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

Directions:

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect as your answer.

[SSC GL Tier-II 2014]

Question : 6

She said to me, “I’m going shopping. Can I get you something ?”

a) She said she was going shopping and asked if I wanted something.

b) She said she was going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

c) She said she is going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

d) She said she was going shopping and said to me if I wanted something.

Answer: (b)

Question : 7

Rahul says that Azhar loves cricket.

a) Rahul said, “Azhar loved cricket”.

b) Rahul says, “Azhar loved cricket”.

c) Rahul says, “Azhar loves cricket”.

d) Rahul said, “Azhar loves cricket”.

Answer: (c)

If the Rep. V. is in the S. Pr., there is no change in the Tense of the V. in the Indirect Speech.

Question : 8

The girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.

a) The girl said, “Oh ! Where are the sparrows ?”

b) The girl said, “Oh ! Where had the sparrows gone ?’’

c) The girl said, “Oh ! Where have the sparrows gone ?”

d) The girl said, “Oh! Where the sparrows have gone ?”

Answer: (c)

Question : 9

Kannan said to Subha, “I’ll return the book after I have read it”.

a) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.

b) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.

c) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.

d) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.

Answer: (c)

Question : 10

“I’m taking my children to the zoo tomorrow”, she said, “to see the baby white tiger”.

a) She said that she would take the children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.

b) She said that she was taking her children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.

c) She said that she was taking the children to the zoo that day to see the baby white tiger.

d) She said that she will take the children to the zoo to see the baby white tiger tomorrow.

Answer: (b)

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