Direct & Reported Speech Online Quiz
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Q 1 - The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?"
A - The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
B - The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
C - The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
D - The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.
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 2 - He said, "Be quite and listen to my words.”
A - He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.
B - He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.
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 3 - My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."
A - My cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
B - My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
C - My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
D - My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
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 4 - He told her, "I want to meet your father".
A - He told her that I want to meet your father.
B - He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
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 5 - "Where will you be tomorrow," I said, "in case I have to ring you?"
A - I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
B - I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
C - I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
D - I enquired about his where about the next day in case I would have to ring up.
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 6 - He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."
A - He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
B - He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
C - He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
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 7 - He said, "Why didn't you send your application to me?"
A - He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.
B - He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
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 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 said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."
A - He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
B - He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
C - He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
D - He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
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 10 - My father said to us, "We should study and get a good division in the examination."
A - My father said us that we should study and got a good division in the examination.
B - My father told us that we should studied and got a good division in the examination.
C - My father told us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
D - My father told to us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
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".
