Direct And Indirect Speech MCQs

31. He asked his teacher, “Need I read this chapter?”

A. He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.
B. He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.
C. He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.
D. He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

32. He said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a bird”.

A. He proposed to have the wrings of a bird.
B. He wished that he might have the wings of a bird.
C. He wished that he could have the wings of a bird.
D. He wished that he had the wings of a bird.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

33. “You are all doing very well,” said Mr. Jones.

A. Mr. Jones said that we are all doing well.
B. Mr. Jones said that they were all doing very well.
C. Mr. Jones said that you are all doing very well.
D. Mr. Jones said that they were all doing well.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

34. Monica Cheng asked Roeun, “Are you going to visit Germany?

A. Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he is going to visit Germany.
B. Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had visited Germany.
C. Monica Cheng asked Roeun if had gone to Germany.
D. Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he was going to visit Germany.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

35. “Are we never to meet?” Amit asked him.

A. Amit questioned him whether they were ever to be meet.
B. Amit wondered whether they are never to meet.
C. Amit said whether they were never to meet.
D. Amit asked him whether they were never to meet.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

36. The Chief Guest said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning.”

A. The Chief Guest said that that gave me great pleasure to be there that morning.
B. The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.
C. The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.
D. The Chief Guest said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

37. He said , “I saw a book here.”

A. He said that he saw a book here.
B. He said that he saw a book there.
C. He said that he had seen a book here.
D. He said that he had seen a book there.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

38. He told me that I was very happy.

A. He said to me, “How happy you are !”
B. He said to me, “How you are happy !”
C. He said to me, “I am very happy!”
D. He said to me, “How I am happy!”
✅ The correct answer is option A.

39. My father said to us, “We should study and get a good division in the examination.”

A. My father said us that we should study and got a good division in the examination.
B. My father told us that we should studied and got a good division in the examination.
C. My father told us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
D. My father told to us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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