Change the voice: She said, "Doctor, my mother has been sleeping since yesterday."

A. She told the doctor that her mother had been sleeping since the previous day.

B. She told the doctor that my mother has been sleeping since yesterday.

C. She told the doctor that her mother has been sleeping since yesterday.

D. She said to the doctor that her mother had been sleeping since yesterday.

Change the narration: Emily said, "I may leave tomorrow."

B. Emily said that she might leave the next day.

A. Emily said that she might leave tomorrow.

B. Emily said that she might leave the next day.

C. Emily said that she may leave the next day.

D. Emily said that she may leave tomorrow.

Change the narration: The old lady said to her son, "Is it not your duty to help me in my old age"?

A. The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age

B. The old lady told her son that it was not his duty to help her in her old age

C. The old lady asked her son if it is not his duty to help her in her old age

D. The old lady said to her son that it was not his duty to help her in her old age

I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

B. I asked him why he was working so hard.

A. I told him why he was working so hard.

B. I asked him why he was working so hard.

C. I said to him why he is working so hard.

D. I questioned him why was he working so hard.

He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.

B. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.

A. He told me that he has often told me not to play with fire.

B. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.

C. He told me that he often told me not to play with fire.

D. He told me that he had often told you not to play with fire.

The teacher said to Ali, "Congratulations! Wish you success in life."

A. The teacher congratulated Ali and wished him success in life

B. The teacher congratulated Ali and wished for his success

C. The teacher said congratulations to Ali and wished him success

D. The teacher congratulated Ali and said wish you success in life

Murad said, "I completed my master last year".

B. Murad said that he had completed his master the previous year

A. Murad said that he completed his master the previous year

B. Murad said that he had completed his master the previous year

C. Murad said that he had completed his master last year

D. Murad said that he has completed his master the previous year

What is the correct indirect speech for the sentence: He said, "If I work hard, I will pass the exam."

B. He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.

A. He said that if he works hard, he will pass the exam.

B. He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.

C. He said that if he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.

D. He said that if he worked hard, he will pass the exam.

Choose the correct indirect speech: She asked me, "Are you happy in your new job?"

A. She asked me if I was happy in my new job.

B. She asked me if I am happy in my new job.

C. She asked me that are you happy in your new job.

D. She asked me that I was happy in my new job.

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with Answers for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams

Direct and indirect speech (narration) MCQs test backshift of tense, pronouns and time words. This is a closed set of rules — once they are automatic, these items are free marks.

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with answers

10 questions on this page, with a one-liner under each answer. Hide answers to attempt; questions you already answered stay revealed. This is a sample of 30 Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs — the full English bank is in the study app.

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1.
Past Paper MCQ
Change the voice: She said, "Doctor, my mother has been sleeping since yesterday."
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
When changing the narration of the given sentence, the correct indirect speech is: She told the doctor that her mother had been sleeping since the previous day.
2.
Past Paper MCQ
Change the narration: Emily said, "I may leave tomorrow."
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
When converting direct to indirect speech, the correct narration is: Emily said that she might leave the next day.
3.
Past Paper MCQ
Change the narration: The old lady said to her son, "Is it not your duty to help me in my old age"?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
In indirect speech, the old lady asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age.
4.
Past Paper MCQ
I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct indirect speech conversion of 'I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"' is I asked him why he was working so hard.
5.
Past Paper MCQ
He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct indirect speech conversion of 'He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire' is He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
6.
Past Paper MCQ
The teacher said to Ali, "Congratulations! Wish you success in life."
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, 'The teacher said to Ali, "Congratulations! Wish you success in life."' becomes The teacher congratulated Ali and wished him success in life.
7.
Past Paper MCQ
He said to me: "Keep Quiet."
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The correct indirect speech of 'He said to me: "Keep Quiet"' is He asked me to keep quiet.
8.
Past Paper MCQ
Murad said, "I completed my master last year".
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct indirect speech of Murad's statement is that he said that he had completed his master the previous year.
9.
Past Paper MCQ
What is the correct indirect speech for the sentence: He said, "If I work hard, I will pass the exam."
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct indirect speech for the sentence 'He said, If I work hard, I will pass the exam' is He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.
10.
Past Paper MCQ
Choose the correct indirect speech: She asked me, "Are you happy in your new job?"
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The correct indirect speech for 'She asked me, "Are you happy in your new job?"' is She asked me if I was happy in my new job.

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs — common questions

Are these Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with answers?

Yes. Each question on this page can be attempted here. The correct option and a one-liner are in the HTML. This is a sample set of 30 Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs across 3 pages. The full English bank is in the study app.

Are Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs asked in FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams?

Yes. Direct and Indirect Speech is part of the English portion of most Pakistani one-paper job tests. Weighting still depends on the advertisement — use the official syllabus for your post.

Are these past paper Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs?

Where a question came from a previously asked paper, it carries a Past Paper MCQ badge. The rest are general practice from the same topic. The study app lets you drill past papers on their own.

How should I practise Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs?

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with Answers for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams

Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with answers

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