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Direct and Indirect Speech

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

He says, “My father works in the Navy.”

  1. He says that her father works in the Navy.
  2. He says that his father works in the Navy.
  3. He says that his father worked in the Navy.
  4. He says that my father works in the Navy.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

Rahul said, “I will come tomorrow afternoon to take my book.”

  1. Rahul said that he will come tomorrow afternoon to take my book.
  2. Rahul said that he would come tomorrow afternoon to take my book.
  3. Rahul said that he would come the next day afternoon to take his book.
  4. Rahul said that he would come the next day afternoon to take my book.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

She shouted, “Leave me alone.”

  1. She shouted to them to leave her alone.
  2. She shouted to them to leave me alone.
  3. She shouted to them of leaving alone.
  4. She shouted to them for leaving her alone.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

Michael said, “I called Williams for tonight dinner.”

  1. Michael said that he had called Williams for tonight dinner.
  2. Michael said that he had called Williams for dinner that night.
  3. Michael said that he have called Williams for tonight dinner.
  4. Michael said that he called Willaims for that day night dinner.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

Manish said, “O my God! I am ruined.”

  1. Manish called the God, he was ruined.
  2. Manish said that he was ruined.
  3. Manish exclaimed sadly that he is ruined.
  4. Manish exclaimed sadly that he was ruined.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

“Where do you live?” asked the teacher.

  1. The teacher asked me where do you live.
  2. The teacher asked me where I live.
  3. The teacher enquired where I lived.
  4. The teacher enquired where do I live.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

He said to Prapti, “Will you come with me?”

  1. He asked Prapti whether she will come with him.
  2. He asked Prapti whether she would come with him.
  3. He aked Prapti to come with him.
  4. He liked Prapti to come with him.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

“How clever I am!” Ayush said.

  1. Ayush said that how clever he was.
  2. Ayush exclaimed how clever he was.
  3. Ayush exclaimed that he was clever.
  4. Ayush exclaimed that how clever he was.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

Johnny said, “I played this game last week.”

  1. Johnny said that he had played that game the previous week.
  2. Johnny said that he played that game the previous week.
  3. Johnny said that he had played the game the previous week.
  4. Johnny said that he played that game last week.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the following into indirect speech.

My friend says to me, “You have to work hard to achieve the top rank.”

  1. My friend says that I had to work had to achieve the top rank.
  2. My friend says that he has to work hard to achieve the top rank.
  3. My friend says that I have to work hard to achieve the top rank.
  4. My friend says that I have to work hard to achieve that top rank.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the given statement into indirect speech.

Sourabh asked, “What is the matter?”

  1. Sourabh asked what is the matter.
  2. Sourabh asked what the matter was.
  3. Sourabh asked what the matter is.
  4. Sourabh asked what matter was that.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the given statement into indirect speech.

I said to you, “I don’t believe you.”

  1. I said I didn’t believe you.
  2. I said to you I don’t believe you.
  3. I said I don’t believe you.
  4. I said to you that I didn’t believe.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the given statement into indirect speech.

His sister said to Arjun, “Bring me a colourful dress.”

  1. His sister said to Arjun bring me a colourful dress.
  2. His sister asked Arjun to bring her a colourful dress.
  3. His sister asked to Arjun bring her a colourful dress.
  4. His sister said to Arjun to bring her a colourful dress.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the given statement into indirect speech.

Ashish will say, “I went home.”

  1. Ashish will say I went home.
  2. Ashish will say he will go home.
  3. Ashish will say he go home.
  4. Ashish will say he went home.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Convert the given statement into indirect speech.

He said, “I came here long time ago.”

  1. He said that he came here long time ago.
  2. He said that he had come there long time before.
  3. He said that he had come there long time ago.
  4. He said that he came here long time before.
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