Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
1.
"Jack fell as he'd have wished," the mother said."
- (A) The mother said that Jack had fallen as he would have wished.
- (B) The mother said that Jack fell as he had wished.
- (C) The mother said that Jack has fallen as he has wished.
- (D) The mother said that Jack had been fallen as he would have been wished.
2.
"I don't know the way. Do you?" he asked.
- (A) He said that he didn't know the way and did I know it.
- (B) He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
- (C) He said that he didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
- (D) He asked me if I knew the way which he didn't.
3.
He said , "I saw a book here."
- (A) He said that he saw a book here.
- (B) He said that he saw a book there.
- (C) He said that he had seen a book here.
- (D) He said that he had seen a book there.
4.
The teacher said, "Students, we live in deeds, not in years."
- (A) The teacher said that we live in deeds, not in years.
- (B) The teacher said to students we live in deeds, not in years.
- (C) The teacher said to the students that we live in deeds, not in years.
- (D) The teacher said to the students that we lived in deeds, not in years.
5.
"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.
6.
John said to me, "where have you been last night?"
- (A) John asked me where had I been the previous night.
- (B) John asked me where I have been the previous night.
- (C) John asked me where I am the previous night.
- (D) John asked me where I had been the previous night.
7.
Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?"
- (A) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
- (B) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
- (C) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
- (D) Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
8.
"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you, " he said to her in a calm voice.
- (A) He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
- (B) He said calmly that i shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
- (C) He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
- (D) Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
9.
The doctor said to the patient, "How do you feel now? Has the pain gone down?"
- (A) The doctor asked the patient how he was feeling then and if the pain was down.
- (B) The doctor asked the patient how he felt then and if the pain had gone down.
- (C) The doctor asked the patient how he had felt when the pain was gone.
- (D) The doctor asked the patient how he is feeling now and if the pain has gone down.
10.
He said, "I have passed the examination."
- (A) He said that he had passed the examination.
- (B) He announced that he has passed the examination.
- (C) He said that he had to pass the examination
- (D) He said that he has passed the examination.