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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQ for Bank PO

MCQ Direct and Indirect Speech
  1. Leela said, “Mahesh, you must be silent.”
    A. Leela ordered Mahesh to be silent.
    B. Leela told Mahesh to be silent.
    C. Leela asked Mahesh to be silent.
    D. Leela requested Mahesh to be silent.

Answer: A
The sentence here is imperative. Hence the right choice of word, according to the tone of the sentence should be “ordered” or “commanded”.
  1. She requested Manohar to bring her that pen.
    A. She said, “Manohar, bring me that pen.”
    B. She said, “Manohar, please bring me that pen.”
    C. She said, “Manohar, can you bring me that pen.”
    D. She said, “Manohar, please can you bring me that pen.”

Answer: B
The sentence here is imperative. The sentence is indirect speech has the use of the word “requested, so we must use “please” in the direct sentence.
  1. The captain commanded the soldiers to march on till it was dark.
    A. The captain said that, “Soldiers, march on till it is dark.”
    B. The captain said, “Soldiers, march on till it is dark.”
    C. The captain said, “Soldiers, please march on till it is dark.”
    D. The captain said, “Soldiers, march on till it was dark.”

Answer: B
The sentence here is imperative. The sentence that is in indirect speech uses the word “commanded”, also the indirect speech is in past tense. Thus, in direct speech “was” will change into “is”.
  1. Shakshi said that he had completed his work.
    A. Shakshi said, “I will complete my work.”
    B. Shakshi said, “I will have completed my work.”
    C. Shakshi said, “I have completed my work.”
    D. Shakshi said, “I have my work completed.”

Answer: C
If the direct speech is in simple present tense, then it changes to simple past tense.
  1. They said, “We won the match.”
    A. They said that they have won the match.
    B. They said that they had won the match.
    C. They said that they won the match.
    D. They said that they will have won the match.

Answer: B
If the direct speech is in simple present tense, then it changes to simple past tense.
  1. I said, “I shall leave Kolkata soon.”
    A. I said that I should leave Kolkata soon.
    B. I said that I would leave Kolkata soon.
    C. I said that I will leave Kolkata soon.
    D. I said that I could leave Kolkata soon.

Answer: A
If the direct speech is in simple present tense, then it changes to simple past tense. The word “shall” will change into “should”.
  1. I said to my friend, “Don’t go out in the dark.”
    A. I forbade my friend to go out into the dark.
    B. I forbade my friend from going out in the dark.
    C. I forbade my friend to go out in the dark.
    D. I forbade my friend not to go out in the dark.

Answer: C
The sentence here is imperative. The sentence that is in direct speech uses the word “don‟t”, thus, in direct speech “forbade” will be there. Tense here remains unchanged.Therefore
  1. Raju said to the postman, “Either go or wait.”
    A. Raju asked the postman either to go or wait.
    B. Raju asked the postman either to go or to wait.
    C. Raju told the postman either to go or wait.
    D. Raju asked the postman to go or wait.

Answer: A
“To / not to‟ will be used here, in place of inverted commas.
  1. Ajit asked Roshan if he would help him that day.
    A. Ajit asked Roshan, “Will you help me today?”
    B. Ajit asked to Roshan, “Will you help me today?”
    C. Ajit said to Roshan, “Will you help me today?”
    D. Ajit asked to Roshan, “Will you help me today?”

Answer: C
In case of interrogative sentences, reporting Verb like “said/ said to‟ changes to asked, enquired or demanded. Here, “will‟ changes to “would‟.
  1. Ramesh said “The Earth revolves around the Sun.”
    A. Ramesh said that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
    B. Ramesh said that the Earth will revolve around the Sun.
    C. Ramesh said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
    D. Ramesh says that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Answer: C
In case of Universal Truth, the part on the sentence within inverted commas will remain as it is, i.e. unchanged

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