Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
1.
Thomas said that he would meet Andy the following Monday and asked if 1 O'clock suited him.
- (A) Thomas said to Andy, "I will meet you the next Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?"
- (B) Thomas said to Andy, "Andy, I am going to meet you the following Monday. Does 1 O'clock suit you?"
- (C) Thomas said to Andy,"Andy,I will have to meet you the following Monday. Is 1 O'clock suiting you?"
- (D) Thomas said to Andy, "Andy, I would meet you the following Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?"
2.
Vissu said, "We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa."
- (A) Vissu said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
- (B) Vissu said that they has passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
- (C) Vissu said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
- (D) Vissu said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
3.
"Where will you be tomorrow," I said, "in case I have to ring you?"
- (A) I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
- (B) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
- (C) I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
- (D) I enquired about his whereabouts the next day in case I would have to ring up.
4.
Rohit asked me, "Have you read this novel?"
- (A) Rohit asked me if I had read that novel.
- (B) Rohit asked me if I could read this novel.
- (C) Rohit asked me if I would have read that novel.
- (D) Rohit asked me if I was reading that novel.
5.
I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change."
- (A) I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
- (B) I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
- (C) I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
- (D) I suggested my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
6.
She said, "I will now take rest for sometime."
- (A) She said that I would now take rest for some time.
- (B) She said that she will then take rest for some time.
- (C) She said that she would then take rest for some time.
- (D) She said that he will then take rest for some time.
7.
Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.
- (A) Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
- (B) Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."
- (C) Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
- (D) Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."
8.
The mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.
- (A) The mother advised her son, "Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
- (B) The mother said to her son, "Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
- (C) The mother said to her son, "Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
- (D) The mother said to her son to "be careful."
9.
My father said to us, "We should study and get a good division in the examination."
- (A) My father said us that we should study and got a good division in the examination.
- (B) My father told us that we should studied and got a good division in the examination.
- (C) My father told us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
- (D) My father told to us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
10.
Mr Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up.
- (A) "My son," said Mr Robinson,"what will you be when you grow up?"
- (B) "My son," said Mr Robinson, "what do you want to be when you grow up?"
- (C) Mr Robinson said, "My son, what did you want to be when you grew up?"
- (D) Mr Robinson said,"My son,what would you be when you grow up?"