direct & indirect speech Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

He said, “Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.”

a) He says that Gandhi ji faced many awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.

b) He told that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.

c) He said that Gandhi ji had been facing awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.

d) He said that Gandhi ji had faced many awkward situations when he was living in South Africa.

Question : 7

Mr. Rao told Mr. Mehta that he had to go to the town that day.

a) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta I have to go to the town that day.”

b) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta, I have to go to the town today.”

c) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta I will have to go to the town today.”

d) Mr. Rao said, “I have to go to the town today.”

Question : 8

They told us that they had waited at the station for a long time.

a) They told us, “We had been waiting at the station for a long time”.

b) They told us, “We are waiting at the station for a long time”.

c) They told us, “We wait at the station for a long time.”

d) They told us, “We waited at the station for a long time”.

Question : 9

He told Pawan that they should have tried harder.

a) He said, “Pawan you should have tried harder.”

b) He said, “Pawan, Don’t you think we should have tried harder.”

c) He said, “Pawan, we had tried harder.”

d) He said to Pawan, “We should have tried harder.”

Question : 10

The boss said to him, “Please tell me what the old man said today.”

a) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said today.

b) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said that day.

c) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said today

d) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.