Direct And Indirect Speech MCQs

91. Walter said, “I cannot do it now.”

A. Walter says that he cannot do it now.
B. Walter says that he cannot do it then.
C. Walter said that he could not do it then.
D. Walter said that he could not do it now.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

92. I said to her, “I will have written letters.”

A. I told her that she will have written letters.
B. I told her that she would have written letters.
C. I told her that I will have written letters.
D. I told her that I would have written letters.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

93. Amelia is going to ask the principal for permission to go on a study tour.

A. Amelia is going to say to the principal, “Might we have your permission to go on a study tour?”
B. Amelia is going to say to the principal, “Should we have your permission to go on a study tour?”
C. Amelia is going to say to the principal, “May we have your permission to go on a study tour?”
D. Amelia is going to say to the principal, “Would we have your permission to go on a study tour?”
✅ The correct answer is option C.

94. He said to interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”

A. He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
B. He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
C. He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
D. He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

95. Mohan said, “We shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night”:

A. Mohan said that we shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
B. Mohan told that we shall go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
C. Mohan told that we should go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
D. Mohan said that they should go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

96. He said, “I must go next week.”

A. He said that he must go next week.
B. He said that he must go the following week.
C. He said that he would have to go the following week.
D. He said that he was to go the following week.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

97. The doctor said to the patient, “How do you feel now? Has the pain gone down?”

A. The doctor asked the patient how he was feeling then and if the pain was down.
B. The doctor asked the patient how he felt then and if the pain had gone down.
C. The doctor asked the patient how he had felt when the pain was gone.
D. The doctor asked the patient how he is feeling now and if the pain has gone down.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

98. The patient asked the doctor what he should normally eat.

A. The patient exclaimed, “What should I normally eat, doctor?”
B. The patient said, “What I should normally eat doctor?”
C. The patient told,”What should I normally eat?”
D. The patient said, “What should I normally eat doctor?”
✅ The correct answer is option D.

99. The boss said to his secretary, “Did you discuss this matter with the manager?”

A. The boss asked his secretary whether he discussed that matter with the manager.
B. The boss asked his secretary if you have discussed that matter with the manager.
C. The boss asked his secretary if he had discussed that matter with the manager.
D. The boss asked his secretary if he has discussed that matter with the manager.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

100. Krishna said to his friends, “Let us go to a movie today”.

A. Krishna suggested to his friends that let them go to a movie that day.
B. Krishna proposed to his friends if they would go to a movie that day.
C. Krishna proposed to his friends what if they would go to a movie that day.
D. Krishna suggested to his friends that they should go to a movie that day.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
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