1. He said, "I have passed the examination."
a) He said that he had passed the examination.
b) He announced that he has passed the examination.
c) He said that he had to pass the examination
d) He said that he has passed the examination.
2. The doctor says, "It is better you undergo a surgery next week."
a) The doctor advised me to undergo a surgery the following week.
b) The doctor says that it is better I undergo a surgery the following week.
c) The doctor says that it was better I under went a surgery the coming week.
d) The doctor advises that it is better I under went a surgery the following week.
3. The traveller said, "What a beautiful sight!"
a) The traveller exclaimed that it was an beautiful sight.
b) The traveller exclaimed that it was a beautiful sight.
c) The traveller said that it was beautiful.
d) The traveller remarked the beautiful sight.
4. He said that I needn't wait there.
a) He said, "You needn't wait here."
b) He said, "I needn't wait there."
c) He said, "You needn't wait there."
d) He said, "I needn't wait her."
5. The policeman said to the violent crowd,"Stop all this or you will be arrested."
a) The policeman said to the violent crowd to stop all this or be arrested.
b) The policeman said to the violent crowd that they should stop or else be arrested.
c) The policeman advised the violent crowd to stop or else be arrested.
d) The policeman ordered the violent crowd to stop all that or they would be arrested.
6. "Can you see a woman seated on the bench in a park?" - Alice asked her.
a) Alice asked her if she can see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
b) Alice told her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
c) Alice asked her if she could see a woman seated on the bench in a park.
d) Alice asked her if she could have seen a woman seated on the bench in a park.
7. The Chief Guest said, "It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning."
a) The Chief Guest said that that gave me great pleasure to be there that morning.
b) The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.
c) The Chief Guest said that it gives him great pleasure to be here that morning.
d) The Chief Guest said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.
8. My father said, "Honesty is the best policy."
a) My father stated that honesty was the best policy.
b) My father said that honesty is the best policy
c) My father said that honesty was the best policy.
d) My father said that honesty has been the best policy.
9. Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m."
a) Yolanda said that 1 have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
b) Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
c) Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
d) Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
10. It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."
a) The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
b) The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
c) The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
d) The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
11. The mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.
a) The mother advised her son, "Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
b) The mother said to her son, "Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
c) The mother said to her son, "Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."
d) The mother said to her son to "be careful."
12. "And you believe all this ?" asked Sriram, in surprise.
a) Sriram asked me in surprise if I believed all this.
b) Sriram asked me in disbelief if I was believing all this.
c) Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.
d) Sriram was amazed that I believed all that.
13. I said, "I came here yesterday."
a) I said that I came here that day.
b) I said that go here yesterday.
c) I said that I had come there the previous day.
d) I say that I went there the previous day.
14. The king said, "My force will protect the kingdom."
a) The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.
b) The king said that the king's force will protect the kingdom.
c) The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
d) The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom.
15. He said, "What a lovely voice she has!"
a) He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
b) He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
c) He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
d) He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice.
16. "Don't pull the dog's tail," his father said.
a) His father said that he did not pull the dog's tail.
b) His father forbade him not to pull the dog's tail.
c) His father told him to pull the dog's tail.
d) His father told him not to pull the dog's tail.
17. The man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it."
a) The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
b) The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
c) The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.
d) The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
18. He said, "Let me have some tea."
a) He said to let him have some tea.
b) He asked us to let him have some tea.
c) He wished that he might have some tea.
d) He wished that he will have some tea.
19. The client told his lawyer, "I'm going away for a few days. I'll call you when I get back."
a) The client told his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
b) The client promised his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
c) The client told his lawyer that he is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets back.
d) The client assured his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would definitely call him when he got back.
20. He said, "Babies, drink milk."
a) He said that babies drink milk.
b) He told that babies should drink milk.
c) He advised the babies to drink milk.
d) He said that babies drank milk.
21. The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys."
a) The teacher said that they boys should be quiet.
b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them to be quiet.
c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.
d) The teacher commanded the boys that they be quiet.
22. He asked his teacher, "Need I read this chapter?"
a) He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.
b) He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.
c) He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.
d) He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.
23. She said to him, "Why don't you go today?"
a) She said to him that why he don't go today.
b) She asked him if he was going that day.
c) She asked him why he did not go today.
d) She asked him why he did not go that day.
24. He said to her, "May you succeed!"
a) He told her that she might succeed.
b) He prayed to God that she may succeed.
c) He wished her success.
d) He said to her that she might succeed.
25. He said, "Will you listen to such a man?"
a) He asked them will you listen to such a man.
b) He asked them are you listening to such a man.
c) He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.
d) He asked them whether they will listen to such a man.
26. "Is that so?" the Sahib said cheerfully."Well, I like village folk."
a) The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.
b) The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.
c) The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.
d) The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.
27. The student said, "Let me come in."
a) The student told that let he be allowed to come in.
b) The student said that if he is allowed to come in.
c) The student requested to let him come in.
d) The student requested that he might be allowed to come in.
28. "Jack fell as he'd have wished," the mother said."
a) The mother said that Jack had fallen as he would have wished.
b) The mother said that Jack fell as he had wished.
c) The mother said that Jack has fallen as he has wished.
d) The mother said that Jack had been fallen as he would have been wished.
29. The Principal asked me whether I had informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before.
a) The Principal said to me, "Did I inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before?"
b) The Principal said to me, "Have I informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before?"
c) The Principal said to me, "Have you informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday?"
d) The Principal said to me,"Did you inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday?"
30. He said to me, "Where is the post office?"
a) He asked me that where the post office was.
b) He asked me where was the post office.
c) He wanted to know where the post office was.
d) He asked me where the post office was.