EXERCISE -1
Directions: – In the following questions, the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
1.She will say, “I am playing football.”
(A) She will say that I am playing football.
(B) She will say that she is playing football.
(C) She will say she was playing football.
(D) She will say that she was playing football.
2. Ram said, “I always speak the truth.’’
(A) Ram said I always speak the truth.
(B) Ram said that he always speaks the truth.
(C) Ram said that he always spoke the truth.
(D)Ram said that he always had spoken the truth.
3. He said, “I don’t need this pen.”
(A) He said that he doesn’t need that pen.
(B) He said that he didn’t need this pen.
(C) He said that he didn’t need that pen.
(D) He said that I didn’t need that pen.
4. Ram said, “I am rich.”
(A) Ram said that I was rich.
(B) Ram said that he is rich.
(C) Ram said that he is rich.
(D) Ram said that he was rich.
5. The teacher said, “The sun rises in the cast.”
(A) The teacher said that the sun rose in the east.
(B) The teacher said that the sun had risen in the east.
(C) The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
(D) The teacher said that the sun risen in the east.
6. Sohan said to me, “We have won the match.”
(A) Sohan told me we have won the match.
(B) Sohan told me if they have won the match.
(C) Sohan told me that they had won the match.
(D) Sohan said to me that they had won the match.
7. She said to me, “You lost my book.”
(A) She said to me that I lost my book,
(B) She told me that I lost her book.
(C) She told me that I had lost her book.
(D) She told me that she had lost my book.
8. He said to me, “You can take my slate.”
(A) He said to me that you could take his slate.
(B) He told me that I could take his slate.
(C) He told me that he could take my slate.
(D) He told me that I could take my slate.
9. Mohan said, “1 don’t smoke a cigarette.”
(A) Mohan said that he didn’t smoke a cigarette.
(B) Mohan said that I didn’t smoke a cigarette.
(C) Mohan said that he does not smoke a cigarette.
(D) Mohan asked that he does not smoke a cigarette.
10. The old man said, “God is everywhere.”
(A) The old man said that God was everywhere.
(B) The old man said that God has been everywhere.
(C) The old man asked that God is everywhere.
(D) The old man said that God is everywhere.
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11. Krishana said to Gopi, “He has eaten too much today.”
(A) Krishana told Gopi that he has eaten too much that day.
(B) Krishana told Gopi that he has been eaten too much the day.
(C) Krishana told Gopi that he had eaten too much that day.
(D) Krishana told Gopi that he had eaten too much today.
12. Ram said to her, “1 shall meet you tomorrow.”
(A) Ram told her that I should meet her the next day.
(B) Ram told her that he would meet her the next day.
(C) Ram told her that he should meet her the next day.
(D) Rain told her that he could meet her the next day.
13. He said to me, “Were they going to school now?”
(A) He asked me if they had been going to school then.
(B) He asked me if they were going to school then.
(C) He asked me if they have been going to school then.
(D)He asked me if they have been going to school now.
14.Ram will say, “I am playing football.”
(A) Ram will say that I am playing football.
(B) Ram will say that I was playing football.
(C) Ram will say that he is playing football.
(D) Ram will say that he was playing football.
15.The teacher said to me, “Why were you late yesterday?”
(A) The teacher asked me why he had been late the previous day.
(B) The teacher asked me if w I had been late the previous day.
(C) The teacher told me why I had been late the previous day.
(D) The teacher asked me why I have been late the previous day.
16.I asked him, “Who is knocking at the door ?”
(A) I told him who is knocking at the door.
(B) I asked him who is knocking at the door.
(C) I asked him who was knocking at the door.
(D) I asked him was who knocking the door.
17.Mr. Das said, “Be a good boy, Mohan.”
(A) Mr. Das said that Mohan should be a good boy.
(B) Mr. Das told Mohan to be a good boy.
(C) Mr. Das advised Mohan to be a good boy.
(D) Mr. Das advised Mohan be a good boy.
18.I said to my servant, “Bring me a glass of water.”
(A) I told my servant to bring me a glass of water.
(B) I told my servant to bring him a glass of water.
(C) I asked my servant to bring me a glass of water.
(D) I ordered my servant to bring me a glass of water.
19.My father said to me, “Call in the doctor.”
(A) My father told me to call in the doctor.
(B) My father advised me to call in the doctor.
(C) My father ordered me to call in the doctor.
(D) My father said to me to call in the doctor.
20.Anil said to me, “We shall eat together.”
(A) Anil asked me that we should eat together.
(B) Anil said to me that they should eat together.
(C) Anil suggested to me that we should eat together.
(D) Anil suggested to me that they should eat together.
21. Mohan said to me, “Let us go out for a walk.”
(A) Mohan told me that let us go out for a walk.
(B) Mohan told me that they should go out for a walk.
(C) Mohan advised me to go out for a walk.
(D) Mohan suggested to me that we should go out for a walk.
22. He said to me, “You were not washing my clothes.”
(A) He told me that you were not washing his clothes.
(B) Ile told me that I had not been washing his clothes.
(C) He advised me to wash his clothes.
(D) He ordered me not to wash his clothes.
23. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
(A) He told me where I lived.
(B) He told me where you lived.
(C) He asked me where I lived.
(D) He asked me where I live.
24.The headman said, “The pump needs some repair.”
(A) The headman told that the pump needed some repair.
(B) The headman told that the pump was needed some repair.
(C) The headman said that the pump needs some repair.
(D)The headman said that the pump needed some repair.
25.They said, “May God bless him with a son.”
(A) They said that God might bless him with a son.
(B) They said that God might bless them with a son.
(C) They wished that God bless him with a son.
(D) They prayed that God might bless him with a son.
26.He said, “Hurrah! My brother has won the match.”
(A) He exclaimed with sorrow that his brother had won the match.
(B) He exclaimed with joy that my brother had won the match.
(C) He exclaimed with grief that his brother had won the match.
(D) He exclaimed with joy that his brother had won the match.
27.The passenger said, “How foolish I have been!”
(A) The passenger said that he had been very foolish.
(B) The passenger asked how foolish he had been.
(C) The passenger wondered that he had been very foolish.
(D) The passenger wondered that they had been very foolish.
28.The old man said, “Alas! My son is dead.”
(A)The old man exclaimed with joy that his son was dead
(B) The old man exclaimed with sorrow that his son was dead.
(C) The old man wondered that his son was dead.
(D) The old man surprised at the death of his son.
| 1. (B) She will say that she is playing football. |
| 2. (C) Ram said that he always spoke the truth. |
| 3. (C) He said that he didn’t need that pen. |
| 4. (D) Ram said that he was rich. |
| 5. (C) The teacher said that the sun rises in the east. |
| 6. (C) Sohan told me that they had won the match. |
| 7. (C) She told me that I had lost her book. |
| 8. (B) He told me that I could take his slate. |
| 9. (A) Mohan said that he didn’t smoke a cigarette. |
| 10. (D) The old man said that God is everywhere. |
| 11. (C) Krishana told Gopi that he had eaten too much that day. |
| 12. (B) Ram told her that he would meet her the next day. |
| 13. (A) He asked me if they had been going to school then. |
| 14. (C) Ram will say that he is playing football. |
| 15. (C) The teacher told me why I had been late the previous day. |
| 16. (C) I asked him who was knocking at the door. |
| 17. (C) Mr. Das advised Mohan to be a good boy. |
| 18. (D) I ordered my servant to bring me a glass of water. |
| 19. (C) My father ordered me to call in the doctor. |
| 20. (C) Anil suggested to me that we should eat together. |
| 21. (D) Mohan suggested to me that we should go out for a walk. |
| 22. (B) Ile told me that I had not been washing his clothes. |
| 23. (C) He asked me where I lived. |
| 24. (D) The headman said that the pump needed some repair. |
| 25. (D) They prayed that God might bless him with a son. |
| 26. (D) He exclaimed with joy that his brother had won the match. |
| 27. (C) The passenger wondered that he had been very foolish. |
| 28. (B) The old man exclaimed with sorrow that his son was dead. |
