Direct and Indirect Speech Questions and Answers Part-12

1. She asked, "Is the secretary coming to the meeting?"
a) She asked that the secretary was corning to the meeting.
b) She asked that if the secretary was coming to the meeting.
c) She asked if the secretary is coming to the meeting.
d) She asked if the secretary was corning to the meeting.

Answer: d

2. "I came home last night", said he.
a) He told that he had come home last night.
b) He said that he came home last night.
c) He said that he had come home the previous night.
d) He says that he came home the previous night.

Answer: c

3. Mr Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up.
a) "My son," said Mr Robinson,"what will you be when you grow up?"
b) "My son," said Mr Robinson, "what do you want to be when you grow up?"
c) Mr Robinson said, "My son, what did you want to be when you grew up?"
d) Mr Robinson said,"My son,what would you be when you grow up?"

Answer: b

4. Kala said to Radha, "who were you speaking to over the phone?"
a) Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
b) Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.
c) Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.
d) Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.

Answer: a

5. Tanishq asked whether anyone had seen her pet.
a) Tanishq asked, "Did you see my pet?"
b) Tanishq asked, "Is the pet here?"
c) Tanishq asked, "Has anyone seen my pet?"
d) Tanishq, "Have you see any pet?"

Answer: c

6. The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.
a) The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?"
b) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?"
c) The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?"
d) The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?"

Answer: a

7. Ramesh informed his friend that he could make use of his car while he was away.
a) Ramesh said to his friend, "You will make use of my car while I was away".
b) Ramesh said to his friend, "Use my car while I go away".
c) Ramesh said to his friend, "you can make use of my car while I am away".
d) Ramesh asked his friend, "Will you make use of my car while I am away?".

Answer: c

8. Vinay told me that he had been writing a letter the day before.
a Vinay said, "I will write a letter today."
b) Vinay said, "I will write a letter tomorrow."
c) Vinay said, "I was writing a letter yesterday."
d) Vinay said, "I had been writing a letter yesterday. "

Answer: c

9. "Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.
a) He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
b) He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
c) He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
d) He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

Answer: b

10. "We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."
a) Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
b) Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
c) Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
d) Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

Answer: a