Direct and Indirect Speech Questions and Answers Part-4

1. He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"
a) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
b) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
c) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
d) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.

Answer: c

2. He said. "Be quite and listen to my words.
a) He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.
b) He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.
c) He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.
d) He said you should be quite and listen to his words.

Answer: a

3. He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.
a) He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.
b) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
c) He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.
d) He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.

Answer: b

4. The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease."
a) The Captain urged his men to stand at ease.
b) The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease.
c) The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease.
d) The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.

Answer: d

5. Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."
a) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
b) Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
c) Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
d) Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

Answer: d

6. The sage said, "God helps those who help themselves."
a) The sage said that God helps those who help themselves
b) The sage said that God helped those whose helped themselves.
c) The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
d) The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.

Answer: a

7. He said, "Where shall I be this time next year!"
a) He asked that where should he be that time next year.
b) He wondered where he should be that time the next year.
c) He contemplated where shall he be that time the following year.
d) He wondered where he would be that time the following year.

Answer: d

8. He said , "I saw a book here."
a) He said that he saw a book here.
b) He said that he saw a book there.
c) He said that he had seen a book here.
d) He said that he had seen a book there.

Answer: d

9. He said to me, "Where is the post office?"
a) He wanted to know where the post office was.
b) He asked me that where the post office was.
c) He asked me where the post office was.
d) He asked me where was the post office.

Answer: c

10. "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me.
a) A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.
b) A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
c) A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
d) A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.

Answer: d