All Free English MCQs with Answers

4331. Change into indirect narration I said to the child, "Do not look down into the well."

• A. I warned the child not to look down in the well.
• B. I warned the child not to looked down into the well.
• C. I warned the child to look down into the well.
• D. I warned the child not to look down into the well.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "Do not" becomes "not to" (change from direct command to indirect warning)- No need to change the word order or add unnecessary words

4332. Change into indirect narration The stranger said to me, "Would you help me?"

• A. The stranger asked me if I will help him.
• B. The stranger asked me if could I help him.
• C. The stranger asked me if I would help him.
• D. The stranger asked me if would I help him.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "Would you" becomes "I would" (change from second person to first person)- No need to change the word order or add unnecessary words

4333. Change into indirect narration Mummy says to me, "I shall write a letter to your father."

• A. Mummy tells me that she will write a letter to my father.
• B. Mummy tells to me that she will write a letter to my father.
• C. Mummy tells me that she will write a letter to her father.
• D. Mummy tells me that she will write letter to my father.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "I shall" becomes "she will" (change from first person to third person and from direct to indirect speech)- "your" remains the same, as it refers to the listener (me)

4334. Change into indirect narration The boy said to his friend, "I wait for your parcel everyday."

• A. The boy told to his friend that he waited for his parcel everyday.
• B. The boy said to his friend that he waited for his parcel everyday.
• C. The boy said to his friend that he waited for my parcel everyday.
• D. The boy told his friend that he waited for your parcel everyday.

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: The boy said to his friend that he waited for his parcel everyday. This correctly follows the rules of changing direct to indirect speech: 'I' becomes 'he', 'wait' becomes 'waited', and 'your' becomes 'his'.Option A is incorrect as 'told to' is not proper usage; it should be 'told his friend'.Option C is incorrect because 'my' is not a correct conversion of 'your'; it should be 'his'.Option D is incorrect because it retains 'your', which should change to 'his' in indirect speech.

4335. Change into indirect narration The boy said to the teacher, "Will you check my homework today?"

• A. The boy asked the teacher if she would check his homework that day?
• B. The boy asked the teacher if she will check his homework that day.
• C. The boy asked the teacher that she would check his homework that day.
• D. The boy asked the teacher if she would check his homework that day.

Explanation: "Will you" becomes "if she would" (change from direct question to indirect question)- "my" becomes "his" (change from first person to third person)- "today" becomes "that day" (change from direct speech to indirect speech)

4336. Change into indirect narration He said, "The horse died yesterday."

• A. He said that the horse died the day before.
• B. He said that the horse had died yesterday.
• C. He said that the horse had died the day before.
• D. He said that the horse had been died the day before.

Explanation: "Yesterday" becomes "the day before" (change from direct speech to indirect speech, to maintain the same time relation)No need to change the verb tense, as the sentence is a simple statement of fact.

4337. Change into indirect narration He said, "The peon had rung the bell when I reached school."

• A. He said that the peon had rung the bell when he reached school.
• B. He said that the peon rung the bell when he reached school.
• C. He said that the peon had rung the bell when he had reached school.
• D. He said that the peon had rang the bell when he reached school.

Explanation: "I" is changed to "he" to maintain the third-person perspective.- The verb tense "had rung" remains the same, as it is already in the past perfect tense and indicates an action that occurred before another action in the past (reaching school).- The verb tense "reached" remains the same, as it is already in the past simple tense and indicates the second action in the past.

4338. Change into indirect narration He said, "How did you get into this house?"

• A. He asked how I had got into that house.
• B. He asked how had I got into that house.
• C. He asked how I had got into this house.
• D. He asked how I had got into that house?

Explanation: Here's why:- "He said" is changed to "He asked" to indicate that the original sentence was a question.- "you" is changed to "I" to maintain the correct pronoun perspective.- "did" is changed to "had" to maintain the correct verb tense (past perfect).- "this" is changed to "that" to maintain the correct pronoun perspective (the house is now being referred to from a different perspective)

4339. Change into indirect narration The poor say, "Please help us."

• A. The poor request us to help them.
• B. The poor request to help them please.
• C. The poor request help them please.
• D. The poor request for someone to help them.

Explanation: Option B is correct because it effectively transforms the direct speech into indirect speech while maintaining the original intent of the request. The verb 'say' is appropriately replaced with 'request' to indicate a polite request, and pronouns are adjusted correctly from 'us' to 'them'.Option A is incorrect because it retains 'please' in an incorrect position and doesn't restructure the sentence properly. Option C is incorrect as it lacks proper sentence structure and places 'please' incorrectly. Option D adds an unnecessary element ('for someone'), altering the meaning and intent of the original request.

4340. Change into direct narration They say, "They are all your Pakistani brothers."

• A. They say that they were all our Pakistani brothers.
• B. They say that they were all their Pakistani brothers.
• C. They say that they had been all their Pakistani brothers.
• D. They say that they are all our Pakistani brothers.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "They say" remains the same, as it's the reporting verb.- "They are" remains the same, as it's a general statement, not a past tense.- "your" becomes "our", as the pronoun perspective changes from direct to indirect speech.