Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

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1. Which sentence is in Direct Speech?
(A) Ali said that he was tired.
(B) Ali was tired.
(C) Ali told that he was tired.
(D) Ali said, "I am tired."

2. Which sentence is in Indirect Speech?
(A) Sara said, "I am happy."
(B) Sara said, "I will help you."
(C) Sara asked, "Are you happy?"
(D) Sara said that she was happy.

3. Direct Speech means:
(A) Reporting the meaning without exact words.
(B) Reporting the exact words of the speaker.
(C) Writing a summary.
(D) Writing only commands.

4. Indirect Speech means:
(A) Quoting the speaker's exact words.
(B) Reporting the speaker's words without quoting them exactly.
(C) Writing only questions.
(D) Writing only commands.

5. Which punctuation mark is used in Direct Speech?
(A) Semicolon (;)
(B) Brackets [ ]
(C) Quotation marks (" ")
(D) Hyphen (-)

6. Which punctuation mark is generally not used in Indirect Speech?
(A) Full stop (.)
(B) Quotation marks (" ")
(C) Comma (,)
(D) Colon (:)

7. Choose the correct Indirect Speech of:
"Ali said, 'I am busy.'"
(A) Ali said he is busy.
(B) Ali said that he was busy.
(C) Ali said that I am busy.
(D) Ali said, "He was busy."

8. Choose the correct Direct Speech of:
Ali said that he was busy.
(A) Ali said, "He is busy."
(B) Ali said, "I am busy."
(C) Ali said, "I was busy."
(D) Ali said, "You are busy."

9. Which sentence is in Direct Speech?
(A) The teacher said that the exam would start at 9 a.m.
(B) The teacher announced that the exam would start.
(C) The teacher said, "The exam will start at 9 a.m."
(D) The teacher informed the students about the exam.

10. Which sentence is in Indirect Speech?
(A) The teacher said, "The exam will start at 9 a.m."
(B) The teacher announced, "The exam starts now."
(C) The teacher asked, "When will the exam start?"
(D) The teacher said that the exam would start at 9 a.m.

11. Which reporting verb is commonly used with Direct Speech?
(A) Corrected
(B) Changed
(C) Explained
(D) Said

12. Which word is commonly used after said in Indirect Speech?
(A) If
(B) Since
(C) That
(D) Because

13. Choose the correct Indirect Speech of:
She said, "I like tea."
(A) She said she like tea.
(B) She said that she liked tea.
(C) She said that I liked tea.
(D) She says that she liked tea.

14. Which sentence is in Direct Speech?
(A) Fatima said that she could help me.
(B) Fatima advised me to ask for help.
(C) Fatima told me she could help.
(D) Fatima said, "I can help you."

15. Which sentence is correctly written in Indirect Speech?
(A) He said, I was busy.
(B) He said, "I am busy."
(C) He said I am busy.
(D) He said that he was busy.

16. Choose the correct Indirect Speech of:
They said, "We are leaving."
(A) They said that they leave.
(B) They said they are leaving.
(C) They said that we were leaving.
(D) They said that they were leaving.

17. Which is the correct Indirect Speech of:
She asked, "What is your name?"
(A) She asked what is my name.
(B) She asked what my name was.
(C) She said what my name was.
(D) She asked, "What was your name?"

18. Which is the correct Indirect Speech of:
The doctor said, "Take rest for two days."
(A) The doctor said that take rest.
(B) The doctor advised me to take rest for two days.
(C) The doctor told that I take rest.
(D) The doctor asked me to rest.

19. Which sentence is in Direct Speech?
(A) Mother said that dinner was ready.
(B) Mother said, "Dinner is ready."
(C) Mother told us dinner was ready.
(D) Mother informed us that dinner was ready.

20. Which sentence is in Indirect Speech?
(A) Mother said, "Dinner is ready."
(B) Mother said, "Come for dinner."
(C) Mother asked if dinner was ready.
(D) Mother said that dinner was ready.

21. Which is the correct Indirect Speech of:
The coach said, "We will win."
(A) The coach said they will win.
(B) The coach said that they would win.
(C) The coach says that they would win.
(D) The coach said that we will win.

22. Which is the correct Indirect Speech of the command:
He said, "Open the door."
(A) He asked open the door.
(B) He said that open the door.
(C) He ordered me to open the door.
(D) He said to opening the door.

23. Which sentence is in Direct Speech?
(A) The principal announced that the school was closed.
(B) The principal declared the holiday.
(C) The principal informed the students about the closure.
(D) The principal announced, "The school is closed today."

24. Which sentence is in Indirect Speech?
(A) She said, "I will help you."
(B) She asked, "Can I help you?"
(C) She said, "Help me."
(D) She said that she would help me.

25. Choose the correct Indirect Speech of:
Bilal said, "I have completed the task."
(A) Bilal said that he had completed the task.
(B) Bilal said that he has completed the task.
(C) Bilal said he completed the task.
(D) Bilal says that he had completed the task.

26. Which reporting verb is commonly used for commands in Indirect Speech?
(A) Explained
(B) Wondered
(C) Replied
(D) Ordered

27. Choose the correct Direct Speech of:
He said that he could solve the problem.
(A) He said, "You can solve this problem."
(B) He said, "He can solve this problem."
(C) He said, "I could solve this problem."
(D) He said, "I can solve this problem."

28. Which sentence correctly changes today in Indirect Speech?
(A) Today → Tomorrow
(B) Today → Next day
(C) Today → Yesterday
(D) Today → That day

29. Which sentence is in Indirect Speech?
(A) The boy said, "I have lost my bag."
(B) The boy said that he had lost his bag.
(C) The boy asked, "Where is my bag?"
(D) The boy shouted, "My bag!"

30. Which sentence correctly represents Direct Speech?
(A) She said, "I will call you later."
(B) She said that she would call me later.
(C) She told me she would call later.
(D) She informed me that she would call later.