone to Nhi's party the day before.
C) Bi said that she went to Nhi's party the day before.
D) Bi said that she had gone to Nhi's party yesterday.
7. "Would you mind passing the salt?".
A) She told me to pass her the salt.
B) She asked me to pass her the salt.
8. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Fred says, "There is a monkey on that tree.".
A) Fred will say that there is a monkey on that tree.
B) Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree.
C) Fred said that there was a monkey on that tree.
D) Fred says that there were a monkey on that tree.
9. Nancy said, "I may leave tomorrow.".
A) Nancy said that she might leave the next day.
B) Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.
C) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.
D) Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.
10. Eacher:Listen up students. You should be very careful when you fill the form. "Please read the instructions before you fill the form." Resti:What did the teacher say to us?.
A) The teacher ordered us to read the instructions before we fill the form.
B) The teacher wants us to fill the form very carefully.
C) The teacher asks us to read the instructions before we fill the form.
D) The teacher told us to read and fill the form carefully.
11. I commute 45 minutes to work.' $\rightarrow$ She told me that she _____ 45 minutes to work, but I bet it takes longer now with the roadworks.
A) Commuted.
B) Had commuted.
C) Was commuting.
D) None of above.
12. "When shall we start?" She asked me.
A) She asked me when we should start.
B) She asked me when we shall start.
C) She asked if we should start.
D) She asked me when we start.
13. The teacher said to me, 'Do you know the answer?'.
A) The teacher asked me if / whether I knew the answer.
B) The teacher asked to me did I knew the answer.
C) The teacher said to me if I knew the answer.
D) The teacher asked me if did I know the answer.
14. Which sentence below has the punctuation marks done correctly?.
A) "Dinner is ready, " mummy called to the children outside.
B) Dinner is ready, " Mummy called to the children outside".
15. There are two ways of reporting the words of a speaker. The ways are _____ and _____ or reported speech.
A) Direct speechindirect .
B) Indirect speechdirect.
C) 1st person2nd person.
D) None of above.
16. "Be nice to your brother, " he said. Convert to Indirect Speech.
A) He told me that I have to become nice to my brother.
B) He told me that I have to be nice to my brother.
C) He advised me to be nice to my brother.
D) He said me to be nice to my brother.
17. Bob:"I was playing game."Bob said that he _____ playing game.".
A) Was.
B) Has been.
C) Is.
D) Had been.
18. Bina to her friend, "don't mess with me".
A) Bina warned her friend not to mess with her.
B) Bina warned her friend to not mess with her.
C) Bina warned her friend not to mess with me.
D) None of above.
19. Sam told the police he _____ what had happened.
A) Hadn't known.
B) Didn't know.
20. Varun said, "What a beautiful sight it was!".
A) Varun exclaimed that it was indeed a very beautiful sight.
B) Varun said that it is a very beautiful sight.
C) Varun said that what a beautiful sight it is.
D) None of above.
21. "Which team has won?" Can you tell me _____ .
A) Which team had won.
B) Whether the team has won.
C) Which team won.
D) Which team has won.
22. Turn direct speech into indirect speech"She says, "I am ill."".
A) She says that she is ill.
B) She says that she is not ill.
C) She did not say anything.
D) None of above.
23. My doctor warned me _____ the despair or exhaustion that I _____ along the way.
A) Not to fear/ would inevitably feel.
B) Not fearing/ must inevitably feel.
C) Fearing/ could inevitably feel.
D) Not to fear/ shall inevitably feel.
E) To fear/ had to inevitably feel.
24. When will you finish your work?.
A) Interrogative.
B) Declarative.
25. Joe said I had always been his friend.
A) "You had always been my friend, " said Joe.
B) "You were always my friend, " said Joe.
C) "You are always my friend, " said Joe.
D) "You have always been my friend, " said Joe.