Direct and Indirect Speech Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
English Grammar – Direct and Indirect Speech (Objective Test)
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Radha said, “Rachna plays tennis every day.”
Radha said that Rachna ____ tennis every day.
A) will play
B) played
C) plays
D) is playing
2. Shyam said to Rama, “I visited the temple yesterday.”
Shyam told Rama that ____ the temple the previous day.
A) he visited
B) he had visited
C) I visited
D) he would visit
3. Mother said, “Sadhana is sleeping now.”
Mother said that Sadhana ____ then.
A) was being slept
B) was sleepi
C) is sleeping
D) was sleeping
4. The headmaster said, “Swati is working sincerely.”
The headmaster said that Swati ____ sincerely.
A) is working
B) has worked
C) was working
D) has been working
5. Saurav said, “Has West Indies won the World Cup?”
Saurav asked if ____ the World Cup.
A) West Indies won
B) West Indies had won
C) has West Indies won
D) had West Indies won
6. The tourist said, “It was raining in Kashmir.”
The tourist said that it ____ in Kashmir.
A) had been raining
B) had being raining
C) was raining
D) rained
7. The teacher said to the student, “Do you know me?”
The teacher asked the student if ____.
A) he knew him
B) he knows me
C) did he know him
D) you knew him
8. The headmaster said, “The Earth revolves around the Sun.”
The headmaster said that the Earth ____ around the Sun.
A) had resolved
B) resolves
C) resolving
D) resolved
9. Rama said to Radha, “Can you solve this sum?”
Rama asked Radha ____ that sum.
A) if could he solve
B) if you could solve
C) if he could solve
D) if you can solve
10. The doctor said to the patient, “You have fever.”
The doctor informed the patient that he ____ fever.
A) had had
B) did has
C) have
D) had
11. “It is awesome!” Veena said.
A) Veena said that this was awesome.
B) Veena said that it was awesome.
C) Veena said it is awesome.
D) All of these
12. Shyam said, “I went to Germany to visit my friend.”
A) Shyam said that he had gone to Germany to visit his friend.
B) Shyam said that he is going to Germany to visit his friend.
C) Shyam said that he was going to Germany to visit his friend.
D) None of these
13. Chandana said, “My English may improve very quickly.”
A) Chandana said that her English was going to improve very quickly.
B) Chandana said that her English might improve very quickly.
C) Chandana said that her English improved very quickly.
D) All of these
14. Veena said, “I have already written a letter to my friend in London.”
A) Veena said that she was writing a letter to her friend in London.
B) Veena said that she has writing a letter to her friend in London.
C) Veena said that she had already written a letter to her friend in London.
D) Veena said that Sivan write a letter to her friend in London.
15. Father said to me, “Do this here and now.”
A) Father told me to do that there and now.
B) Father told that do that there and then.
C) Father said that do this here and now.
D) Father told me to do that there and then.
Answer
- Radha said, “Rachna plays tennis every day.”
Radha said that Rachna played tennis every day.
Answer: B) played - Shyam said to Rama, “I visited the temple yesterday.”
Shyam told Rama that he had visited the temple the previous day.
Answer: B) he had visited - Mother said, “Sadhana is sleeping now.”
Mother said that Sadhana was sleeping then.
Answer: D) was sleeping - The headmaster said, “Swati is working sincerely.”
The headmaster said that Swati was working sincerely.
Answer: C) was working
5 ️. Saurav said, “Has West Indies won the World Cup?”
Saurav asked if West Indies had won the World Cup.
Answer: B) West Indies had won - The tourist said, “It was raining in Kashmir.”
The tourist said that it had been raining in Kashmir.
Answer: A) had been raining - The teacher said to the student, “Do you know me?”
The teacher asked the student if he knew him.
Answer: A) he knew him - The headmaster said, “The Earth revolves around the Sun.”
The headmaster said that the Earth resolves around the Sun.
Answer: B) resolves
( Universal truths remain in the same tense.) - Rama said to Radha, “Can you solve this sum?”
Rama asked Radha if she could solve that sum.
Answer: C) if he could solve - The doctor said to the patient, “You have fever.”
The doctor informed the patient that he had fever.
Answer: D) had
11 “It is awesome!” Veena said.
Veena said that it was awesome.
Answer: B) Veena said that it was awesome - Shyam said, “I went to Germany to visit my friend.”
Shyam said that he had gone to Germany to visit his friend.
Answer: A) Shyam said that he had gone to Germany to visit his friend. - Chandana said, “My English may improve very quickly.”
Chandana said that her English might improve very quickly.
Answer: B) Chandana said that her English might improve very quickly. - Veena said, “I have already written a letter to my friend in London.”
Veena said that she had already written a letter to her friend in London.
Answer: C) Veena said that she had already written a letter to her friend in London. - Father said to me, “Do this here and now.”
Father told me to do that there and then.
Answer: D) Father told me to do that there and then.
