Direct and Indirect Speech Questions and Answers Part-2

1. Pinki said to Gaurav, "Will you help me in my work just now?"
a) Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her work just then.
b) Pinki questioned to Gaurav that will you help me in my work just now.
c) Pinki told Gaurav whether he will help her in her work just now.
d) Pinki asked to Gaurav that will he help her in her work just now.

Answer: a

2. He said to his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"
a) He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
b) He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.
c) He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.
d) He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.

Answer: a

3. He said to her, "Don't read so fast."
a) He told her not to read so fast.
b) He advised her don't read so fast.
c) He requested her not to read so fast.
d) He ordered her not to read so fast.

Answer: a

4. I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change."
a) I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
b) I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
c) I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
d) I suggested my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change

Answer: d

5. He said to them, "Don't make a noise."
a) He told them that don't make a noise.
b) He told them not to make noise.
c) He told them not to make a noise.
d) He asked them not to make a noise.

Answer: d

6. Sachin said, "My grandfather recites the Geeta every morning."
a) Sachin told that his grandfather has cited the Geeta every morning.
b) Sachin told that his grandfather recited the Geeta every morning.
c) Sachin said that his grandfather recites the Geeta every morning.
d) Sachin said that his grandfather recited the Geeta every morning.

Answer: d

7. The teacher said, "Rajiv, come to my desk with your exercise book now."
a) The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book now
b) The teacher ordered Rajiv to come to her desk with his exercise book then.
c) The teacher ordered Rajiv to go to her desk with his exercise book now.
d) The teacher said to Rajiv come to her desk with his exercise book then.

Answer: b

8. "What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.
a) Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
b) Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
c) Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
d) Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.

Answer: a

9. Tomorrow gives me no time !"said Amanda.
a) Amanda exclaimed that tomorrow gives her no time.
b) Amanda said that tomorrow gave her no time at all.
c) Amanda exclaimed that tomorrow had given her no time.
d) Amanda exclaimed that the following day gave her no time.

Answer: d

10. Naren said, "Why are you still waiting here, Binod?"
a) Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there.
b) Naren asked Binod that why he was still waiting there.
c) Naren asked Binod why he is still waiting there.
d) Naren asked Binod that why you were still waiting there.

Answer: a

11. The teacher said to Ram,"Congratulations ! Wish you success in life."
a) The teacher congratulated Ram and said wish you success in life.
b) The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Ram.
c) The teacher wished congratulations to Ram and wished him success in life.
d) The teacher congratulated Ram and wished him success in life.

Answer: d

12. The poor examine said,"O God, take pity on me."
a) The poor examine prayed to God to take pity on him.
b) The poor examine, involving God, implored him to take pity on him.
c) The poor examine exclaimed that God take pity on him.
d) The poor examine asked God to take pity on him.

Answer: a

13. "Where will you be tomorrow," I said, "in case I have to ring you ?"
a) I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
b) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
c) I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
d) I enquired about his where about the next day in case I would have to ring up.

Answer: b

14. Seeta said to me, " Can you give me your pen ?"
a) Seeta asked me can I give her my pen.
b) Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen.
c) Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen.
d) Seeta asked me if i could give her my pen.

Answer: c

15. The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
a) The father warned his son, "beware of him !"
b) The father warned his son, "Watch that chap !"
c) The father warned his son, "Be careful about him."
d) The father warned his son, "Don't fall into the trap."

Answer: a

16. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"
a) Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
b) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
c) Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
d) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.

Answer: b

17. David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."
a) David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
b) David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
c) David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow..
d) David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.

Answer: d

18. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
a) I asked him why he was working so hard.
b) I asked him why was he working so hard.
c) I asked him why had he been working so hard.
d) I asked him why he had been working so hard.

Answer: a

19. He said to her, "What a cold day!"
a) He told her that it was a cold day.
b) He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
c) He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
d) He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

Answer: d

20. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?"
a) The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
b) The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
c) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
d) The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.

Answer: c

21. She said to him, "Why don't you go today?"
a) She asked him why he did not go that day.
b) She said to him why he don
c) She asked him not to go that day.
d) She asked him why he did not go today.

Answer: a

22. He exclaimed with joy that India had won the Sahara Cup.
a) He said, "India has won the Sahara Cup"
b) He said, "India won the Sahara Cup"
c) He said, "How! India will win the Sahara Cup"
d) He said, "Hurrah! India has won the Sahara Cup"

Answer: d

23. The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
a) The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
b) The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
c) The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
d) The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.

Answer: b

24. The man said, "No, I refused to confers guilt."
a) The man emphatically refused to confers guilt.
b) The man refused to confers his guilt.
c) The man told that he did not confers guilt.
d) The man was stubborn enough to confers guilt.

Answer: a

25. Nita ordered her servant to bring her cup of tea.
a) Nita told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
b) Nita said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
c) Nita said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."
d) Nita told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."

Answer: c

26. Manna asked Rohan, "Have you sat in a trolley bus before ?"
a) Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus earlier.
b) Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.
c) Manna asked Rohan if he sat on a trolley bus before.
d) Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus.

Answer: a

27. Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?"
a) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
b) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
c) Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
d) Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.

Answer: b

28. "What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."
a) He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
b) He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
c) He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
d) He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.

Answer: a

29. "You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."
a) He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
b) He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
c) He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
d) He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.

Answer: c

30. Vissu said, "We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa."
a) Vissu said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
b) Vissu said that they has passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
c) Vissu said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
d) Vissu said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.

Answer: c