GIC WS7 Voice And Speech

Indirect speech is also called as ____________.

• Non-direct speech

• reported speech

• direct speech

• said speech

Use the correct form of the verb from the given options to complete the given sentence:

The trophy was ______ by the minister of culture.

• gave

• giving

• give

• given

Pick the correct direct speech sentence.

• Sita said, "Oh Rama, please bring me that golden deer."

• Sita said, "oh Rama, please bring me that golden deer."

• Sita said "Oh Rama, please bring me that golden deer".

• Sita said, oh Rama, please bring me that golden deer.

The car was cleaned by the rain.

The active voice form of this sentence is:

• The rain cleaned the car.
• The car got itself cleaned by the rain.

• The rain is cleaning the car.

• The car is being cleaned by the rain.

"Children, be quiet," the teacher said loudly.

• The teacher commanded children be quiet.

• The teacher loudly said children be quiet.

• The teacher commanded the children to be quiet.

I am very sleepy.

The passive voice form of this will be:

• I am very sleepy.

• There is no passive voice form.

• sleepy I am very.

Select the sentence where the verb 'read' is used transitively.

• She finds peace in reading.

• Barry is reading a comic.

• Reading is a good habit.

Select the indirect speech form for the following:

Ginny said, "That doesn't seem particularly fair on yourself, Harry."

• Ginny told that didn't seem particularly fair on yourself.

• Ginny said to Harry that shouldn't seem particularly fair on himself.

• Ginny said Harry that doesn't seem particularly fair on yourself.

• Ginny told Harry that that didn't seem particularly fair on himself.

Convert the following sentence to direct speech and choose the correct answer.

Sandra requested Anne if she could leave the following day.

• Sandra asked, "Anne if you can leave tomorrow?"

• Sandra requested Anne, "If you can leave the following day."

• Sandra said, "Anne, can you please leave tomorrow?"

• Sandra asked Anne, "Can you leave the following day."

Marilla says, "Rachel, you are an unwelcome visitor." Select all the correct indirect speech forms for this.

• Marilla tells Rachel that she is an unwelcome visitor.

• Marilla says, "Rachel is an unwelcome visitor."

• Marilla says to Rachel that she is an unwelcome visitor.

• Marilla tells that she is an unwelcome visitor.