Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
251.
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 last night.
- (D) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night.
252.
"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.
253.
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.
254.
He said that I needn't wait there.
- (A) He said, "You needn't wait here."
- (B) He said, "I needn't wait there."
- (C) He said, "You needn't wait there."
- (D) He said, "I needn't wait her."
255.
He said, "May God grant peace to the departed soul!"
- (A) He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
- (B) He wished that God may grant peace to the departed soul.
- (C) He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
- (D) He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.
256.
He said, "I had a wonderful dream last night".
- (A) He said that he saw a wonderful dream last night.
- (B) He said that last night he had a wonderful dream.
- (C) He said that he had had a wonderful dream the previous night.
- (D) He said that he had seen a wonderful dream yesterday.
257.
Martha said, "I am going to Mexico next year."
- (A) Martha said that she had been going to Mexico next year.
- (B) Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.
- (C) Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.
- (D) Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.
258.
He asked me why I did not come on time the previous day.
- (A) He said to me, "Why didn't I come on time yesterday?"
- (B) He asked me, "Why didn't you come on time the previous day?"
- (C) He asked me, "Why you didn't come on time yesterday?"
- (D) He asked me, "Why didn't you come on time yesterday?"
259.
"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.
260.
He said to her, "Rest assured. I shall repay your loan."
- (A) He assured her that he would repay her loan.
- (B) He told her that he would repay her loan.
- (C) He said that he might repay her loan.
- (D) He told her not to worry about the repayment of her loan.