Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs

Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs for Competitive Exams
Boost your grammar accuracy with these Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs, designed for SSC, Bank, UPSC, Railways, and other government exams. These questions help you master the rules of narration change, covering all types of sentences—assertive, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. Practicing these MCQs will improve your command of reported speech and help you score higher in English grammar sections. Start your preparation now with these must-solve questions!

Q. 1. Choose the correct indirect speech: “He said, ‘I am happy.'”

(A) He said he is happy.
(B) He said he was happy.
(C) He says he is happy.
(D) He said he were happy.

Q. 2. What is the direct speech form of: She said that she was tired.

(A) “I am tired,” she said.
(B) “I was tired,” she said.
(C) “She is tired,” she said.
(D) “She was tired,” she said.

Q. 3. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: “John said, ‘I have finished my homework.'”

(A) John said that he has finished his homework.
(B) John said that he had finished his homework.
(C) John says that he has finished his homework.
(D) John said that he is finished his homework.

Q. 5. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: “Mary said, ‘I can swim.'”

(A) Mary said that she can swim.
(B) Mary says that she can swim.
(C) Mary said that she could swim.
(D) Mary said that she could swimmed.

Q. 6. Choose the correct indirect speech: “He said, ‘I will call you later.'”

(A) He said that he will call me later.
(B) He says that he will call me later.
(C) He said that he would call me later.
(D) He said that he called me later.

Q. 7. What is the direct speech form of: “She said that she would be here soon.”

(A) “I will be here soon,” she said.
(B) “I would be here soon,” she said.
(C) “She will be here soon,” she said.
(D) “She would be here soon,” she said.

Q. 8. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: “David said, ‘I have to go now.'”

(A) David said that he had to go then.
(B) David said that he has to go now.
(C) David says that he has to go now.
(D) David said that he have to go then.

Q. 10. What is the direct speech form of: “He said that he was going to visit his parents.”

(A) “I am going to visit my parents,” he said.
(B) “I was going to visit my parents,” he said.
(C) “He is going to visit his parents,” he said.
(D) “He was going to visit his parents,” he said.

Q. 11. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: “Sara said, ‘I will help you.'”

(A) Sara said that she will help me.
(B) Sara said that she would help me.
(C) Sara says that she will help me.
(D) Sara said that she can help me.

Q. 12. Choose the correct indirect speech: “He said, ‘I have been working hard.'”

(A) He said that he had been working hard.
(B) He says that he had been working hard.
(C) He said that he has been working hard.
(D) He said that he has been worked hard.

Q. 13. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: “Tom said, ‘I will meet you there.'”

(A) Tom said that he will meet me there.
(B) Tom says that he will meet me there.
(C) Tom said that he would meet me there.
(D) Tom said that he meet me there.

Q. 15. Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: “She said, ‘I love you.'”

(A) She said that she loves me.
(B) She says that she loves me.
(C) She said that she loved me.
(D) She said that she love me.

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