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Direct & indirect speech Part-1
Direct & indirect speech
PART-1
EXERCISE :
1. The boy said, “I have been working very hard since last night.”
(a) The boy said that he have been working very hard since the previous night.
(b) The boy said that he has been working very hard since last night.
(c) The boy said that he had been working very hard since the previous night.
(d) The boy said that I have been working very hard since yesterday night.
2. “Can you come for an interview at my officer?” said the Director.
(a) The Director Questioned whether I would go for an interview at his officer.
(b) The Director has invited me for an interview at this office.
(c) The Director invited me for an interview at his office.
(d) The Director enquired whether I would go for an interview at his office.
3. I said, “When did he come back from Mumbai?”
(a) I asked him when he came back from Mumbai.
(b) I told him when he had come back from Mumbai.
(c) I asked him when you came back from Mumbai.
(d) I asked him when he had come back from Mumbai.
4. The father said, “Well done, Son, I am proud of you.”
(a) The father said his son had done well and that he was proud of him.
(b) The father appreciated his son saying that he had done well and that he was proud of him.
(c) The father told his son that he was proud of him as he had done well.
(d) The father said to his son that he was proud of him for doing very well.
5. The teacher said, “Students, you have to attend the lecture tomorrow.”
(a) The teacher told that students had to attend the lecture tomorrow.
(b) The teacher told the students not to attend the lecture.
(c) The teacher asked the students if they could attend the lecture.
(d) The teacher told the students that they had to attend the lecture, the next day.
6. Anil said that Raju had taken his book with him.
(a) Anil said, “Raju, why have you taken my book with you?
(b) Anil said to Raju, “You have taken my book with you.”
(c) Anil told to Raju, “You have taken my book with you.”
(d) Anil said to Raju, “He has taken my book with him.
7. The teacher said that water boils at 100 ºC.
(a) The teacher said, “Water will boil at 100 ºC.”
(b) The teacher said, “Water boils at 100 ºC.”
(c) The teacher says, “Water boils at 100 ºC.
(d) The teacher said, “Water boiled at 100 ºC.
8. She said to me, “Don’t work very hard.”
(a) She told me to not work very hard.
(b) She asked me not to work very hard.
(c) She begged me not to work very hard.
(d) She asked me to not to work very hard.
9. We said to the teacher. “We have completed the assignment”.
(a) We asked the teacher whether we had completed the assignment.
(b) We told the teacher that we had completed the assignment.
(c) We said to the teacher we have completed the assignment.
(d) We requested the teacher we had completed the assignment.
10. The principal asked me why I was late.
(a) The principal said to me, “Why you were late?”
b) The principal said to me, “Why you are late?”
(c) The principal said to me, “Why were you late?
(d) The Principal said to me, “Why are you late?”
11. The boy said, “Bravo! You have done well.”
(a) The boy said that he had done well
(b) The boy exclaimed that he had done well
(c) The boy applauded him, saying that he had done well
(d) The boy said bravo he had done well
12. I said to my sister, “I brought you a doll yesterday.”
(a) I told my sister that I brought you a doll the previous day
(b) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll the previous day.
(c) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll yesterday.
(d) I told my sister that I brought her a doll yesterday.
13. The captain said to the army, “March forward, now”.
(a) The captain said to the army that march forward now
(b) The captain ordered the army to march forward then
(c) The captain ordered the army to march on that day
(d) The captain ordered the army to attack the enemy
14. They said, “We have lived here for a long time.”
(a) They said they have lived there for a long time.
(b) They said they lived here for a long time.
(c) They said they had lived there for a long time.
(d) They said they have lived for a long time.
15. “Would you open the door please?”
(a) She asked me to please open the door
(b) She requested me to open the door
(c) She requested me to please open the door
(d) She asked me open the door
16. The teacher said, “Gandhiji was born in India.”
(a) The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India
(b) The teacher says that Gandhiji was born in India
(c) The teacher said that Gandhiji was born in India
(d) The teacher will say that Gandhiji was born in India.
17. The teacher said to the student “Why do you disturb the class?
(a) The teacher said to the student why he disturbed the class
(b) The teacher told the student why he had disturbed the class
(c) The teacher asked the student why he disturbed the class
(d) The teacher asked the student why he had disturbed the class
18. Rita said to me, “Will you lend me this classic?”
Rita asked me
(a) If I would lend her that classic
(b) If she would lend me that classic
(c) If I will lend her that classic
(d) Would I lend her that classic?
19. The lady said to the servant, “If you don’t wash the clothes properly, I will dismiss you.”
(a) The lady warned the servant that she would dismiss her if she didn’t wash the clothes properly
(b) The lady told the servant that she would dismiss her on the event of bad work.
(c) The lady cautioned the servant that she must wash the clothes properly
(d) The lady advised the servant to wash the clothes properly.
20. “There are ceremonies going on”, he said to me.
(a) He told me that there were ceremonies going on
(b) He told that there have been ceremonies going on
(c) He told that there had been ceremonies going on
(d) He told that there are ceremonies going on
Answer :
1. C 2. C & D 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. D
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. A
Direct & indirect speech Part-1