CBSE Class 7 English Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

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

Question. Meera’s mother told her not to forget to buy the milk.
(a) Meera’s mother said “Remember to buy the milk.”
(b) Meera was told by her mother “Buy the milk.”
(c) Meera’s mother reminded her, “Don’t forget to buy the milk.”
(d) Meera’s mother said to her, “You must buy the milk.”
Answer : C

Question. I said to him, “Do you definitely need the suit following week?”
(a) I asked him if he needed the suit the next week.
(b) I asked him if he definitely needed the suit the following week.
(c) I asked him if he definitely need the suit the following week.
(d) I asked him if definitely needed the suit the next week.
Answer : B

In each of 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.

Question. The project manager asked Vivek, “How much time will you take to finish this project?”
(a) The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.
(b) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.
(c) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.
(d) The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.
Answer : D

Question. The ox asked the dog not to sit there.
(a) The ox said to the dog, “Not to sit here.”
(b) The ox said to the dog, “Do not sit here.”
(c) The ox said to the dog, “Does not sit here.”
(d) The ox said to the dog, “Did’ not sit here.”
Answer : B

Question. He said, “I am writing a poem.”
(a) He said that I am writing a poem.
(b) He said that he is writing a poem.
(c) He said that the poem is being written.
(d) He said that he was writing a poem.
Answer : D

Question. He said, “Asha washed the clothes.”
(a) He said that Asha washed the clothes.
(b) He said that clothes were washed by Asha.
(c) He said that Asha had washed the clothes.
(d) He said that Asha has washed the clothes.
Answer : C

Question. Martha said, “I am going to Mexico next year.”
(a) Martha said that she had been going to Mexico next year.
(b) Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.
(c) Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.
(d) Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.
Answer : B

Question. My mother said to me, “Wish you a happy and prosperous life”.
(a) My mother wished me a happy and prosperous life.
(b) My mother told me that I should lead a happy and prosperous life.
(c) My mother wished that I enjoy a happy and prosperous life.
(d) My mother wished that I should be living a happy and prosperous life.
Answer : A

Question. You said to me, “Why are you talking so much?”
(a) You asked me why, he was talking so much.
(b) You asked me why I was talking so much.
(c) You asked me why was I talking so much.
(d) You asked me why I had been talking so much.
Answer : B

Question. Sandy said, “I have already written a letter to my family.”
(a) Sandy said that she had already written a letter to her family.
(b) Sandy said that she wrote a letter to her family
(c) Sandy said that she was writing a letter to her family.
(d) Sandy said that she will write a letter to her family.
Answer : A

Question. You said, “They were busy the whole day.”
(a) You said that they had busy the whole day.
(b) You said that they were busy the whole day.
(c) You said that they had been busy the whole day.
(d) You said that they have been busy the whole day.
Answer : D

Question. I asked him, “Will you go to Agra tomorrow?”
(a) I asked him whether I would go to Agra the next day.
(b) I asked him whether he would go to Agra the next day.
(c) I asked him whether you would go to Agra the next day.
(d) I asked him whether he will go to Agra the next day.
Answer : B

Question. I asked him where he would stay.
(a) I said to him, “Where you will stay?”
(b) I asked him, “Where will you stay?”
(c) I said to him, “Where I will stay?”
(d) I said to him, “Where will I stay?”
Answer : B

Question. He said to his son, “Do not smoke.”
(a) He advised his son do not smoke.
(b) He advised his son to not smoke.
(c) He advised his son not to smoke.
(d) He advised his son that he should not smoke.
Answer : C

Question. She said, “I will now take re for some time.”
(a) She said that I would now take rest for some time.
(b) She said that she will the take rest for some time.
(c) She said that she would the take rest for some time.
(d) She said that he will then take rest for some time.
Answer : C

Question. The receptionist said to Umesh “Please be seated and wait for your turn.”
(a) The receptionist request Umesh that be seated and wait for his turn.
(b) The receptionist told Lime to please be seated and wait for his turn.
(c) The receptionist request Umesh that he should I seated and wait for his turn.
(d) The receptionist request Umesh to be seated and wait for his turn.
Answer : D

Question. He exclaimed that it was a graceful animal.
(a) He exclaimed, What a graceful animal!”
(b) He observed, “It is a graceful animal.”
(c) He said, “Alas! What a graceful animal it is!”
(d) He said, “It is indeed graceful animal.”
Answer : A

Question. Caroline said, “Will you come to my party on Saturday?”
(a) Caroline asked that I come her party on Saturday.
(b) Caroline told to come to party on Saturday.
(c) Caroline asked if I would come to her party on Saturday day.
(d) Caroline said I should cox to her party on Saturday.
Answer : C

Question. Babu said, “I’ve told my friend you’ll be here.”
(a) Babu said that he had told his friends that I would here.
(b) Babu said that he has told friends that I will be here.
(c) Babu said that he told I friend that I will be there.
(d) Babu said that he had told his friends that I would there.
Answer : D

Question. He said to me, “I will have been digging the ground for half an hour.”
(a) He told me that he will have been digging the ground for half an hour.
(b) He told me that will have been digging the ground for half an hour.
(c) He told me that he would have been digging the ground for half an hour.
(d) He told me that I would have been digging the ground for half an hour.
Answer : C

Question. Monica Cheng asked Roeun, “Are you going to visit Germany?”
(a) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he is going to visit Germany.
(b) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had visited Germany.
(c) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if had gone to Germany.
(d) Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he was going to visit Germany.
Answer : D

Question. You said to me, “I am going to America”.
(a) You told me that I was going to America.
(b) You said me that you were going to America.
(c) You told me that you were going to America.
(d) You told me I was going to America.
Answer : C

Question. You said to me, “She is my sister”.
(a) You said to me that she was my sister.
(b) You told me that she was your sister.
(c) You said to me that I was her sister.
(d) You said to me that she is my sister.
Answer : B

Question. The Professor said, “Have you cleared your last semester papers?”
(a) The Professor asked whether I cleared my last semester papers.
(b) The Professor asked if I had cleared my previous semester papers.
(c) The Professor asked whether I have cleared my last semester papers.
(d) The Professor asked if I have cleared my previous semester papers.
Answer : B

Question. The traffic constable said to us, “Stop”.
(a) The traffic constable ordered us to stop.
(b) We were asked by the traffic constable to stop.
(c) The traffic constable requested us to stop.
(d) The traffic constable ordered that we were made to stop.
Answer : A

Question. “I went for a long walk yesterday”, said Monikaviya.
(a) Monikaviya said that I went for a long walk yesterday.
(b) Monikaviya said that she had gone for a long walk the day before.
(c) Monikaviya said that she had gone for a long walk yesterday.
(d) Monikaviya said that she went for a long walk the day before.
Answer : B

Question. “Alas! How I have wasted my fortune!” said he.
(a) He confessed with regret that he had been wasting his fortune.
(b) He confessed with regret that he had been very extravagant.
(c) He confessed with regret that I have wasted my fortune.
(d) He confessed with regret that he had wasted his fortune.
Answer : D

Question. Mr Ronald said, “Don’t vote for Otis because he is irresponsible”.
(a) Mr Ronald said not to vote for Otis because he was irresponsible.
(b) Mr Ronald told us don’t vote for Otis because he isn’t irresponsible.
(c) Mr Ronald told us not to vote for Otis because he lacked responsibility.
(d) Mr Ronald told us not to vote for Otis because he had been irresponsible.
Answer : C

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. Ravi asked me, “Have you seen the Taj Mahal?”
(a) Ravi asked me if I have seen the Taj Mahal.
(b) Ravi asked me did I see the Taj Mahal.
(c) Ravi asked me if I had seen the Taj Mahal.
(d) Ravi asked me if I saw the Taj Mahal.
Answer : C

Question. Robin said, “Hurrah! I have topped again.”
(a) Robin exclaimed joyfully that he had been topped again.
(b) Robin exclaimed joyfully that he had topped again.
(c) Robin exclaimed joyfully that he would have topped again.
(d) Robin exclaimed joyfully that he has topped again.
Answer : B 

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

Question. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun”.
(a) The teacher told that the Earth has moved round the Sun.
(b) The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
(c) The teacher asked that the Earth moves round the Sun.
(d) The teacher told that the Earth moved round the Sun.
Answer : B

Question. Ashok said to me, “Your parents are waiting for you.”
(a) Ashok told me that his parents are waiting for him.
(b) Ashok told me that my parents were waiting for me.
(c) Ashok told to me that my parents were waiting for me.
(d) Ashok told me that his parents were waiting for him.
Answer : B 

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

Question. Naren said, “Why are you still waiting here, Binod?”
(a) Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there.
(b) Naren asked Binod that why he was still waiting there.
(c) Naren asked Binod why he is still waiting there.
(d) Naren asked Binod that why you were still waiting there.
Answer : A 

Question. “Jack fell as he’d have wished,” the mother said.
(a) The mother said that Jack had fallen as he would have wished.
(b) The mother said that Jack fell as he had wished.
(c) The mother said that Jack has fallen as he has wished.
(d) The mother said that Jack had been fallen as he would have been wished.
Answer : A

Question. “Can you see a woman seated on the bench in a park?” Alice asked her.
(a) Alice asked her if she can see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
(b) Alice told her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
(c) Alice asked her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
(d) Alice asked her if she could have seen a woman seated on the bench in a park.
Answer : C

Question. The king said, “My force will protect the kingdom”
(a) The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.
(b) The king said that the king’s force will protect the kingdom.
(c) The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
(d) The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.
Answer : A

Question. The student said, “Let me come in”
(a) The student told that let he be allowed to come in.
(b) The student said that if he is allowed to come in.
(c) The student requested to let him come in.
(d) The student requested that he might be allowed to come in.
Answer : D

Question. He said, “Babies, drink milk.”
(a) He said that babies drink.
(b) He told that babies should drink milk.
(c) He advised the babies to drink milk.
(d) He said that babies drank milk.
Answer : C

Question. I said, “I came here yesterday.”
(a) I said that I came here that day.
(b) I said that go here yesterday.
(c) I said that I had come there the previous day.
(d) I say that I went there the previous day.
Answer : C

Question. He said, “The government is writing letters.”
(a) He said that the government is writing letters.
(b) He said that the government was writing letters.
(c) He said that the government will write letters.
(d) He said that the government wrote letters.
Answer : B

Question. He said, “I have passed the examination.”
(a) He said that he had passed the examination.
(b) He announced that he has passed the examination.
(c) He said that he had to pass the examination.
(d) He said that he has passed the examination.
Answer : A

Question. The doctor says, “It is better you undergo a surgery next week.”
(a) The doctor advised me to undergo a surgery the following week.
(b) The doctor says that it is better I undergo a surgery the following week.
(c) The doctor says that it was better l underwent a surgery the coming week.
(d) The doctor advises that it is better I underwent a surgery the following week.
Answer : B

Question. The teacher asked the student when he would submit assignment.
(a) The teacher said to the student, “When will you submit your assignment”
(b) The teacher asked the student, “When will you submit his assignment?”
(c) The teacher asked the student, “When would you submit his assignment?”
(d) The teacher asked the student, “When would submit his assignment?”
Answer : A 

Question. The Principal asked me whether I had informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before.
(a) The Principal said to me, “Did I inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule the before?”
(b) The Principal said to me, “Have I informed the Chip Guest the revised schedule the day before?”
(c) The Principal said to me, “Have you informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday?”
(d) The Principal said to me, “Did you inform the Chie Guest the revised schedule yesterday?”
Answer : D

Question. “Don’t play on the grass, boys”, she said.
(a) She ordered the boys “Don’t play on the grass.”
(b) She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.
(c) She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.
(d) She told the boys not to play on the grass.
Answer : D

Question. “What a terrible storm it is!” said.
(a) He exclaimed that it was a terrible storm.
(b) He exclaimed that it has been a terrible storm.
(c) He exclaimed that it will be a terrible storm.
(d) He exclaimed that it is a terrible storm.
Answer : A

Question. The traveller said, “What a beautiful sight!”
(a) The traveller exclaimed that it was a beautiful sight.
(b) The traveller exclaimed that it was a beautiful sight.
(c) The traveller said that it was beautiful.
(d) The traveller remarked the beautiful sight.
Answer : B

Question. The Chief Guest said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning.”
(a) The Chief Guest said that that gave me great pleasure to be there that morning.
(b) The Chief Guest said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.
(c) The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that Morning.
(d) The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that morning.
Answer : B 

Question. He said, “What a lovely voice she has!”
(a) He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
(b) He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
(c) He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
(d) He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.
Answer : A

Question. He said to me, “Where is the post office?”
(a) He asked me that where the post office was.
(b) He asked me where was the post office.
(c) He wanted to know where the post office was.
(d) He asked me where the post office was.
Answer : D

Question. My father said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
(a) My father stated that honesty was the best policy.
(b) My father said that honesty is the best policy.
(c) My father said that honesty was the best policy.
(d) My father said that honesty has been the best policy.
Answer : B

Question. She yelled, “Please help me.”
(a) She yelled at one for some help.
(b) She yelled for someone to help.
(c) She yelled for someone to help her.
(d) She yelled at someone to help her.
Answer : D

Question. He asked me why I was late.
(a) He asked me, “Why are you late?”
(b) He asked me, “Why I was late?”
(c) He asked me, “Why you are late?”
(d) He asked me, “Why am I late?”
Answer : A

Question. He said that I needn’t wait there.
(a) He said, “You needn’t wait here.”
(b) He said, “I needn’t wait there.”
(c) He said, “You needn’t wait there.”
(d) He said, “I needn’t wait here.”
Answer : A

Question. I said to the worker, “How do you like your job?”
(a) I told the worker how he liked his job.
(b) I asked the worker how you like your job.
(c) I asked the worker how he liked his job.
(d) I asked the worker how you liked his job.
Answer : C

Question. “I don’t know why they haven’t signed the papers and accepted the gift,” said Crene to me.
(a) Crene told me that he didn’t know why they hadn’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
(b) Crene told me that he doesn’t know why they haven’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
(c) Crene told me that I don’t know why they haven’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
(d) Crene said to me that he didn’t know why they hadn’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
Answer : A

Question. She said, “I must have a computer to prepare a PowerPoint presentation.”
(a) She said she had to have a computer to prepare a Power- Point presentation.
(b) She said she should have a computer to prepare a power point presentation.
(c) She said she would have a computer to prepare a Power- Point presentation.
(d) She said she could have a computer to prepare a PowerPoint presentation.
Answer : B

Question. “Don’t hesitate to clear your doubts,” the teacher said.
(a) The teacher warned me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
(b) The teacher ordered me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
(c) The teacher persuaded me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
(d) The teacher requested me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
Answer : A

Question. He said, “I am glad to be here this evening.”
(a) He said that he was glad to be there that evening.
(b) He said he was glad to be here this evening.
(c) He says he was glad to be here this evening.
(d) He asked he is glad to be here this evening.
Answer : A

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

Question. The Policeman said to the driver, “Do you have a licence?”
(a) The Policeman asked the driver whether he have a licence.
(b) The Policeman asked the driver whether he had a licence.
(c) The Policeman asked the driver whether he had had a licence.
(d) The Policeman asked the driver whether he has a licence.
Answer : B

Question. The teacher said to the students, “March quietly to the ground.”
(a) The teacher said to the students that they should march quietly to the ground.
(b) The teacher instructed the students that they should march quietly to the ground.
(c) The teacher instructed the students that they must march quietly to the ground.
(d) The teacher instructed the students to march quietly to the ground.
Answer : D