DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH (EXERCISE)

-By Atanu Sir

1.The old lady said to her son, “ May you live long and prosper.”

(a) The old lady blessed her son with long life and wished him prosperity.

(b) The old lady prayed for her son’s long life and prosperity.

(c) The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live long and prosper.

(d) The old lady blessed her son and prayed for his long life and prosperity.

2. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”

(a) Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards.

(b) Socrates says that virtue is its own rewards.

(c) Socrates said that virtue is its own rewards.

(d) Socrates said that virtue was its own rewards.

3) He said to the 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

4) He said, “ It used to be a lovely, quiet street.”

(a) He said that it used to be a lovely, quit street

(b) He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quit street

(c) He said that there used to be a lovely, quit street

5) The PM said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.

(a) The PM said, “We shall not allow any one to disturb the peace”.

(b) The PM said, “We would not allow any one to disturb the peace”.

(c) The PM said, “NO one will disturb the peace”.

(d) The PM said, “NO one can disturb the peace”

6) The spectators said, “Bravo! Well done, players.”

(a) The spectators shouted that the players were doing very well.

(b) The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well.

(c) The spectators applauded the players were doing very well.

(d) The spectators shouted that the players joyfully to do well.

7) I said to my friend, “Good Morning. Let us go for a picnic today.”

(a) I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that day.

(b) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.

(c) I wished my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic that day.

(d) I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today

8) The new student asked the old one , “Do you know my name?”

(a) The new student asked the old one if he knew his name.

(b) The new student asked the old one that whether he knew his names.

(c) The new student asked the old one did he know his name.

(d) The new student asked the old one if he knows his name.
9) I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming late.

(a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my coming late.”

(b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your coming late”

(c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her coming late”

(d) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate she coming late”

10) I said to my mother, “I will certainly tale you to Bangalore this week.”

(a) I told my mother he would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.

(b) I told my mother that I would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.

(c) I told my mother that she would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.

(d) I told my mother that I would take you to Bangalore that week.

11) “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly!” said the mother.

(a) The mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very clever of him to have solved the puzzle so
quickly.

(b) The mother exclaimed that he was so clever to have solved the puzzle so quickly.

(c) The mother told that he was very clever in solving the puzzle so quickly.

(d) The mother exclaimed with joy that he was clever enough to solve the puzzle so quickly.
12) He said that he went for a walk every morning.

(a) He said, “ I went for a walk every morning”.

(b) He said, “ I go for a walk every morning”.

(c) He said, “ I will go for a walk morning”.

(d) He said, “ he went for a walk every morning”.

13) I reiterated, “I don’t care about the job”

(a) I reiterated I didn’t care about the job.

(b) I said again and again I didn’t care about the job

(c) I reiterated that I did not care about the job.

(d) I repeatedly said that I cared about the job.

14) “What time does the fight arrive?” she asked the receptionist.

(a) She asked the receptionist what time the flight arrived.

(b) She asked the receptionist what time the flight arrive.

(c) She asked the receptionist when does the flight arrive.

(d) She asked the receptionist what was going to be the time for the flight’s arrival.

15) My father said to the stranger, “Where do you live?”

(a) My father asked the stranger where he lives.

(b) My father asked the stranger where he has been living

(c) My father asked the stranger where he lives to the stranger

16) The trainee asked his boss, “Shall I email this letter again, Sir?”

(a) The trainee asked his boss politely if he shall email that letter again.

(b) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again, sir

(c) The trainee asked his boss politely if he shall email that letter again, sir.

(d) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again.

17) The visitor said, “Is your mother at home?”

(a) The visitor asked me is my mother at home.

(b) The visitor asked me whether my mother was at home.

(c) The visitor asked to me is my mother at home

(d) The visitor asked me whether my mother was present at home.

18) “Ooh! What a dirty child!”, said my aunt

(a) My aunt exclaimed disgustedly what a dirty child.

(b) My aunt exclaimed disgustedly that the child is very dirty.

(c) My aunt exclaimed disgustedly that the child was very dirty.

(d) My aunt exclaimed disgustedly what a dirty child it is.

(a) Rahul said that he will do it now or never.

(b) Rahul said that he will now or never do it.

(c) Rahul said that he would do it then or never

(d) Rahul said that he would now or never do it.

20) My father once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be doing this.”

(a) His father once told him that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing
that.

(b) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing
that.

(c) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust my people then he didn’t want to be doing
that.

(d) My father once told me that if he couldn’t trust his people then he didn’t want to be doing
this.

21) Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”

(a) Doshi requested his wife to select one of these necklaces.

(b) Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces

(c) Doshi told his wife to please select one of these necklaces

(d) Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.

(a) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till now.

(b) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till now.

(c) He reported that the rainfall has been scanty till then.

(d) He reported that the rainfall had been scanty till then.

23) “Govind”, said the manager sternly, “I command you to tell me what the old man said.”

(a) The manager sternly commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.

(b) The manager commanded sternly to Govind to tell him what the old man had to say.

(c) The manager commanded Govind to tell him what the old man had said.

(d) The manager told Govind to tell him what the old man had said.

24) He says, “I am going to the market now.”

(a) He says that he is going to the market now.

(b) He said that he was going to the market then

(c) He says that he is going to the market then

(d) He said that he was going to the market now

25) She said to Rita, “Please help me with my home work.”

(a) She requested Rita to help her in her homework.

(b) Rita requested her to help her with her homework

(c) She requested Rita to help her with her homework

(d) She requested Rita to help her homework.

(a) He told me that I did not run after money and then I would see money running me.

(b) He advised me not to run after money and then I would see money running after me.

(c) He warned me not to run after money and then I will see money running after me

(d) He warned me not to run after money and then money would run after me

27) He said to me, “ Do you know English?”

(a) He asked me if I did know English.

(b) He asked me if I knew English.

(c) He asked me that if I know English.

(d) He asked me if I know English .