Direct and Indirect Speech Questions and Answers Part-6

1. Manna asked Rohan, "Have you sat in a trolley bus before?"
a) Manna asked Rohan whether he had 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

2. He said, "I had a wonderful dream last night".
a) He said that he saw a wonderful dream last night.
b) He said that last night he had a wonderful dream.
c) He said that he had had a wonderful dream the previous night.
d) He said that he had seen a wonderful dream yesterday.

Answer: c

3. "I gave the packet to Tom,who kept it a long time," said Pamela
a) Pamela said that she had gave the packet to Tom who kept it a long time.
b) Pamela said that she had given the packet to Tom,who kept it a long time.
c) Pamela said that she had given the packet to Tom,who kept it for longtime.
d) Pamela said that she had given the packet to Tom, to keep for a long time.

Answer: b

4. The master said that he would see me the next day.
a) "You will be seen by me tomorrow,"said the master.
b) "Tomorrow, I will see you," says the master.
c) "I will be seeing you tomorrow," said the master.
d) "I will see you tomorrow," said the master.

Answer: d

5. I said to the boy,"You have no ticket, get out before you are driven out."
a) I told the boy get out before you are driven out.
b) I told the boy to get out before he was driven out as he had no ticket.
c) I ordered the boy to get out before he was driven out.
d) I told the boy that he had no ticket and that he should get out before he was driven out.

Answer: b

6. Rohit asked me, "Have you read this novel?"
a) Rohit asked me if I had read that novel.
b) Rohit asked me if I could read this novel.
c) Rohit asked me if I would have read that novel.
d) Rohit asked me if I was reading that novel.

Answer: a

7. The passenger said to the clerk, " When is the next train to Hyderabad?"
a) The passenger asked the clerk when the next train to Hyderabad was.
b) The passenger enquired the clerk that when the next train was to Hyderabad.
c) The passenger enquired the clerk that when was the next train to Hyderabad.
d) The passenger enquired the clerk when was the next train to Hyderabad.

Answer: a

8. My mother said to me, "Where are you going at this time of the day?"
a My mother asked me where I was going at that time of the day.
b) My mother told me where I was going at that time of the day.
c) My mother told me not to go at that time of the day.
d) My mother asked me where was I going at that time of the day.

Answer: a

9. They said to him, "We shall visit your house tomorrow".
a) They said that they will go to his house the next day.
b) They expressed a desire to visit his house the next day.
c) They told him that they might visit his house the next day.
d) They told him that they would visit his house the next day.

Answer: d

10. The gardener said to the boys, "Do not pluck the flowers".
a) The gardener said to the boys that they should not pluck flowers.
b) The gardener forbade the boys to pluck the flowers.
c) The gardener told the boys that they should not pluck flowers.
d) The gardener scolded the boys for plucking flowers.

Answer: b