Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

Practice Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn narration rules, reporting verbs, tense changes, pronoun changes and sentence transformation techniques through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #31 Report Error

He said, 'I wish I were a bird.'

A. He wished that he were a bird.

B. He wished that he had been a bird.

C. He said that he were a bird.

D. He said that he wished he was a bird.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Subjunctive mood ('I wish I were') remains unchanged in indirect speech.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech

Question #32 Report Error

She said, 'What a beautiful sight!'

A. She said what a beautiful sight it was.

B. She wondered that it was a beautiful sight.

C. She exclaimed with wonder that it was a very beautiful sight.

D. She exclaimed that it is a very beautiful sight.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'What' is reported using 'exclaimed with wonder' and changing the structure.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech

Question #33 Report Error

He said, 'I will call you as soon as I arrive.'

A. He said that he would call me as soon as he arrives.

B. He said that he would call you as soon as he arrived.

C. He said that he would call me as soon as he arrived.

D. He said that he will call me as soon as he arrives.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' changes to 'would'. 'You' changes to 'me'. 'I arrive' changes to 'he arrived' (as soon as clause also changes).

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech

Question #34 Report Error

She said, 'I don't like this movie.'

A. She said that she doesn't like this movie.

B. She said that she hadn't liked this movie.

C. She said that she didn't like this movie.

D. She said that she didn't like that movie.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present negative changes to simple past negative ('didn't like'). 'This' changes to 'that'.

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Question #35 Report Error

He said to me, 'I must leave now.'

A. He told me that he must leave now.

B. He told me that he had to leave now.

C. He said to me that he must leave then.

D. He told me that he had to leave then.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Must' changes to 'had to'. 'Now' changes to 'then'. 'Said to me' changes to 'told me'.

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Question #36 Report Error

The captain said, 'Hurrah! We have won the match.'

A. The captain said hurrah we won the match.

B. The captain exclaimed that they had won the match.

C. The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

D. The captain exclaimed with joy that we have won the match.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'Hurrah!' changes to 'exclaimed with joy'. 'We' changes to 'they'. Present perfect changes to past perfect.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech