CBSE Class 11 English Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

In the following questions,a sentence has been given in Direct Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect Speech.

Question. “Do you want balloons?’ he said to the child.
(a) He asked the child if it wanted balloons.
(b) He asked the child whether it had wanted balloons.
(c) He asked the child did it, want balloons.
(d) He asked the child if it would want balloons.
Answer : A

Question. She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”
(a) She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.
(b) She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.
(c) She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.
(d) She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.
Answer : D

Question. She said “You can leave the books here.”
(a) She said that they can leave the books there.
(b) She said that they could leave the books there.
(c) She said that they can leave the books here.
(d) She said that they could leave the books here.
Answer : B

Question. My friend said “I am leaving today.”
(a) My friend said that he is leaving today.
(b) My friend said that he was leaving today.
(c) My friend said that he leaves today.
(d) My friend said that he was leaving that day.
Answer : D

Question. Mukta said to Puneet, “My mother is a good cook”.
(a) Mukta told Puneet that her mother was a good cook.
(b) Mukta told Puneet that my mother was a good cook.
(c) Mukta told to Puneet mother is a good cook.
(b) Mukta asked Puneet that her mother is a good cook.
Answer : A

Question. The commander said to the army, “March forward”.
(a) The commander asked army march forward.
(b) The commander ordered army to march forward.
(c) The commander requested the army to go forward.
(d) The army requested the commander to march.
Answer : B

Question. He promised, “I will do it tomorrow.”
(a) He promised that he will do it tomorrow.
(b) He promised that he will do it the next day.
(c) He promised that he will do it tomorrow.
(d) He promised that he will do it the next day.
Answer : D

Question. Geeta said, “I did not do it deliberately.”
(a) Geeta said that I had not done that deliberately.
(b) Geeta said that she had not done that deliberately.
(c) Geeta said that she has not done this deliberately.
(d) Geeta said that I have not done this deliberately.
Answer : B

Question. She exclaimed, “I’m afraid we are rather late!”
(a) She exclaimed that they were frightened of being late.
(b) She exclaimed that she was afraid that they were rather late.
(c) She shouted that they were scared that they would be late.
(d) She screamed that she was worried that they would be late.
Answer : B

Question. She said to me, “What can I for you?”
(a) She asked me what she could do for me.
(b) She asked me what can she do for me.
(c) She asked me what she can do for me.
(d) She asked me whether she can do anything for me.
Answer : A

Question. He said, “Alas! I am undone!”
(a) He said that it was his undoing.
(b) He exclaimed pathetically that he was undone.
(c) He stated that he was undone.
(d) He cried that he was being undone.
Answer : B

Question. “I shall unlock the secrets of their success,” he said.
(a) He said that he shall unlock the secrets of their success.
(b) He said that he should unlock the secrets of their success.
(c) He said that he would unlock the secrets of their success.
(d) He said that he will unlock the secrets of their success.
Answer : C

Question. “I wonder what he wants of us,” said Quint.
(a) Quint said that he was wondering what he wanted of them.
(b) Quint said that he wondered what he wanted of us.
(c) Quint said he wondered what he wants of them.
(d) Quint said that he wondered what he wanted of them.
Answer : D

Question. Dinesh said, “I want to eat a good mango one of these days.”
(a) Dinesh said he wants to eat a good mango one of these days.
(b) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of those days.
(c) Dinesh said that he wants to eat a good mango one of those days.
(d) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of these days.
Answer : B

Question. He said, “I intend to leave for Delhi tonight.”
(a) He said that he will intend to leave for Delhi tonight.
(b) He said that he should intend to leave for Delhi that night.
(c) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.
(d) He said that his intention is to leave for Delhi tonight.
Answer : C

Question. He said, “The Sun rises in the east.”
(a) He said that the Sun rised in the East.
(b) He said that the Sun rises in the East.
(c) He said that the Sun will rise in the East.
(d) He said that the Sun may rise in the East.
Answer : B

Question. Ram asked Krishna, “Where are you going today?”
(a) Ram asked Krishna where he was going that day.
(b) Ram asked Krishna as to where he was going on the previous day.
(c) Ram asked Krishna where was he going the next day.
(d) Ram asked Krishna where was he going the day before.
Answer : A

Question. He said, “What a fool Tom is I”
(a) He exclaimed that he was a big fool.
(b) He exclaimed that Tom was a big fool.
(c) He wondered what kind of a fool Tom was.
(d) He claimed that Tom was a big fool.
Answer : B

Question. “What kind of scheme do you have?” Amit asked the insurance agent.
(a) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she had.
(b) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she has.
(c) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she is having.
(d) Amit asked the insurance agent what kind of scheme he/she was having.
Answer : A

Question. The doctor said to the patient, “Take complete rest.”
(a) The doctor told to the patient that take complete rest.
(b) The doctor advised the patient to take complete rest.
(c) The doctor suggested the patient to take complete rest.
(d) The doctor asked the patient take complete rest.
Answer : B

Question. Mini said to me, “I have bought this flat for my mother.”
(a) Mini told that she had bought that flat for her mother.
(b) Mini said that she bought that flat for her mother.
(c) Mini said she has bought that flat for mother.
(d) Mini told me that she had bought that flat for her mother.
Answer : D

Question. He said, “I will come again.”
(a) He said that he will come again.
(b) He says he is coming again.
(c) He says he’ll come again.
(d) He said that he would come again.
Answer : A

Question. “Don’t do any more work until you have had a rest,” her mother advised her.
(a) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she has had a rest.
(b) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she had had a rest.
(c) Her mother advised her that she would not do any more work until she had had a rest.
(d) He mother advised her that she need not do any more work until she had had a rest.
Answer : B

Question. “Make me another suit like this” he said to the tailor.
(a) He asked the tailor to make him another suit like this.
(b) He asks the tailor to make him another suit like this.
(c) He asked the tailor to make him another suit like that.
(d) He asked the tailor to make me another suit like this.
Answer : C

Question. My Principal told me, “Don’t conduct any test tomorrow.”
(a) My Principal told me not to conduct any test tomorrow.
(b) My Principal told me not to conduct any test tomorrow.
(c) My Principal ordered me don’t conduct any test.
(d) My Principal ordered me not to conduct any test the next day.
Answer : D

In the following questions, a sentence has been in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form.

Question. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
(a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards.
(b) Socrates says that virtue is its own reward.
(c) Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
(d) Socrates said that virtue was its own reward.
Answer : C

Question. He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”
(a) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
(b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
(c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
(d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Answer : D

Question. He said, “It used to be a lovely, quiet street.”
(a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet street.
(d) He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet street.
Answer : A

Question. The Prime Minister said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.
(a) The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow anyone to disturb the peace.”
(b) The Prime Minister said, “We would not allow no one to disturb the peace.”
(c) The Prime Minister said, “No one will disturb the peace.”
(d) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb the peace.”
Answer : A

Question. The spectators said, “Bravo! Well done players.”
(a) The spectators shouted that the players were doing very well.
(b) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well.
(c) The spectators applauded the players saying that they had done well.
(d) The spectators applauded the players joyfully to do well.
Answer : C

Question. I said to my friend, “Good Morning. Let us go for a picnic today.”
(a) I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that day.
(b) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.
(c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic that day.
(d) I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today.
Answer : B

Question. The new student asked the old one, “Do you know my name?”
(a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his name.
(b) The new student asked the old one that whether he knew his name.
(c) The new student asked the old one did he know his name.
(d) The new student asked the old one if he knows his name.
Answer : A

Question. I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming late.
(a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my coming late.”
(b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your coming late.”
(c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her corning late.”
(d) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate she coming late.”
Answer : B

Question. I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Bangalore this week.”
(a) I told my mother he would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(b) I told my mother that I would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(c) I told my mother that she would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
(d) I told to my mother that I would take you to Bangalore that week.
Answer : B

Question. “How long does the journey take” my co-passenger asked me.
(a) My co-passenger asked me how long does the journey take?
(b) I asked my co-passenger how long the journey would take.
(c) My co-passenger wanted to know how long the journey would take.
(d) My co-passenger asked me how long the journey did take.
Answer : C

Question. “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly,” said the mother.
(a) The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very clever of him to have solved the puzzle so quickly.
(b) The mother expressed that he was so clever to have solved the puzzle quickly.
(c) The mother told that he was very clever in solving the puzzle so quickly.
(d) The mother exclaimed with joy that he was clever enough to solve the puzzle so quickly.
Answer : A

Question. He said he goes for a walk every morning.
(a) He said, “I went for a walk every morning.”
(b) He said, “I go for a walk every morning.”
(c) He said, “I will go for a walk every morning.”
(d) He said, “He goes for a walk every morning.”
Answer : B

Question. I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job.”
(a) I reiterated I didn’t care about the job.
(b) I said again and again I didn’t care about the job.
(c) I reiterated that I did not care about the job.
(d) I repeatedly said that I cared about the job.
Answer : C

Question. I said to my brother. “Let us go to some hill station for a change.”
(a) I suggested to my brother that they should go to some hill station for a change.
(b) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
(c) I suggested to my brother that let us go to some hill station for a change.
(d) I suggested to my brother that let them go to some hill station for a change.
Answer : B

Question. I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
(a) I said, “How many discoveries have gone unheeded?”
(b) I said, “How many discoveries went unheeded?”
(c) I said, “Do discoveries go unheeded?”
(d) I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”
Answer : D

Question. Gopan said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”
(a) Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
(b) Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
(c) Gopan asked me if I can do these sums for him.
(d) Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
Answer : B

Question. The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work”.
(a) The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
(b) The boss said that it was time we had begun planning our work.
(c) The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.
(d) The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.
Answer : A

Question. He said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
(a) He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
(b) He told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
(c) He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
(d) He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
Answer : C

Question. Rahul said, “I will do it now or never”.
(a) Rahul said that he will do it now or never.
(b) Rahul said that he will now or never do it.
(c) Rahul said that he would do it then or never.
(d) Rahul said that he would now or never do it.
Answer : C

Question. My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be doing this.”
(a) His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
(b) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
(c) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn’t want to be doing that.
(d) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing this.
Answer : B

Question. Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”
(a) Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
(b) Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
(c) Doshi told his wife to please select one of those necklaces.
(d) Doshi pleased his wife to select one of those necklaces.
Answer : A

Question. Select one of those necklaces. He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scanty till now.”
(a) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now.
(b) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.
(c) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.
(d) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.
Answer : D

Question. “Govind,” said the manager sternly, “I command you to tell me what the old man said.”
(a) The manager sternly told Govind that he commanded him to tell him what the old man had said.
(b) The manager commanded sternly to Govind to tell him what the old man had said.
(c) The manager corn Govind to tell him old man said.
(d) The manager stern demanded Govind to what the old man had said.
Answer : D

Question. I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”
(a) I asked him where I lost the pen I had bought him the day before.
(b) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought him the previous day.
(c) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought him the next day.
(d) I asked him where he lost the pen I brought for him the previous day.
Answer : B

Question. She said to Rita, “Please help with my homework.”
(a) She requested Rita to hell in her homework.
(b) Rita requested her to hell with her homework.
(c) She requested Rita to help with her homework.
(d) She requested Rita to help homework.
Answer : C