NAME :

CLASS :
Direct and indirect speech exercise
DATE :
10 Questions

1. Rahul asked me, ‘Did you see the cricket match on TV last night?’

a) Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket b) Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket
match on TV the previous night. match on TV the previous night.

c) Rahul asked me did I see the cricket d) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the
match on TV last night. cricket match on TV last night.

2. She requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

a) She asked the interviewer, ‘Please repeat b) She said to the interviewer, ‘Could you
the question’ please repeat the question?’
c) She requested the interviewer, ‘Please d) She asked the interviewer, ‘Could you
repeat the question.’ please repeat the question?’

3. James said to his mother, ‘I am leaving for New York tomorrow.’

a) James told his mother that he was b) James told his mother he is leaving for
leaving for New York tomorrow. New York tomorrow.
c) James told his mother that he was d) James told his mother he would be
leaving for New York the next day. leaving for New York the next day.

4. The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.

a) ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, the b) ‘Are you ready for the race Ronny?’, the
instructor asked. instructor asked.

c) ‘Ronny, ready for race?’ the instructor said. d) ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, said
the instructor.

5. I said to him, ‘Why don’t you work hard?’

a) I asked him why didn’t you work hard. b) I asked him why he didn’t work hard.

c) I asked him why he wouldn’t work hard. d) I asked him why he wasn’t working
hard.
6. He said to her, ‘What a hot day!’

a) He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was b) He told her that it was a hot day.
hot day.
c) He exclaimed that it was a hot day. d) He said that it was a hot day.

7. The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem.

a) The Professor said, ‘Nobody can solve the b) The Professor said, ’Nobody could solve
problem’. the problem’

c) The Professor exclaimed, ‘Nobody could d) The Professor exclaimed, ‘Nobody can
solve the problem’ solve the problem?’

8. The priest said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’

a) The priest said them to be quiet and b) The priest told them that they should
listen to his words. be quiet and listen to his words.
c) The priest urged them to be quiet and d) The priest said they should be quiet and
to listen to his words. listen to him.

9. Jacob fell as he’d have wished’, the father said.

a) The father said that Jacob has fallen as he b) The father said that Jacob had fallen as he
would have wished. would have wished.

c) The father said that Jocob had fallen as he d) The father said that Jacob had been fallen
had wished. as he would have been wished.

10. The poor beggar said, "O God, have mercy on my soul".

a) The poor beggar prayed to God to have b) The poor beggar, invoking God, implored
mercy on his soul. him to have mercy on his soul.

c) The poor beggar exclaimed that God, have d) The poor beggar told God to have mercy
mercy on his soul. on his soul.