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Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

She said, “I am going to the market.” Which of the following is the correct indirect speech?

a)

She said that she is going to the market.

b)

She said that she was going to the market.

c)

She says she is going to the market.

d)

She said she will go to the market.

2.

He said, “I will help you tomorrow.” What is the correct indirect speech?

a)

He said that he would help me the next day.

b)

He said that he will help me tomorrow.

c)

He said that he helps me the following day.

d)

He said he is helping me tomorrow.

3.

“Do you like mangoes?” she asked me. Which is the correct indirect speech?

a)

She asked me if I like mangoes.

b)

She asked me that I liked mangoes.

c)

She asked me whether I liked mangoes.

d)

She asked me do I like mangoes.

4.

They said, “We have finished our homework.” What is the correct indirect speech?

a)

They said that they have finished their homework.

b)

They said that they had finished their homework.

c)

They say they finished their homework.

d)

They said that we had finished our homework.

5.

“Why are you late?” the teacher asked. Which of these is the correct indirect speech?

a)

The teacher asked why I was late.

b)

The teacher asked why are you late.

c)

The teacher asked me why was I late.

d)

The teacher asked me why I had been late.

6.

He said, “I am writing a letter.” Which option is correct in indirect speech?

a)

He said that he is writing a letter.

b)

He said that he was writing a letter.

c)

He says he was writing a letter.

d)

He said that I was writing a letter.

7.

She said, “Can you lend me some money?” Which of the following is correct?

a)

She asked if I can lend her some money.

b)

She asked me could I lend her some money.

c)

She asked me if I could lend her some money.

d)

She said can you lend me some money.

8.

“Shut the door,” he said to me. What is the correct indirect form?

a)

He told me shut the door.

b)

He asked me that I shut the door.

c)

He told me to shut the door.

d)

He told me I should shut the door.

9.

The boy said, “I have been waiting here for an hour.” Which is the correct indirect speech?

a)

The boy said that he had been waiting there for an hour.

b)

The boy said that he has been waiting here for an hour.

c)

The boy says he had been waiting here for an hour.

d)

The boy told that he had waited there for an hour.

10.

She said, “I like playing football.” What is the correct indirect speech?

a)

She said that she likes playing football.

b)

She said that she liked playing football.

c)

She says she liked playing football.

d)

She told me she likes playing football.