Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz
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I said to him, ‘Why don’t you work hard?’
A. I asked him why didn’t you work hard.
B. I asked him why he didn’t work hard.
John asked Mary, “Why do you get angry with me?”
A. John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
B. John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.
C. John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.
D. John asked Mary why she is angry with him.
She said, “I’m looking for my keys.”
A. She said that she was looking for her keys.
B. She said that she is looking for her keys.
C. She said that she looked for her keys.
D. She said that she were looking for her keys.
Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
A. Kyle said, “Thank you for helping me with my homework.”
B. Kyle said, “thank you for helping me with my homework”.
C. Kyle said “Thank you for helping me with my homework.”
D. Kyle said “Thank you for helping me with my homework”
James said to his mother, ‘I am leaving for New York tomorrow.’
A. James told his mother he is leaving for New York tomorrow.
B. James told his mother he would be leaving for New York the next day.
We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Change this statement into INDIRECT SPEECH.
She said, “I’ll go shopping.”
A. She said she would go shopping.
B. She said she will go shopping.
C. She said she should go shopping.
D. She said I will go shopping.
I told my father that I could get a better grade in English and science.
A. Direct Speech
B. Indirect Speech
Which of these is correct?
A. Jamal said, “We passed by a beautiful lake in Goa”.
B. Jamal said, We passed by a beautiful lake in Goa.
C. Jamal said, “We passed by a beautiful lake in Goa.”
D. Jamal said, “we passed by a beautiful lake in Goa.”
Which word will be CHANGED from direct to indirect speech?
A. could
B. should
C. shall
D. must
The purpose of indirect speech is to report what someone said in the past.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Harry remarked, “I will go to Hogwarts tomorrow.”
A. Harry remarked that he would go to Hogwarts the next day.
B. Harry remarked that he will go to Hogwarts the next day.
C. Harry remarked that I would go to Hogwarts the next day.
D. Harry remarked that he would go to Hogwarts tomorrow.
He said, “She always wears a coat.”
A. He said that she always wore a coat.
B. He said she always wear a coat.
C. He said that she always had wore a coat.
D. He said that she always wearing a coat.
“Thank you for bringing me to this beautiful restaurant,” Jess said sincerely.
The above sentence is in reported speech.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Danny said, “Some people were hunting in the forest today.”
A. Danny said that some people were hunting in the forest that day.
B. Danny said that some people had hunted in the forest that day.
C. Danny said that some people had been hunting in the forest that day.
D. Danny said that some people was hunting in the forest that day.
The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem.
A. The Professor said, ‘Nobody can solve the problem’.
B. The Professor said, ’Nobody could solve the problem’
Indirect speech is also known as what?
A. Repeated speech
B. Repeated statements
C. Reported speech
D. Reported statements
Select the correct indirect sentence.
She said, “I am going to London tomorrow.”
A. She said that she was going to London yesterday.
B. She said that she was going to London tomorrow
C. She said that she was going to London the next day.
The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.
A. ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, the instructor asked.
B. ‘Ronny, ready for race?’ the instructor said.
Choose the correct option:
Petra: ‘I won’t tell you what happened until tomorrow.’
A. Petra said she wouldn’t tell me what had happened until the next day.
B. Petra said she wouldn’t tell me what had happened until tomorrow.
C. Petra said she won’t tell me what had happened until the next day.
Dad said, “You should tidy up your rooms now.”
A. Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms then.
B. Dad said that they should tidy up your rooms then.
C. Dad said that they should tidy up their rooms now.
D. Dad said they should tidy up their rooms then.
Indirect speech is also known as _______.
A. Quoted speech
B. Reported speech
C. Direct speech
Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
A. “Have you seen my dog?” she asked.
B. “Have you seen my dog? she asked.”
C. Have you seen my “dog?” she asked.
D. Have you seen “my dog?” she asked
DIRECT SPEECH:
will buy
INDIRECT SPEECH:
A. would buy
B. won’t buy
“I don’t have time to play game,” said Jack.
A. Direct Speech
B. Indirect Speech
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