MCQ Direct-Indirect Speech

1) Choose the correct indirect form of - She said, "Come on"
1) She ordered them to come on 2) She asked them to go there
3) She ordered them to go on 4) She ordered to go on

2) Complete the sentence - The watchman asked the stranger______
1) What was he? 2) When he was?
3) Who he was? 4) Who was he?

3) Select the correct indirect form of - The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?"
1) The teacher said to me why I had been absent yesterday.
2) The teacher asked me why I was absent yesterday.
3) The teacher asked me why I had been absent the previous day.
4) The teacher asked me why I were absent the day before.

4) Choose the correct indirect form of - The father said to his sons, "Please, be quiet"
1) The father asked his sons to be quiet.
2) The father requested his sons to be quiet.
3) The father asked his sons to be quieted.
4) The father asked his sons that to be quiet.

5) Complete the sentence - Geeta asked Rita whether ______
1) She is going with her for a swim.
2) She will be going with her for a swim.
3) She were going with her for a swim.
4) She was going with her for a swim.

6) Choose the correct indirect form of - He said, "How do you manage to finish your work always in time?"
1) He inquired how I managed to finish my work always in time.
2) He asked me how did I managed to finish my work always in time.
3) He demanded that how I manage to finish my work always in time.
4) He questioned me as to how did I manage to finish my work always in time

7) She said, "Don't tease my dog"
1) She said that don't tease her dog.
2) She said not to tease my dog.
3) She warned them not to tease her dog.
4) She enquired if they were not teasing her dog.

8) "Where do you live", asked the stranger.
1) The stranger asked where do you live?
2) The stranger asked where do I live?
3) The stranger asked where do I lived.
4) The stranger asked where he lives.

9) He said to him, "Is not your name Akash?"
1) He asked to him whether his name was Akash.
2) He asked to him if his name was Akash.
3) He enquired whether his name was not Akash.
4) He asked to him if his name were Akash.

10) He greeted Mary and exclaimed that it was so nice to see her.
1) He said, "Greetings Mary. It was so nice to see you."
2) He said, "Greet you, Merry. So nice to see you
3) "Hello Mary," he said, "It is nice to see you."
4) "Greetings Mary," he said, "It is nice to see you."

11) He told me, "Good morning"
    1) He told me that the morning was good
    2) He told me that it was a good morning
    3) He wished me a good morning
    4) He commanded me good morning

12) John asked May whether____
    1) She is accompanying him
    2) She accompanying him
    3) She would accompany him
    4) She will have been accompanying him

13) He said to me, "Please, bring a glass of water".
    1) Bring me  a glass of water, said he.
    2) He ordered me to bring a glass of water.
    3) He requested me to give him a glass of water.
    4) None.

14) The girl said to her friend, "Please lend me this book."
    1) The girl ordered her friend to give her that book
    2) The girl asked her friend to lend that book
    3) The girl requested her friend to lend her that book
    4) The girl told her friend to lend this book to her

15) "Have you finished the job, David," asked John
    1) John asked David if he had finished the job
    2) John asked David why he had finished the job
    3) John asked David that you have finished the job
    4) John asked David if it has finished the job 

16) Two students asked each other about their studies and one said to another, "Have you finished your tutorial?"
    1) Two students asked each other about their studies and one asked another you had finished your work
    2) Two students asked each other about their studies and one asked another if he had finished his work
    3) Two students asked each other about their studies and one asked another had you finished your work
    4) Two students asked each other about their studies and one asked another if you have finished your work

17) The P.M. told people, "Be careful about terrorism."
    1) The P.M. told people not to be afraid of terrorism
    2) The P.M. told people that they should be careful
    3) The P.M. told people to be careful about terrorism
    4) The P.M. advised people to be carefree about terrorism

18) I asked him, "Do you read plays?"
    1) I asked him whether he read plays
    2) I told him to read plays
    3) I enquired him about reading plays
    4) None

19) He asked Rama to go with him
    1) He asked Rama, "Go with him"
    2) He said to Rama, "Come with him"
    3) He asked to Rama, "Will he come with him"
    4) He said to Rama, "Come with me"

20) She exclaimed sadly that she was destroyed
    1) She said, "My God! I am destroyed."
    2) She exclaimed sadly, "I was destroyed."
    3) She said, "My God, I was destroyed."
    4) "My God!" said she was destroyed.

21) "Don't swim out too far boys," I said
    1) I warned boys, don't swim out too far
    2) I warned boys swim out too far
    3) I told not to swim out too far, boys
    4) I warned boys not to swim too far.

22) He says, "It is a fine day"
    1) He said it is a fine day
    2) He said that it was a fine day
    3) He says that it was a fine day
    4) He says that it is a fine day

23) She said to her brother, "Please help me with my home work."
    1) She requested her brother to help him with his home work.
    2) She requested her brother to help her with her home work.
    3) She ordered her brother to help her with her home work.
    4) She commanded her brother to help her with her home work.

24) He said to him, "Please wait here till I return"
    1) He asked him to wait here till I returned.
    2) He said him that please wait to  there till he returned.
    3) He requested him to wait till he returned.
    4) He asked to be there till he comes.

25) Satan said, "What a great fall!"
    1) Satan exclaimed that it was a great fall.
    2) Satan exclaimed with sorrow what a great fall!
    3) Satan exclaimed what a great fall that is.
    4) Satan exclaimed that it will be a great fall.

26) He said, "I shall go there today."
    1) He said that he should go there that day.
    2) He said that he would go there that day.
    3) He said that he should go there today.   
    4) He said that he would go there today.

27) "Don't get cheeky," Jaya told him.
    1) Jaya told him to do not get cheeky.
    2) Jaya told him not to get cheeky.
    3) Jaya asked him that not to get cheeky.
    4) Jaya said that do not get cheeky.

28) She said to me, "What can I do for you?"
    1) She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.
    2) She said me that what can she do for me.
    3) She said that what she do for me.
    4) None

29) The king said to his minister, "Are these my brave heroes?"
    1) The king asked his minister if those were his brave heroes.
    2) The king asked his minister that those were his brave heroes
    3) The king told his minister those were his brave heroes
    4) The king ordered his minister if those were his brave heroes


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