direct & indirect speech section section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Robin said to Peg, “Are you listening? Don’t be thick.”

a) Robin told Peg to listen to him and not to be thick.

b) Peg was asked to listen to Robin and not to be thick.

c) Robin invited Peg to listen and not to be thick.

d) Robin asked Peg if he was listening and advised him not to be thick.

Question : 2

Ritu said to you, “You are looking very pretty.”

a) Ritu told you that I was looking very pretty.

b) Ritu told you that she was looking very pretty.

c) Ritu told you that you are looking very pretty.

d) Ritu told you that you were looking very pretty.

Question : 3

You said to me, ‘I warn you of the coming danger.’

a) You told me of the coming danger.

b) You advised me of the coming danger.

c) You warned me of the coming danger.

d) You warned him of the coming danger.

Question : 4

The teacher said to the boys, “Can you sit still and do you work?”

a) The teacher asked the boys can’t they sit still and do their work.

b) The teacher requested the boys to sit still.

c) The teacher asked the boys if they could sit still and do their work.

d) The teacher told the boys whether they could sit still and do their work.

Question : 5

He said, “She had been weeping for an hour.”

a) He said that she was weeping for an hour.

b) He said that she has been weeping for an hour.

c) He said that she had been weeping for an hour.

d) He says that she was weeping for an hour.

Question : 6

He has just said, “My son will be back on Friday.”

a) He has just said that his son will be back on Friday.

b) He has just said that his son shall be back on Friday.

c) He has just said that his son would have been back next Friday.

d) He has just said that my son will be back on Friday.