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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Direct Indirect Speech ONE-on-ONE

Que. 1
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech

We said, “We are quite happy now”.
1.
We told that we were quite happy now.
2.
We said that we are quite happy now.
3.
We said that we are quite happy then.
4.
We said that we were quite happy then.

Que. 2
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
The girl said to her mother, “I have been reading since morning,”1.
The girl said to her mother that she has been reading since morning.
2.
The girl said to her mother that she had been reading since morning.
3.
The girl said to her mother that she is reading since morning.
4.
The girl said to her mother that she was reading since morning.

Que. 3
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
Darwin said that humans have evolved from apes.1.
Darwin said, “Humans had evolved from apes.”
2.
Darwin said, “Humans have evolved from apes.”
3.
Darwin stated that humans could have evolved from apes.
4.
Darwin mention human evolution to be from apes.

Que. 4
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
Ron said, “They came at six.”
1.
Ron informed us that they came at six.
2.
Ron said they came at six.
3.
Ron told us that they came at six.
4.
Ron said that they had come at six.

Que. 5
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said, “Smoking is injurious to health.”
1.
He said that smoking was injurious to health.
2.
He said that smoking is injurious to health.
3.
He said that smoking had been injurious to health.
4.
He told that smoking is injurious to health.




Que. 6
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

She told me that she hadn’t known about that the week before.
1.
She said to me, “I did not know about this last week.”
2.
She said to me, “I had known about this last week.”
3.
She said to me, “I did not know about that past week.”
4.
She said to me, “I did not know about that the last week.”

Que. 7
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

She said, “We will be going to the aquarium, tomorrow.”
1.
She asked, “We will be going to the aquarium, the next day.”
2.
She told that, “We will be going to the aquarium, tomorrow”.
3.
She said that they would be going to the aquarium, the next day.
4.
She said she would be going to the aquarium tomorrow.

Que. 8
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

She tells me that I am, indeed, very clever.
1.
She tells me, “You are very clever indeed.”
2.
She tells me, “I am, indeed, very clever.”
3.
She says to me, “You are, indeed, very clever.”
4.
She says to me, “You are very clever indeed.”

Que. 9
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said that he had passed the algebra test.
1.
He said, “I pass the algebra test”.
2.
He said, “I will pass the algebra test”.
3.
He said that he has passed the algebra test.
4.
He said, “I have passed the algebra test”.

Que. 10
In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
He said, “The man was coming.”
1.
He said that the man had been coming.
2.
He said that the man has been coming.
3.
He said that the man was coming.
4.

He said that the man would have been coming.




Answers:
  1.  4
  2.  2
  3.  2
  4.  4
  5.  2
  6.  1
  7.  3
  8.  3
  9.  4
  10.  1