English Test – 18 Direct and Indirect speech

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English Test - 18 Direct and Indirect speech

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1. I said, "Can I help you?" The correct reported speech.

A) I tell if I'm able to help you.

B) I wondered if I could help you.

C) I ask if I can help her.

D) I asked if I could help her.

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2. Maya said, "I work in Mangalore."

A) Maya says that she works in Mangalore.

B) Maya mentioned she will work in Mangalore.

C) Maya tells that she is working in Mangalore.

D) Maya said that she works in Mangalore.

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3. The correct reported speech for "She said, 'I wouldn't like to go.'" is:

A) She stated she will not like going.

B) She said she wouldn't like to go.

C) She said she would like to go.

D) She said she doesn't like to go.

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4. What is the correct reported speech form of "Pradeep says, 'English grammar is very easy'."?

A) Pradeep said English grammar was very easy.

B) Pradeep said that English grammar is very easy.

C) Pradeep says that English grammar is very easy.

D) Pradeep says English grammar was very easy.

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5. She mentioned, "Jeeya is living here with us." This can be reported as:

A) She mentioned Jeeya is living here with them.

B) She mentioned Jeeya was living there with them.

C) She mentions Jeeya was living here with us.

D) She mentioned Jeeya was living here with her.

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6. The students said, "We want to learn a foreign language." In reported speech the above sentence will be The students said that

A) we wanted to learn a foreign language

B) we want to learn a foreign language

C) they want to learn a foreign language

D) they wanted to learn a foreign language

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7. What is the reported speech for: "He said, 'I like coffee.'"?

A) He said he liked coffee.

B) He said he drink coffee.

C) He said he likes coffee.

D) He says he liked coffee.

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8. My neighbor said to me, "I am going out for a few days." In reported speech the above sentence will be My neighbor told me tha

A) we are going out for a few days

B) he will go out for a few days

C) he was going out for a few days

D) he is going out for a few days

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9. From "She said: 'I may be late'", the reported form is:

A) She exclaimed about possibly being late.

B) She said she might be late.

C) She tells she might get delayed.

D) She said she may be late.

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10. Identify the correct reported form of the given sentence. My friend said, "You must accept this gift."

A) My friend said that you must accept that gift.

B) My friend requested that I must accept this gift.

C) My friend insisted that I must accept that gift.

D) My friend asked that I must accept that gift.

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11. Choose the correct indirect form of the sentence. The man said. "Let me have the first chance."

A) The man desired that he had the first chance.

B) The man proposed to have the first chance.

C) The man claimed that he had the first chance.

D) The man proposed that he should have the first chance.

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12. "Varun said, 'You should come here.'" translates to:

A) Varun suggested coming here.

B) Varun ordered that I should be here.

C) Varun said I should go there.

D) Varun said I should go here.

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13. From the statement "The kidnapper phoned me and said: 'You must come here now.'" the reported speech is:

A) The kidnapper told me I had to go there then.

B) The kidnapper demanded that I must go there now.

C) The kidnapper suggested coming there then.

D) The kidnapper phoned me to come here immediately.

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14. The statement, "She said: 'I may be late,'" can be transformed into:

A) She says she might get late.

B) She mentioned she may have been late.

C) She said she might be late.

D) She said she may be late.

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15. Which of these is NOT a correct reported form for "Maanvi said, 'We bought a house last week.'”?

A) Maanvi said they had bought a house the week before.

B) Maanvi says they buy a house every week.

C) Maanvi said they had bought a house the previous week.

D) Maanvi said they bought a house last week.

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16. "He said, 'I like coffee.'” What is the correct reported speech for this statement?

A) He said he liked coffee.

B) He said he likes coffee.

C) He said he is liking coffee.

D) He says he liked coffee.

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17. She said, "Are you cold?" correct reported speech is

A) She asks if I am cold.

B) She told if I am cold.

C) She wondered why I was cold.

D) She asked me if I was cold.

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18. "She said, 'I'll call you tomorrow'" is reported as:

A) She said she will have called me the following day.

B) She said she would call me the next day.

C) She says she will call me tomorrow.

D) She said she would call me tomorrow.

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19. She said to me, "Where is the station?"

A) She said to me where the station was.

B) She asked me where the station was.

C) She told to me where the station was.

D) She asks where the station is.

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20. She stated, "I might come early." This is reported as:

A) She stated she might come early.

B) She stated she would come early.

C) She stated she might have come early.

D) She says she might come early.

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21. She said, "Do you like coffee?"

A) She asked if I liked coffee.

B) She asks if I like coffee.

C) She wondered if I liked coffee.

D) She tells if I enjoy coffee.

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22. She said to her brother, "Do not buy mangoes." In reported speech the above sentence will be She asked her brother.

A) do not to buy mangoes

B) to not buy mangoes

C) not to buy mangoes

D) do not buy mangoes

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23. He said, "Where's my pen?" What is the correct reported speech for this question?

A) He asked where his pen was.

B) He asks where his pen is.

C) He tells where his pen is.

D) He wondered where his pen was.

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24. "He said, 'I am sick.'” What is the correct reported speech for this statement?

A) He said he was sick.

B) He says he is sick.

C) He said he has been sick.

D) He told he is sick.

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25. What is the correct reported speech form of "Spoorti said to me, 'I type a letter'."?

A) Spoorti told me that she typed a letter.

B) Spoorti says that she types a letter.

C) Spoorti told me she was typing a letter.

D) Spoorti said to me that she typed a letter.

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26. She said, "Do you like me?" What is the correct reported speech for this question?

A) She asked if I like her.

B) She asked if I liked her.

C) She asks if I liked her.

D) She wonders if I like her.

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27. Vaadi said, "Were you watching TV when I called?" The reported speech is:

A) Vaadi said if I was watching TV when he rang.

B) Vaadi asked if I watched TV when he called.

C) Vaadi asked if I had been watching TV when he called.

D) Vaadi asked if you were watching TV when he called.

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28. He asked, "Could you swim when you were three?" is reported as:

A) He asked me if I was swimming at three.

B) He asked if I could swim when I was three.

C) He asked if I could have swum when I was younger.

D) He wondered if you could swim when you were three.

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29. "He said, 'Could you swim when you were three?'" changes to:

A) He interrogated my ability to swim at that age.

B) He questioned my swimming skills at three.

C) He wondered if I had been swimming at three.

D) He asked me if I could swim when I was three.

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30. Choose the correct indirect speech of the italicized sentence from the options given below. "What are you doing old man?" said the king.

A) The king asked the old man what he was doing.

B) The king told the old man that what he was doing.

C) The king told the old man what he was doing.

D) The king asked what the old man is doing.

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31. Ram said, "I haven't seen Avatar." This transforms to:

A) Ram says he hasn't watched Avatar.

B) Ram said he hadn't watched Avatar yet.

C) Ram said he hadn't seen Avatar.

D) Ram said he hasn't seen Avatar.

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32. The father said to his daughter, "When will you return?" In reported speech the above sentence will be The father asked his daughter

A) when will she return

B) when she would return

C) when she will return

D) when would she return

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33. She said to us, "Did you feel cold?" What is the indirect speech

A) She asked if we had felt cold.

B) She asks if we felt cold.

C) She tells if we were cold.

D) She wondered if we were feeling cold.

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34. he teacher said to the students, "Be polite in your speech." In reported speech the above sentence will be The teacher asked the students

A) to be polite in their speech

B) that be polite in your speech

C) to be polite in your speech

D) that be polite in their speech

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35. Mohan said to Savita, "Can I borrow your book for a day? "In reported speech the above sentence will be Mohan asked Savita

A) if that he could borrow her book for a day

B) that could he borrow her book for a day

C) if he could borrow her book for a day

D) if they could borrow her book for a day

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36. Diya said, "I was sick yesterday." What is the correct reported speech for this statement?

A) Diya told she is sick yesterday.

B) Diya said she had been sick the day before.

C) Diya said she has been sick the previous day.

D) Diya says she was sick yesterday.

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37. He said, "My mother is here." What is the correct reported speech for this statement?

A) He said that his mother will be there.

B) He tells that his mother has been there.

C) He says that his mother is there.

D) He said that his mother was there.

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38. She said, "It is hot in here."

A) She says it is hot in there.

B) She told it has been hot in there.

C) She said it was hot in there.

D) She says it was hot in here.

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39. Which of the following is the reported form of "She said, 'Tara can't swim.'”?

A) She says Tara can swim.

B) She said Tara can't swim.

C) She said Tara couldn't swim.

D) She said Tara was not swimming.

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40. When he said, "Shall I open the door?", it can be converted to:

A) He told to open the door.

B) He thought about opening the door.

C) He asked if he should open the door.

D) He wondered if he shall open the door.

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41. Change the following into indirect speech by choosing the correct alternative.

A) Our teacher told us that sugar dissolves in water.

B) Our teacher said to us, "Sugar dissolves in water.

C) Our teacher told us that sugar has dissolved in water.

D) Our teacher told us that sugar dissolved in water.

E) Our teacher said to us that sugar dissolves in water.

Your score is

Pos.	Name	Score	Points	Duration
1	Shirin banu	85 %	35 / 41	14 minutes 23 seconds
2	prabhajmunavallimuna	71 %	29 / 41	23 minutes 13 seconds
3	Amaresh	41 %	17 / 41	12 minutes 9 seconds
4	Basamma meti	39 %	16 / 41	11 minutes 15 seconds
5	Subhashini	29 %	12 / 41	3 minutes 12 seconds
6	Gangesh	27 %	11 / 41	5 minutes 57 seconds
7	Swetha	20 %	8 / 41	25 minutes 8 seconds
8	Saju	2 %	1 / 41	4 minutes 43 seconds
9	Advika	2 %	1 / 41	30 minutes 3 seconds
10	Bahuchiranth	0 %	0 / 41	57 seconds
11	Amruta Vibhute	0 %	0 / 41	1 minutes 2 seconds
12	Sahana gonda	0 %	0 / 41	1 minutes 11 seconds