Grade -X English Grammar - Direct and Indirect Speech

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

• Rahul asked me if I had seen the cricket match on TV the previous night.

• Rahul asked me if I saw the cricket match on TV the previous night.

• Rahul asked me did I see the cricket match on TV last night.

• Rahul asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on TV last night.

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

• James told his mother that he was leaving for New York tomorrow.

• James told his mother he is leaving for New York tomorrow.

• James told his mother that he was leaving for New York the next day.

• James told his mother he would be leaving for New York the next day.

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

• I asked him why didn’t you work hard.

• I asked him why he didn’t work hard.

• I asked him why he wouldn’t work hard.

• I asked him why he wasn’t working hard.

He said to her, ‘What a hot day!’

• He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was hot day.

• He told her that it was a hot day.

• He exclaimed that it was a hot day.

• He said that it was a hot day.

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

• The priest said them to be quiet and listen to his words.

• The priest told them that they should be quiet and listen to his words.

• The priest urged them to be quiet and to listen to his words.

• The priest said they should be quiet and listen to him.

While changing direct to indirect speech - Now gets changed into ________.

• then

• them

• sudden

• none of the above

While changing direct to indirect speech - Tomorrow changed into ______

• yesterday

• the previous day

• the next day

• Monday

While changing direct to indirect speech - can changed to ______.

• can not

• could

• must

• can't

He said to me, "I am going to call Allan".

• He told me that he was going to call Alan.

• He told meI was going to call Alan.

• He said to me he was going to call Alan.

• none of the above is correct

Select one example for Direct speech.

• They told her they would arrive a little late.

• He asked me to have a seat.

• she said, " I am hungry".

• She asked us not to do that.