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Reported Speech

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DIrect - She said,'I am busy'.

a)

Indirect - She said that she had been busy.

b)

Indirect - She said that she is busy.

c)

Indirect - She said that she has been busy

d)

Indirect - She said that she was busy.

2.

Meenakshi - ' I have been to Switzerland.'

Sonam - 'Meenakshi said that she ___________ been to Switzerland.'

a)

has

b)

had

c)

have

3.

John - 'I love singing.'

Jack - 'John said that he ___________ singing.'

a)

loved

b)

love

c)

loves

d)

loving

4.

The boss will say to his staff, “We are going to throw a party on the golden jubilee, of our company.

a)

The boss will say We are going to throw a party on the golden jubilee,of our company

b)

The boss will say to his staff that they were going to throw a party on the golden jubilee,of their company,

c)

The boss had said to his staff that he they shall throw a party on the golden jubilee,of their company.

d)

The boss will say to his staff that they are going to throw a party on the golden jubilee, of their company.

5.

The headmaster said, “The prize will be awarded to the meritorious students.”

a)

The headmaster has said that the prize will be awarded to the meritorious students

b)

The headmaster said that the prize would be awarded to the meritorious students

c)

The headmaster said that the prize had been awarded to the meritorious students

d)

The headmaster told that the prize would be awarded to the meritorious students

6.

He said, “India became free on 15th August, 1947.”

a)

He said that India has become free on 15th August 1947

b)

He said that India had become free on 15th August 1947

c)

He said that India became free on 15th August, 1947.

d)

He said that India got free on 15th August 1947

7.

The captain said to the soldiers, “Guard this village.”

The captain commanded the soldiers to guard ____________________ village.

a)

the

b)

that

c)

those

8.

Amar said to Naman, “Why did you beat Tapan?”


Amar asked Naman why _______________ he beat Tapan .

a)

has

b)

have

c)

had

d)

did

9.

The officer told the clerk, ‘Bring me that file.’

The officer ordered the clerk ___________________ file.

a)

to bring him the

b)

to bring him that

c)

to bring me the

d)

to bring me that

10.

Susie said, “I had read this book before I gave it to you.

Susie said that _____________

a)

she had read that book before she gave it to me.

b)

she had read this book before she gave it to me.

c)

she has read that book before she gave it to me.

d)

she had read that book before she had given it to me.

11.

MIho - “Where do you live?”

a)

Miho asked me where do I live

b)

Miho asked me where did I live

c)

Miho asked me where I lived

12.

Teacher - “Don’t talk!”.

a)

The teacher ordered us not to talk.

b)

The teacher told us to not talk.

c)

The teacher ordered us to not talk

d)

The teacher said to us not to talk

13.

Malathi asked, ‘Where is your watch?’

a)

Malathi asked where the watch was

b)

Malathi asked where was her watch

c)

Malathi asked where was my watch

d)

Malathi asked where my watch was

14.

Abhishek said to his friend, “Were you present at the conference yesterday?”


Abhishek asked his friend _______________

a)

if he had been present at the conference the next day

b)

if he was present at that conference the next day

c)

if he had been present at that conference the next day

d)

if he was present at the conference the day before

15.

He said, “Oh! How foolish I have been in money matters!”

He confessed regretfully that ______________________

a)

he have been very foolish in money matters.

b)

he is very foolish in money matters

c)

he had been very foolish in money matters.

d)

he was very foolish in money matters