Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz Online Practice Test 1

1. I said, “John, are you busy now?” Convert this into indirect speech.

I asked John that he was busy then.

I told John if he was busy then.

I asked John if he was busy then.

I asked John if he was busy now.

2. John said, “Let’s go.”

John proposed that they/we must go.

John requested that they/we should go.

John told me that they/we should go.

John proposed that they/we should go.

3. John said to me, "I have to win this game."

John told me that he had to win that game.

John told me that he must win that game.

John told me that he had to win this game.

John told me that he must win this game.

4. "It's been raining since this morning." Convert this into indirect speech.

She asked that it had been raining since that morning.

She said that it’s been raining since that morning.

She said that it had been raining since that morning.

She said that it had been raining since this morning.

5. “I am tired,” Mother said “So I want to sleep now.”

Mother said that she was tired, so she wanted some sleep.

Mother said that she was tired, so she wanted to sleep.

Mother said she was tired, so she wanted to sleep.

Mother said that she tired, so she wanted to sleep.

6. Sophia said, "I liked him a lot."

Sophia said that she has liked him a lot.

Sophia said that she will liked him a lot.

Sophia said that she had liked him a lot.

Sophia said she had liked him a lot.

7. “I had a headache yesterday.” Convert this into indirect speech.

She said that she had had a headache yesterday.

She said that she had a headache the previous day.

She asked that she had had a headache the previous day.

She said that she had had a headache the previous day.

8. “Could you call me back later?” Convert this into indirect speech.

You told me to call you back later.

You asked me that you call back later.

You asked me that I should call you back later.

You asked me to call you back later.

9. “How will they get here?” Convert this into indirect speech.

She requested how they would get there.

She asked how they would get there.

She asked that how they would get there.

She told how they would get there.

10. Sophia said to me, “You can solve it, can’t you?” Convert this into indirect speech.

Sophia told me that she thought I could solve it.

Sophia told me if she thought I could solve it.

Sophia asked me that she thought I could solve it.

Sophia told me that she think I can solve it.

11. The student said, “You know, I have nothing to do now.”

The student proposed that he had nothing to do then.

The student said he had nothing to do then.

The student said that he had nothing to do now.

The student said that he had nothing to do then.

12. The guide said to us, “Now, follow me.”

The guide asked us to follow him.

The guide requested us to follow him.

The guide asked us that we should follow him.

The guide proposed us to follow him.

13. "Don't do that!" Convert this into indirect speech.

She ordered me not to do that.

She told me that I should not do that.

She requested me not to do that.

She told me not to do that.

14. John said, "I will go to school next year." Convert this into indirect speech.

John said that he would come to school the year before.

John said that he would come to school the year after.

John said that he would go to school the following year.

John said that he would go to school the year before.

15. She says to me, “You like me, don’t you?” Convert this into indirect speech.

She tells me that she thinks I like her.

She asked me that she thinks I like her.

She tells me if she thinks I like her.

She tells me that she thought I like her.

Test Name:	Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz
Subject Category:	English
Test Type:	Multiple Choice Questions
Total Score / Questions:	15 / 15
Time Allowed:	10 Min
Who Should Practice this Test:	Students, job seekers, or professionals who are preparing for competitive exams and interviews.

Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz Online Practice Test 1

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