Challenging Direct And Indirect Speech Test - 42+ MCQs: Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz: Test Your Grammar Skills with Engaging Questions and Answers

1. Convert the given direct speech into indirect speech: 'I am not feeling well,' she complained.

She complained that she is not feeling well.

She complained that she was not feeling well.

She complained that she feeling unwell.

She complained that she feels unwell.

2. Identify the correct indirect speech form: 'He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful painting!''

'He exclaimed that it is a beautiful painting.'

'He exclaimed what a beautiful painting.'

'He exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting.'

'He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful painting!''

3. Identify the direct speech: 'What are you doing?' he asked.

He asked what am I doing.

He asked what I am doing.

He asked that what I am doing.

He asked that what am I doing.

4. Convert the given direct speech into indirect speech: 'I have never been to Paris,' he confessed.

He confessed that he never been to Paris.

He confessed that he had never been to Paris.

He confessed that he has never been to Paris.

He confessed that he having never been to Paris.

5. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: 'I am enjoying the concert,' he exclaimed.

He exclaimed that he was enjoying the concert.

He exclaimed that he is enjoying the concert.

He exclaimed that he enjoying the concert.

He exclaimed that he enjoy the concert.

6. Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: 'I can solve this problem,' she claimed.

She claimed that she could solve that problem.

She claimed that she can solve that problem.

She claimed that she could solving that problem.

She claimed that she can solving that problem.

7. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Can you pass me the book?' she requested.

She requested could I pass her the book.

She requested if I can pass her the book.

She requested if I could pass her the book.

She requested if can I pass her the book.

8. Transform the following direct speech into indirect speech: 'I have never been to Paris,' she confessed.

She confessed that she had never been to Paris.

She confessed that she has never been to Paris.

She confessed that she never been to Paris.

She confessed that she having never been to Paris.

9. Convert the given direct speech into indirect speech: 'I enjoy solving puzzles,' she admitted.

She admitted that she enjoys solving puzzles.

She admitted that she enjoy solving puzzles.

She admitted that she enjoying solving puzzles.

She admitted that she enjoyed solving puzzles.

10. Identify the indirect speech: 'Go to bed early,' he advised.

He advised to go to bed early.

He advised going to bed early.

He advised that go to bed early.

He advised that going to bed early.

11. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: 'We will visit the museum,' they promised.

They promised that they will visit the museum.

They promised that they would visit the museum.

They promised that they visiting the museum.

They promised that they visit the museum.

12. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Bring me a cup of coffee,' he requested.

He requested to bring him a cup of coffee.

He requested bringing him a cup of coffee.

He requested that bring him a cup of coffee.

He requested that bringing him a cup of coffee.

13. Convert the given direct speech into indirect speech: 'I am going to the market,' she said.

She said that she is going to the market.

She said that she going to the market.

She said that she was going to the market.

She said that she going to market.

14. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: 'I can swim,' he declared.

He declared that he can swim.

He declared that he could swim.

He declared that he swimming.

He declared that he can swimming.

15. Convert the given sentence into direct speech: 'The teacher told the students to be quiet.'

'Be quiet,' the teacher told the students.

'The teacher told the students, 'Be quiet.''

'The teacher said to be quiet.'

'The teacher told the students to be quiet.'

16. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Will you attend the meeting?' she inquired.

She inquired will I attend the meeting.

She inquired if I will attend the meeting.

She inquired if will I attend the meeting.

She inquired if I attend the meeting.

17. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Why did you miss the bus?' she inquired.

She inquired why did you miss the bus.

She inquired why you missed the bus.

She inquired why did you missing the bus.

She inquired why you missing the bus.

18. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Don't be late,' he advised.

He advised not to be late.

He advised not being late.

He advised not be late.

He advised not to being late.

19. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Did you buy a new car?' she inquired.

She inquired if I bought a new car.

She inquired if did I buy a new car.

She inquired if I buy a new car.

She inquired if I buying a new car.

20. Transform the following direct speech into indirect speech: 'I lost my keys,' he admitted.

He admitted that he losing his keys.

He admitted that he lost his keys.

He admitted that he loses his keys.

He admitted that he lose his keys.

21. Choose the correct indirect speech form: 'Can you pass me the salt?' he requested.

He requested if I can pass him the salt.

He requested if I could pass him the salt.

He requested that I pass him the salt.

He requested that I passing him the salt.

22. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: She said, 'I will come tomorrow.'

She said that she will come tomorrow.

She said that she would come tomorrow.

She said that she comes tomorrow.

She said that she coming tomorrow.

23. Identify the indirect speech: 'Please help me with my homework,' he asked.

He asked to help him with his homework.

He asked that help him with his homework.

He asked for help with his homework.

He asked that helping him with his homework.

24. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: 'We have completed the project,' they announced.

They announced that they have completed the project.

They announced that they completed the project.

They announced that they completing the project.

They announced that they complete the project.

25. Transform the following sentence into indirect speech: 'She said, 'I will come tomorrow.'

'She said that she would come the next day.'

'She said that she will come tomorrow.'

'She said that she is coming tomorrow.'

'She said that I will come tomorrow.'

26. Identify the indirect speech: He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful painting!'

He exclaimed that what a beautiful painting!

He exclaimed what a beautiful painting.

He exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting.

He exclaimed it was a beautiful painting.

27. Identify the direct speech: 'Where is your sister?' she asked.

She asked where is your sister.

She asked where your sister is.

She asked that where is your sister.

She asked that where your sister is.

28. Identify the direct speech: 'Who is playing the piano?' she asked.

She asked who playing the piano.

She asked who plays the piano.

She asked that who is playing the piano.

She asked that who plays the piano.

29. Identify the direct speech: She asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'

She asked if I am coming to the party.

She asked if I was coming to the party.

She asked that I am coming to the party.

She asked that I was coming to the party.

30. Identify the direct speech: 'Where did you find this rare book?' she asked.

She asked where I found this rare book.

She asked where found I this rare book.

She asked that where found I this rare book.

She asked that where I found this rare book.

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