Narration (Direct & Indirect Speech) - MCQ Test

Narration in grammar refers to:

• Changing tenses

• Reporting speech

• Writing essays

• Describing pictures

Direct speech is also known as:

• Reported speech

• Quoted speech

• Indirect speech

• Passive voice

Indirect speech is also called:

• Passive voice

• Quoted speech

• Reported speech

• None of these

Which of the following is punctuated correctly in direct speech?

• He said, that "I am tired."

• He said, "I am tired."

• He said "I am tired".

• He said that, "I am tired."

In indirect speech, "I am happy" becomes:

• He said that he is happy.

• He said that he was happy.

• He said he happy.

• He told he happy.

Which tense usually changes in indirect speech?

• Past → Present

• Present → Past

• Future → Past

• None

Which word often introduces indirect speech?

• And

• That

• Because

• Although

If the reporting verb is in the present tense, the tense of reported speech:

• Never changes

• Always changes

• Sometimes changes

• None of the above

"He said, 'I will come tomorrow.'" → Indirect form:

• He said he would come tomorrow.

• He said he would come the next day.

• He said he will come the next day.

• He said that he would come yesterday.

"She said, 'I can cook.'" → Indirect form:

• She said she can cook.

• She said she cooked.

• She said she could cook.

• She told she could cook.