Quote Unquote : A quiz on reported speech

The designer said to her, “will you have the dress ready by tomorrow evening?”

• The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.

• The designer asked her that she would have the dress ready by next evening.

• The designer asked her that if she will like to have the dress by next evening.

• The designer asked her that she will have the suit ready by next evening.

 Sarah said, "I'm going to the library after school."

Which of the following correctly reports Sarah's statement in indirect speech?

• Sarah said she was going to the library then.

• Sarah announced she would go to the library after school.

• Sarah stated her intention to visit the library after school.

• Sarah informed everyone that the library awaited her after school.

1. John asked, "Have you finished your homework yet?"

How would you indirectly report John's question?

 a) John inquired if my homework was complete by that point.

b) John wondered whether I had completed my homework yet.

c) John demanded to know if the homework was done.

d) John questioned the status of my homework completion.

• a)

• a) and b)

• a), b) and c)

• All of the above

1. The teacher said, "Turn to page 34 in your textbooks."

What is the indirect speech version of the teacher's instruction?

 a) The teacher instructed us to turn the page to 34 of our textbooks.

b) The teacher told us to turn to page 34 in our textbooks.

c) The teacher suggested we open our textbooks to page 34.

d) The teacher mentioned page 34 being a significant part of the textbooks.

• a)

• b)

• Both a) and b)

• None of the above

They said, “Let us come in”.

• They said that let them be allowed to come in.

• They requested me to let them come in.

• They said that if they are allowed to come in.

• They requested that they might be allowed to come in.

What did the child ask in the following scenario?

"Where is India?" the child pointed at the globe.

Which of the following correctly reports in indirect speech?

a) The child informed the teacher they knew where India was.

b) The child exclaimed in surprise upon finding India on the globe.
c) The child inquired about the location of India.

d) The child demanded to see India on the globe.

• Both b) and c)

• Only b)

• Only c)

• None of the above

Samantha said to John, “Why are you sketching on the wall?”

 

a) Samantha asked John why was he sketching on the wall.

b) Samantha asked John why had he been sketching on the wall

c) Samantha asked John that why is he sketching on the wall.

d) Samantha asked John why he was sketching on the wall.

• Only a)

• Only d)

• Both a) and d)

• None of the above

The teacher said to me, ‘Do you know the answer?’

• The teacher asked me if / whether I knew the answer.

• The teacher said to me if I knew the answer.

• The teacher asked to me did I knew the answer.

• The teacher asked me if did I know the answer.

She said, "Can you help me with this assignment?"

• She asked if I could help her with the assignment.

• She requested me to help her with the assignment.

• She asked if can I help her with the assignment.

• She requested that I might help her with the assignment.

He said to her, 'When will you be back?'

• He asked her when she will be back.

• He inquired when she will be back.

• He asked her when will she be back.

• He inquired when will she be back.