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Free download in PDF Direct and Indirect Speech Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for competitive exams. These short objective type questions with answers are very important for Board exams as well as competitive exams. These short solved questions or quizzes are provided by Gkseries.
(1)
He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today?”
[A]
He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day
[B]
He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day
[C]
He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day
[D]
He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today
Answer: He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day
(2)
“Tinu, where have you been all these days ?” asked the Principal.
[A]
The Principal asked to Tinu where was he all those days.
[B]
The Principal asked Tinu where he has been all those days.
[C]
The Principal asked Tinu where had he been all those days.
[D]
The Principal asked Tinu where he had been all those days.
Answer: The Principal asked Tinu where he had been all those days.
(3)
The Principal said, “Why didn’t you attend the flag hoisting ceremony, Anuj ?”
[A]
The Principal asked Anuj why hadn’t he attended the flag hoisting ceremony.
[B]
The Principal asked Anuj why he didn’t attend the flag hoisting ceremony.
[C]
The Principal asked Anuj why didn’t he attend the flag hoisting ceremony.
[D]
The Principal asked to Anuj why he hadn’t attended the flag hoisting ceremony.
Answer: The Principal asked Anuj why he didn’t attend the flag hoisting ceremony.
(4)
She said, “When I was a child, I wasn’t afraid of ghosts.”
[A]
She said that when she was a child she wasn’t not afraid of ghosts.
[B]
She said that when she was a child she hadn’t been afraid of ghosts.
[C]
She said that when she was a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.
[D]
She said that when she had been a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.
Answer: She said that when she was a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts.
(5)
I said to my friend, “Can I borrow your dictionary for one day?”
[A]
I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day.
[B]
I asked my friend that if I can borrow his dictionary for one day.
[C]
I asked my friend if I could borrow your dictionary for one day.
[D]
I asked my friend if I can borrow his dictionary for one day.
Answer: I asked my friend if I could borrow his dictionary for one day.
(6)
He said, “Let Hari come with us, mother. I’ll take care of him” 4 DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
[A]
He requested his mother to let Hari come with them as he will take care of him.
[B]
He informed his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.
[C]
He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.
[D]
He told to his mother let Hari come with us as he would take care of him.
Answer: He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.
(7)
He said, “Has anybody been unkind to you ?”
[A]
He asked me if anybody had been unkind to him.
[B]
He asked me had anybody been unkind to me.
[C]
He asked me if anybody had been unkind to you.
[D]
He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me.
Answer: He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me.
(8)
The pilot said, “Please don’t panic but tighten your seat belts.”
[A]
The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts.
[B]
The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to tighten their seat belts instead.
[C]
The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts.
[D]
None of these
Answer: The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts.
(9)
“I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to find me,” said she.
[A]
She said that she should remain there and the tailor won’t be able to find me.
[B]
She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
[C]
She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
[D]
She said that, she could remain here and the tailor would not find her.
Answer: She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
(10)
Mother said, “Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are 18.”
[A]
Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18.
[B]
Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18.
[C]
Mother told Gaurav that he could vote only after 18.
[D]
Mother told Gaurav you will be eligible for voting when you are 18.
Answer: Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18.
(11)
He said to me, “You are getting lazy day by day.”
[A]
He informed me that I am getting lazy day by day.
[B]
He told me that I have been getting lazy day by day.
[C]
He told me that I was getting lazy day by day.
[D]
He told me that you were getting lazy day by day.
Answer: He told me that I was getting lazy day by day.
(12)
“When will I be able to vote?” I asked my mother.
[A]
I asked my mother when I would be able to vote.
[B]
I asked my mother when would he be able to vote.
[C]
I asked to my mother when I will be able to vote.
[D]
I asked my mother when would I be able to vote.
Answer: I asked my mother when I would be able to vote.
(13)
I said, “Father, when will you buy me a motor cycle ?”
[A]
I asked my father when will he buy me a motorcycle.
[B]
I asked my father when he will buy me a motor cycle.
[C]
I asked my father when would he buy me a motor cycle.
[D]
I asked my father when he would buy me a motor cycle.
Answer: I asked my father when he would buy me a motor cycle.
(14)
He said to me, “Is there any possibility of my getting promotion this year?”
[A]
He asked me if there was any possibility of my getting promotion this year.
[B]
He asked me if there was any possibility of his getting promotion this year.
[C]
He asked me if there was any possibility of his getting promotion that year.”
[D]
He asked me if there is any possibility of his getting promotion this year.
Answer: He asked me if there was any possibility of his getting promotion that year.”
(15)
The dealer said, “Either make your purchases or walk out of my shop.”
[A]
The dealer told the customer that he would either make his purchases or walk out of his shop.
[B]
The dealer ordered the customer to make his purchases and walk out of his shop.
[C]
The dealer told the customer that he should either make his purchases, or walk out of his shop.
[D]
The dealer requested the customer to make his purchases or walk out of his shop.
Answer: The dealer told the customer that he should either make his purchases, or walk out of his shop.
(16)
He said, “I do not wish to see any of you; go away.”
[A]
He said that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
[B]
He said that he had not wished to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
[C]
He told that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
[D]
He said that he does not wish to see any of us and ordered us to go away.
Answer: He said that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
(17)
He said to us, “Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?”
[A]
He asked us why are we all sitting about there doing nothing
[B]
He asked us why we are all sitting about there doing nothing.
[C]
He asked us why we were all sitting about there doing nothing.
[D]
He asked us why were we all sitting about there doing nothing.
Answer: He asked us why we were all sitting about there doing nothing.
(18)
“May you live long and prosper”, said the old lady to her son.
[A]
The old lady blessed her son with long life and wished him prosperity.
[B]
The old lady prayed for her son’s long life and prosperity.
[C]
The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live long and prosper.
[D]
The old lady blessed her son and prayed for his long life and prosperity.
Answer: The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live long and prosper.
(19)
“Many happy returns of your birthday”, we said.
[A]
We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.
[B]
We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.
[C]
We said that many happy returns of your birthday.
[D]
We greeted him on his birthday.
Answer: We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.
(20)
He said to Sita, “When do you intend to pay back the money you borrowed from me ?”
[A]
He enquired Sita when did she intend to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
[B]
He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
[C]
He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed from him.
[D]
He enquired when Sita intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
Answer: He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed from him.
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