Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
131.
Kannan said to Subha, "I'll return the book after I have read it."
- (A) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.
- (B) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.
- (C) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.
- (D) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.
132.
"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.
- (A) The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.
- (B) The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space.
- (C) The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space.
- (D) The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.
133.
"I would have been surprised if you had passed examination," said the former master.
- (A) The former master said that it would have surprised him if I had passed.
- (B) The former master said that he should be surprised if I had passed.
- (C) The former master said that he would have been surprised if I had passed the examination.
- (D) The former master was surprised if I passed the examination.
134.
Nita ordered her servant to bring her cup of tea.
- (A) Nita told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
- (B) Nita said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
- (C) Nita said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."
- (D) Nita told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."
135.
I said to the worker, "How do you like your job ?"
- (A) I told the worker how he liked his job.
- (B) I asked the worker how you like your job.
- (C) I asked the worker how he liked his job.
- (D) I asked the worker how you liked his job.
136.
The Technician told us how to maintain the machines in good working order.
- (A) The technician said to us, "There is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
- (B) The technician said "This is how you maintain the machine in good working order."
- (C) The technician said to us, "That is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
- (D) The technician said to us, "This is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
137.
"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.
138.
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.
139.
The student said, "Let me come in."
- (A) The student told that let he be allowed to come in.
- (B) The student said that if he is allowed to come in.
- (C) The student requested to let him come in.
- (D) The student requested that he might be allowed to come in.
140.
The Manager said, "Well, what can I do for you?"
- (A) The Manager asked what he could do for him.
- (B) The Manager wondered what he could do for him.
- (C) The Manager wanted to know what he could do for him.
- (D) The Manager said that he couldn't do anything for him.