Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
11.
He said to me, "You need not worry."
- (A) He said to me that he need not worry.
- (B) He told me that I shall need not worry.
- (C) He said to me that you need not worry.
- (D) He assured me that I need not worry.
12.
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.
13.
Suresh asked, " How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa ?"
- (A) Suresh asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
- (B) Suresh asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
- (C) Suresh asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
- (D) Suresh was asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
14.
He said to his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"
- (A) He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
- (B) He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.
- (C) He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.
- (D) He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.
15.
"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.
16.
I said, "I came here yesterday."
- (A) I said that I came here that day.
- (B) I said that go here yesterday.
- (C) I said that I had come there the previous day.
- (D) I say that I went there the previous day.
17.
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.
18.
"Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me.
- (A) A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.
- (B) A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
- (C) A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
- (D) A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
19.
She said to her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."
- (A) She said to her brother not to be late for they would have been waiting for him.
- (B) She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.
- (C) She requested her brother not to be late for we would be waiting for him.
- (D) She said to her brother that he should not be late for she would be waiting for him.
20.
The boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?"
- (A) The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
- (B) The boy asked who called him a thief.
- (C) The boy told that who dared call him a thief.
- (D) The boy wondered who dared call a thief.