direct & indirect speech section section 8 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

‘Which way is the post office?’ the lady asked.

a) The lady asked which post office was on the way.

b) The lady said the post office was which way.

c) The lady asked which was the post office.

d) The lady asked the way to the post office.

Question : 2

Next morning at breakfast Ramesh’s wife said to him “Ramesh, I think I can tell what is amiss with our clock.”

a) Next morning at breakfast Ramesh’s wife said that she could tell him what was amiss with our clock.

b) Next morning at breakfast Ramesh’s wife said that she could tell him what was amiss with their clock.

c) Next morning at breakfast Ramesh’s wife addressed him by name and told him that she thought she could tell what was amiss with their clock.

d) Next morning Ramesh’s wife told him that she thought that she could tell what was amiss with their clock.

Question : 3

‘‘Could I have a cup of coffee’’, she said.

a) She ordered for a cup of coffee.

b) She asked if she could have a cup of coffee.

c) She asked whether she could like to have a cup of coffee.

d) She asked if she might have a cup of coffee.

Question : 4

He said, “As your mother is ill, you must leave at once.”

a) He told him that as his mother will be ill, he had to leave at once.

b) He told him that as his mother is ill, he should to leave at once

c) He told him that as his mother is ill, he may leave at once.

d) He told him that as his mother was ill, he should leave at once.

Question : 5

“Are you the manager?” I said.

a) I asked whether you were the Manager.

b) I asked him whether he was the Manager.

c) I asked whether he is the Manager.

d) I asked him whether he had been the Manager.

Question : 6

Jane said to me, “Do you want to dance ?”

a) Jane said that whether I would dance.

b) Jane asked me if I wanted to dance.

c) Jane said that I would dance or not.

d) Jane enquires if I want to dance.