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

Question : 1

They said, ‘We’ve lived here for a longtime."

a) They said they had lived there for a long time.

b) They said they have lived for a long time.

c) They said they lived here for a longtime.

d) They said they have lived there for a long time.

Question : 2

The boy said, “Bravo I You have done well."

a) The boy applauded him saying that he had done well.

b) The boy said bravo he had done well.

c) The boy exclaimed that he had done well.

d) The boy said that he had done well.

Question : 3

She asked me if I was going to college.

a) She asked me “Will you go to college ?”

b) She asked to me “Was I going to college ?”

c) She said to me “Are you going to college ?”

d) She said “Am I going to college ?"

Question : 4

Mother said, "Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are” .

a) Mother told Gaurav you will be eligible for voting when you are

b) Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for voting when he would be

c) Mother told Gaurav that he could vote only after

d) Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was

Question : 5

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 : 6

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