Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

Question 1

The passenger said to the clerk, " When is the next train to Hyderabad?"

Accepted Answer

The passenger asked the clerk when the next train to Hyderabad was.

Answer

The passenger enquired the clerk that when the next train was to Hyderabad.

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The passenger enquired the clerk that when was the next train to Hyderabad.

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The passenger enquired the clerk when was the next train to Hyderabad.

Question 2

My mother said to me, "Where are you going at this time of the day?"

Accepted Answer

My mother asked me where I was going at that time of the day.

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My mother told me where I was going at that time of the day.

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My mother told me not to go at that time of the day.

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My mother asked me where was I going at that time of the day.

Question 3

They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

Accepted Answer

They told him that they would visit his house the next day.

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They said that they will go to his house the next day.

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They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.

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They told him that they might visit his house the next day.

Question 4

The gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the flowers".

Accepted Answer

The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers.

Answer

The gardener said to the boys that they should not pluck flowers.

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The gardener told the boys that they should not pluck flowers.

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The gardener scolded the boys for plucking flowers.

Question 5

He said to her, "What a cold day!"

Accepted Answer

He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

Answer

He told her that it was a cold day.

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He exclaimed that it was a cold day.

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He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.

Question 6

Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

Accepted Answer

Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

Answer

Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.

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Pawan told me that if he will hear any news, he will phone me.

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Pawan told me if he had heard any news, he, would phone me.

Question 7

Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow?"

Accepted Answer

Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.

Answer

Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.

Answer

Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.

Answer

Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.

Question 8

"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.

Accepted Answer

The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.

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The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space.

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The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space.

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The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.

Question 9

The patient asked the doctor what he should normally eat.

Accepted Answer

The patient said, "What should I normally eat doctor?"

Answer

The patient exclaimed, "What should I normally eat, doctor?"

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The patient said, "What I should normally eat doctor?"

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The patient told,"What should I normally eat?"