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

Question : 1

He said, “I am buying a new pen”.

a) He said that he was buying a new pen.

b) He said that he had been buying a new pen.

c) He said that he is buying a new pen

d) He said that he bought a new pen.

Question : 2

“You are all doing very well,” said Mr. Jones.

a) Mr. Jones said that they were all doing well.

b) Mr. Jones said that they were all doing very well.

c) Mr. Jones said that you are all doing very well.

d) Mr. Jones said that we are all doing well.

Question : 3

Thomas said that he would meet Andy the following Monday and asked if 1 O’clock suited him.

a) Thomas said to Andy, “Andy, I would meet you the following Monday. Will 1 O’clock suit you ?”

b) Thomas said to Andy, “Andy, I am going to meet you the following Monday. Does 1 O’clock suit you ?”

c) Thomas said to Andy, “Andy, I will have to meet you the following Monday. Is 1 O’clock suiting you ?”

d) Thomas said to Andy, “I will meet you the following Monday. Will 1 O’clock suit you ?”

Question : 4

Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but that she had fewer friends in Kolkata.

a) Sanda said, “I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.”

b) Sanda said, “I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.”

c) Sanda said. “I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata.”

d) Sanda said, “I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.”

Question : 5

“I would have been surprised if you had passed the examination,” said the former master.

a) The former master was surprised if I passed the examination.

b) The former master said that he should be surprised if I had passed.

c) The former master said that he would have been surprised if I had passed the examination.

d) The former master said that it would have surprised him if I had passed.