Direct And Indirect Speech MCQs

51. “Don’t pull the dog’s tail,” his father said.

A. His father said that he did not pull the dog’s tail.
B. His father forbade him not to pull the dog’s tail.
C. His father told him to pull the dog’s tail.
D. His father told him not to pull the dog’s tail.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

52. “What’s that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane,” said Ravi.

A. Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
B. Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
C. Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
D. Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

53. The teacher said, “Neha why are you late again today?”

A. The teacher asked Neha why was she late again that day.
B. The teacher asked Neha why she was late again today.
C. The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day?
D. The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

54. I said, “I came here yesterday.”

A. I said that I came here that day.
B. I said that go here yesterday.
C. I said that I had come there the previous day.
D. I say that I went there the previous day.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

55. The student said,”I am doing my homework.”

A. The student said that she was doing her homework.
B. The student said that she has been doing her homework.
C. The student said that she is doing her homework.
D. The student said that she did her homework.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

56. She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.

A. She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
B. She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
C. She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
D. She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

57. He said, “Why didn’t you send your application to me ?”

A. He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.
B. He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
C. He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.
D. He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

58. “Please bring me a glass of water”, she said to me.

A. She requested to bring her a glass of water.
B. She requested me brought her a glass of water.
C. She requested me to bring her a glass of water.
D. She requested me that bring her a glass of water.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

59. The Manager said, “Well, what can I do for you?”

A. The Manager asked what he could do for him.
B. The Manager wondered what he could do for him.
C. The Manager wanted to know what he could do for him.
D. The Manager said that he couldn’t do anything for him.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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