direct & indirect speech section section 7 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He said to his father, “Shall I go to market now ?”

a) He asked his father if he shall go to market now.

b) He asked his father if he would go to market now.

c) He asked his father if he will go to market then.

d) He asked his father if he should go to market then.

Question : 2

Rahul said, “Yes I am mistaken.”

a) Rahul admitted that he was mistaken.

b) Rahul said that he is mistaken.

c) Rahul admitted that I was mistaken.

d) Rahul said that he was on mistake.

Question : 3

He said to me, “Where are you going ?”

a) He asked me where I was going.

b) He said me to where I was going.

c) He said to me that where I was going.

d) He asked that where I was going.

Question : 4

The commander said, “Let the gates be left open.”

a) The commander ordered for the gates to be left open.

b) The commander ordered that the gates will be left open.

c) The commander wanted that the gates be left open.

d) The commander ordered that let the gates be left open.

Question : 5

“There is no need for you to be so angry !” said Mrs. Sen to her husband.

a) Mrs. Sen told her husband that no need was there to be so in anger.

b) Mrs. Sen told to her husband that there was no need for his anger.

c) Mrs. Sen told her husband that there was no need for him to be so angry.

d) Mrs. Sen told her husband to not be so angry.

Question : 6

“Oh! how foolish I have been in money matters !”

a) He confessed to himself that he is being very foolish in money matters.

b) He exclaimed regretfully that he was very foolish in money matters.

c) He expressed with regret that he could be so foolish in money matters.

d) He confessed regretfully that he had been very foolish in money matters.