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Direct & Reported Speech Online Quiz
Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Direct & Reported Speech. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.
Q 1 - I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
A - I asked him why he was working so hard.
B - I asked him why was he working so hard.
Answer : A
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 2 - Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."
A - Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
B - Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
C - Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
D - Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
Answer : D
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 3 - The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
A - The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
B - The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
C - The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
D - The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
Answer : B
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 4 - He says, ''I don't want to play anymore."
A - He says that he doesn't want to play anymore.
B - He says that I don't want to play anymore.
Answer : A
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 5 - Seeta said to me, " Can you give me your pen?"
A - Seeta asked me can I give her my pen.
B - Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen.
Answer : C
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 6 - Vissu said, "We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa."
A - Vissu said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
B - Vissu said that they has passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
C - Vissu said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
D - Vissu said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
Answer : C
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 7 - Suresh asked, " How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa?"
A - Suresh asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
B - Suresh asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
C - Suresh asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
D - Suresh was asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
Answer : B
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 8 - The mother will say, My daughter is going to school.
A - The mother will say that her daughter is going to school.
B - The mother will say that her daughter will be going to school.
C - The mother would be saying that her daughter would be going to school.
D - The mother will say that her daughter will go to school.
Answer : A
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Q 9 - He requested her to accompany him.
A - He said to her, Please, come with me.
B - He says, Please come with me.
Answer : A
Explanation
When converting statements from reported speech to direct speech, "was, were" becomes "am, is, are"/ "him, her" becomes "you"/"had" becomes "has, have"/words like "ordered, sternly spoke, shouted" becomes exclamation mark. Words like "pleaded, requested" become "please, kindly".
Q 10 - "What did you see at the South Pole?" Ashok asked Anil.
A - Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole.
B - Ashok asked Anil what he had seen at the South Pole.
C - Ashok asked Anil what did he see at the South Pole.
D - Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole.
Answer : B
Explanation
In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".