Exercise Direct and Indirect Speech

1. John said to me, “ Why do they go abroad so often?”

John asked me…


A. if they went abroad so often

B. why they went abroad so often

C. why did they go abroad so often?

D. why do they go abroad so often?

E. why they go abroad so often


2. The teacher asked the lazy student…the English classes


A. why hadn’t he attended

B. when had he attended

C. hadn’t he attended

D. that he attended

E. how often he had attended


3. She told Mark, “Stay here till I come!”. She told Mark


A. that stayed there till you came

B. to stay there till she come

C. stayed here till he come

D. stay here till I came

E. to stay here till she came


4. I forgot to ask…


A. why the boys were absent

B. if the boys absent

C. when were the boys absent?

D. that the boys were absent

E. where the boys absent?


5. He drove his car very fast.

A. they said that he drove his car very fast

B. they said that he was driving his car very fast

C. they said that he has been driving his car very fast

D. they said that he had driven his car very fast

E. they said that he has driven his car very fast

6. The secretary asked me….with Mr. Slamet.


A. did I have an appointment

B. how was my appointment

C. whether I had an appointment

D. when is my appointment

E. that I had an appointment


7. The girl begged the robber.


A. don’t take my money

B. not taking her money

C. not to take her money

D. he didn’t take her money

E. he’d better not take her money.


8. The librarian asked me…


A. Why had I returned the book?

B. whether I had returned the book

C. when did I return the book

D. that I returned the book

E. where was the book I had returned


9. The students asked the teacher….in this quarter?


A. why will they take many tests

B. when will they take tests

C. how many tests they will take

D. won’t they take many tests

E. that they will take many tests


10. …..in the demonstration.


A. I ordered them to not become involved

B. I ordered that become involved the team

C. I ordered them not to become involved the team

D. I ordered to them become not involved

E. I ordered become not involved to them


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