Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
11.
"What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."
- (A) He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
- (B) He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
- (C) He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
- (D) He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
12.
Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."
- (A) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
- (B) Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
- (C) Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
- (D) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
13.
Mr. Gupta said to his son, "Do not take up any responsibility unless you are confident you can do it."
- (A) Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he is confident of doing it.
- (B) Mr. Gupta advised his son against taking up responsibility without completing it.
- (C) Mr. Gupta advised his son to take up the responsibility of completing the task.
- (D) Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he was confident that he could do it.
14.
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.
15.
He said,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."
- (A) He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
- (B) He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
- (C) He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
- (D) He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
16.
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."
17.
He told me that I was very happy.
- (A) He said to me, "How happy you are !"
- (B) He said to me, "How you are happy !"
- (C) He said to me, "I am very happy!"
- (D) He said to me, "How I am happy!"
18.
He said to me, "What time do the offices close?"
- (A) He wanted to know what time the offices close.
- (B) He asked me what time did the offices close.
- (C) He asked me what time the offices closed.
- (D) He asked me what time the offices did close.
19.
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.
20.
He said, "What a beautiful scene!"
- (A) He said that what a beautiful scene it was.
- (B) He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.
- (C) He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.
- (D) He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.