Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #21

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They said, 'We will have completed the work by then.'

A. They said that they will have completed the work by then.

B. They said that they completed the work by then.

C. They said that they would have completed the work by now.

D. They said that they would have completed the work by then.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Will have' changes to 'would have'. 'By then' remains as is.

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Question #22

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The principal said, 'The school will remain closed tomorrow.'

A. The principal said that the school remains closed the next day.

B. The principal announced that the school would remain closed tomorrow.

C. The principal announced that the school would remain closed the next day.

D. The principal said that the school will remain closed tomorrow.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' changes to 'would'. 'Tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'. Reporting verb 'said' can be changed to 'announced' to convey the meaning.

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Question #23

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She said, 'This is the best book I have ever read.'

A. She said that this was the best book she has ever read.

B. She said that that is the best book she had ever read.

C. She said that this is the best book I have ever read.

D. She said that that was the best book she had ever read.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'This' changes to 'that'. 'Is' changes to 'was'. Present perfect ('have read') changes to past perfect ('had read').

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Question #24

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He said, 'My father is a doctor.'

A. He said that my father was a doctor.

B. He said that father is a doctor.

C. He said that his father is a doctor.

D. He said that his father was a doctor.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
While general truths don't change, this is a personal fact. The reporting verb is in past tense, so 'is' changes to 'was'. Pronoun 'my' changes to 'his'.

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Question #25

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She said to her friend, 'What is your name?'

A. She asked her friend what is his name.

B. She asked her friend what his name was.

C. She asked her friend what his name is.

D. She said to her friend what was his name.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Wh-question reported using 'asked + object + wh-word + subject + verb' structure. Tense changes (is -> was), pronoun changes (your -> his).

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Question #26

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He said, 'Where do you live?'

A. He asked me where do I live.

B. He asked me where I lived.

C. He said where I lived.

D. He asked where I live.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Wh-question: 'Do you live' (simple present) changes to 'I lived' (simple past). 'You' changes to 'I'.

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Question #27

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The teacher said to the student, 'Did you finish your homework?'

A. The teacher asked the student if he had finished his homework.

B. The teacher asked the student did he finish his homework.

C. The teacher asked the student if he finished his homework.

D. The teacher said to the student had he finished his homework.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Yes/No question: use 'if' or 'whether'. Simple past ('Did you finish') changes to past perfect ('had finished').

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Question #28

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She said, 'Are you coming to the party?'

A. She asked if I was coming to the party.

B. She said if I was coming to the party.

C. She asked if I am coming to the party.

D. She asked me was I coming to the party.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Yes/No question: use 'if'. Present continuous ('Are you coming') changes to past continuous ('was coming').

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Question #29

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He said, 'Don't park here.'

A. He told me don't park here.

B. He warned me not to park there.

C. He warned me to not park here.

D. He said don't park there.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Negative imperative: 'told/warned + object + not + to-infinitive'. 'Here' changes to 'there'.

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Question #30

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The mother said, 'Have you eaten your lunch, son?'

A. The mother asked her son had he eaten his lunch.

B. The mother asked her son if he has eaten his lunch.

C. The mother asked her son if he had eaten his lunch.

D. The mother said to her son have you eaten your lunch.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Yes/No question: 'Have you eaten' (present perfect) changes to 'had eaten' (past perfect). Pronoun and possessive changes.

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Question #31

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He said, 'I wish I were a bird.'

A. He said that he wished he was a bird.

B. He said that he were a bird.

C. He wished that he were a bird.

D. He wished that he had been a bird.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Subjunctive mood ('I wish I were') remains unchanged in indirect speech.

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Question #32

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She said, 'What a beautiful sight!'

A. She exclaimed that it is a very beautiful sight.

B. She said what a beautiful sight it was.

C. She exclaimed with wonder that it was a very beautiful sight.

D. She wondered that it was a beautiful sight.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'What' is reported using 'exclaimed with wonder' and changing the structure.

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Question #33

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He said, 'I will call you as soon as I arrive.'

A. He said that he would call me as soon as he arrives.

B. He said that he will call me as soon as he arrives.

C. He said that he would call you as soon as he arrived.

D. He said that he would call me as soon as he arrived.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Will' changes to 'would'. 'You' changes to 'me'. 'I arrive' changes to 'he arrived' (as soon as clause also changes).

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Question #34

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She said, 'I don't like this movie.'

A. She said that she didn't like this movie.

B. She said that she hadn't liked this movie.

C. She said that she didn't like that movie.

D. She said that she doesn't like this movie.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple present negative changes to simple past negative ('didn't like'). 'This' changes to 'that'.

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Question #35

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He said to me, 'I must leave now.'

A. He told me that he had to leave then.

B. He told me that he must leave now.

C. He said to me that he must leave then.

D. He told me that he had to leave now.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Must' changes to 'had to'. 'Now' changes to 'then'. 'Said to me' changes to 'told me'.

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Question #36

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The captain said, 'Hurrah! We have won the match.'

A. The captain exclaimed that they had won the match.

B. The captain said hurrah we won the match.

C. The captain exclaimed with joy that we have won the match.

D. The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'Hurrah!' changes to 'exclaimed with joy'. 'We' changes to 'they'. Present perfect changes to past perfect.

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Question #37

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She said, 'I will be working on this report tomorrow.'

A. She said that she would be working on that report the next day.

B. She said that she would be working on this report tomorrow.

C. She said that she will be working on this report tomorrow.

D. She said that she will be working on that report the next day.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Will be' changes to 'would be'. 'This' changes to 'that'. 'Tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.

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Question #38

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He said, 'I used to play cricket in my youth.'

A. He said that he used to play cricket in his youth.

B. He said that he had used to play cricket in his youth.

C. He said that he used to play cricket in my youth.

D. He said that he had played cricket in his youth.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Used to' does not change form in indirect speech.

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Question #39

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She said, 'I would rather stay at home.'

A. She said that she had rather stay at home.

B. She said that she would rather stay at home.

C. She said that she would rather stayed at home.

D. She said that she would rather to stay at home.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Would rather' does not change in indirect speech.

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Question #40

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The boy said, 'I am sorry for my mistake.'

A. The boy apologized for his mistake.

B. The boy said sorry for his mistake.

C. The boy apologized that he was sorry.

D. The boy said that he was sorry for my mistake.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Reporting verb can be changed to 'apologized' to convey the meaning more accurately.

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