direct & indirect speech section section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The dealer said, “Either make your purchases or walk out of my shop."

a) The dealer told the customer that he should either make his purchases or walk out of his shop.

b) The dealer requested the customer to make his purchases or walk out of his shop.

c) The dealer ordered the customer to make his purchases and walk out of his shop.

d) The dealer told the customer that he would either make his purchases or walk out of his shop .

Question : 2

“I lost my book yesterday", she said to her teacher.

a) She admitted losing her book to her teacher yesterday.

b) She said to her teacher that I have lost my book the previous day.

c) To her teacher she was ad mitted that she has lost her book the previous day.

d) She admitted to her teacher that she had lost her book the previous day.

Question : 3

He asked me, “Have you finished reading the magazine ?”

a) He asked me if I have finished reading the magazine.

b) He asked me whether I finished reading the magazine.

c) He asked me if had I finished reading the magazine.

d) He asked me whether I had finished reading the magazine.

Question : 4

I said to him, "How do you know this?”

a) I told him how I knew that.

b) I asked him how he knew that.

c) I asked him that how he knew that.

d) I asked him how I knew that.

Question : 5

My father said, “Honesty is the best policy."

a) My father said that honesty was the best policy.

b) My father said that honesty has been the best policy.

c) My father said that honesty is the best policy.

d) My father stated that honesty was the best policy.

Question : 6

She said, “How ugly I look in this dress I"

a) She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.

b) She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.

c) She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.

d) She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.