Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Direct and Indirect Speech
81.
Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?"
- (A) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
- (B) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
- (C) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
- (D) Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
82.
Baruch said, "I might teach English Literature next semester."
- (A) Baruch said that he is going to teach English Literature next semester.
- (B) Baruch said that he will teach English Literature next semester.
- (C) Baruch said that he might teach English Literature next semester.
- (D) Baruch said that he might be teaching English Literature next semester.
83.
The employer said to the workman, "I cannot pay you higher wages."
- (A) The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
- (B) The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.
- (C) The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.
- (D) The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.
84.
He said to me, "What time do the offices close?"
- (A) He wanted to know what time the offices close.
- (B) He asked me what time did the offices close.
- (C) He asked me what time the offices closed.
- (D) He asked me what time the offices did close.
85.
Nita ordered her servant to bring her cup of tea.
- (A) Nita told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
- (B) Nita said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
- (C) Nita said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."
- (D) Nita told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."
86.
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.
87.
He welcomed me to his house.
- (A) He said, "Welcome to my house."
- (B) He said, "Welcome home."
- (C) He said, "Please come in."
- (D) He said, "You are welcomed here!"
88.
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!"
89.
Mary said to Robert, "Let him come, then we shall see."
- (A) Mary said to Robert that if he came, they would see him.
- (B) Mary told Robert that they shall see him if he came.
- (C) Mary told Robert that once he came, they would see him.
- (D) Mary told Robert that they would see him if he might come.
90.
She yelled, "Please help me."
- (A) She yelled at one for some help.
- (B) She yelled for someone to help.
- (C) She yelled for someone to help her.
- (D) She yelled at someone to help her.