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

Question : 6

“Don’t play on the grass, boys,” she said.

a) She said to the boys that they should not play on the grass.

b) She told the boys that they should not be playing on the grass.

c) She told the boys not to play on the grass.

d) She ordered the boys “Don’t play on the grass.”

Question : 7

He said to me, “Where is the post office ?”

a) He asked me where was the post office.

b) He wanted to know where the post office was.

c) He asked me where the post office was.

d) He asked me that where the post office was.

Question : 8

He said that I needn’t wait there.

a) He said, “I needn’t wait there.”

b) He said, “You needn’t wait there.”

c) He said, “I needn’t wait here.”

d) He said, “You needn’t wait here.”

Question : 9

The traveller said, “What a beautiful sight!”

a) The traveller exclaimed that it was a beautiful sight.

b) The traveller said that it was beautiful.

c) The traveller remarked the beautiful sight.

d) The traveller exclaimed that it was an beautiful sight.

Question : 10

“Can you see a woman seated on the bench in a park ?” Alice asked her.

a) Alice told her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.

b) Alice asked her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.

c) Alice asked her if she could have seen a woman seated on the bench in a park.

d) Alice asked her if she can see a woman seated on the bench in a park.