Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

Question 1

The beggar said, "Poverty is a great curse."

Accepted Answer

The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.

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The beggar said poverty has a great curse.

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The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.

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The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.

Question 2

The boys respectfully wished their teacher good mornings.

Accepted Answer

"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to their teacher.

Answer

"Good morning," said the boys to their teacher.

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"Good morning," said the boys to the teacher.

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"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to the teacher.

Question 3

The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."

Accepted Answer

The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.

Answer

The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.

Answer

The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.

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The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.

Question 4

Sitara asked me, "Have you taken your laptop?"

Accepted Answer

Sitara asked me whether I had taken my laptop.

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Sitara asked me in had taken the laptop.

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Sitara asked me if we had taken the laptop.

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Sitara asked me if suppose I have taken my laptop.

Question 5

"I'm tired," he says every evening.

Accepted Answer

Every evening he says (that) he is tired.

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Every day in the evening he is getting tired.

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He is getting tired every evening.

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Every evening he says that he was getting tired.

Question 6

Baruch said, "I might teach English Literature next semester."

Accepted Answer

Baruch said that he might teach English Literature next semester.

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Baruch said that he is going to teach English Literature next semester.

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Baruch said that he will teach English Literature next semester.

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Baruch said that he might be teaching English Literature next semester.

Question 7

The man said, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

Accepted Answer

The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.

Answer

The man said that what he gave that day he trusted he would be able to return the next day.

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The man said to give him his trust so that he would be able to earn back the next day.

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The man asked what to give that day as he trusted that the next day he would earn back.

Question 8

The project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project?"

Accepted Answer

The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.

Answer

The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.

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The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.

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The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.

Question 9

You said to me, "Why are you talking so much?"

Accepted Answer

You asked me why I was talking so much.

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You asked me why he was talking so much.

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You asked me why was I talking so much.

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You asked me why I had been talking so much.