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

Question : 1

He bade his friends goodbye.

a) He said “Goodbye my friends."

b) “Goodbye my friends” he was saying to them.

c) “I am bidding you Goodbye"

d) “I will see you later” he told his friends.

Question : 2

He wrote in his report, 'The rainfall has been scanty till now."

a) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.

b) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.

c) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.

d) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now

Question : 3

He said, “Why didn’t you send your application to me ?’’

a) He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.

b) He enquired why did I not send my application to him.

c) He enquired why I did not send my application to him.

d) He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.

Question : 4

He said he goes for a walk every morning.

a) He said “I will go for a walk every morning."

b) He said “He goes for a walk every morning.”

c) He said “I go for a walk every morning."

d) He said “I went for a walk every morning.”

Question : 5

He said, “I will come again."

a) He says he’ll come again.

b) He said that he would come again.

c) He says he is coming again.

d) He said that he will come again

Question : 6

He said, “I shall try to bring you the books tomorrow".

a) He said that he would try to bring me the books tomorrow.

b) He. said that he should try to bring me the boles tomorrow.

c) He said that he would try to bring me the bodies the next day.

d) He said that he should try to bring me the books the next day.