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Reported Speech

Practice converting direct speech to reported/indirect speech including questions, commands, warnings, and statements with various tenses.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said to me, “Do I sing a song now?”

  1. He asked me do I sing a song then.
  2. He said me did he sing a song then.
  3. He asked me if he sang a song then.
  4. He asked me did I sing a song then.
  5. Dummy
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said to me, “Had you broken my spectacles?”

  1. He asked me if I had broken his spectacles.
  2. He told me if you broke my spectacles.
  3. He said to me that I had broken his spectacles.
  4. He asked me that I had broken his spectacles.
  5. Dummy
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said to me, ”Do I not accept your proposal?”

  1. He asked me if she do not accept my proposal.
  2. He asked me if she do not accept my proposal.
  3. He told me that she did not accept my proposal.
  4. He asked me if she did not accept my proposal.
  5. Dummy
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

She said to me, “Why are you disturbing me?”

  1. She asked me why you are disturbing her.
  2. She asked me why I was disturbing her.
  3. She told me if I was disturbing her.
  4. She asked me that why I was disturbing her.
  5. Dummy
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The teacher said to the boys, "Do not make a noise.”

  1. The teacher told the boys do not to make a noise.
  2. The teacher ordered the boys do not to make a noise.
  3. The teacher ordered the boys do not to make a noise.
  4. The teacher ordered the boys not to make a noise.
  5. Dummy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

His mother said, "What will you have for breakfast, John?”

  1. His mother asked John what he would have for breakfast.
  2. His mother asked John what you would have for breakfast.
  3. His mother asked John what he will have for breakfast.
  4. His mother asked John what you will have for breakfast.
  5. Dummy
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

She said to me, "Do not go farther.”

  1. She told me not to go farther.
  2. She asked me do not go farther.
  3. She warned me not to go farther.
  4. She told me do not go farther.
  5. Dummy
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.

  1. The teacher ordered the boys to sit down.
  2. The teacher told the boys sit down.
  3. The teacher ordered the boys sit down.
  4. The teacher said to the boys sit down.
  5. Dummy
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

She said to Shalini, "How was she returning home?”

  1. She told Shalini how she was returning home.
  2. She asked Shalini that how she was returning home.
  3. She asked Shalini how she had been returning home.
  4. She asked Shalini how was she returning home.
  5. Dummy
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

They said, “We shall have finished our work by 7 P.M.”

  1. They said that they would have finished their work by 7 P.M.
  2. They said that we would have finished their work by 7 P.M.
  3. They said that they will have finished their work by 7 P.M.
  4. They said that we will have finished their work by 7 P.M.
  5. Dummy
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

She said, “If I were rich, I would help her.”

  1. She told if I were rich I would help her.
  2. She asked that if he were rich he would help her.
  3. She said that if he was rich he would help her.
  4. She said that if he were rich he would help her.
  5. Dummy
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

She said to me, "You should obey your parents.”

  1. She told me that you should obey my parents.
  2. She told me that I should obey my parents.
  3. She asked me that I should obey my parents.
  4. She asked me that I should obey my parents.
  5. Dummy
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The beggar said, “Here I slept for four hours.”

  1. The beggar said that here he had slept for four hours.
  2. The beggar told that here he slept for four hours.
  3. The beggar asked that he slept here for four hours.
  4. The beggar said that here I had slept for five hours.
  5. Dummy
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the flowers".

  1. The gardener ordered the boys not to pluck the flowers.
  2. The gardener advised the boys do not pluck the flowers.
  3. The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers.
  4. The gardener forbade the boys do not the flowers.
  5. Dummy
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said to her, “Has she failed again?”

  1. He told her had she failed again.
  2. He asked her if she had failed again.
  3. He asked her that had she failed again.
  4. He asked her if had she failed again.
  5. Dummy

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