Change into Indirect: He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

A. He said that honesty is the best policy.

B. He said that honesty was the best policy.

C. He says that honesty is the best policy.

D. He said that honesty has been the best policy.

He said to me, "Where will you spend this night?"

A. He asked me where I would spend that night.

B. He asked me where I will spend this night.

C. He said to me where I would spend that night.

D. He asked me where I would spend this night.

Direct speech: "The cat was run over by the truck." Convert to indirect speech:

B. He said the cat was run over by the truck.

A. He said that the cat had been run over by the truck.

B. He said the cat was run over by the truck.

C. He said that the cat is run over by the truck.

D. He said that the cat has been run over by the truck.

Change into Indirect: Haris said, "How clever I am."

B. Haris exclaimed that he was very clever.

A. Haris said that he is very clever.

B. Haris exclaimed that he was very clever.

C. Haris told that how clever he is.

D. Haris said that how clever he was.

The student said, "sir, I am not guilty."

B. The student pleaded with respect that he was not guilty.

A. The student said to sir that he is not guilty.

B. The student pleaded with respect that he was not guilty.

C. The student told sir that he was guilty.

D. The student asked sir if he was not guilty.

He said: "Sit down Ali."

D. He requested Ali to sit down

What is the correct indirect speech for: "He said, 'He will go to Karachi next week.'"

B. He said that he would go to Karachi the following week.

A. He said that he will go to Karachi next week.

B. He said that he would go to Karachi the following week.

C. He said that he would go to Karachi next week.

D. He said that he will go to Karachi the following week.

Captain said to their men, "Stand at ease"?

B. The captain commanded his men to stand at ease

A. The captain requested his men to stand at ease

B. The captain commanded his men to stand at ease

C. The captain ordered his men to stand at ease

D. The captain told his men to stand at ease

Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: "Don't sleep."

C. You are instructed not to sleep.

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs (11–20)

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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11.
Past Paper MCQ
Change into Indirect: He said, "Honesty is the best policy."
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the correct form is: He said that honesty is the best policy.
12.
Past Paper MCQ
He said to me, "Where will you spend this night?"
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The indirect speech of 'He said to me, where will you spend this night?' is He asked me where I would spend that night.
13.
Past Paper MCQ
Direct speech: "The cat was run over by the truck." Convert to indirect speech:
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, "The cat was run over by the truck" becomes He said the cat was run over by the truck.
14.
Past Paper MCQ
Change into Indirect: Haris said, "How clever I am."
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The indirect speech of Haris saying "How clever I am" is Haris exclaimed that he was very clever.
15.
Past Paper MCQ
The student said, "sir, I am not guilty."
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
In indirect speech, the student respectfully pleaded with his teacher that he was not guilty.
16.
Past Paper MCQ
He said: "Sit down Ali."
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The direct speech "Sit down Ali" is correctly converted to indirect speech as he asked Ali to sit down.
17.
Past Paper MCQ
What is the correct indirect speech for: "He said, 'He will go to Karachi next week.'"
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The correct indirect speech for "He said, 'He will go to Karachi next week.'" is He said that he would go to Karachi the following week.
18.
Past Paper MCQ
Captain said to their men, "Stand at ease"?
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The captain commanded his men to stand at ease when converting direct to indirect speech.
19.
Past Paper MCQ
He said to me "please help me". Change direct into indirect speech.
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
When changing direct speech to indirect speech, the sentence 'He said to me "please help me"' becomes He requested me to help him.
20.
Past Paper MCQ
Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: "Don't sleep."
Correct Answer: C
One-liner
The correct conversion of the imperative sentence "Don't sleep" into indirect speech is "You are instructed not to sleep."

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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.

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Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs (11–20)

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