direct & indirect speech section section 5 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He said that she was coming that year.

a) He said, ”She is coming this year.”

b) He said, ”Come this year.”

c) He said, ”She was coming that year.”

d) He said, ”She will come this year.”

Question : 2

The boss said, “Please give me the latest reports.”

a) The boss wanted to please the latest reports.

b) The boss wanted the latest reports, please.

c) The boss requested for the latest reports.

d) The boss said to please give the latest reports.

Question : 3

She said, “I’ve been in this school since 1998.”

a) She said that she have been in this school since 1998.

b) She said that she was in this school since 1998.

c) She said that she was being in that school since 1998.

d) She said that she had been in that school since 1998.

Question : 4

Mother said, “Don’t step out of the house in the summer season.”

a) The mother threatened the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.

b) The mother persuaded the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.

c) The mother advised the children not to step out of the house in the summer season.

d) The mother requested the children not to step out in the summer season.

Question : 5

Salim told Ajay that he would return the book to him the next day.

a) Salim said, “I will be returning the book to you tomorrow, Ajay.”

b) “Ajay, I will return the book to you tomorrow,”said Salim.

c) “Ajay will return this book to you tomorrow,”said Salim.

d) “I will return this book to you the next day,”said Salim.

Question : 6

“I always keep a tin of biscuits in my room, girls.”

a) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.

b) The matron told the girls that she would always keep a tin of biscuits in her room.

c) The matron told the girls that she had kept a tin of biscuits in her room.

d) The matron said that she always keeps a tin of biscuits in her room.