Direct Indirect Speech Quiz

Consider the following indirect sentence: Andy claimed that he had seen a ghost the night before.

The original Direct Speech was...

• Andy said, "I had seen a ghost yesterday."

• Andy said, "I have seen a ghost the night before."

• Andy said, "I see a ghost last night."

• Andy said, "I saw a ghost last night."

Consider the following dialogue:

Doni: "I am planning to visit the new museum tomorrow."

How would you correctly report Doni's statement?

• Doni said that he was planning to visit the new museum tomorrow.

• Doni said that he is planning to visit the new museum the next day.

• Doni said that he was planning to visit the new museum the next day.

• Doni said that I was planning to visit the new museum the next day.

Direct Speech: "Stop making that noise!" the librarian said.

The most suitable reporting verb to replace "said" in the indirect sentence would be...

• suggested

• ordered

• asked

• wondered

Find the mistake in the following indirect sentence: My mother asked me why was I coming home late.

The mistake in the sentence is...

• The use of the word "asked"

• The tense "was coming" (should be "am coming")

• The word order after "why" (should be "why I was...")

• The use of the pronoun "me"

Direct Speech: "I promise I will finish the project," said Sarah.

The most appropriate indirect form is...

• Sarah promised that she would finish the project.

• Sarah asked if she would finish the project.

• Sarah suggested that she would finish the project.

• Sarah promised that she will finish the project.

Consider the following indirect sentence: The captain told the soldiers to march forward.

The original Direct Speech for this command was...

• The captain said, "You must march forward."

• The captain said, "March forward!"

• The captain said, "Will you march forward?"

• The captain said, "Please march forward."

Change this question into indirect speech: She asked her son, "Did you turn off the lights?"

• She asked her son if he turned off the lights.

• She asked her son whether he had turned off the lights.

• She asked her son did he turn off the lights.

• She asked her son that he had turned off the lights.

Find the likely mistake in the following indirect sentence:

He told me that he must finish the assignment that day.

The word that is most likely incorrect in the sentence is...

• told

• that

• must (should be 'had to')

• that day (should be 'today')

Direct Speech: "You should see a doctor," my friend said.

The most appropriate indirect form is...

• My friend advised me to see a doctor.

• My friend ordered me to see a doctor.

• My friend denied that I should see a doctor.

• My friend asked me if I saw a doctor.

Direct Speech: He asked, "What time does the meeting start?"

The indirect form is...

• He asked what time the meeting starts.

• He asked what time the meeting started.

• He asked what time does the meeting start.

• He asked if the meeting started at that time.