Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The Chief Guest said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.

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The Chief Guest said that that gave me great pleasure to be there that morning.

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The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.

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The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that morning.

Question 2

My father said, "Honesty is the best policy."

Accepted Answer

My father said that honesty is the best policy.

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My father stated that honesty was the best policy.

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My father said that honesty was the best policy.

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My father said that honesty has been the best policy.

Question 3

Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m."

Accepted Answer

Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

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Yolanda said that 1 have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

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Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

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Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

Question 4

"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."

Accepted Answer

The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.

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The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.

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The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

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The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.

Question 5

The mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.

Accepted Answer

The mother said to her son, "Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."

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The mother advised her son, "Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goons."

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The mother said to her son, "Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."

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The mother said to her son to "be careful."

Question 6

"And you believe all this ?" asked Sriram, in surprise.

Accepted Answer

Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.

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Sriram asked me in surprise if I believed all this.

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Sriram asked me in disbelief if I was believing all this.

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Sriram was amazed that I believed all that.

Question 7

I said, "I came here yesterday."

Accepted Answer

I said that I had come there the previous day.

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I said that I came here that day.

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I said that go here yesterday.

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I say that I went there the previous day.

Question 8

The king said, "My force will protect the kingdom."

Accepted Answer

The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.

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The king said that the king's force will protect the kingdom.

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The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.

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The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.

Question 9

He said, "What a lovely voice she has!"

Accepted Answer

He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.

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He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.

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He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.

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He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.