Top 100 Important Direct and Indirect Speech Mcqs Set-4

41- She said, "I am sorry for being late."

A. She said that she is sorry for being late.
B. She said that she was sorry for being late.
C. She said that she had been sorry for being late.
D. She said that she has been sorry for being late.

Answer : B. She said that she was sorry for being late.

42- He asked her, "Have you seen this film before?"

A. He asked her if she had seen that film before.
B. He asked her whether she has seen that film before.
C. He asked her if she has seen that film before.
D. He asked her whether she had seen that film before. 

Answer : D. He asked her whether she had seen that film before.

43- The officer said, "Let the documents be submitted by Friday."

A. The officer ordered that the documents be submitted by Friday.
B. The officer said to submit the documents by Friday.
C. The officer told them to submit the documents by Friday.
D. The officer asked that the documents be submitted by Friday.

Answer : A. The officer ordered that the documents be submitted by Friday.

44- He said, "I may be a little late today."

A. He said that he would be a little late that day.
B. He said that he could be a little late today.
C. He said that he might be a little late that day.
D. He said that he may be a little late today.

Answer : C. He said that he might be a little late that day.

45- She said, "I have been looking for you everywhere."

A. She said that she looked for me everywhere.
B. She said that she was looking for me everywhere.
C. She said that she had been looking for me everywhere. 
D. She said that she has been looking for me everywhere.

Answer : C. She said that she had been looking for me everywhere.

46- He said to me, "Let us not argue about this."

A. He suggested not arguing about that.
B. He said to me that let us not argue about this.
C. He suggested that we should not argue about that.
D. He said that we should not argue about this.

Answer : A. He suggested not arguing about that.

47- She asked me, "Would you like to join us for dinner?"

A. She asked me if I would like to join them for dinner.
B. She asked me if I will like to join them for dinner.
C. She asked me whether I would like to join them for dinner.
D. She asked me whether I will like to join them for dinner.

Answer : A. She asked me if I would like to join them for dinner.

48- The teacher said, "Do not cheat in the exam."

A. The teacher told us not to cheat in the exam.
B. The teacher said not to cheat in the exam.
C. The teacher warned us not to cheat in the exam.
D. The teacher advised us not to cheat in the exam.

Answer : A. The teacher told us not to cheat in the exam.

49- He said, "I have never met anyone like you."

A. He said that he has never met anyone like you.
B. He said that he never met anyone like me.
C. He said that he had never met anyone like me.
D. He said that he has never met anyone like me.

Answer : C. He said that he had never met anyone like me.

50- She said, "What a lovely garden this is!"

A. She exclaimed that this garden is lovely.
B. She said that the garden was lovely.
C. She said that what a lovely garden this is.
D. She exclaimed that the garden was very lovely.

Answer : D. She exclaimed that the garden was very lovely.

51- He said to me, "Please don't tell anyone about this."

A. He requested me not to tell anyone about that.
B. He said to me not to tell anyone about this.
C. He asked me not to tell anyone about that.
D. He told me not to tell anyone about that.

Answer : A. He requested me not to tell anyone about that.

52- She said, "I will be there on time."

A. She said that she will be there on time.
B. She said that she would be there on time.
C. She said that she has been there on time.
D. She said that she had been there on time.

Answer : B. She said that she would be there on time.

53- He asked me, "What is the matter with you?"

A. He asked me what was the matter with me.
B. He asked me what is the matter with you.
C. He asked me what the matter was with me.
D. He asked me what the matter is with me.

Answer : C. He asked me what the matter was with me.

54- The mother said, "Let your brother play with you."

A. The mother said to let her brother play with her.
B. The mother asked that her brother play with her.
C. The mother said that her brother should play with her.
D. The mother suggested that her brother be allowed to play with her.

Answer : D. The mother suggested that her brother be allowed to play with her.

55- He said, "I will do whatever it takes to succeed."

A. He said that he will do whatever it takes to succeed.
B. He said that he would do whatever it took to succeed.
C. He said that he would do whatever it takes to succeed.
D. He said that he will do whatever it took to succeed.

Answer : B. He said that he would do whatever it took to succeed.

56- She said, "I have been working on this assignment for days."

A. She said that she has been working on this assignment for days.
B. She said that she had been working on that assignment for days.
C. She said that she was working on that assignment for days.
D. She said that she worked on that assignment for days.

Answer : B. She said that she had been working on that assignment for days.

57- He asked her, "How did you learn to speak Italian?"

A. He asked her how she has learned to speak Italian.
B. He asked her how she learned to speak Italian.
C. He asked her how she had learned to speak Italian.
D. He asked her how she learns to speak Italian.

Answer : C. He asked her how she had learned to speak Italian.

58- The teacher said, "Don't forget to bring your permission slips."

A. The teacher reminded us not to forget to bring our permission slips.
B. The teacher said not to forget to bring your permission slips.
C. The teacher told us not to forget to bring our permission slips.
D. The teacher asked us not to forget to bring our permission slips.

Answer : A. The teacher reminded us not to forget to bring our permission slips.

59- He said, "I may not be able to attend the event."

A. He said that he could not be able to attend the event.
B. He said that he would not be able to attend the event.
C. He said that he may not be able to attend the event.
D. He said that he might not be able to attend the event.

Answer : D. He said that he might not be able to attend the event.

60- She said, "I am really looking forward to the trip."

A. She said that she was really looking forward to the trip.
B. She said that she is really looking forward to the trip.
C. She said that she has been really looking forward to the trip.
D. She said that she had been really looking forward to the trip.

Answer : A. She said that she was really looking forward to the trip.

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