DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH QUIZ

In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Radha said that the manager would go to Bombay the next day.

Radha said, "Our manager will be going to Bombay the next day."

Radha said, "Our manager might be going to Bombay the next day."

Radha said, "Our manager will go to Bombay tomorrow."

Radha said, "Our manager might go to Bombay tomorrow."

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Gavaskar said, "Bravo! Azhar, you have done well."

Gavaskar exclaimed with joy that Azhar had done well.

Gavaskar called Azhar and exclaimed that he had done well.

Gavaskar praised Azhar for his having done well.

Gavaskar congratulated Azhar, saying that he had done well.

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In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?"

The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.

The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.

The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.

The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.

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He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.

He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.

He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.

He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

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

I asked him why was he working so hard.

I asked him why he had been working so hard.

I asked him why he was working so hard.

I asked him why had he been working so hard.

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In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Rajesh said, "I bought a car yesterday."

Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.

Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.

Rajesh told us that he had bought a car yesterday.

Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.

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In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."

He urged them to be quiet.and listen to his words.

He urged them to be quiet and listen to my words.

He requests them to be quiet and listen to his words.

He asked them to be quiet and listen to his words.

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The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.

The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.

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I said, "I came here yesterday."

I said that I came here that day.

I said that I had come there the previous day.

I said that go here yesterday.

I say that I went there the previous day.

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She said, "I must have a computer to computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation."

She said that she should have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

She said that she could have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

She said that she would have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

She said that she had to have a computer to prepare a powerpoint presentation.

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