Top 100 Important Direct and Indirect Speech Mcqs Set-2

21- The commander said to his soldiers, "Stand at attention."

A. The commander commanded his soldiers to stand at attention.
B. The commander said to his soldiers to stand at attention.
C. The commander ordered that they should stand at attention.
D. The commander told his soldiers to stand at attention.

Answer : A. The commander commanded his soldiers to stand at attention.

22- He said, "I wish I could fly like a bird."

A. He wished that he could fly like a bird.
B. He said that he could fly like a bird.
C. He said that he wishes he could fly like a bird.
D. He said that he wished he could fly like a bird.

Answer : D. He said that he wished he could fly like a bird.

23- She said, "I will help you if I finish my work early."

A. She said that she will help me if she finishes her work early.
B. She said that she would help me if she finished her work early.
C. She said that she would help me if she finishes her work early.
D. She said that she will help me if she finished her work early.

Answer : B. She said that she would help me if she finished her work early.

24- He asked her, "What do you want for your birthday?"

A. He asked her what she wants for her birthday.
B. He asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
C. He asked her what did she want for her birthday.
D. He asked her what she had wanted for her birthday.

Answer : B. He asked her what she wanted for her birthday.

25- The teacher said, "Don't run in the corridor."

A. The teacher asked the students not to run in the corridor.
B. The teacher told the students not to run in the corridor.
C. The teacher said not to run in the corridor.
D. The teacher forbade running in the corridor. 

Answer : D. The teacher forbade running in the corridor.

26- He said, "I will have been working here for ten years by next month."

A. He said that he would have been working there for ten years by the following month.
B. He said that he will have been working here for ten years by next month.
C. He said that he had been working there for ten years by the following month.
D. He said that he has been working here for ten years by next month.

Answer : A. He said that he would have been working there for ten years by the following month.

27- She said, "I am very tired today."

A. She said that she is very tired today.
B. She said that she was very tired that day.
C. She said that she had been very tired that day.
D. She said that she has been very tired today.

Answer : B. She said that she was very tired that day.

28- He said to me, "Let me finish my work."

A. He requested me to let him finish his work.
B. He said to me that let him finish his work.
C. He asked me to let him finish his work.
D. He told me that he should finish his work.

Answer : A. He requested me to let him finish his work.

29- She said, "I will never forget this moment."

A. She said that she would never forget that moment.
B. She said that she will never forget this moment.
C. She said that she never forgot that moment.
D. She said that she has never forgotten that moment.

Answer : A. She said that she would never forget that moment.

30- He asked me, "Are you feeling better now?"

A. He asked me if I was feeling better now.
B. He asked me whether I am feeling better then.
C. He asked me whether I was feeling better then. 
D. He asked me if I am feeling better now.

Answer : C. He asked me whether I was feeling better then.

31- The judge said, "Bring the prisoner in."

A. The judge told them to bring the prisoner in.
B. The judge said to bring the prisoner in.
C. The judge commanded that the prisoner be brought in.
D. The judge ordered to bring the prisoner in.

Answer : C. The judge commanded that the prisoner be brought in.

32- He said, "I had already eaten when you called."

A. He said that he already ate when I called.
B. He said that he had already eaten when I called.
C. He said that he has already eaten when I called.
D. He said that he had already eaten when you called.

Answer : B. He said that he had already eaten when I called.

33- She said, "May you have a wonderful journey!"

A. She wished that I might have a wonderful journey. 
B. She said that I may have a wonderful journey.
C. She prayed that I have a wonderful journey.
D. She said that I might have a wonderful journey.

Answer : A. She wished that I might have a wonderful journey.

34- He said to me, "I don't trust your judgment."

A. He told me that he doesn’t trust your judgment.
B. He told me that he didn’t trust your judgment.
C. He told me that he doesn’t trust my judgment.
D. He told me that he didn’t trust my judgment. 

Answer : D. He told me that he didn't trust my judgment.

35- She said, "How tall the building is!"

A. She exclaimed that the building is tall.
B. She said that the building was tall.
C. She said that how tall the building is.
D. She exclaimed with surprise that the building was very tall.

Answer : D. She exclaimed with surprise that the building was very tall.

36- He asked her, "How long have you been waiting?"

A. He asked her how long she has been waiting.
B. He asked her how long she had been waiting. 
C. He asked her how long she was waiting.
D. He asked her how long she has waited.

Answer : B. He asked her how long she had been waiting.

37- The doctor said, "Take this medicine regularly."

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

Answer : A. The doctor advised me to take that medicine regularly.

38- He said, "Let her do what she wants."

A. He said that she should do what she wants.
B. He asked that she should do what she wanted.
C. He said that let her do what she wants.
D. He suggested that she should be allowed to do what she wanted.

Answer : D. He suggested that she should be allowed to do what she wanted.

39- She said, "I may visit you next week."

A. She said that she may visit me next week.
B. She said that she might visit me the following week.
C. She said that she would visit me the following week.
D. She said that she could visit me next week.

Answer : B. She said that she might visit me the following week.

40- He said, "I have been working on this project all day."

A. He said that he worked on that project all day.
B. He said that he was working on that project all day.
C. He said that he had been working on that project all day.
D. He said that he has been working on this project all day.

Answer : C. He said that he had been working on that project all day.

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