Direct And Indirect Speech(English ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH MCQs

Conversion Into Direct/Indirect Narration

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Question 61. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

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

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

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Answer: Option C. -> The mother said to her son, "Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."

Question 62. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

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

Sriram asked me in surprise if I believed all this.
Sriram asked me in disbelief if I was believing all this.
Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.
Sriram was amazed that I believed all that.

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Answer: Option C. -> Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.

Question 63. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

I said, "I came here yesterday."

I said that I came here that day.
I said that go here yesterday.
I said that I had come there the previous day.
I say that I went there the previous day.

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Answer: Option C. -> I said that I had come there the previous day.

Question 64. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

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

He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.

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Answer: Option A. -> He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.

Question 65. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

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

The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.
The king said that the king's force will protect the kingdom.
The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.

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Answer: Option A. -> The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.

Question 66. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

She yelled, "Please help me."

She yelled at one for some help.
She yelled for someone to help.
She yelled for someone to help her.
She yelled at someone to help her.

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Answer: Option C. -> She yelled for someone to help her.

Question 67. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

"Don't hesitate to clear your doubts," the teacher said.

The teacher warned me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
The teacher ordered me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
The teacher persuaded me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
The teacher requested me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.

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Answer: Option C. -> The teacher persuaded me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.

Question 68. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The teacher said, "Neha why are you late again today?"

The teacher asked Neha why was she late again that day.
The teacher asked Neha why she was late again today.
The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day?
The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day.

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Answer: Option D. -> The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day.

Question 69. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

His angry mother jeered, "Do you suppose you know better than your father?"

His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.

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Answer: Option D. -> His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.

Question 70. In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

She said to Dhiru, "I am planning to leave tomorrow".