Direct Indirect and Voice Quiz

Fill in the blanks in passive voice transformation: Active: The rescue team retrieved the survivors and transported them to the medical camp swiftly. Passive: The survivors _______ _______ and _______ _______ to the medical camp swiftly.

1. have been retrieved, have been transported
2. were retrieved, were transported
3. had been retrieved, were being transported
4. were retrieving, were transported

Answer: (b) were retrieved, were transported

Fill in the blanks in active voice transformation: Passive: The emergency protocols had been reviewed and implemented by the safety officers. Active: The safety officers _______ the emergency protocols and _______ them.

1. reviewed, implemented
2. were reviewing, had implemented
3. had reviewed, implemented
4. had been reviewing, were implementing

Answer: (c) had reviewed, implemented

Choose the correct indirect speech form to fill in the blanks: Kevin said, "I have been negotiating with the client for hours. They seem unwilling to revise the contract." Kevin said that he ___ with the client for hours and that they ___ unwilling to revise the contract.

1. has been negotiating; were
2. had been negotiating; seemed
3. had negotiated; seemed
4. was negotiating; seemed

Answer: (b) had been negotiating; seemed

Choose the correct option to complete the direct speech: Rachel said that she had misplaced her sketchbook and that her brother had helped her look for it. Rachel said, "I ___ my sketchbook. My brother ___ me look for it."

1. had been misplacing; helped
2. had misplaced; helped
3. misplaced; helped
4. had misplaced; had helped

Answer: (d) had misplaced; had helped

Choose the correct option to complete the direct speech: Macy said that she had not received the final itinerary and that her travel agent had promised to send it soon. Macy said, "I ___ the final itinerary. My travel agent ___ to send it soon."

1. haven’t received; promised
2. hadn’t received; had promised
3. hadn’t received; promised
4. didn’t receive; had promised

Answer: (b) hadn’t received; had promised

Match the sentences with refined vocabulary and indirect speech transformations. Column A (Direct Speech) Column B (Indirect Speech) A He said, “I submit the expense reports before the deadline.” 1 He stated that he consistently submits the expense reports punctually. B He said, “I submitted the expense reports before the deadline.” 2 He mentioned that he had already submitted the expense reports on time. C He said, “I will submit the expense reports before the deadline.” 3 He assured that he would submit the expense reports before the deadline.

1. A–1, B–3, C–2
2. A–2, B–3, C–1
3. A–3, B–1, C–2
4. A–1, B–2, C–3

Answer: (d) A–1, B–2, C–3

Read the sentence in active voice and its passive transformation. Identify the error in the passive sentence. Active Voice: The Nobel committee had acknowledged the scientist’s revolutionary contribution to quantum mechanics. Passive Voice (with error): The scientist’s revolutionary contribution to quantum mechanics has been acknowledged by the Nobel committee.

1. "has been acknowledged" should be "had been acknowledged"
2. "revolutionary" should be changed to "revolutionarily"
3. "by the Nobel committee" should be omitted
4. "quantum mechanics" should be "the quantum mechanics"

Answer: (a) "has been acknowledged" should be "had been acknowledged"

Choose the correct indirect speech form: Rhea said, "I had been searching for the file all afternoon. I finally found it under a pile of newspapers on the shelf."

1. Rhea said that she had searched for the file all afternoon and finally found it beneath a pile of newspapers on the shelf.
2. Rhea said that she had been searching for the file all afternoon and had finally found it beneath a pile of newspapers on the shelf.
3. Rhea said that she was searching for the file all afternoon and had found it under a pile of newspapers on the shelf.
4. Rhea said that she searched for the file all afternoon and found it under a pile of newspapers on the shelf.

Answer: (b) Rhea said that she had been searching for the file all afternoon and had finally found it beneath a pile of newspapers on the shelf.

What is the correct direct speech form? Sara told her friend that she had prepared well for the interview but had forgotten to carry her certificates.

1. Sara said, "I prepared well for the interview but I forgot to carry my certificates."
2. Sara said, "I have prepared well for the interview but forgot to carry my certificates."
3. Sara said, "I had prepared well for the interview but I had forgotten to carry my certificates."
4. Sara said, "I was preparing well for the interview but I had forgotten to carry my certificates.

Answer: (c) Sara said, "I had prepared well for the interview but I had forgotten to carry my certificates."

Choose the correct indirect speech form: Alex said, "I forgot to carry the invitation card. The guard didn’t allow me to enter at first."

1. Alex said that he had forgotten to carry the invitation card and the guard hadn’t allowed him to enter at first.
2. Alex said that he forgot to carry the invitation card and the guard didn’t allow him to enter at first.
3. Alex said he had forgotten to carry the invitation card and the guard didn’t allow him to enter first.
4. Alex said he had forgot to carry the invitation card and the guard hadn’t allowed him to enter.

Answer: (a) Alex said that he had forgotten to carry the invitation card and the guard hadn’t allowed him to enter at first.