All Free English MCQs with Answers

4421. 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)

4422. 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.

4423. 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.

4424. 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)

4425. The poor say, "Please help us."

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

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we need to change the sentence structure to make it a reported request. Here's why option B is correct:- "say" is changed to "request" to indicate that the original sentence was a polite request.- "Please help us" becomes "us to help them" to maintain the correct verb tense and pronoun perspective.

4426. 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.

4427. They said, "What a fine day it is!"

• A. They exclaimed with joy that it was very fine day.
• B. They exclaimed with joy that it was a very fine day.
• C. They exclaimed with joy that is a very fine day.
• D. They exclaimed with joy what a fine day it was

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "They said" becomes "They exclaimed with joy" to indicate strong emotions.- "What a fine day it is!" becomes "what a fine day it was" to change the verb tense from present to past, and maintain the same sentence structure.

4428. They said, "Would that she were alive."

• A. They wished that she were alive.
• B. They wished that she had been live.
• C. They wish that she were alive.
• D. They wished that she had been alive.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "They said" becomes "They wished" to indicate the verb of wishing.- "Would that" is a subjunctive expression, but in indirect speech, it's more common to use the past perfect tense "had been" to indicate a hypothetical past situation.

4429. Ali said, "If you had worked, you would have passed."

• A. Ali said if I had worked, I would have passed.
• B. Ali said that if I had worked, I would have passed.
• C. Ali said that if I had worked, I would pass.
• D. Ali said that if I worked, I would have passed.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "you" becomes "I" to maintain the correct pronoun perspective.- The verb tense remains the same, as it's already in the past hypothetical conditional mood.- The conjunction "that" is added to introduce the subordinate clause.

4430. Arthur said, "Well, it may be."

• A. Arthur said that well, it may be.
• B. Arthur said that it might be.
• C. Arthur said that well, it might be.
• D. Arthur said that it might be, well.

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech:- "Well" is an adverb that can be omitted in indirect speech, as it's not essential to the meaning.- "may" becomes "might" to maintain the correct verb tense and mood (past hypothetical).