Top 100 Important Direct and Indirect Speech Mcqs Set-5

1- He said to me, "I have been waiting for you since 5 o'clock."

A. He told me that he had been waiting for me since 5 o’clock.
B. He told me that he was waiting for me since 5 o’clock.
C. He told me that he has been waiting for me since 5 o’clock.
D. He told me that he waited for me since 5 o’clock.

Answer : A. He told me that he had been waiting for me since 5 o'clock.

2- She said, "Alas! I have lost my purse."

A. She said that she had lost her purse.
B. She exclaimed that she lost her purse.
C. She said that alas she has lost her purse.
D. She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her purse.

Answer : D. She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her purse.

3- He asked me, "Are you going to the library?"

A. He asked me if I am going to the library.
B. He asked me whether I was going to the library. 
C. He asked me whether I am going to the library.
D. He asked me if I was going to the library.

Answer : B. He asked me whether I was going to the library.

4- The commander said to his men, "March forward!"

A. The commander said to his men to march forward.
B. The commander ordered his men to march forward.
C. The commander told his men to march forward.
D. The commander advised his men to march forward.

Answer : B. The commander ordered his men to march forward.

5- He said, "I can swim across this river."

A. He said that he can swim across this river.
B. He said that he could swim across that river.
C. He said that he could swim across this river.
D. He said that he can swim across that river.

Answer : B. He said that he could swim across that river.

6- She said, "What a beautiful dress she is wearing!"

A. She said that she was wearing a beautiful dress.
B. She exclaimed that she is wearing a beautiful dress.
C. She said that what a beautiful dress she is wearing.
D. She exclaimed that the dress she was wearing was very beautiful. 

Answer : D. She exclaimed that the dress she was wearing was very beautiful.

7- He said to me, "Let us go for a walk."

A. He suggested going for a walk.
B. He said to me that let us go for a walk.
C. He suggested that we should go for a walk.
D. He said that we should go for a walk.

Answer : A. He suggested going for a walk.

8- She asked him, "Why didn't you call me?"

A. She asked him why he has not called her.
B. She asked him why he did not call her.
C. She asked him why he had not called her.
D. She asked him why he didn’t call her.

Answer : C. She asked him why he had not called her.

9- The mother said, "Don't touch the hot stove."

A. The mother advised her child not to touch the hot stove.
B. The mother told her child not to touch the hot stove.
C. The mother warned her child not to touch the hot stove.
D. The mother said not to touch the hot stove.

Answer : C. The mother warned her child not to touch the hot stove.

10- He said, "I will have completed the work by next week."

A. He said that he has completed the work by next week.
B. He said that he had completed the work by the following week.
C. He said that he would have completed the work by the following week.
D. He said that he will have completed the work by next week.

Answer : C. He said that he would have completed the work by the following week.

11- She said, "I am not feeling well enough to go to work."

A. She said that she was not feeling well enough to go to work.
B. She said that she is not feeling well enough to go to work.
C. She said that she has not been feeling well enough to go to work.
D. She said that she had not been feeling well enough to go to work.

Answer : A. She said that she was not feeling well enough to go to work.

12- He asked me, "Do you know where my keys are?"

A. He asked me if I know where his keys are.
B. He asked me whether I knew where his keys were.
C. He asked me whether I know where his keys were.
D. He asked me if I knew where his keys are.

Answer : B. He asked me whether I knew where his keys were.

13- The teacher said, "Open your books to page 10."

A. The teacher advised us to open our books to page 10.
B. The teacher asked us to open our books to page 10.
C. The teacher said to open your books to page 10.
D. The teacher told us to open our books to page 10.

Answer : D. The teacher told us to open our books to page 10.

14- He said, "I may visit you next month."

A. He said that he would visit me the following month.
B. He said that he could visit me next month.
C. He said that he may visit me next month.
D. He said that he might visit me the following month.

Answer : D. He said that he might visit me the following month.

15- She said, "I have been waiting for this moment for years."

A. She said that she waited for that moment for years.
B. She said that she was waiting for that moment for years.
C. She said that she has been waiting for this moment for years.
D. She said that she had been waiting for that moment for years.

Answer : D. She said that she had been waiting for that moment for years.

16- He said, "How foolish I have been!"

A. He exclaimed that he has been foolish.
B. He said that he was foolish.
C. He exclaimed that he had been very foolish.
D. He said that how foolish he has been.

Answer : C. He exclaimed that he had been very foolish.

17- She said to me, "Please help me with this heavy bag."

A. She requested me to help her with that heavy bag.
B. She said to me to help her with this heavy bag.
C. She asked me to help her with that heavy bag.
D. She told me to help her with that heavy bag.

Answer : A. She requested me to help her with that heavy bag.

18- He asked me, "Where are you going for your holidays?"

A. He asked me where was I going for my holidays.
B. He asked me where are you going for your holidays.
C. He asked me where I was going for my holidays.
D. He asked me where I am going for my holidays.

Answer : C. He asked me where I was going for my holidays.

19- The father said, "Be kind to your neighbours."

A. The father said to be kind to your neighbours.
B. The father advised his son to be kind to his neighbours. 
C. The father told his son to be kind to his neighbours.
D. The father asked his son to be kind to his neighbours.

Answer : B. The father advised his son to be kind to his neighbours.

20- He said, "I must meet the manager today."

A. He said that he has to meet the manager today.
B. He said that he must meet the manager that day.
C. He said that he must meet the manager today.
D. He said that he had to meet the manager that day. 

Answer : D. He said that he had to meet the manager that day.

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