direct & indirect speech section section 10 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He says, "I go for a walk every morning."

a) He said that he goes for a walk every morning.

b) He says he went for a walk every morning.

c) He said that he used to go for a walk every morning

d) He says that he goes for a walk every morning.

Question : 2

I said to him, “Why are you working so hard ?"

a) I asked him why he had been working so hard.

b) I asked him why had he been working so hard

c) I asked him why was he working so hard.

d) I asked him why he was working so hard.

Question : 3

He said, ‘I have read this novel.'

a) He said that he read that novel.

b) He said that he had read this novel.

c) He said that he had read that novel.

d) He said that he has read this novel.

Question : 4

She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.

a) She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.

b) She told me that It is raining heavily and I could not go.

c) She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.

d) She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.

Question : 5

Mr Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up

a) Mr Robinson said "My son what did you want to be when you grew up ?"

b) Mr Robinson said “My son what would you be when you grow up ?”

c) "My son" said Mr Robinson ‘‘what do you want to be when you grow up ?"

d) "My son” said Mr Robinson "what will you be when you grow up ?'

Question : 6

“What a terrible storm it is " he said.

a) He exclaimed that it will be a terrible storm.

b) He exclaimed that it is a terrible storm.

c) He exclaimed that it has been a terrible storm.

d) He exclaimed that it was a terrible storm.