Grade-VIII [Reporting Statements]

Namuna said, "I overslept this morning." Its reported speech is:

• Namuna said to me that she overslept that morning.

• Namuna said that she overslept that morning.

• Namuna said that she had overslept that morning.

• Namuna told that she overslept that morning.

The teacher said, "The earth moves round the sun." Its reported speech is: The teacher said that.........

• the earth moved round the sun

• the earth moves round the sun

• the earth is moving round the sun

• the earth has moved round the sun

Bishal says, "I'm tired." Its reported speech is: Biswas says that.............

• i was tired

• he is tired

• he was tired

• i am tired

Bidhya said, "John had an accident." Its reported speech is: Bidhya said that..........

• she had had an accident

• John had an accident

• John has had an accident

• John had had an accident.

He said, "I'm busy now." Its reported speech is: He said that...........

• he is busy then.

• he was busy now

• he was busy then.

• i was busy then

Sabira said to me, “I am writing an essay”. Its reported speech is: Ayusha told me that.............

• i am writing an essay

• she is writing an essay

• she was writing an essay

• none of the above

Adhiraj said, “I wrote a letter yesterday”. Its reported speech is: Adhiraj said that...................

• i wrote a letter yesterday

• he wrote a letter the day before

• he writes a letter yesterday

• he had written a letter the day before

She said, " I have to work hard". Its reported speech is: She said that..........

• she has to work hard

• she did have to work hard

• she had to work hard

• all of the above

She said, "I was out yesterday." Its reported speech is: She said that..................

• she was out the day before

• she had been out the day before

• she had been out yesterday

• none of the above

He said, "I know you very well." Its reported speech is:

• He said that he knows me very well.

• He told me if he knows me very well.

• He told me that he knew me very well.

• None of the above