Past Vs Past Perfect
Past Vs Past Perfect
Past Vs Past Perfect
English 7
A
open inverted comma
B
colon
C
comma
D
closed inverted comma
2.
Which of the following is true for reported speech?
A
Making the changes and then reporting what someone says.
B
Saying the exact words what someone said.
C
None of these.
D
Reporting what someone said with own inputs.
3.
A sentence in a direct speech has ____________ parts.
A
five
B
four
C
two
D
three
4.
A ____________, in a direct speech can be before, after or in the middle of what the speaker
says.
A
tag
B
inverted comma
C
question mark
D
none of these
5.
Which of the following is a special feature of an indirect speech?
A
It always ends with a full stop.
B
It always denotes the exact words of the speaker.
C
It always ends with an exclamation mark.
D
It always has inverted commas in it.
6.
Which of the following is the correct difference between direct and indirect speech?
A
Direct speech can have any tense and indirect speech is usually in past tense.
B
Direct speech is the exact words of the speaker and indirect speech is the interpretation of
someone else.
C
None of these.
D
Direct speech has inverted commas and indirect speech has semi colon.
7.
When the reporting verb is in future tense, all verbs inside the inverted commas ____________.
A
are in future tense
B
are in past tense
C
are in present tense
D
retain their tense
8.
Example: Rita said, “Your painting is really nice.”
A
Rita said that your painting is really nice.
B
Rita said that my painting is really nice.
C
None of these.
D
Rita said that his painting was really nice.
9.
While converting from direct to indirect, the pronoun ‘I’ changes to ____________.
A
his or her
B
me
C
he or she
D
him or her
10.
Example: The store manager said, “These are ancient paintings.”
A
None of these.
B
The store manager said that these are ancient paintings.
C
The store manager said that those were ancient paintings.
D
The store manager said that these paintings are ancient.
11.
While converting from direct to indirect speech which of the following changes happen?
A
Past continuous tense becomes future continuous tense.
B
Present continuous tense becomes past continuous tense.
C
None of these.
D
Simple present tense becomes simple future tense.
12.
Example: Mita said, “I have finished painting.”
A
Mita had finished painting as to what she said.
B
Mita said to me I have finished painting.
C
None of these.
D
Mita said that she had finished painting.
13.
The time word ‘tomorrow’ in direct speech turns into ____________ in reported speech.
A
the next day
B
yesterday
C
none of these
D
the day after
14.
If a direct speech has ‘now’, it becomes ____________ in reported speech.
A
present
B
after
C
then
D
next
15.
Which of the following means to feel bad about something?
A
None of these.
B
Jolly glad.
C
Old thing.
D
To take to heart.