direct & indirect speech section section 9 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He said to us, "Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?"

a) He asked us why we were all sitting about there doing nothing.

b) He asked us why were we all sitting about there doing nothing.

c) He asked us why we are all sitting about there doing nothing.

d) He asked us why are we all sitting about there doing nothing

Question : 2

The boys respectfully wished their teacher good morning

a) "Good morning Madam" said the boys to the teacher.

b) “Good morning Madam" said the boys to their teacher.

c) “Good morning" said the boys to the teacher

d) “Good morning” said the boys to their teacher.

Question : 3

I said to my friend, "Good Morning. Let us go for a picnic today."

a) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic that day.

b) I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today.

c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.

d) I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that day.

Question : 4

Dinesh asked, “Are you going to the party tomorrow, Eliza ?”

a) Dinesh asked Eliza whether she was going to the party the next day

b) Dinesh asked Eliza are you going to the party tomorrow.

c) Dinesh asked Eliza whether you are going to the party the next day.

d) Dinesh asked whether Eliza was going to the party the next day.

Question : 5

The project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project ?"

a) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.

b) The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.

c) The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.

d) The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.

Question : 6

The teacher said to him, “Is poverty not a curse ?”

a) The teacher asked him was poverty not a curse.

b) The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.

c) The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse.

d) The teacher asked him is poverty not a curse.