Direct & Indirect Speech - Practice MCQs for Exams

Direct & Indirect Speech

Direct & Indirect Speech

QUESTION 251

“Give me some tea, mother”

D He enquired from the mother whether she could give me some tea.
C The mother ordered them to give them some tea.
A The mother ordered to give her some tea.
B He asked the mother to give him some tea.

QUESTION 252

Rupa said, “O Rani! Where are you?”

C Rupa addressed Rani and asked where she was.
D Rupa addressed Rani and asked where was she.
A Rupa asked Rani where she was.
B Rupa asked Rani where was she.

QUESTION 253

I shall never forget you. (Transform into Affirmative)

A Remember you, I will.
D Shall I ever remember you.
B You shall be remembered always.
C I shall always remember you.

QUESTION 254

Choose the correct direct speech of the given sentence from the options that follow:She says that Tom is a doctor.

C She says, “Tom was a doctor”.
A She says, “Tom is a doctor”.
B She said, “Tom is a doctor”.
D She said, “Tom was a doctor”.

QUESTION 255

Choose the correct option for Negative to Assertive transformation for the sentence given :No one can deny that she was pretty.

C We found here pretty.
B Everybody admits that she was pretty.
A Everybody did not deny, that she was not pretty.
D She was considered pretty by everybody.

QUESTION 256

Identify the correct ‘Reported speech’ of the expression given below -He said, “Mary, when is the next train?”

A He asked to Mary when is the next train.
D He asked Mary when the next rain was,
B He asked Mary when was the next train.
C He said to Mary whether when the next train was.

QUESTION 257

Change the following Exclamatory sentence into Assertive: How beautiful is the night!

C Beautiful is the night.
A The night appears to be beautiful.
D Night seems to be beautiful.
B The night is very beautiful.

QUESTION 258

Reeta said that her father had died the year before.(Change into Direct)

B Reeta said, “Her father has been died last year.”
A Reeta said, “Her father died last year.”
C Reeta says, “Her father dies last year.”
D Reeta says, “Her father has died last year.”

QUESTION 259

Choose the appropriate indirect narration for the sentence given :I said to her, “Why are you working so hard?”

B I asked her why was she working so hard.
A I asked her why she was working so hard.
C I asked her why had she been working so hard.
D I asked her why she had been working so hard.

QUESTION 260

Choose the correct option changing the following sentence into assertive :What a delicious food !

C Was it a very delicious food ?
A It was a very delicious food.
B It was delicious food.
D It was not a very delicious food.

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