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. Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.

Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.

Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.

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"We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

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You said to me, "Why are you talking so much?"

You asked me why he was talking so much.

You asked me why was I talking so much.

You asked me why I was talking so much.

You asked me why I had been talking so much.

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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 to us, "What did he have last night?"

He inquired of us what had he have last night.

He asked us that what did he have the previous night.

He asked us what had he had the last night.

He asked us what he had had the previous night.

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They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".

They told him that they might visit his house the next day.

They said that they will go to his house the next day.

They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.

They told him that they would visit his house the next 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. Tanishq asked whether anyone had seen her pet.

Tanishq, "Have you see any pet?"

Tanishq asked, "Has anyone seen my pet?"

Tanishq asked, "Did you see my pet?"

Tanishq asked, "Is the pet here?"

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He said that I needn't wait there.

He said, "I needn't wait there."

He said, "You needn't wait there."

He said, "You needn't wait here."

He said, "I needn't wait her."

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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 boys respectfully wished their teacher good mornings.

"Good morning," said the boys to the teacher.

"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to the teacher.

"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to their teacher.

"Good morning," said the boys to their teacher.

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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. "You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.

He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.

He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.

He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.

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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 girl said, "How happy I am!"

The girl exclaimed that she was very happy.

The girl exclaimed that she is very happy.

The girl said how happy she was.

The girl said that she is very happy.

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