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

Question : 1

Rita says that Kishore sang a song.

a) Rita said, “Kishore sang a song”.

b) Rita says, “Kishore had sing a song”.

c) Rita told, “Kishore sang a song”.

d) Rita says, “Kishore sang a song”.

Question : 2

I said to him, ‘Look at this picture.’

a) I advised him to look at this picture

b) I asked him to look at that picture

c) I ordered him to look at this picture

d) I requested him to look at this picture

Question : 3

The traveller said, ‘Can you tell me the way to the railway station?’ ‘Yes, I can’, replied the little boy.

a) The traveller enquired the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.

b) The traveller enquired the little boy whether I could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he might.

c) The traveller enquired the little boy whether I could tell me the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he could.

d) The traveller asked the little boy whether he could tell him the way to the railway station. The little boy replied that he can.

Question : 4

The speaker said, ‘Gentlemen, I am going to discuss the food situation in our country.’

a) Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he was going to discuss the food situation in their country

b) The speaker told the gentlemen that he is going to discuss the food situation in their country

c) The speaker told the gentlemen that I was going to discuss the food situation in our country

d) Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he is going to discuss the food situation in their country

Question : 5

He said, ‘Yes, I am at fault.’

a) He forbade that he was at fault

b) He asked that he is at fault

c) He admitted that he is at fault

d) He admitted that he was at fault

Question : 6

The accused said to the magistrate, ‘Pardon me this time, sir.’

a) The accused told the magistrate to pardon me that time

b) The accused ordered the magistrate to pardon him that time

c) The accused begged the magistrate to pardon him that time

d) The accused advised the magistrate to pardon him that time