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Direct and Indirect Speech Practice Set - 2
Directions : In these questions a sentence has been given in one speech . Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in the other speech.
1. Mini said to me , " I have bought this flat for my mother."
(A) Mini told that she had bought that flat for her mother.
(B) Mini told that she bought that flat for her mother.
(C) Mini told she has bought that flat for her mother.
(D) Mini told me that she had bought that flat for her mother.✔
2. He said , " I will come again."
(A) He said that he will come again.
(B) He said he is coming again.
(C) He said he will come again.
(D) He said that he would come again.✔
3. "Don't do any more work until you have had a rest," her mother advised her.
(A) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she has had a rest.
(B) Her mother advised her not to do any more work until she had had a rest.✔
(C) Her mother advised her that she would not do any more work until she had had a rest.
(D) Her mother advised her that she need not do any more work until she had had a rest.
4. "Make me another suit like this, "he said to the tailor.
(A) He asked the tailor to make him an other suit like this.
(B) He asks the tailor to make him an other suit like this.
(C) He asked the tailor to make him an other suit like that.✔
(D) He asked the tailor to make me an other suit like this.
5. "Please sit down," he said.
(A) He said her to sit down.
(B) He said that she could sit down.
(C) He told her that sit down.
(D) He requested her to sit down.✔
6. "What a stupid fellow you are !" he remarked.
(A) She exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.
(B) She exclaimed that he was a very stupid follow.✔
(C) She exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.
(D) She asked him what a stupid fellow he was.
7. The Police said to thief, "Don't move."
(A) The police ordered the thief not to move.✔
(B) The police ordered the thief that he should not move.
(C) The police told the thief that he did not move.
(D) The police ordered to the thief to not move.
8. "You can phone from my office," he said.
(A) He said that I can phone from his office.
(B) He said that I could phone from his office.✔
(C) He said that he can phone from your office.
(D) He said I can phone from my office.
9. The teacher said to the student "Can you explain this ?"
(A) The teacher asked the student whether he can explain this.
(B) The teacher asked the student whether he can explain that.
(C) The teacher asked the student whether he could explain this.
(D) The teacher asked the student whether he could explain that.✔
10. Ramu said, "My master is planning to build a huge house in khandala."
(A) Ramu said that his master planned to build a huge house in khandala.
(B) Ramu said that his master was planning to build huge house in khandala.
(C) Ramu said that his master's plan is to build a huge house in khandala.
(D) Ramu said that his master was planning to build a huge house in khandala.✔
11. Nandita said to nitin , "Can you solve this sum ? "
(A) Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve this sum.
(B) Nandita asked Nitin if could he solve that sum.
(C) Nandita asked Nitin if he could solve this sum.
(D) Nandita asked Nitin if he could that solve that sum.✔
12. He said , " How lovely the scene is !"
(A) He exclaimed that the scene was lovely.
(B) He exclaimed that how the scene was lovely.
(C) He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.✔
(D) He exclaimed that the scene is in deed lovely.
13. Bill said, "I am here to help you all."
(A) Bill said that he is here to help you all.
(B) Bill said that he was there to help us all.✔
(C) Bill said that he was here to help us all.
(D) Bill said that he is there to help us all.
14. The kids yelled in a loud voice, "We love our family."
(A) The kids yelled loudly that they love our family.
(B) The kids yelled in a loud voice that they loved their family.✔
(C) The kids yelled in a loud voice that they loved our family.
(D) The kids were shouting loudly that they loved their family.
15. He said to me, "Please visit my company tomorrow."
(A) He said to me to visit his company tomorrow.
(B) He requested me to visit his company tomorrow.
(C) He requested me to visit his company the next day.✔
(D) He said to me to visit his company the next day.
16. He said , "My parents are arriving tomorrow."
(A) He said that his parents are arriving the next day.
(B) He said that his parents were arriving the next day.✔
(C) He said that his parents are arriving tomorrow.
(D) He said that his parents have arrived the next day.
17. He said, "How cruel of her !"
(A) He remarked that it was very cruel of her.✔
(B) He remarked on her great cruelty.
(C) He remark that it was very cruel of her.
(D) He remarked that it is very cruel of her.
18. "How did it get here ?" She wanted to know.
(A) She wanted to know how did it get here.
(B) She wanted to know how it had got there.✔
(C) She wanted to know how did it got there.
(D) She wanted to know how it get there.
19. "Please tell me the way ?" he said.
(A) He asked me please could I tell him the way.
(B) He asked me to please could I tell him the way.
(C) He requested me to tell him the way , please.
(D) He requested me to tell him the way.✔
20. "Away!" she said to the man , "do not trouble your family anymore".
(A) She asked the man to go away and not trouble the family any more.
(B) She asked the man not to trouble the family that was away , any more.
(C) She asked the man not to trouble your family any more and go away.
(D) She asked the man to go away and not trouble his family any more.✔
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