Direct And Indirect Speech MCQs

A. The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.

B. The conductor said that if i/he wanted to smoke, i/he would have to go out.

C. The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.

D. The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.

A. “My son,” said Mr Robinson,”what will you be when you grow up?”

B. “My son,” said Mr Robinson, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”

C. Mr Robinson said, “My son, what did you want to be when you grew up?”

D. Mr Robinson said,”My son,what would you be when you grow up?”

A. I said to him, “Where you will stay?”

B. I asked him, “Where will you stay?”

C. I said to him, “Where I will stay?”

D. I said to him, “Where will I stay?”

A. He wanted to know what time the offices close.

B. He asked me what time did the offices close.

C. He asked me what time the offices closed.

D. He asked me what time the offices did close.

A. He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.

B. He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.

C. He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.

D. He said you should be quite and listen to his words.

A. The teacher said that we live in deeds, not in years.

B. The teacher said to students we live in deeds, not in years.

C. The teacher said to the students that we live in deeds, not in years.

D. The teacher said to the students that we lived in deeds, not in years.

A. Jack said that he had finished it several days earlier.

B. Jack said that he finished it several days earlier.

C. Jack said that he finish it several days ago.

D. Jack said that he finished it several days previously.

A. The judge ordered that the first witness be called.

B. The judge asked them to call the first witness.

C. The judge requested them to call the first witness.

D. The judge said to them to call the first witness.

A. I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.

B. I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden.

C. I said to the boy if he would like to step with me in the garden.

D. I requested the boy to step with me in the garden.

A. Sandy said that she had already written a letter to her family.

B. Sandy said that she wrote a letter to her family.

C. Sandy said that she was writing a letter her family.

D. Sandy said that she will write a letter to her family.