direct & indirect speech section section 4 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words”.

a) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.

b) He said to them be quiet and listen to his words.

c) He told to listen to his words and be quiet.

d) He asked to be quiet and listen to his words.

Question : 2

I said to the old man, “Don’t sit on that chair, it is broken.”

a) I cautioned the old man against sitting on that chair, it was broken.

b) I requested the old man not to sit on that chair because it is broken.

c) I asked the old man not to sit on the chair as it is broken.

d) I cautioned the old man against sitting on that chair as it was broken.

Question : 3

Anil said, “Ali deserved the prize.”

a) Anil said that Ali deserves the prize.

b) Anil said that Ali has deserved the prize.

c) Anil said that Ali had deserved the prize.

d) Anil says that Ali deserves the prize.

Question : 4

She said, “I really wish I had bought that new car”.

a) She told me she really had wished she had bought that new car.

b) She told me she really wished she had bought that new car.

c) She told me she would buy that new car

d) She told me she really wished she bought that new car.

Question : 5

He said, “How I wish they would come!”

a) He exclaimed hopefully that they would come.

b) He exclaimed that he would wish them to come.

c) He exclaimed how he wished they would come.

d) He exclaimed that he wished they would come.

Question : 6

The teacher asked the students, “Did the guide bring you right upto the top?”

a) The teacher wanted to know whether the guide climbed with them right upto the top.

b) The teacher sought information from the students whether the guide brought them right upto the top.

c) The teacher asked the students whether the guide took them right upto the top.

d) The teacher enquired from the students whether the guide had conducted them right upto the top.