All Free English MCQs with Answers

4251. She requested me to wait for her until she_ from school.

• A. Returns
• B. Returned
• C. Has returned
• D. Return

Explanation: "She requested me to wait for her until she returned from school." This option is correct because "returned" is the past tense form, which correctly reflects the action requested in the past.

4252. The Principal said that the gates should be locked as the classes _started.

• A. Have
• B. Had
• C. Has
• D. Having

Explanation: "The Principal said that the gates should be locked as the classes had started." This option is correct because "had" is the past tense form, which correctly indicates that the classes had already started at the time of the Principal's statement.

4253. He told us that he _not read the book.

• A. Has
• B. Had
• C. Have
• D. Having

Explanation: "He told us that he had not read the book." This option is correct because "had" is the past tense form, which correctly reflects the time frame relative to the past event of telling.

4254. Narrate the following: She said, "I am going to the market."

• A. She said that she was going to the market.
• B. She says that she is going to the market.
• C. She said that she is going to the market.
• D. She said that she went to the market.

Explanation: In reported speech, present continuous (am going) changes to past continuous (was going) when the reporting verb is in the past (said).

4255. Narrate the following: He asked, "Do you like chocolate?"

• A. He asked if I liked chocolate.
• B. He asked that I like chocolate.
• C. He asked do I like chocolate.
• D. He asked if I like chocolate.

Explanation: In indirect speech, yes/no questions are introduced with "if," and the present tense "like" changes to the past tense "liked".

4256. Narrate the following: "Please help me with this task," he said:

• A. He requested to help him with this task.
• B. He requested me to help him with that task.
• C. He requested me help with this task.
• D. He requested me helping him with this task.

Explanation: "Please" indicates a request, so we use "requested," the pronoun changes to "me," and "this task" becomes "that task" in indirect speech.

4257. Narrate the following: The teacher said to me, "Write your name on this paper."

• A. The teacher ordered to me to write my name on that paper.
• B. The teacher ordered me to write my name on that paper.
• C. The teacher forbade me to write my name on that paper.
• D. The teacher asked to me to write my name on that paper.

Explanation: "The teacher ordered me to write my name on that paper." This is the correct transformation because it changes the direct speech to indirect speech while maintaining the meaning and structure of an order.

4258. Choose the correct indirect speech:He said to me, "traitor".

• A. He said to me that I was a traitor.
• B. He told me that I have been a traitor.
• C. He called me a traitor.
• D. He exclaimed with anger that I was a traitor.

Explanation: The correct answer is: He called me a traitor. In this case, the direct speech 'He said to me, "traitor"' involves the speaker directly addressing the listener with a specific term, 'traitor.' When converting such expressions to indirect speech, the verb 'called' is most appropriate as it conveys the act of naming or labeling someone. The other options either alter the tense, add unnecessary emotional context, or do not accurately reflect the original tone and intent of the direct speech.

4259. Choose the correct indirect speech:He said, "What is the matter"?

• A. He said what the matter was.
• B. He asked what the matter was
• C. He enquired that what was the matter
• D. He asked that what the matter had been

Explanation: Option (b), "He asked what the matter was," is the correct choice. This option correctly conveys the original question in indirect speech, changing "is" to "was" and properly using "asked" to indicate that it was a question.

4260. He said. ''you need not wait". Choose the correct indirect speech:

• A. He said that I need not wait.
• B. He said you needed no wait.
• C. He said that wait was not need by you
• D. He said that you must not wait

Explanation: In the direct speech, "He said" is the reporting verb indicating that someone is conveying information or a statement. The subject "He" remains the same in indirect speech, but the verb "said" changes according to the context and tense. The direct statement "you need not wait" is directly quoted but needs to be transformed into reported speech. In indirect speech, the pronoun "you" changes according to who is reporting the statement. Here, it changes to "I" because it's now the narrator reporting what was said. The verb "need" remains the same.