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

Question : 1

He said that when he was a boy he could stay up as long as he liked.

a) He told, “When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.”

b) He said, “When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.”

c) He said, “When I am a boy I can stay up as long as I like.”

d) He said, “When I had been a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.”

Question : 2

They said to me, “Bring these books upstairs.”

a) They implored me to take those books upstairs.

b) They suggested me to take those books upstairs.

c) They asked me bring the books upstairs.

d) They ordered me to bring those books upstairs.

Question : 3

My mother says, ”I have often told you not to play with fire.”

a) My mother said that I should not play with fire.

b) My mother says that she has often told me not to play with fire.

c) My mother says that she often tells me not to play with fire.

d) My mother has often told me not to play with fire.

Question : 4

He explained that he knew the place well because he used to live there.

a) “I know the place well because I used to live here,”he explained.

b) “I knew the place because I used to live here,”he explained.

c) “I have known the place well because I used to live here,”he explained.

d) “I know the place well because I use to live here,”he explained.

Question : 5

“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 : 6

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.