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

[SSC CGL Tier-II 2016]

Question : 11

He exclaimed with regret that he was perished by the people he had made.

a) He said, “Alas! I have perished by the people I have made.”

b) He said, “Alas! I am perished by the people I have made.”

c) He said, “Alas! I am perished by the people I made”

d) He said, “Alas! I perished by the people I made.”

Answer: (b)

Question : 12

He said that she was coming that year.

a) He said, ”She is coming this year.”

b) He said, ”Come this year.”

c) He said, ”She was coming that year.”

d) He said, ”She will come this year.”

Answer: (a)

Question : 13

The boss said, “Please give me the latest reports.”

a) The boss wanted to please the latest reports.

b) The boss wanted the latest reports, please.

c) The boss requested for the latest reports.

d) The boss said to please give the latest reports.

Answer: (c)

the latest reports.” (D.S.)

In order to change an Imperative Sent. into a to-Inf. or any other Prep. is used.

This sentence can be changed as follows also :

l The boss requested me to give him the latest reports.

Question : 14

She said, “I’ve been in this school since 1998.”

a) She said that she have been in this school since 1998.

b) She said that she was in this school since 1998.

c) She said that she was being in that school since 1998.

d) She said that she had been in that school since 1998.

Answer: (d)

Question : 15

He told me, “Your train will leave if you do not go at once.”

a) He told me that my train will leave if I do not go at that moment.

b) He told me that his train would leave if he did not go that moment.

c) He told me that my train would leave if I did not go that moment.

d) He told me that his train will leave if he did not go at once.

Answer: (c)

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