Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
241.
He exclaimed with joy that India had won the Sahara Cup.
- (A) He said, "India has won the Sahara Cup"
- (B) He said, "India won the Sahara Cup"
- (C) He said, "How! India will win the Sahara Cup"
- (D) He said, "Hurrah! India has won the Sahara Cup"
242.
His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"
- (A) His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
- (B) His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
- (C) His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
- (D) His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
243.
Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.
- (A) Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
- (B) Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
- (C) Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."
- (D) Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
244.
She said to me, "It has been raining heavily and you cannot go".
- (A) She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
- (B) She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
- (C) She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
- (D) She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
245.
Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"
- (A) Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
- (B) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
- (C) Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
- (D) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
246.
"You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."
- (A) He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
- (B) He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
- (C) He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
- (D) He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
247.
Mohan says that the teacher is not at home.
- (A) Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home."
- (B) Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home."
- (C) Mohan says,"Teacher was not at home."
- (D) Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home."
248.
The policeman said to the violent crowd,"Stop all this or you will be arrested."
- (A) The policeman said to the violent crowd to stop all this or be arrested.
- (B) The policeman said to the violent crowd that they should stop or else be arrested.
- (C) The policeman advised the violent crowd to stop or else be arrested.
- (D) The policeman ordered the violent crowd to stop all that or they would be arrested.
249.
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
- (A) She ordered the boys "Don't play on the grass."
- (B) She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.
- (C) She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.
- (D) She told the boys not to play on the grass.
250.
The teacher said to me, "What is your name?"
- (A) The teacher told me what my name was.
- (B) The teacher asked me what my name was.
- (C) The teacher asked me what my name is.
- (D) The teacher asked me what was my name.