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 which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Question : 36

I said to him, "How do you know this?”

a) I told him how I knew that.

b) I asked him how he knew that.

c) I asked him that how he knew that.

d) I asked him how I knew that.

Answer: (b)

Question : 37

I said to my sister, “I brought you a doll yesterday."'

a) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll yesterday.

b) I told my sister that I brought her a doll yesterday.

c) I told my sister that I had brought her a doll the previous day.

d) I told my sister that I brought you a doll the previous day.

Answer: (c)

Question : 38

The dealer said, “Either make your purchases or walk out of my shop."

a) The dealer told the customer that he should either make his purchases or walk out of his shop.

b) The dealer requested the customer to make his purchases or walk out of his shop.

c) The dealer ordered the customer to make his purchases and walk out of his shop.

d) The dealer told the customer that he would either make his purchases or walk out of his shop .

Answer: (a)

Question : 39

“I lost my book yesterday", she said to her teacher.

a) She admitted losing her book to her teacher yesterday.

b) She said to her teacher that I have lost my book the previous day.

c) To her teacher she was ad mitted that she has lost her book the previous day.

d) She admitted to her teacher that she had lost her book the previous day.

Answer: (d)

Question : 40

He asked me, “Have you finished reading the magazine ?”

a) He asked me if I have finished reading the magazine.

b) He asked me whether I finished reading the magazine.

c) He asked me if had I finished reading the magazine.

d) He asked me whether I had finished reading the magazine.

Answer: (d)

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