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

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

She says, “I keep at an arm’s length, all those who try to flatter me.”

a) She exclaims that she keeps at an arm’s length all of them who try to flatter her.

b) She says that she will keep at an arm’s length all those who flatter her.

c) She says that she keeps at an arm’s length all those who try to flatter her.

d) She said that she kept at an arms length all those who try to flatter her.

Question : 4

The doctor advised the patients to give up smoking.

a) The doctor said to the patients, “You should give up smoking.”

b) The doctor said to the patients, “Give up smoking.”

c) The doctor said to the patient, “I am advising you to give up smoking.”

d) The doctor said to the patients, “Why don’t you give up smoking?”

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.