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

Question : 1

He exclaimed with joy that their team had won the tournament.

a) He exclaimed "Hurrah Our team has won the tournament”

b) He said “Our team won the tournament."

c) He said "Wow Our team won the tournament.”

d) He said “Our team has won the tournament.”

Question : 2

The Chief Minister said, “What a disaster the earthquake is”

a) The Chief Minister exclaimed with sorrow that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.

b) The Chief Minister told in pain that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.

c) The Chief Minister expressed with surprise that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.

d) The Chief Minister cried that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.

Question : 3

The man said, “All the boys are playing in the street."

a) The man told us that all the boys play in the street.

b) The man told us that all the boys in the street are playing.

c) The man told us that all the boys were playing in the street.

d) The man told us that all the boys had been playing in the street.

Question : 4

The chairman of the selection committee said, “We shall finalize the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper."

a) The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they selected the skipper.

b) The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.

c) The chairman of the selection committee said that we would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.

d) The chairman of the selection committee told that they would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper

Question : 5

He said, "Let Hari come with us, mother. I’ll take care of him"

a) He told his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.

b) He told to his mother let Hari come with us as he would take care of him.

c) He informed his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him.

d) He requested his mother to let Hari come with them as he will take care of him.

Question : 6

“You are one of Pinkerton’s men, I presume," he said.

a) He said that he presumed me as one of Pinkerton’s men.

b) He said that he presumes that I am one of Pinkerton’s men.

c) He said that he presumed that I was one of Pinkerton's men.

d) He said that he presumed me one of Pinkerton’s men.