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Direct and Indirect Speech

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQ & Objective Questions

Understanding Direct and Indirect Speech is crucial for students preparing for school and competitive exams. This topic not only enhances your grammar skills but also plays a significant role in scoring well in exams. Practicing MCQs and objective questions on Direct and Indirect Speech helps reinforce your knowledge and boosts your confidence, making it easier to tackle important questions during your exam preparation.

What You Will Practise Here

  • Conversion of sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech and vice versa
  • Understanding reporting verbs and their usage
  • Identifying changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions
  • Recognizing direct and indirect speech in various contexts
  • Practicing important Direct and Indirect Speech MCQ questions
  • Exploring common exceptions and rules in speech conversion
  • Reviewing definitions and key concepts related to speech forms

Exam Relevance

Direct and Indirect Speech is a frequent topic in CBSE, State Boards, and competitive exams like NEET and JEE. Students can expect questions that require them to convert sentences, identify errors, or choose the correct form of speech. Common question patterns include multiple-choice questions that test your understanding of rules and application in various scenarios.

Common Mistakes Students Make

  • Confusing the rules for changing tenses when converting speech
  • Overlooking the changes needed for pronouns and time indicators
  • Misunderstanding the context of reported speech
  • Neglecting the importance of punctuation in Direct Speech
  • Failing to recognize exceptions to standard rules

FAQs

Question: What is the difference between Direct and Indirect Speech?
Answer: Direct Speech quotes the exact words spoken, while Indirect Speech paraphrases the statement without quoting directly.

Question: How do I know when to change the tense in Indirect Speech?
Answer: Generally, the tense shifts back one step in time, but there are exceptions based on the context of the sentence.

Now that you understand the importance of Direct and Indirect Speech, it's time to put your knowledge to the test! Solve practice MCQs and enhance your understanding to excel in your exams.

Q. Convert the following to indirect speech: 'They asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'
  • A. They asked if I was coming to the party.
  • B. They asked if you are coming to the party.
  • C. They asked if you were coming to the party.
  • D. They asked if I am coming to the party.
Q. Identify the correct indirect speech for: 'John said, 'I am studying now.'
  • A. John said that he was studying now.
  • B. John said that he is studying now.
  • C. John said that he was studying then.
  • D. John said he studies now.
Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'
  • A. No error.
  • B. Change 'am' to 'was'.
  • C. Change 'asked' to 'ask'.
  • D. Change 'where' to 'if'.
Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He said that he can swim.'
  • A. No error.
  • B. Change 'can' to 'could'.
  • C. Change 'said' to 'says'.
  • D. Change 'that' to 'if'.
Q. Identify the error in this sentence: He said that he can swim.
  • A. No error.
  • B. Change 'can' to 'could'.
  • C. Change 'said' to 'says'.
  • D. Change 'that' to 'if'.
Q. Identify the error in this sentence: She asked me if I can help her.
  • A. No error.
  • B. Change 'can' to 'could'.
  • C. Change 'asked' to 'ask'.
  • D. Change 'if' to 'that'.
Q. Identify the indirect speech form of the sentence: 'She said, 'I will go to the market.'
  • A. She said that she will go to the market.
  • B. She said that she would go to the market.
  • C. She said she goes to the market.
  • D. She said she is going to the market.
Q. What is the correct direct speech for: He said that he would help us?
  • A. He said, I will help you.
  • B. He said, I would help you.
  • C. He said, I help you.
  • D. He said, I helped you.
Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'He asked, Are you coming to the party?'?
  • A. He asked if I was coming to the party.
  • B. He asked if I am coming to the party.
  • C. He asked if I will come to the party.
  • D. He asked if I come to the party.
Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'He said, I can help you.'?
  • A. He said that he could help you.
  • B. He said that he can help you.
  • C. He said that he helps you.
  • D. He said that he helped you.
Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'I will call you tomorrow.'?
  • A. He said that he will call me tomorrow.
  • B. He said that he would call me tomorrow.
  • C. He said that he calls me tomorrow.
  • D. He said that he called me tomorrow.
Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'She exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'?
  • A. She exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
  • B. She exclaimed what a beautiful day it was.
  • C. She exclaimed that it is a beautiful day.
  • D. She exclaimed that it was beautiful day.
Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, I will call you tomorrow.'?
  • A. She said that she would call me tomorrow.
  • B. She said that she will call me tomorrow.
  • C. She said that she called me tomorrow.
  • D. She said that she calls me tomorrow.
Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'They said, We are happy.'?
  • A. They said that they are happy.
  • B. They said that they were happy.
  • C. They said that they happy.
  • D. They said that they were hapy.
Q. What is the correct punctuation for the sentence: 'He said, 'I will be there soon.'?
  • A. He said, 'I will be there soon.'
  • B. He said 'I will be there soon.'
  • C. He said, 'I will be there soon
  • D. He said, 'I will be there soon'.
Q. Which of the following is a correct transformation to indirect speech?
  • A. 'I can swim,' she said.
  • B. She said that she can swim.
  • C. She said that she could swim.
  • D. She said she can swim.
Q. Which of the following is an error in the sentence: 'He said that he is happy.'?
  • A. No error.
  • B. Change 'is' to 'was'.
  • C. Change 'said' to 'says'.
  • D. Change 'that' to 'if'.
Q. Which of the following is the correct direct speech for: 'She said that she would help us.'?
  • A. She said, I will help you.
  • B. She said, I would help you.
  • C. She said, I help you.
  • D. She said, I am helping you.
Q. Which of the following is the correct direct speech for: She told me that she was tired?
  • A. She said, I am tired.
  • B. She said, I was tired.
  • C. She said, I will be tired.
  • D. She said, I tired.
Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'He said, I am learning Spanish.'?
  • A. He said that he is learning Spanish.
  • B. He said that he was learning Spanish.
  • C. He said that he learns Spanish.
  • D. He said that he learned Spanish.
Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, I am going to the market.'?
  • A. She said that she is going to the market.
  • B. She said that she was going to the market.
  • C. She said that she goes to the market.
  • D. She said that she went to the market.
Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, I have finished my work.'?
  • A. She said that she had finished her work.
  • B. She said that she has finished her work.
  • C. She said that she finished her work.
  • D. She said that she was finishing her work.
Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'The teacher said, You must complete your homework.'?
  • A. The teacher said that we must complete our homework.
  • B. The teacher said that we had to complete our homework.
  • C. The teacher said that we must completed our homework.
  • D. The teacher said that we have to complete our homework.
Q. Which sentence correctly uses direct speech?
  • A. He said that he will go.
  • B. He said, he will go.
  • C. He said, I will go.
  • D. He said that he would go.
Q. Which sentence correctly uses indirect speech?
  • A. She asked if I am coming.
  • B. She asked if I was coming.
  • C. She asked if I will come.
  • D. She asked if I come.
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