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

Question : 1

He said, “We have done our work."

a) He said that they had done their work.

b) He said that they should do their work.

c) He said that they have done their work.

d) He said that he had done his work.

Question : 2

The queen said to her son, “You must go to the forest and remain there till your father calls you back”.

a) The queen told his son that you must go to the forest and remain there till your father called you back.

b) The queen told her son to go to the forest and remained there till his father called him back.

c) The queen told her son that he must go to the forest and remain there till his father called him back.

d) The queen ordered her son to go to the forest and remain there till his father calls him back.

Question : 3

The visitor said to them “Please give me a glass of water.”

a) The visitor ordered them to give a glass of water.

b) The visitor requested them to give him a glass of water.

c) The visitor said to them to give him a glass of water

d) The visitor said please give him a glass of water.

Question : 4

My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don't want to be doing this."

a) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn't want to be doing that.

b) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing this.„

c) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn't want to be doing that.

d) His father once told him that if he couldn't trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing that.

Question : 5

He told his mother that he was starting in two days’ time.

a) “I will start the next day, mother,”he said.

b) “I may start in two days time, mother,”he said.

c) “I must start in two days time mother,”he said.

d) “I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother,”he said.

Question : 6

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.