Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech

1.

He said to 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.

2.

She said, "I must have a computer to computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation."

  • (A) She said that she had to have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
  • (B) She said that she should have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
  • (C) She said that she would have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.
  • (D) She said that she could have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

3.

Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday."

  • (A) Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.
  • (B) Rajesh told us that he had bought a car yesterday.
  • (C) Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.
  • (D) Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.

4.

"Are we never to meet?" Amit asked him.

  • (A) Amit questioned him whether they were ever to be meet.
  • (B) Amit wondered whether they are never to meet.
  • (C) Amit said whether they were never to meet.
  • (D) Amit asked him whether they were never to meet.

5.

"Give yourself fifteen minutes and walk gently," Uncle Podger always said.

  • (A) Uncle Podger always advised me to give myself fifteen minutes and walk gently.
  • (B) Uncle Podger always ordered me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.
  • (C) Uncle Podger always requested me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.
  • (D) Uncle Podger always asked me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.

6.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

  • (A) She ordered the boys "Don't play on the grass."
  • (B) She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.
  • (C) She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.
  • (D) She told the boys not to play on the grass.

7.

"I don't know why they haven't signed the papers and accepted the gift," said Crene to me.

  • (A) Crene told me that he didn't know why they hadn't signed the papers and accepted the gift.
  • (B) Crene told me that he don't know why they haven't signed the papers and accepted the gift.
  • (C) Crene told me that I don't know why they haven't signed the papers and accepted the gift.
  • (D) Crene said to me that he didn't know why they hadn't signed the papers and accepted the gift.

8.

"You did not return your book yesterday," said the librarian.

  • (A) The librarian said that he had not returned his book the previous day.
  • (B) The librarian said the book not been returned the previous day.
  • (C) The librarian said that you had not returned you book yesterday.
  • (D) The librarian said that he had not returned his book yesterday.

9.

"Don't pull the dog's tail," his father said.

  • (A) His father said that he did not pull the dog's tail.
  • (B) His father forbade him not to pull the dog's tail.
  • (C) His father told him to pull the dog's tail.
  • (D) His father told him not to pull the dog's tail.

10.

The girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.

  • (A) The girl said, "Oh! Where the sparrows have gone?"
  • (B) The girl said, "Oh! Where are the sparrows?"
  • (C) The girl said, "Oh! Where had the sparrows gone?"
  • (D) The girl said, "Oh! Where have the sparrows gone?"