Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech

261.

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.

262.

John said to me, "where have you been last night?"

  • (A) John asked me where had I been the previous night.
  • (B) John asked me where I have been the previous night.
  • (C) John asked me where I am the previous night.
  • (D) John asked me where I had been the previous night.

263.

He said to her, "May you succeed!"

  • (A) He told her that she might succeed.
  • (B) He prayed to God that she may succeed.
  • (C) He wished her success.
  • (D) He said to her that she might succeed.

264.

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.

265.

I said to the boy, "Will you step with me into the garden?"

  • (A) I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.
  • (B) I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden.
  • (C) I said to the boy if he would like to step with me in the garden.
  • (D) I requested the boy to step with me in the garden.

266.

"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.

267.

The king said, "My force will protect the kingdom."

  • (A) The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.
  • (B) The king said that the king's force will protect the kingdom.
  • (C) The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
  • (D) The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.

268.

Rahul says that Azhar loves cricket.

  • (A) Rahul said, "Azhar loves cricket".
  • (B) Rahul said, "Azhar loved cricket".
  • (C) Rahul says, "Azhar loved cricket".
  • (D) Rahul says, "Azhar loves cricket".

269.

"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 that 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.

270.

David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."

  • (A) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
  • (B) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
  • (C) David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
  • (D) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.