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

Directions:

In each of 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 CGL Tier-II 2016]

Question : 16

The teacher said to his students, “Health is wealth, whatever you may say”.

a) The teacher exclaimed to his students that health is wealth whatever they might tell.

b) The teacher assured his students that health was wealth whatever they might say.

c) The teacher told his students that health is wealth whatever they might say.

d) The teacher told his students that health was wealth, whatever they might say.

Answer: (c)

The teacher told his students that health is wealth whatever they might say. (Indirect)

said to ⇒ told

that ⇒ Conj.

when it is a Universal Truth, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. remains unchanged.

Question : 17

He said, “Sita, when is the next train?”

a) He asked Sita when the next train was.

b) He asked Sita about the next train.

c) He asked when the next train is.

d) He said to Sita when the next train was.

Answer: (a)

He asked Sita when the next train was. (Indirect)

said ⇒ asked

when is the next train ⇒ when the next train was

Question : 18

“Well, well,” He said. “A strange man!”

a) He said that well is a strange man.

b) He observed that he was a strange man.

c) He commented that the strange man was well.

d) A strange man said well.

Answer: (b)

He observed that he was a strange man. (Indirect)

said ⇒ observed

that ⇒ Conj.

Question : 19

He said, “Why did you give up your job?”

a) He asked her why you gave up the job.

b) He demand to know why she gave up job.

c) He requested her why she gave up the job.

d) He asked her why she had given up her job.

Answer: (d)

He asked her why she had given up her job. (Indirect)

said ⇒ asked

did you ⇒ she had

give ⇒ given

your ⇒ her

Question : 20

Ram said, “Are you really serious about becoming a pilot, son?”

a) Ram asked his son was he really serious about becoming a pilot.

b) Ram asked his son is he really serious about becoming a pilot.

c) Ram asked to his son if he was really serious about becoming a pilot.

d) Ram asked his son if he was really serious about becoming a pilot.

Answer: (d)

Ram asked his son if he was really serious about becoming a pilot. (Indirect)

said ⇒ asked

if ⇒ Conj.

are you ⇒ he was

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