direct & indirect speech section section 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He said to me, “Please be kind and help me.”

a) He told me to kindly help him.

b) He requested me to be kind to help him.

c) He requested me to be kind and help him.

d) He requested to me to help him kindly.

Question : 2

They told me that they had been befooled by those men.

a) They said to me, “They had befooled us.”

b) They said to me, “We have been befooled by these men.”

c) They said to me, “We are befooled by these men.”

d) They said to me, “We were befooled by these men.”

Question : 3

She said to me, “What can I do for you dear?”

a) She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.

b) She asked me affectionately what can she do for me.

c) She asked me affectionately if she could do anything for me.

d) She asked me affectionately what could she do for me.

Question : 4

The clerk said to the visitor, “Shall I ask these people to wait for you?”

a) The clerk asked the visitor if he shall ask these people to wait for him.

b) The clerk asked the visitor if he had asked those people to wait for him.

c) The clerk told the visitor that he should ask these people to wait for him.

d) The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.

Question : 5

I said to you, “He should not be trusted.”

a) I told you that he cannot be trusted.

b) I told you he shall not be trusted.

c) I told you that he should not be trusted.

d) I said to you do not trust him.

Question : 6

The teacher said, “Tell me students, what have you learnt from the lectures this week?”

a) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they learnt from the lectures that week.

b) The teacher wanted to know what the students learnt from the lectures that week.

c) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.

d) The teacher asked the students what they learnt from the lectures that week.