Direct And Indirect Speech - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

71

Rohit asked me, "Have you read this novel?"

A) Rohit asked me if I had read that novel. B) Rohit asked me if I could read this novel. C) Rohit asked me if I would have read that novel. D) Rohit asked me if I was reading that novel.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Rohit asked me if I had read that novel.

72

The passenger said to the clerk, " When is the next train to Hyderabad?"

A) The passenger asked the clerk when the next train to Hyderabad was. B) The passenger enquired the clerk that when the next train was to Hyderabad. C) The passenger enquired the clerk that when was the next train to Hyderabad. D) The passenger enquired the clerk when was the next train to Hyderabad.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The passenger asked the clerk when the next train to Hyderabad was.

73

My mother said to me, "Where are you going at this time of the day?"

A) My mother asked me where I was going at that time of the day. B) My mother told me where I was going at that time of the day. C) My mother told me not to go at that time of the day. D) My mother asked me where was I going at that time of the day.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

My mother asked me where I was going at that time of the day.

74

They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

A) They said that they will go to his house the next day. B) They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day. C) They told him that they might visit his house the next day. D) They told him that they would visit his house the next day.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

They told him that they would visit his house the next day.

75

The gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the flowers".

A) The gardener said to the boys that they should not pluck flowers. B) The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers. C) The gardener told the boys that they should not pluck flowers. D) The gardener scolded the boys for plucking flowers.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers.

76

He said to her, "What a cold day!"

A) He told her that it was a cold day. B) He exclaimed that it was a cold day. C) He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day. D) He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

77

Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

A) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me. B) Pawan told me that if he will hear any news, he will phone me. C) Pawan told me if he had heard any news, he, would phone me. D) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

78

Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow?"

A) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow. B) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day. C) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day. D) Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.

79

"Who was the first man to fly in space?" questioned the examiner.

A) The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was. B) The examiner asked about the first man to fly in space. C) The examiner questioned about the first man to fly in space. D) The examiner asked who was the first man to fly in space.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The examiner asked who the first man to fly in space was.

80

The patient asked the doctor what he should normally eat.

A) The patient exclaimed, "What should I normally eat, doctor?" B) The patient said, "What I should normally eat doctor?" C) The patient told,"What should I normally eat?" D) The patient said, "What should I normally eat doctor?"

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

The patient said, "What should I normally eat doctor?"