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

Directions:

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

[SSC CAPFs SI, ASI 2016]

Question : 16

The speaker said, ‘Gentlemen, I am going to discuss the food situation in our country.’

a) Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he was going to discuss the food situation in their country

b) The speaker told the gentlemen that he is going to discuss the food situation in their country

c) The speaker told the gentlemen that I was going to discuss the food situation in our country

d) Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he is going to discuss the food situation in their country

Answer: (a)

Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he was going to discuss the food situation in their country. (Indirect)

said ⇒ addressing

our ⇒ their

that ⇒ conj.

I am ⇒ he was

Question : 17

She said, “Satish sang”.

a) She said that Satish has sung.

b) She said that Satish had been sung.

c) She said that Satish has been sung.

d) She said that Satish had sung.

Answer: (d)

She said that Satish had sung. (Indirect)

that ⇒ Conj.

Sang (Past T.) ⇒ had sung (Past Per. T.)

Question : 18

Rita says that Kishore sang a song.

a) Rita said, “Kishore sang a song”.

b) Rita says, “Kishore had sing a song”.

c) Rita told, “Kishore sang a song”.

d) Rita says, “Kishore sang a song”.

Answer: (d)

Rita says, “Kishore sang a song.” (Direct) When the Rep.V. is say/says, the Tense in the Rep.Sp. does not change.

Question : 19

I said to him, ‘Look at this picture.’

a) I advised him to look at this picture

b) I asked him to look at that picture

c) I ordered him to look at this picture

d) I requested him to look at this picture

Answer: (b)

I asked him to look at that picture. (Indirect)

said to ⇒ asked 

look ⇒ to look

this ⇒ that

Question : 20

The traveller said, ‘Can you tell me the way to the railway station?’ ‘Yes, I can’, replied the little boy.

a) The traveller enquired the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.

b) The traveller enquired the little boy whether I could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he might.

c) The traveller enquired the little boy whether I could tell me the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.

d) The traveller asked the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he can.

Answer: (a)

The traveller enquired the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.

said ⇒ enquired

can ⇒ could

that, whether ⇒ conj.

you ⇒ he

me ⇒ him

I ⇒ he

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