Direct And Indirect Speech MCQs

231. I said to her, “Do you know how to dance?”

A. I asked her if she does know dancing.
B. I asked her if she had known how to dance.
C. I asked her if she was known how to dance.
D. I asked her if she knew how to dance.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

232. Mary said, “I am sorry.”

A. Mary said that she was sorry.
B. Mary said that she will be sorry.
C. Mary says that she is sorry.
D. Mary said that she is sorry.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

233. The king said, “My force will protect the kingdom.”

A. The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.
B. The king said that the king’s force will protect the kingdom.
C. The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
D. The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

234. He said to his son, “Do not smoke.”

A. He advised his son do not smoke.
B. He advised his son to not smoke.
C. He advised his son not to smoke.
D. He advised his son that he should not smoke.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

235. Ram asked me, “How much have you paid for this umbrella?”

A. Ram asked me how much he had paid for that umbrella.
B. Ram asked me whether how much I had paid for that umbrella.
C. Ram asked me how much I had paid for that umbrella.
D. Ram asked me how much 1 have paid for that umbrella.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

236. “I will put this key here,” said the caretaker.

A. The caretaker says that he would put the key there.
B. The caretaker said that he would put the key there.
C. The caretaker says that he would put the key here.
D. The caretaker said that he will put the key there.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

237. His angry mother jeered, “Do you suppose you know better than your father?”

A. His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
B. His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
C. His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
D. His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

238. “Can you see a woman seated on the bench in a park?” – Alice asked her.

A. Alice asked her if she can see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
B. Alice told her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
C. Alice asked her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
D. Alice asked her if she could have seen a woman seated on the bench in a park.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

239. He said, “Asha washed the clothes.”

A. He said that Asha washed the clothes.
B. He said that clothes were washed by Asha.
C. He said that Asha had washed the clothes.
D. He said that Asha has washed the clothes.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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