All Free English MCQs with Answers

4241. He asked me what _ about him.

• A. Did I say
• B. Do I say
• C. I said
• D. Did I said

Explanation: "He asked me what I said about him." This option is correct because it correctly uses the past tense without an auxiliary verb, fitting the structure of indirect speech.

4242. He _ that the Sun is a star.

• A. Told to me
• B. Told of me
• C. Told me
• D. Told for me

Explanation: This option is correct because "told me" is the proper structure for reporting what someone has said directly.

4243. The judge asked me_ I knew the accused or not.

• A. If
• B. Whether
• C. That
• D. If that

Explanation: In indirect speech, when reporting yes/no questions, we use "whether" instead of "if" in formal writing. So the sentence becomes: "The judge asked me whether I knew the accused or not."

4244. She ordered the servant_ the door and leave the room.

• A. Shut
• B. Shutting
• C. To shut
• D. Shuts

Explanation: 'She ordered the servant to shut the door and leave the room.' This option is correct because it uses the infinitive form 'to shut,' which is the appropriate form after 'ordered.

4245. The teacher asked the little boy if he_ the correct answer to the question.

• A. Knows
• B. Know
• C. Known
• D. Knew

Explanation: In reported speech, the tense of the original present verb "knows" changes to past tense ("knew") because the reporting verb "asked" is in the past. So the sentence becomes: "The teacher asked the little boy if he knew the correct answer to the question."

4246. The father forbade his son _ the same mistake again.

• A. Not to make
• B. Make
• C. To make
• D. Made

Explanation: The correct sentence is: "The father forbade his son from making the same mistake again." The verb 'forbade' is typically followed by the infinitive form. "To make" is appropriate to indicate what action is being prohibited.

4247. He exclaimed with sorrow that his father_ just two months before.

• A. Died
• B. Had died
• C. Has died
• D. Would died

Explanation: In reported speech, when showing an event that happened before another past action, we use past perfect ("had died"). The reporting verb "exclaimed" is in the past, so "died" changes to "had died."

4248. He asked me why_ too often when I knew there would be fewer buses on the road that day.

• A. had I
• B. I have
• C. I had
• D. have I

Explanation: In reported speech, questions are changed to statement word order. The original past tense question "Why had I...?" becomes "why I had..." in reported speech.

4249. My teacher wanted to know_ I had done the homework or not.

• A. If
• B. That
• C. Whether
• D. When

Explanation: In indirect speech, "whether" is used to report yes/no questions. So the sentence becomes: "My teacher wanted to know whether I had done the homework or not."

4250. She says, "I studied hard so that_ get good marks."

• A. May
• B. Might
• C. Can
• D. Could

Explanation: The original sentence is in present tense reporting ("She says"). In indirect speech, "may" is used to express purpose in the present or future. So the sentence becomes: "She says that she studied hard so that she may get good marks."