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1
What is indirect speech?
Medium 1 Mark
Focus on reporting meaning.
A Exact quoted speech
B Reported meaning without exact words
C A question format
D An exclamation
2
Which punctuation is removed in indirect speech?
Hard 1 Mark
Think about direct speech punctuation.
A Comma
B Semicolon
C Quotation marks
D Colon
3
Which conjunction is generally used for statements in indirect speech?
Easy 1 Mark
Recall statement conversion rules.
A if
B whether
C that
D to
4
Which connector is used for yes/no questions?
Easy 1 Mark
Think about interrogative conversions.
A that
B if/whether
C to
D because
5
Which sentence is correct?
Medium 1 Mark
Remember said vs told.
A He told that he was tired.
B He said me that he was tired.
C He told me that he was tired.
D He said me he was tired.
6
Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'I am busy.'
Easy 1 Mark
Check tense change.
A He said that he was busy.
B He said that he is busy.
C He told that he was busy.
D He asked that he was busy.
7
Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, 'I have finished the work.'
Easy 1 Mark
Remember backshifting.
A She said that she finished the work.
B She said that she had finished the work.
C She said that she has finished the work.
D She told that she had finished the work.
8
Choose the correct indirect speech: He said to me, 'Do you play cricket?'
Medium 1 Mark
Remove inversion.
A He asked me if I played cricket.
B He asked me do I play cricket.
C He said if I played cricket.
D He asked that whether I played cricket.
9
Which sentence uses correct statement order?
Easy 1 Mark
No inversion in reported questions.
A He asked where did I live.
B He asked where I lived.
C He asked where do I live.
D He asked where was I living.
10
Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said, 'Open your books.'
Hard 1 Mark
Focus on command structure.
A The teacher said that open your books.
B The teacher told the students to open their books.
C The teacher asked that open books.
D The teacher said to opening books.
11
Which reporting verb is best for advice?
Easy 1 Mark
Match reporting verb with meaning.
A ordered
B advised
C asked
D wondered
12
Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, 'How beautiful the garden is!'
Medium 1 Mark
Remove 'How' and add 'very'.
A She exclaimed with admiration that the garden was very beautiful.
B She said that how beautiful the garden was.
C She asked whether the garden was beautiful.
D She ordered that the garden be beautiful.
13
What does 'today' usually become in indirect speech?
Easy 1 Mark
Remember time expression changes.
A tomorrow
B that day
C yesterday
D there
14
What does 'here' become in indirect speech?
Easy 1 Mark
Think about place expressions.
A that
B there
C then
D this place
15
Which pronouns usually remain unchanged?
Medium 1 Mark
Apply the S-L-O rule.
A First person
B Second person
C Third person
D All pronouns
16
Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'I will help you.'
Easy 1 Mark
Check pronoun and tense changes.
A He said that he would help me.
B He said that I would help you.
C He told that he helps me.
D He asked me to help him.
17
Which sentence shows no backshifting due to universal truth?
Medium 1 Mark
Identify scientific facts.
A He said that the earth revolved around the sun.
B He said that the earth revolves around the sun.
C He said that the earth had revolved around the sun.
D He said that the earth was revolving around the sun.
18
Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'Let's go for a walk.'
Easy 1 Mark
Think about suggestion structure.
A He ordered going for a walk.
B He suggested going for a walk.
C He said that go for a walk.
D He asked that they go for a walk.
19
Which sentence is correct for a negative command?
Medium 1 Mark
Focus on imperative rules.
A He advised me to not waste time.
B He advised me not to waste time.
C He said not waste time.
D He told me that not waste time.
20
Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, 'Alas! I have failed.'
Easy 1 Mark
Choose emotion-based reporting verb.
A She exclaimed with sorrow that she had failed.
B She said that alas she failed.
C She ordered that she had failed.
D She asked whether she failed.
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