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 : 6

He said to his servant, ‘Go away at once.’

a) He asked his servant if go away at once

b) He asked his servant to go away at once

c) He requested his servant to go away at once

d) He ordered his servant to go away at once

Answer: (d)

He ordered his servant to go away at once. (Indirect)

said to ⇒ ordered

When an Imp. Sent. is converted into the Indirect Speech, to-Inf. is used.

Question : 7

The teacher said, ‘What is the matter?’

a) The teacher asked what was the matter

b) The teacher asked what the matters had been

c) The teacher asked what the matter is

d) The teacher asked what the matter was

Answer: (d)

The teacher asked what the matter was. (Indirect)

said ⇒ asked

is the matter ⇒ the matter was

Question : 8

The teacher said, ‘Let the boy go home.’

a) The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home

b) The teacher said that the boy can be allowed to go home

c) The teacher said that the boy would be allowed to go home

d) The teacher said that the boy may be allowed to go home

Answer: (a)

The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home. (Indirect)

let ⇒ might be allowed + to-Inf

Question : 9

She announced that they had selected Pradeep as their leader.

a) She announced, “We have selected Pradeep as our leader.”

b) She announced, “Let us select Pradeep as our leader.”

c) She declared, “Pradeep had been selected as our leader.”

d) She said, “Pradeep is our leader.”

Answer: (a)

She announced, “we have selected Pradeep as our leader.” (Direct)

they ⇒ we

had ⇒ have

their ⇒ our

that ⇒ Conj.

Question : 10

The boy said, ‘Alas! My mother had died.’

a) The boy exclaimed with sorrow that his mother had died.

b) The boy exclaimed with sorrow that my mother has died.

c) The boy exclaimed that his mother had died.

d) The boy exclaimed with sorrow that my mother had died.

Answer: (a)

my ⇒ his

The boy exclaimed with sorrow that his mother had died. (Indirect)

Alas! ⇒ exclaimed with sorrow

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