1. He said, “I am planning a trip.”
a) He said that he had planned a trip
b) He said that he was planning a trip
c) He said that he plans a trip
d) He said that he is planning a trip
Answer: He said that he was planning a trip
2. She said, “I have never seen this place.”
a) She said that she never saw that place
b) She said that she has never seen that place
c) She said that she had never seen that place
d) She said that she was seeing that place
Answer: She said that she had never seen that place
3. He said, “I will complete it soon.”
a) He said that he completes it soon
b) He said that he would complete it soon
c) He said that he completed it soon
d) He said that he has completed it
Answer: He said that he would complete it soon
4. She said, “I can solve it easily.”
a) She said that she can solve it easily
b) She said that she solved it easily
c) She said that she could solve it easily
d) She said that she solves it easily
Answer: She said that she could solve it easily
5. He said, “I was watching TV.”
a) He said that he watches TV
b) He said that he had been watching TV
c) He said that he is watching TV
d) He said that he watched TV
Answer: He said that he had been watching TV
6. He said, “Where did you learn this?”
a) He asked where did I learn that
b) He asked where I had learned that
c) He said where I learned that
d) He asked where I learn that
Answer: He asked where I had learned that
7. She said, “Why are you laughing?”
a) She asked why I am laughing
b) She asked why I was laughing
c) She asked why was I laughing
d) She said why I was laughing
Answer: She asked why I was laughing
8. He said, “Who will help us?”
a) He asked who will help them
b) He asked who would help them
c) He said who would help them
d) He asked who helps them
Answer: He asked who would help them
9. She said, “Have you done your duty?”
a) She asked if I have done my duty
b) She asked if I had done my duty
c) She said if I had done my duty
d) She asked that I did my duty
Answer: She asked if I had done my duty
10. He said, “Do you trust your friend?”
a) He asked if I trusted my friend
b) He asked if I trust my friend
c) He said if I trusted my friend
d) He asked that I trusted my friend
Answer: He asked if I trusted my friend
11. He said, “Write your name.”
a) He said write your name
b) He told me to write my name
c) He asked me write my name
d) He told that write name
Answer: He told me to write my name
12. She said, “Don’t be afraid.”
a) She told me not to be afraid
b) She said don’t be afraid
c) She asked me not be afraid
d) She told to not be afraid
Answer: She told me not to be afraid
13. He said, “Please help me with this.”
a) He told me help him
b) He requested me to help him with that
c) He said help him
d) He asked me help him
Answer: He requested me to help him with that
14. She said, “Let us go home now.”
a) She said to go home
b) She proposed that they should go home then
c) She told go home
d) She asked go home
Answer: She proposed that they should go home then
15. He said, “Let her finish the work.”
a) He said her finish
b) He suggested that she should finish the work
c) He told her finish
d) He asked her finish
Answer: He suggested that she should finish the work
16. He said, “Hurrah! We have won the game.”
a) He said they won the game
b) He exclaimed with joy that they had won the game
c) He told they won the game
d) He said with joy they win
Answer: He exclaimed with joy that they had won the game
17. She said, “Alas! I have missed the train.”
a) She said she missed the train
b) She exclaimed with sorrow that she had missed the train
c) She told she missed train
d) She said with sorrow she misses
Answer: She exclaimed with sorrow that she had missed the train
18. He said, “What a difficult task!”
a) He said the task is difficult
b) He exclaimed that it was a very difficult task
c) He told task difficult
d) He said task difficult
Answer: He exclaimed that it was a very difficult task
19. She said, “How beautiful the garden is!”
a) She said garden is beautiful
b) She exclaimed that the garden was very beautiful
c) She told garden beautiful
d) She said garden beautiful
Answer: She exclaimed that the garden was very beautiful
20. He said, “Bravo! You performed well.”
a) He said he performed well
b) He exclaimed with praise that he had performed well
c) He told he performed well
d) He said with joy he performs well
Answer: He exclaimed with praise that he had performed well
21. He said, “I am not interested in this matter.”
a) He said that he was not interested in that matter
b) He said that he is not interested
c) He said that he had not been interested
d) He said that he is interested
Answer: He said that he was not interested in that matter
22. She said, “I was not paying attention in class.”
a) She said she is not paying attention
b) She said she had not been paying attention in class
c) She said she was not paying attention in class
d) She said she did not pay attention
Answer: She said she had not been paying attention in class
23. He said, “I will not join the party.”
a) He said he will not join
b) He said he would not join the party
c) He said he did not join
d) He said he joins not
Answer: He said he would not join the party
24. She said, “I cannot understand the lesson.”
a) She said she cannot understand
b) She said she could not understand the lesson
c) She said she understands the lesson
d) She said she understood the lesson
Answer: She said she could not understand the lesson
25. He said, “I must finish my assignment.”
a) He said he must finish his assignment
b) He said he had to finish his assignment
c) He said he finished his assignment
d) He said he finishes assignment
Answer: He said he had to finish his assignment
26. He said, “Did you complete your work?”
a) He asked if I completed my work
b) He asked if I had completed my work
c) He said if I had completed
d) He asked that I completed
Answer: He asked if I had completed my work
27. She said, “Are you enjoying the party?”
a) She asked if I am enjoying
b) She asked if I was enjoying the party
c) She said if I was enjoying
d) She asked that I was enjoying
Answer: She asked if I was enjoying the party
28. He said, “Where are you living now?”
a) He asked where I am living then
b) He asked where I was living then
c) He said where I was living
d) He asked where was I living
Answer: He asked where I was living then
29. She said, “Why did you ignore me?”
a) She asked why I ignored her
b) She asked why I had ignored her
c) She said why I ignored
d) She asked why did I ignore
Answer: She asked why I had ignored her
30. He said, “How can you do this work?”
a) He asked how I can do that work
b) He asked how I could do that work
c) He said how I could do
d) He asked how could I do
Answer: He asked how I could do that work
31. He said, “Bring a chair.”
a) He said bring a chair
b) He told me to bring a chair
c) He asked me bring a chair
d) He told that bring chair
Answer: He told me to bring a chair
32. She said, “Don’t make a noise.”
a) She told me not to make a noise
b) She said don’t make
c) She asked me not make
d) She told to not make
Answer: She told me not to make a noise
33. He said, “Please lend me your book.”
a) He told me lend book
b) He requested me to lend him my book
c) He said lend book
d) He asked me lend book
Answer: He requested me to lend him my book
34. She said, “Let us go for a picnic.”
a) She said go picnic
b) She proposed that they should go for a picnic
c) She told go picnic
d) She asked go picnic
Answer: She proposed that they should go for a picnic
35. He said, “Let him speak the truth.”
a) He said him speak
b) He suggested that he should speak the truth
c) He told him speak
d) He asked him speak
Answer: He suggested that he should speak the truth
36. He said, “Hurrah! We are successful.”
a) He said they are successful
b) He exclaimed with joy that they were successful
c) He told they successful
d) He said with joy they success
Answer: He exclaimed with joy that they were successful
37. She said, “Alas! I am helpless.”
a) She said she is helpless
b) She exclaimed with sorrow that she was helpless
c) She told she helpless
d) She said with sorrow she helpless
Answer: She exclaimed with sorrow that she was helpless
38. He said, “What a funny joke!”
a) He said joke funny
b) He exclaimed that it was a very funny joke
c) He told joke funny
d) He said joke funny
Answer: He exclaimed that it was a very funny joke
39. She said, “How lovely the flowers are!”
a) She said flowers are lovely
b) She exclaimed that the flowers were very lovely
c) She told flowers lovely
d) She said flowers lovely
Answer: She exclaimed that the flowers were very lovely
40. He said, “Bravo! You answered correctly.”
a) He said he answered correctly
b) He exclaimed with praise that he had answered correctly
c) He told he answered
d) He said with joy he answers
Answer: He exclaimed with praise that he had answered correctly
41. He said, “I shall visit you soon.”
a) He said he shall visit
b) He said he would visit me soon
c) He said he visits
d) He said he visited
Answer: He said he would visit me soon
42. She said, “I may help you tomorrow.”
a) She said she might help me the next day
b) She said she may help me tomorrow
c) She said she helped me
d) She said she helps me
Answer: She said she might help me the next day
43. He said, “I used to read novels.”
a) He said he reads novels
b) He said he used to read novels
c) He said he had used to read
d) He said he was reading
Answer: He said he used to read novels
44. She said, “I dare not tell a lie.”
a) She said she dare not tell
b) She said she did not dare to tell a lie
c) She said she tells lie
d) She said she told lie
Answer: She said she did not dare to tell a lie
45. He said, “I ought to obey my parents.”
a) He said he ought to obey his parents
b) He said he had to obey
c) He said he obeys parents
d) He said he obeyed parents
Answer: He said he ought to obey his parents
46. He said, “Will you come with me?”
a) He asked if I will come
b) He asked if I would come with him
c) He said if I would come
d) He asked that I come
Answer: He asked if I would come with him
47. She said, “Have you done your homework?”
a) She asked if I have done
b) She asked if I had done my homework
c) She said if I had done
d) She asked that I did
Answer: She asked if I had done my homework
48. He said, “Do you know the truth?”
a) He asked if I know the truth
b) He asked if I knew the truth
c) He said if I knew
d) He asked that I knew
Answer: He asked if I knew the truth
49. She said, “Where do you go every morning?”
a) She asked where I go every morning
b) She asked where I went every morning
c) She asked where did I go
d) She said where I went
Answer: She asked where I went every morning
50. He said, “Why are you worried?”
a) He asked why I am worried
b) He asked why I was worried
c) He asked why was I worried
d) He said why I was worried
Answer: He asked why I was worried
