Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech

241.

Kala said to Radha, "who were you speaking to over the phone?"

  • (A) Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
  • (B) Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.
  • (C) Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.
  • (D) Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.

242.

Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m."

  • (A) Yolanda said that 1 have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
  • (B) Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
  • (C) Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
  • (D) Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

243.

The General said, "Bravo! Well done, my soldiers".

  • (A) The General told the soldiers that they had done well.
  • (B) The General applauded his soldiers saying that they would do well.
  • (C) The General applauded his soldiers for their excellent job.
  • (D) The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well.

244.

I told him that he was not working hard.

  • (A) I said to him, "You are not working hard."
  • (B) I told to him, "You are not working hard."
  • (C) I said, "You are not working hard."
  • (D) I said to him, "He is not working hard."

245.

He said to me, "Where is the post office?"

  • (A) He asked me that where the post office was.
  • (B) He asked me where was the post office.
  • (C) He wanted to know where the post office was.
  • (D) He asked me where the post office was.

246.

The project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project?"

  • (A) The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.
  • (B) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.
  • (C) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.
  • (D) The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.

247.

He asked his teacher, "Need I read this chapter?"

  • (A) He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.
  • (B) He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.
  • (C) He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.
  • (D) He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.

248.

Wardha said to her sister, "How long do you intend to stay here?"

  • (A) Wardha asked her sister that how long she intended to stay there.
  • (B) Wardha asked her sister how long she intended to stay there.
  • (C) Wardha asked to her sister how long she intended to stay here.
  • (D) Wardha asked her sister how long she intended to stay here.

249.

Walter said, "I cannot do it now."

  • (A) Walter says that he cannot do it now.
  • (B) Walter says that he cannot do it then.
  • (C) Walter said that he could not do it then.
  • (D) Walter said that he could not do it now.

250.

"Can you see a woman seated on the bench in a park?" - Alice asked her.

  • (A) Alice asked her if she can see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
  • (B) Alice told her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
  • (C) Alice asked her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
  • (D) Alice asked her if she could have seen a woman seated on the bench in a park.