Top 100 Important Direct and Indirect Speech Mcqs Set-1

21- He said, "What a beautiful view!"

A. He exclaimed with admiration that it was a beautiful view.
B. He said that what a beautiful view.
C. He exclaimed that it is a beautiful view.
D. None of these 

Answer : A. He exclaimed with admiration that it was a beautiful view.

22- She said, "I have already finished my homework."

A. She said that she has already finished my homework.
B. She said that she already finished her homework.
C. She said that she had already finished her homework.
D. She said that she has already finished her homework.

Answer : C. She said that she had already finished her homework.

23- He asked her, "Did you go to the market yesterday?"

A. He asked her if she had gone to the market the previous day.
B. He asked her if she went to the market the previous day.
C. He asked her if she had gone to the market yesterday.
D. He asked her if she has gone to the market the previous day.

Answer : A. He asked her if she had gone to the market the previous day.

24- The doctor said, "Take this medicine twice a day."

A. The doctor advised me to take that medicine twice a day.
B. The doctor said to take this medicine twice a day.
C. The doctor asked me to take that medicine twice a day.
D. The doctor told me that I should take this medicine twice a day.

Answer : A. The doctor advised me to take that medicine twice a day.

25- He said, "Would that I could help you!"

A. He said that he could help me.
B. He said that he would help me.
C. He wished that he could help me.
D. He exclaimed that he could help me.

Answer : C. He wished that he could help me.

26- She said, "I am going to the library."

A. She said that she is going to the library.
B. She said that she was going to the library.
C. She said that she had been going to the library.
D. She said that she has been going to the library.

Answer : B. She said that she was going to the library.

27- He said to me, "Can you help me with this problem?"

A. He asked me if I can help him with that problem.
B. He asked me whether I can help him with that problem.
C. He asked me if I could help him with that problem.
D. He asked me that I could help him with that problem.

Answer : C. He asked me if I could help him with that problem.

28- The officer said, "Do not enter this room without permission."

A. The officer told me that I should not enter that room without permission.
B. The officer said that do not enter this room without permission.
C. The officer ordered not to enter that room without permission.
D. The officer forbade entering that room without permission.

Answer : D. The officer forbade entering that room without permission.

29- He said, "I may come to the meeting."

A. He said that he may come to the meeting.
B. He said that he might come to the meeting.
C. He said that he will come to the meeting.
D. He said that he would come to the meeting.

Answer : B. He said that he might come to the meeting.

30- She said, "How silly of me!"

A. She exclaimed that she is silly.
B. She said that she has been silly.
C. She said that how silly of her.
D. She exclaimed with regret that she was silly.

Answer : D. She exclaimed with regret that she was silly.

31- He said to me, "I saw him yesterday."

A. He told me that he has seen him the previous day.
B. He told me that he saw him the previous day.
C. He told me that he had seen him the previous day.
D. He told me that he saw him yesterday.

Answer : C. He told me that he had seen him the previous day.

32- She said, "What a pity!"

A. She exclaimed that it is a pity.
B. She said that it was a pity.
C. She said that what a pity.
D. She exclaimed with sorrow that it was a pity.

Answer : D. She exclaimed with sorrow that it was a pity.

33- He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

A. He said that honesty is the best policy.
B. He said that honesty was the best policy.
C. He said that honesty has been the best policy.
D. He said that honesty had been the best policy.

Answer : A. He said that honesty is the best policy.

34- She asked me, "Which book do you want?"

A. She asked me which book I want.
B. She asked me which book did I want.
C. She asked me which book I wanted.
D. She asked me which book do you want.

Answer : C. She asked me which book I wanted.

35- The judge said, "Call the next witness."

A. The judge ordered to call the next witness.
B. The judge commanded that the next witness be called.
C. The judge ordered the next witness to be called.
D. All of the above

Answer : D. All of the above

36- He said, "I must finish this work today."

A. He said that he had to finish that work that day.
B. He said that he must finish that work today.
C. He said that he must have finished that work that day.
D. He said that he must finish that work that day.

Answer : A. He said that he had to finish that work that day.

37- She said, "I was washing the clothes."

A. She said that she had been washing the clothes.
B. She said that she was washing the clothes.
C. She said that she has been washing the clothes.
D. She said that she is washing the clothes.

Answer : A. She said that she had been washing the clothes.

38- He said, "Goodbye, my friend."

A. He said goodbye to his friend.
B. He bade his friend goodbye. 
C. He said that goodbye to his friend.
D. He told his friend goodbye.

Answer : B. He bade his friend goodbye.

39- She asked me, "Have you seen this movie before?"

A. She asked me if I had seen this movie before.
B. She asked me if I saw that movie before.
C. She asked me if I have seen that movie before.
D. She asked me if I had seen that movie before.

Answer : D. She asked me if I had seen that movie before.

40- The man said, "Let me have a look at the documents."

A. The man said to have a look at the documents.
B. The man requested to have a look at the documents.
C. The man asked that he might have a look at the documents.
D. All of the above

Answer : D. All of the above

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