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

Question : 6

She said, “My sister was here ten days ago, but she is not here now”.

a) She said that her sister had been there ten days before but she was not there then.

b) She told that her sister had been there ten days before, but she has not been there then.

c) She informed that her sister was there ten days before but she was not there then.

d) She said that her sister was here ten days ago, but she was not there then.

Question : 7

The teacher asked the students, “Did the guide bring you right upto the top?”

a) The teacher wanted to know whether the guide climbed with them right upto the top.

b) The teacher sought information from the students whether the guide brought them right upto the top.

c) The teacher asked the students whether the guide took them right upto the top.

d) The teacher enquired from the students whether the guide had conducted them right upto the top.

Question : 8

He said, “How I wish they would come!”

a) He exclaimed hopefully that they would come.

b) He exclaimed that he would wish them to come.

c) He exclaimed how he wished they would come.

d) He exclaimed that he wished they would come.

Question : 9

She said, “I really wish I had bought that new car”.

a) She told me she really had wished she had bought that new car.

b) She told me she really wished she had bought that new car.

c) She told me she would buy that new car

d) She told me she really wished she bought that new car.

Question : 10

He glanced at his watch, “And by the way, I must be off”.

a) He glanced at his watch and quickly went away saying that he must go.

b) He glanced at his watch and remarked that he must leave at once.

c) He glanced at his watch and hurried away.

d) He glanced at his watch and remarked that it was rather late and that he must go.