15 English Direct-Indirect Speech Quiz Quizzes

1. I said to him, “Why are you working so hard?”

A. I asked him why he was working so hard

B. I asked him why was he working so hard

C. I asked him why he had been working so hard

D. I asked him why had he been working so hard

2. Kiran asked me, “Did you see the cricket match on television last night?”

A. Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night.

B. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the earlier night.

C. Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night.

D. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night.

3. I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?

A. I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the day befor

B. I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.

C. I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the next day.

D. I asked him where he had lost the pen I brought for him the previous day.

4. He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till now ”

A. He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now.

B. He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.

C. He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.

D. He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.

5. She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework ”

A. She requested Rita to help her in her homework.

B. Rita requested her to help her with her homework.

C. She requested Rita to help her with her homework.

D. She requested Rita to help her homework.

6. Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”

A. Rahul said that he will do it now or never.

B. Rahul said that he will now or never do it.

C. Rahul said that he would do it then or never.

D. Rahul said that he would now or never do it.

7. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”

A. The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.

B. The boss said that it was time we had begun planning our work.

C. The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.

D. The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.

8. The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?”

A. The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.

B. The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.

C. The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.

D. The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready by the next evening.

9. He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”

A. He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.

B. He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.

C. He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

D. He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.