Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
21.
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.
22.
The Technician told us how to maintain the machines in good working order.
- (A) The technician said to us, "There is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
- (B) The technician said "This is how you maintain the machine in good working order."
- (C) The technician said to us, "That is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
- (D) The technician said to us, "This is how you maintained the machine in good working order."
23.
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.
24.
The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease."
- (A) The Captain urged his men to stand at ease.
- (B) The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease.
- (C) The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease.
- (D) The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.
25.
Sachin said, "My grandfather recites the Geeta every morning."
- (A) Sachin told that his grandfather has cited the Geeta every morning.
- (B) Sachin told that his grandfather recited the Geeta every morning.
- (C) Sachin said that his grandfather recites the Geeta every morning.
- (D) Sachin said that his grandfather recited the Geeta every morning.
26.
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."
27.
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!"
28.
She said, "I am sorry, I am not able to submit those papers".
- (A) She said she was sorry, she is not able to submit those papers.
- (B) She said that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
- (C) She apologized for not being able to submit those papers.
- (D) She exclaimed with sorrow that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
29.
"Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."
- (A) The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
- (B) The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
- (C) The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
- (D) The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
30.
The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
- (A) The father warned his son, "Beware of him!"
- (B) The father warned his son, "Watch that chap!"
- (C) The father warned his son, "Be careful about him."
- (D) The father warned his son, "Don't fall into the trap."