direct & indirect speech section section 11 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

“Do you want balloons?" he said to the child.

a) He asked the child did it want balloons.

b) He asked the child If it would want balloons.

c) He asked the child whether it had wanted balloons.

d) He asked the child if it wanted balloons.

Question : 2

Seeta said to me, “Can you give me your pen?"

a) Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen.

b) Seeta asked me if I gave her my pen.

c) Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen.

d) Seeta asked me can I give her my pen.

Question : 3

I said, “Let Mohan do his worst, he cannot harm me."

a) I declared that Mohan might do his worst he could hot harm me.

b) I declared that though Mohan might do his worst he could not harm me.

c) I told that if Mohan did his worst he could not harm me.

d) I suggested to Mohan to do his worst he could not harm me.

Question : 4

He said to Sita, “When do you intend to pay back the money you borrowed from me ?"

a) He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed from him.

b) He enquired when Sita intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.

c) He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him.

d) He enquired Sita when did she intend to pay back the money she borrowed from him.

Question : 5

Be quiet I said to them.

a) I told to them for being quiet

b) I ordered them to remain quiet

c) I asked them to remain quiet.

d) I told them to be quiet.

Question : 6

“I have seen the film before", Suneetha says.

a) Suneetha said that the film was seen by her before.

b) Suneetha said that she saw the film earlier.

c) Suneetha says that she has seen the film before.

d) Suneetha said that she had seen the film before.