Direct And Indirect Speech - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

41

Thomas said that he would meet Andy the following Monday and asked if 1 O'clock suited him.

A) Thomas said to Andy, "I will meet you the next Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?" B) Thomas said to Andy, "Andy, I am going to meet you the following Monday. Does 1 O'clock suit you?" C) Thomas said to Andy,"Andy,I will have to meet you the following Monday. Is 1 O'clock suiting you?" D) Thomas said to Andy, "Andy, I would meet you the following Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?"

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Thomas said to Andy, "I will meet you the next Monday. Will 1 O'clock suit you?"

42

She said to me, "It has been raining heavily and you cannot go".

A) She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go. B) She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go. C) She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go. D) She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.

43

The convict said, "Let me speak freely please."

A) The convict suggested that he must be allowed to speak freely. B) The convict requested that he must be allowed to speak freely. C) The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely. D) The convict proposed that he might be allowed to speak freely.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely.

44

The beggar said, "Poverty is a great curse."

A) The beggar said poverty has a great curse. B) The beggar said that poverty is a great curse. C) The beggar said that poverty was a great curse. D) The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.

45

The boys respectfully wished their teacher good mornings.

A) "Good morning," said the boys to their teacher. B) "Good morning," said the boys to the teacher. C) "Good morning,Madam," said the boys to the teacher. D) "Good morning,Madam," said the boys to their teacher.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to their teacher.

46

The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."

A) The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely. B) The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely. C) The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely. D) The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.

47

Sitara asked me, "Have you taken your laptop?"

A) Sitara asked me in had taken the laptop. B) Sitara asked me if we had taken the laptop. C) Sitara asked me whether I had taken my laptop. D) Sitara asked me if suppose I have taken my laptop.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Sitara asked me whether I had taken my laptop.

48

"I'm tired," he says every evening.

A) Every day in the evening he is getting tired. B) Every evening he says (that) he is tired. C) He is getting tired every evening. D) Every evening he says that he was getting tired.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Every evening he says (that) he is tired.

49

Baruch said, "I might teach English Literature next semester."

A) Baruch said that he is going to teach English Literature next semester. B) Baruch said that he will teach English Literature next semester. C) Baruch said that he might teach English Literature next semester. D) Baruch said that he might be teaching English Literature next semester.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Baruch said that he might teach English Literature next semester.

50

The man said, "What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back."

A) The man said that what he gave that day he trusted he would be able to return the next day. B) The man said to give him his trust so that he would be able to earn back the next day. C) The man asked what to give that day as he trusted that the next day he would earn back. D) The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.