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

Question : 1

Sheela reassured me, ”I can come tonight.”

a) Sheela told me that she could come that night.

b) Sheela told me she could come tomorrow evening.

c) Sheela told me she could will come that night.

d) Sheela told me I could come that night.

Question : 2

The teacher said to the student, ”Why were you absent yesterday?”

a) The teacher asked the student why had he been absent the previous day.

b) The teacher informed the student that why he had been absent the next day.

c) The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.

d) The teacher asked the student why had been he absent the previous day.

Question : 3

“I can’t stand on my head because I am not well.”

a) He said that he can’t stand on his head because he was not well.

b) He told that he couldn’t stand on his head because he was not well.

c) He declared that he couldn’t stand on his head because he was not well.

d) He said that he couldn’t stand on his head because he was not well.

Question : 4

The father said to the son, ”Why do you not start preparing for the examination this month?

a) The father told the son why he did not prepare for the examination that month.

b) The father enquired of the son why he did not start preparing for the examination this month.

c) The father asked the son why he did not start preparing for the examination that month.

d) The father asked the son that why did he not start preparing for the examination this month?

Question : 5

My sister said, ”They will contact you as soon as they finish the job.”

a) My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they finish the job.

b) My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they will finish the job.

c) My sister told to me that they would contact me as soon as they would finish the job.

d) My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they would finish the job.

Question : 6

He told me, “Your train will leave if you do not go at once.”

a) He told me that my train will leave if I do not go at that moment.

b) He told me that his train would leave if he did not go that moment.

c) He told me that my train would leave if I did not go that moment.

d) He told me that his train will leave if he did not go at once.