Direct and Indirect Speech Questions

Multiple choice
  1. The old man asked the girl when her father would return from work.

  2. The old man asked the girl when her father will return from work.

  3. The old man said the girl that when her father would return from work.

  4. The old man enquired from girl when her father would return from work.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense, the future tense in the reported speech will take past connotations by replacing 'will' with 'would'. Also, the question will be converted into a statement by using 'asked'. 

Multiple choice
  1. A pupil asked where can I find English dictionary.

  2. A pupil asked where will I find English dictionary.

  3. A pupil asked where I will find the English dictionary.

  4. A pupil asked where he could find English dictionary.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense and the speaker is 'a pupil', 'I can' will be replaced by 'he could'. Also, the question is converted into a statement by using 'asked'.

Multiple choice
  1. The man told me that he wanted to see my father urgently.

  2. The man told me that he want to see my father urgently.

  3. The man said he want to see my father urgently.

  4. The man said that he want to see my father urgently.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense, and the speaker is third person, 'I want' is changed to 'he wanted'. 

Multiple choice
  1. Shopkeeper asked Aruna if she likes chocolate or ice cream.

  2. The shopkeeper asked Aruna whether she liked chocolate or ice cream.

  3. Shopkeeper asked Aruna whether she like chocolate or ice cream.

  4. Shopkeeper asked Aruna that she liked chocolate or ice cream.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense, the simple present tense in the reported speech will take simple past.  Also, the question will be converted into an assertive statement by using 'asked'.

Multiple choice
  1. He asked me if I am free this afternoon.

  2. He asked me whether I was free that afternoon.

  3. He asked me whether I am free that afternoon.

  4. He asked me whether I was free this afternoon.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense and the addressee is 'me', 'are you' will be replaced by 'I was'. Also, the question is converted into a statement by using 'asked' and 'this' is changed to 'that'.

Multiple choice
  1. The stranger asked me if I live in this colony.

  2. The stranger asked me that I live in that colony.

  3. The stranger asked me whether I live in that colony.

  4. The stranger asked me whether I lived in that colony.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Since the reporting verb is in the simple past tense, and the question is about 'me', 'you live' will change to 'I lived'. Also, the question will change into a statement by the use of 'asked'.