CBSE Class 5 English Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

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

Question. He said, have been studying in this college for two years.”
(a) He said he studied in that college for two years.
(b) He said he had studied in that college for two years.
(c) He said for two years he studied in that college.
(d) He said that he had been studying in that college for two years.
Answer : D

Question. Mary said to Simon, “Sharon and Peter are getting engaged next month.”
(a) Mary told Simon that Sharon and Peter will be getting engaged next month.
(b) Mary told Simon that Sharon and Peter was getting engaged next month.
(c) Mary told Simon that Sharon and Peter were getting engaged next month.
(d) Mary told Simon that Sharon and Peter are getting engaged next month.
Answer : C

Question. I said to my friend, “Can you pick me up after work?”
(a) I told my friend to pick me up after work.
(b) I told my friend if I could pick him up after work.
(c) I asked my friend if he can pick me up after work.
(d) I asked my friend if he could pick me up after work.
Answer : D

Question. Suman said to me, “Did you enjoy the Olympic Games in London?”
(a) Suman asked me if I enjoyed the Olympic Games in London.
(b) Suman asked me if I was enjoyed the Olympic Games in London.
(c) Suman asked me if I had enjoyed the Olympic Games in London.
(d) Suman asked me did I enjoy the Olympic Games in London.
Answer : C

Question. My friend told me, “This is not a good book to read.”
(a) My friend told me that that was not a good book to read.
(b) My friend told me that that is not a good book to read.
(c) My friend told me that that will not be a good book to read.
(d) My friend told me that this was not a good book to read.
Answer : A

Question. Dhanya complained, “I am losing weight steadily.”
(a) Dhanya complains that she is losing weight steadily.
(b) Dhanya complained that she is losing weight steadily.
(c) Dhanya complains that she was losing weight steadily.
(d) Dhanya complained that she was losing weight steadily.
Answer : D

Question. My mother said, “You have been sleeping for twelve hours.”
(a) My mother said that I have been sleeping for twelve hours.
(b) My mother said that I was sleeping for twelve hours.
(c) My mother said that I had been sleeping for twelve hours.
(d) My mother said that she had been sleeping for twelve hours.
Answer : C

Question. Rajan said to Urvashi, “I’m going to Kashmir tomorrow.”
(a) Rajan told to Urvashi he was going to Kashmir the next day.
(b) Rajan told Urvashi that he was going to Kashmir the next day.
(c) Rajan said Urvashi I am going to Kashmir tomorrow.
(d) Rajan said to Urvashi that he was going to Kashmir tomorrow.
Answer : B

Question. She said to me, “Have you finished your work?”
(a) She asked me if I had finished my work.
(b) She asked me if I have finished my work.
(c) She asked me if she had finished my work.
(d) She asked me if she had finished her work.
Answer : A

Question. “Turn around,” he told her.
(a) He told her turn around.
(b) He asked her to turn around.
(c) He asked to her to turn around.
(d) He asked turn around.
Answer : B

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

Question. She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.
(a) She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
(b) She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
(c) She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
(d) She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
Answer : A

Question. John said to me, “Where have you been last night?”
(a) John asked me where had I been the previous night.
(b) John asked me where I have been the previous night.
(c) John asked me where I am the previous night.
(d) John asked me where I had been the previous night.
Answer : D

Question. “I’m taking my children to the zoo tomorrow”, she said, “to see the baby white tiger”.
(a) She said that she will take the children to the zoo to see the baby white tiger tomorrow.
(b) She said that she would take the children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.
(c) She said that she was taking her children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.
(d) She said that she was taking the children to the zoo that day to see the baby white tiger.
Answer : C

Question. She said, “Mother, please cook me something nice today”.
(a) She told her mother to cook her something nice today.
(b) She ordered her mother to cook her something nice that day.
(c) She requested her mother to cook her something nice that day.
(d) She asked her mother if she could cook her something nice that day.
Answer : C

Question. John said, “I shall be 21 tomorrow”.
(a) John said that he would be 21 tomorrow.
(b) John said that he would be 21 the following day.
(c) John said that he should be 21 the following day.
(d) John said that I shall be 21 tomorrow.
Answer : B

Question. She asked, “Is the secretary coming to the meeting?”
(a) She asked that the secretary was coming to the meeting.
(b) She asked that if the secretary was coming to the meeting.
(c) She asked if the secretary is coming to the meeting.
(d) She asked if the secretary was coming to the meeting.
Answer : D

Question. The convict said, “Let me speak freely please”.
(a) The convict suggested that he must be allowed to speakfreely.
(b) The convict requested that he must be allowed to speak freely.
(c) The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely.
(d) The convict proposed that he might be allowed to speak freely.
Answer : C

Question. Nisha told Monica, “What a beautiful dress you are wearing!”
(a) Nisha exclaimed that Monica was wearing a very beautiful dress.
(b) Nisha exclaimed that it is a very beautiful dress.
(c) Nisha exclaimed that Monica is wearing a very beautiful dress.
(d) Nisha told Monica that was a beautiful dress.
Answer : A

Question. “Call the witness”, said the magistrate.
(a) The magistrate requested to call the witness.
(b) The magistrate begged for calling the witness.
(c) The magistrate ordered to call the witness.
(d) The magistrate prayed to call the witness.
Answer : C

Question. “Have you done this sort of work before?” said his new employer.
(a) His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.
(b) His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.
(c) His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.
(d) His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.
Answer : C

Question. Rahul says that Azhar loves cricket.
(a) Rahul said, “Azhar loves cricket”.
(b) Rahul said, “Azhar loved cricket”.
(c) Rahul says, “Azhar loved cricket”.
(d) Rahul says, “Azhar loves cricket”.
Answer : D

Question. “I came home last night”, said he.
(a) He told that he had come home last night.
(b) He said that he came home last night.
(c) He said that he had come home the previous night.
(d) He says that he came home the previous night.
Answer : C

Question. The beggar said, “Poverty is a great curse”.
(a) The beggar said poverty has a great curse.
(b) The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.
(c) The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
(d) The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.
Answer : B

Question. “If you want to smoke, you’ll have to go out”, said the conductor.
(a) The conductor ordered me to go out and smoke.
(b) The conductor said that if I/he wanted to smoke, I/he would have to go out.
(c) The conductor told me that smoking is not permitted in the bus.
(d) The conductor told me that I will have to go out and smoke.
Answer : B

Question. “Be careful; the steps are very slippery”, I warned him.
(a) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.
(b) I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery.
(c) I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery.
(d) I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery.
Answer : A

Question. The old lady declared that she was going to walk where she pleased. They had the liberty.
(a) The old lady said that, “I was going to walk where I pleased.They have the liberty”.
(b) The old lady said, “I am going to walk where I please. We have the liberty”.
(c) The old lady said, “I was going to walk where I pleased.They have the liberty”.
(d) The old lady said, “I am going to walk where I pleased. They had the liberty”.
Answer : B

Question. The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.
(a) The teacher asked me, “Why were you absent yesterday?”
(b) The teacher asked me, “Why are you absent yesterday?”
(c) The teacher asked me, “Why are you absent the day before?”
(d) The teacher asked me, “Were you absent the day before”.
Answer : A

Question. Mr Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up.
(a) “My son,” said Mr Robinson, “what will you be when you grow up?”.
(b) “My son,” said Mr Robinson, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
(c) Mr Robinson said, “My son, what did you want to be when you grew up?”
(d) Mr Robinson said, “My son, what would you be when you grow up?”
Answer : B

Question. The boys respectfully wished their teacher good morning.
(a) “Good morning,” said the boys to their teacher.
(b) “Good morning,” said the boys to the teacher.
(c) “Good morning, Madam,” said the boys to the teacher.
(d) “Good morning, Madam,” said the boys to their teacher.
Answer : D

Question. She said, “I am sorry, I am not able to submit those papers”.
(a) She said she was sorry; she is not able to submit those papers.
(b) She said that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
(c) She apologized for not being able to submit those papers.
(d) She exclaimed with sorrow that she was sorry and she will not be able to submit those papers.
Answer : C

Question. The girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.
(a) The girl said, “Oh! Where the sparrows have gone?”
(b) The girl said, “Oh Where are the sparrows?”
(c) The girl said, “Oh! Where had the sparrows gone?”
(d) The girl said, “Oh! Where have the sparrows gone?”
Answer : D

Question. She said to me, “I’m going shopping. Can I get you something?”
(a) She said she was going shopping and said to me if I wanted something.
(b) She said she was going shopping and asked if I wanted something.
(c) She said she was going shopping and asked if she could get me something.
(d) She said she is going shopping and asked if she could get me something.
Answer : C

Question. Ramesh informed his friend that he could make use of his car while he was away.
(a) Ramesh said to his friend, “You will make use of my car while I was away”.
(b) Ramesh said to his friend, “Use my car while I go away”.
(c) Ramesh said to his friend, “You can make use of my car while I am away”.
(d) Ramesh asked his friend, “Will you make use of my car while I am away?”
Answer : C

Question. Kala said to Radha, “Who were you speaking to over the phone?”
(a) Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
(b) Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.
(c) Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.
(d) Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.
Answer : A

Question. The king said to his men, “Do not be afraid of the enemy.Face them bravely.”
(a) The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.
(b) The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.
(c) The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.
(d) The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.
Answer : C

Question. Kannan said to Subha, “I’ll return the book after I have read it”.
(a) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.
(b) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.
(c) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.
(d) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.
Answer : D

Question. The boss said to his secretary, “Did you discuss this matter with the manager?”
(a) The boss asked his secretary whether he discussed that matter with the manager.
(b) The boss asked his secretary if you have discussed that matter with the manager.
(c) The boss asked his secretary if he had discussed that matter with the manager.
(d) The boss asked his secretary whether he has discussed that matter with the manager.
Answer : C

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

Question. I said to him, “Will you go to Delhi.”
(a) I asked him will he go to Delhi.
(b) I said to him would he go to Delhi.
(c) I asked him if he would go to Delhi.
(d) I said to him would you go to Delhi.
Answer : C

Question. He said, “I have read this novel.”
(a) He said that he has read this novel.
(b) He said that he had read that novel.
(c) He said that he read that novel.
(d) He said that he had read this novel.
Answer : A

Question. Tania said to her friend, “Can you lend me an umbrella?”
(a) Please give me an umbrella Tania requested her friend.
(b) Will you lend me your umbrella, Tania asked her friend.
(c) Tania requested her friend to lend her an umbrella
(d) Tania asked her friend to give her an umbrella.
Answer : C

Question. Sita said, “I may go there.”
(a) Sita says that she may go there.
(b) Sita says that she is going there.
(c) Sita said that she will go there.
(d) Sita said that she might go there.
Answer : D

Question. My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich.
(a) He said, “My friend, please bring me a sandwich.”
(b) My friend said, “Will you bring me a sandwich.”
(c) “Please bring me a sandwich”, said my friend.
(d) “Please bring my friend a sandwich”, said he.
Answer : A

Question. He said, “If I had the tools I could mend the car.”
(a) He said that if he had the tools he could mend the car.
(b) He tells that he had the tools he could mend the car.
(c) He said I could mend the car if I have the tools.
(d) He told he could mend the car.
Answer : A

Question. She said to the children, “You mustn’t play with fire.”
(a) She told the children they were not to play with fire.
(b) She told the children that they mustn’t play with fire.
(c) She told the children not to play with fire.
(d) She told the children they are not to play with fire.
Answer : A

Question. Everybody says, “How well she sings!”
(a) Everybody comments that she sings well.
(b) Everybody says how well she sings.
(c) Everybody tells that she sang very well.
(d) Everybody says that she sang well.
Answer : A

Question. He says that he is very sorry.
(a) He said, “He was very sorry”.
(b) He says, “I am very sorry”.
(c) I said, “He is very sorry”.
(d) He told me, “I felt sorry”.
Answer : B

Question. Daman says, “Priya is working in Ahmedabad.”
(a) Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
(b) Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
(c) Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad.
(d) Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad.
Answer : D

Question. Anne said, “It is time to leave for the meeting.”
(a) Anne said that it was time to leave for the meeting.
(b) Anne told that it is time to leave for the meeting.
(c) Anne said it’s time to leave for the meeting.
(d) Anne said that it was time for the meeting.
Answer : A

Question. The old man said that he would soon be leaving the world.
(a) The old man said, “I shall soon be leaving the world.”
(b) The old man said, “I am soon leaving the world.”
(c) The old man said, “I would soon leave the world.”
Answer : A

Question. “Come home early” said Mr Matthew to his clerk.
(a) Mr Matthew told his clerk to come home as early as possible.
(b) Mr Matthew asked his clerk to be home early.
(c) Mr Matthew ordered his clerk to come home early.
(d) Mr Matthew requested his clerk to come home a little early.
Answer : C

Question. I said, “Water is essential for life.”
(a) Water is essential for life was said by me.
(b) I told that water was essential for life.
(c) I exclaimed that water was essential for life.
(d) I said that water is essential for life.
Answer : D

Question. She asked me if I was going to college.
(a) She said, “Am I going to college?”
(b) She said to me, “Are you going to college?”
(c) She asked me, “Will you go to college?”
(d) She asked to me, “Was I going to college?”
Answer : B

Question. lba said that she might go home the next day with her sister.
(a) lba said, “I could go home tomorrow with my sister.”
(b) Iba said, “I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.”
(c) lba said, “I can go home tomorrow with my sister.”
(d) lba said, “I will go home tomorrow with my sister.”
Answer : B

Question. He said, “I was doing it.”
(a) He said that he had been doing it.
(b) He said that he had done it.
(c) He said that he has done it.
(d) He said that he did it.
Answer : A

Question. The lady asked me how my uncle was.
(a) The lady said to me, “How is your uncle?”
(b) The lady asked me, “How has your uncle been?”
(c) The lady said to me, “How was your uncle?”
(d) The lady asked me, “How is your uncle doing?”
Answer : A

Question. He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
(a) He said that honesty is the best policy.
(b) He said that honesty was the best policy.
(c) He said that honesty had been the best policy.
(d) He said that honesty has been the best policy.
Answer : A

Question. He said that he intended to leave for Surat that night.
(a) “I intend to leave for Surat that night” he said.
(b) “I intend to left for Surat that night” he said.
(c) “I intended to leave for Surat tonight” he said.
(d) “I intend to leave for Surat tonight” he said.
Answer : A

Question. The teacher said to him, “Is poverty not a curse?”
(a) The teacher asked him is poverty not a curse.
(b) The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse.
(c) The teacher asked him was poverty not a curse.
(d) The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.
Answer : A

Question. The prisoner enquired if a lawyer had been arranged for him.
(a) The prisoner enquired, “Is there a lawyer for me?”
(b) The prisoner asked, “Has a lawyer been arranged for me
(c) The prisoner enquired, “Had a lawyer been arranged for me?”
(d) The prisoner said, “Have you arranged a lawyer for me?”
Answer : B

Question. Phila ordered her brother to turn down the television and let her work in peace.
(a) Phila said to her brother, “Turn down the television that let me do my work in peace.”
(b) Phila said to her brother, “Turn down the television and let me work in peace.”
(c) Phila said to her brother, “Turn down the television to let me do my work in peace.”
(d) Phila said to her brother, “Turned down the television and let me do my work in peace.”
Answer : A

Question. You will say, “I am ill.”
(a) You will say that you are ill.
(b) You would say that you were ill.
(c) You would say that you are ill.
(d) You will say that you were ill.
Answer : A

Question. He bade his friends goodbye.
(a) “I will see you later” he told his friends.
(b) “I am bidding you Goodbye.”
(c) He said, “Goodbye, my friends.”
(d) “Goodbye, my friends” he was saying to them.
Answer : C

Question. He exclaimed with joy that their team had won the tournament.
(a) He said, “Our team has won the tournament.”
(b) He said, “Wow Our team won the tournament.”
(c) He exclaimed, “Hurrah I Our team has won the tournament!”
(d) He said, “Our team won the tournament.”
Answer : C

Question. His father said that it was time he visited his uncle.
(a) “It was time you visited your uncle” said his father.
(b) “It is time you visited my uncle” said his father.
(c) “It is time you visit your uncle” said his father.
(d) “It is time you visited your uncle” said his father.
Answer : D