Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

Question 1

Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday."

Accepted Answer

Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.

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Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.

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Rajesh told us that he had bought a car yesterday.

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Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.

Question 2

He said to me, "What time do the offices close?"

Accepted Answer

He asked me what time the offices closed.

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He wanted to know what time the offices close.

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He asked me what time did the offices close.

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He asked me what time the offices did close.

Question 3

He said, "The mice will play, when the cat is away."

Accepted Answer

He said that the mice would play when the cat was away.

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He said that the mice will play when the cat is away.

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He said that the mice would play when the cat would be away.

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He said that the mice shall play, when the cat is away.

Question 4

He said, "I must go next week."

Accepted Answer

He said that he would have to go the following week.

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He said that he must go next week.

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He said that he must go the following week.

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He said that he was to go the following week.

Question 5

Rajan said, "O that I were a child again!"

Accepted Answer

Rajan strongly wished that he had been a child again.

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Rajan exclaimed with wonder that he was a child again.

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Rajan wondered that were he a child again.

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Rajan prayed that he were a child again.

Question 6

He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day."

Accepted Answer

He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.

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He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.

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He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day.

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He said that he is used to cleaning his teeth twice a day.

Question 7

The employer said to the workman, "I cannot pay you higher wages."

Accepted Answer

The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.

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The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.

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The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.

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The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.

Question 8

Pinki said to Gaurav, "Will you help me in my work just now?"

Accepted Answer

Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her work just then.

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Pinki questioned to Gaurav that will you help me in my work just now.

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Pinki told Gaurav whether he will help her in her work just now.

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Pinki asked to Gaurav that will he help her in her work just now.

Question 9

He said to his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"

Accepted Answer

He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.

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He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.

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He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.

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He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.