CET Direct and Indirect Speech Questions with Solutions – Page 3
All 14 Direct and Indirect Speech questions from MBA CET 2025 and 2026 papers. Tap Show answer, or open the detailed solution (free login). Page 3 of 3.
In the question below the sentence is in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said to her friend, "I know where is everyone".
- She told that she knew where was everyone.
- She told her friend that she knew where everyone was.
- She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
- She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.
- She asked her friend where everyone was.
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Answer: B. She told her friend that she knew where everyone was.
In the question given below, the sentence is given in Direct speech. Choose the alternative which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect speech: He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."
- He told his father, “Please increase the pocket-money.”
- He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket-money.
- He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
- He asked his father to increase my pocket-money.
- He asked his father whether his pocket-money had already been increased.
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Answer: C. He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
Choose the direct-speech sentence that correctly reports this order:
His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
- His father said to him, “Go to your room and study.”
- His father said to him, “Did you go to your room and study?”
- His father said to him, “Go to my room and study.”
- His father said to him, “I will go to your room and study.”
- His father said to him, “Do not go to your room or study.”
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Answer: A. His father said to him, “Go to your room and study.”
Identify the correct indirect speech form of the following sentence
The old woman said to the boy, 'Please help me till he returns'.
The old woman said to the boy, 'Please help me till he returns'.
- The old woman told the boy, Please help me till he returns'.
- The old woman said that she may please help till he returns.
- The old women asked that a boy may help her till he returns.
- The old woman ordered the boy to help him till he returned
- The old woman requested the boy to help her till he returned.
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Answer: E. The old woman requested the boy to help her till he returned.