REPORTED SPEECH

The driver said, “Do you want to halt for a while?”

• The driver said if we wanted a halt for a while.

• The driver asked if we want to halt for a while.

• The driver asks if we wanted to halt for a while.

• The driver asked if we wanted to halt for a while.

“Don’t make noise in the library.” the librarian said.

• The librarian said not to make noise in the library.

• The librarian warned me not to make noise in the library.

• The librarian said to be quiet while in the library.

• The librarian asks me to not make any noise.

Philip said, “I was playing football.”

• Philip said that he was playing football.

• Philip said that he would be playing football.

• Philip said that he had been playing football.

• Philip said that he plays football.

Maria said, “Please lend me a pen.”

• Maria ordered me to lend a pen.

• Maria begged me to lend her a pen.

• Maria asked if I could lend her pen.

• Maria requested me to lend her a pen.

Harish said, “Will you accompany me there?”

• Harish asked me if I would accompany him there.

• Harish asked if I could accompany him there.

• Harish enquired whether I will accompany him there.

• Harish said to me that I accompany him there.

bhilash and Neha had a conversation about the inauguration of Neha's Dance Academy.

Report Abhilash's question.

Is your best friend helping you in this venture?

Answer explanation

Abhilash asked Neha if her best friend was helping her in that venture.

Read the dialogue between Shabnam and her mentor, Sara, regarding her summer intern ship

programme.

Sara: Why did you choose to participate in this internship programme?

Shabnam: Ah! I am convinced this programme has the potential to enhance my abilities.

Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.

Sara asked Shabnam __________ in that internship programme

Shabnam sighed and exclaimed that she was convinced that programme had the potential to

enhance her abilities.

• why to choose to participate

• to choose participation

• why she had chosen to participate

• with her choice in participating

Complete the sentence by reporting the following instruction of the

coach, for the players.

Scaller yourselves all over the field, to win this match.

The coach instructed the ___________________.

Answer explanation

players to scatter themselves all over the field to win that match.

Report the dialogue of an exam candidate.

Candidate: There are too many rules to remember, Sir. Which are the

most important ones?

The candidate told the examiner that there were too many rules to

remember and enquired _______________

Answer explanation

which were the most important ones.

Read a customer's request to a travel agent.

Customer: Can you make some arrangements for sightseeing at

Kasauli too, please?

Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above

dialogue.

The customer requested ____________also make some

arrangements for sightseeing at Kasauli.

• (a) if the travel agent could

• (b) when the travel agent can

• (c) why the travel agent should

• (d) whether the travel agent may