Directions : Each of the following questions presents a sentence in direct speech. Below it, four alternatives are provided, one of which represents the correct indirect speech form.
She said, “ I was knitting then”.
(a) She said that she was knitting then.
(b) She said that she had been kniting then.
(c) She said that she has been knitting then.
(d) She said that she had been knitting now.
I said, “I should like to do it myself.”
(a) I said that I should like to do it myself.
(b) I said that he would like to do it myself.
(c) I said that I should like to do it himself.
(d) I said that he shall like to do it himself
He said, “I shall answer the phone”.
(a) He said that I should answer the phone.
(b) He said I should answer the phone.
(c) He said that he will answer the phone.
(d) He said that he would answer the phone.
He said to me, “You should come to me tomorrow”.
(a) He said that he should come to me the next day.
(b) He told that you should come to me tomorrow.
(c) He told me that I should go to him the next day.
(d) He told me that I should come to him the next day
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Sita said to me,” will you give me your pen for a few seconds” ?
(a) Sita said that would you give me your pen for a few seconds.
(b) Sita asked whether I will give her my pen for a few seconds.
(c) Sita asked that whether I would give her my pen for a few seconds.
(d) Sita asked me if I would give her my pen for a few seconds
“Would you mind my opening the window? I want more air and light,” he said to her.
(a) He said that would I mind his opening the window and said that he wanted more air and light.
(b) He asked her if she would mind his opening the window and said that he wanted more air and light.
(c) He asked that would she mind his opening the window and said that he wanted more air and light.
(d) He asked her she would mind his opening the window and said that he wanted more air and light
Raju said to me,” come to my house if you are free.”
(a) Raju told me to go to his house if I was free.
(b) Raju said that come to his house if he is free.
(c) Raju invited me to come to his house if I was free.
(d) Raju invited me to go to his house if I was free
“German is easy to learn,” he said.
(a) He said that it is easy to learn the German.
(b) He said if it is easy to learn German.
(c) He said that German is easy to learn.
(d) He said German is easy to learn
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He says, “I am glad to be here this evening.’
(a) He said that he was glad to be there that evening.
(b) He said that he is glad to be here this evening.
(c) He says that he is glad to be there that evening.
(d) He says that he was glad to be there that evening.
He says, “I am unwell”.
(a) He says that he is unwell.
(b) He says that he was unwell.
(c) He said that he is unwell.
(d) He said that he was unwell
They wrote, “ It is time we thought about settling the matter. “
(a) They wrote that it was time they thought about settling the matter.
(b) They wrote that it was time they had thought about settling the matter.
(c) They wrote it was time they had thought about settling the matter
(d) They wrote that that was time they thought about settling the matter
“So help me, Heaven !” he cried,” I will never steal again.”
(a) He cried to help him and he will never steal again.
(b) He called upon Heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.
(c) He begged to help him and said that he will never steal again.
(d) He called upon Heaven and said that he would never steal again.
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‘I have been waiting here since 9’0 clock’, he said.
(a) He said that he has been waiting there since 9’0 clock.
(b) He said that he had been waiting here since 9’0 clock.
(c) He said that he had been waiting there since 9’0 clock.
(d) He said that he was waiting there since 9’0 clock
He said, “ Man landed on the moon in 1969”.
(a) He said that man had landed on the moon in 1969.
(b) He said that man has landed on the moon in 1969.
(c) He said man landed on the moon in 1969.
(d) He said that man landed on the moon in 1969
She said, “I have lost my purse”.
(a) She said that she had lost her purse.
(b) She said that she lost her purse.
(c) She said that she has lost her purse.
(d) She said that she had lost her purse
I said, “ I like my old house”.
(a) I said that I liked her old house.
(b) I said that I liked his old house.
(c) I said that I liked my old house.
(d) I said that he liked his old house
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He said to me, “You can do it if you try.”
(a) He said that he could do it if he try.
(b) He told me that I could do it if I tried.
(c) He said that I could do it if he tried.
(d) He told me that you could do it if you tried.
