direct & indirect speech section section 12 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.

a) The girl said, “Oh ! Where are the sparrows ?”

b) The girl said, “Oh ! Where had the sparrows gone ?’’

c) The girl said, “Oh ! Where have the sparrows gone ?”

d) The girl said, “Oh! Where the sparrows have gone ?”

Question : 2

Kannan said to Subha, “I’ll return the book after I have read it”.

a) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.

b) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.

c) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.

d) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.

Question : 3

“I’m taking my children to the zoo tomorrow”, she said, “to see the baby white tiger”.

a) She said that she would take the children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.

b) She said that she was taking her children to the zoo the next day to see the baby white tiger.

c) She said that she was taking the children to the zoo that day to see the baby white tiger.

d) She said that she will take the children to the zoo to see the baby white tiger tomorrow.

Question : 4

She said to me, “I’m going shopping. Can I get you something ?”

a) She said she was going shopping and asked if I wanted something.

b) She said she was going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

c) She said she is going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

d) She said she was going shopping and said to me if I wanted something.

Question : 5

The king said to his men, “Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely.”

a) The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.

b) The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.

c) The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.

d) The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.

Question : 6

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

a) ‘‘My son,” said Mr Robinson, “what do you want to be when you grow up ?”

b) Mr Robinson said, “My son, what did you want to be when you grew up ?”

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

d) “My son,” said Mr Robinson, “what will you be when you grow up ?’