Direct and Indirect Speech Questions and Answers Part-11

1. I said to the boy, "Will you step with me into the garden?"
a) I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.
b) I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden.
c) I said to the boy if he would like to step with me in the garden.
d) I requested the boy to step with me in the garden.

Answer: a

2. He said to us, "What did he have last night?"
a) He inquired of us what had he have last night.
b) He asked us what he had had the previous night.
c) He asked us that what did he have the previous night.
d) He asked us what had he had the last night.

Answer: b

3. Martha said, "I am going to Mexico next year."
a) Martha said that she had been going to Mexico next year.
b) Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.
c) Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.
d) Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.

Answer: b

4. I asked him, "Will you go to Agra tomorrow?"
a) I asked him whether I would go to Agra the next day.
b) I asked him whether he would go to Agra the next day.
c) I asked him whether you would go to Agra the next day.
d) I asked him whether he will go to Agra the next day.

Answer: b

5. You said to me, "I am going to America".
a) You told me that I was going to to America.
b) You said me that you were going to America.
c) You told me that you were going to America.
d) You told me I was going to America.

Answer: c

6. The teacher said to me, "What is your name?"
a) The teacher told me what my name was.
b) The teacher asked me what my name was.
c) The teacher asked me what my name is.
d) The teacher asked me what was my name.

Answer: b

7."Call the first witness," said the judge.
a) The judge ordered that the first witness be called.
b) The judge asked them to call the first witness.
c) The judge requested them to call the first witness.
d) The judge said to them to call the first witness.

Answer: b

8. The ox asked the dog not to sit there.
a The ox said to the dog, "Not to sit here."
b) The ox said to the dog,"Do not sit here."
c) The ox said to the dog, "Does not sit here."
d) The ox said to the dog,"Did not sit here."

Answer: b

9. Sandy said, "I have already written a letter to my family."
a) Sandy said that she had already written a letter to her family.
b) Sandy said that she wrote a letter to her family.
c) Sandy said that she was writing a letter her family
d) Sandy said that she will write a letter to her family.

Answer: a

10.She said, "I will now take rest for sometime."
a) She said that I would now take rest for some time.
b) She said that she will then take rest for some time.
c) She said that she would then take rest for some time.
d) She said that he will then take rest for some time.

Answer: c