Quiz on Direct and Indirect Speech

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to indirect speech: Minu said, 'My house is nearby.'

• Minu said that her house was nearby.

• Minu said that my house is nearby.

• Minu said, 'Her house is nearby.'

• Minu said , 'that her house was nearby.'

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to indirect speech: Raju said, 'I have many toys.'

• Raju said that he had many toys.

• Raju said that I have many toys.

• Raju said that he has many toys.

• Raju said that he has many toys.

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to indirect speech: Vinni said, 'I will go to see my grandma tomorrow.'

• Vinni said that I will go to see my grandma tomorrow.

• Vinni said that she would go to see my grandma tomorrow.

• Vinni said that she would go to see her grandma the next day.

• Vinni said that she will go to see my grandma tomorrow.

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to indirect speech: Ali said, 'Our English teacher is new.'

• Ali said that their English teacher was new.

• Ali said that our English teacher was new.

• Ali said that their English teacher is new.

• Ali said that our English teacher is new.

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to indirect speech: Hari said, 'We have a class today.'

• Hari said that they have a class today.

• Hari said that we have a class today.

• Hari said that we had a class today.

• Hari said that they had a class that day.

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to indirect speech: Madhu said, 'We are learning these grammar rules.'

• Madhu said that they are learning those grammar rules.

• Madhu said that they were learning these grammar rules.

• Madhu said that they were learning those grammar rules.

• Madhu said that they are learning these grammar rules.

Select the correct option that shows the change from indirect to direct speech: He told the teacher that his house was nearby.

• He said, 'My house is nearby.'

• He said to the teacher, 'My house is nearby.'

• He said, 'Your house is nearby.'

• He said, 'My house was nearby.'

Select the correct option that shows the change from indirect to direct speech: Raj Kaur said that they had a singing clock at home.

• Raj Kaur said, 'They had a singing clock at home.'

• Raj Kaur said, 'We have a singing clock at home.'

• Raj Kaur said, 'We had a singing clock at home.'

• Raj Kaur said that 'We have a singing clock at home.'

Select the correct option that shows the change from indirect to direct speech: Ravi said that he was as wise as his brother.

• 'I am as wise as my brother,' said Ravi.

• 'He is as wise as his brother,' said Ravi.

• 'He was as wise as his brother,' said Ravi.

• 'I am as wise as his brother,' said Ravi.

Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to reported speech: 'We will go swimming tomorrow,' said Akhil.

• Akhil said that they would go swimming the day before.

• Akhil said that they will go swimming the next day.

• Akhil said that they would go swimming the next day.

• Akhil said that they went swimming the next day.