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

Question : 36

The king said to his men, "Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely."

a) The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.

b) The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.

c) The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.

d) The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.

Question : 37

I said to him, "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?"

a) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the next day.

b) I asked him where he had lost the pen I brought for him the previous day.

c) I asked him where he had lost the pen had brought for him the previous day.

d) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the day before.

Question : 38

He said, ‘If I had the tools I could mend the car’

a) He said I could mend the car if I have the tools.

b) He told he could mend the car.

c) He tells that he had the tools he could mend the car.

d) He said that if he had the tools he could mend the car.

Question : 39

He said to her, “Did it shake you up as much as it shook me ?"

a) He enquired of her if it shook her up as much as it had shaken him.

b) He asked her if it had shaken her up as it had shaken him.

c) He enquired of her if it shook her up as it shook him.

d) He asked her if it had shaken her up as much as it shook him.

Question : 40

“Mohan made this mess. Let him clear it up", said his father.

a) Mohan's father said that Mohan had made the mess and suggested that he clear it.

b) Mohan's father said that Mohan had made the mess and that he should clear It.

c) Mohan's father said that Mohan had made the mess and that he was to clear It.

d) Mohan's father said that Mohan had made the mess and proposed that he clear It up.