1. We use a.....before the indirect speech.
a)
linker
b)
article
c)
adjective
d)
preposition
Answer:
linker
2. You will say, "I am ill".
a)
You will say that you are ill.
b)
You will say that I am ill.
c)
You will say that you were ill.
d)
You would say that I was ill.
Answer:
You will say that you are ill.
3. 'Karim says that he did not go.' (Make it direct)
a)
Karim says, "He did not go."
b)
Karim says, "I do not go."
c)
Karim says, "I have not gone."
d)
Karim says, "I did not go."
Answer:
Karim says, "I did not go."
4. He said that he had been writing a letter. Make it direct-
a)
He said, "I was writing a letter."
b)
He said, "I wrote a letter."
c)
He said, "I write a letter."
d)
He said, "I have written a letter."
Answer:
He said, "I was writing a letter."
5. He said, "We are all sinners."
a)
He said that all of them were sinners.
b)
All of them were sinners was told by them.
c)
All of us are sinners was told by him.
d)
He said that we are all sinners.
Answer:
He said that we are all sinners.
6. The saint said, "Man is mortal"?
a)
The saint says that man is mortal.
b)
The saint said that man is mortal.
c)
The saint told that man was mortal.
d)
The saint says that man be mortal.
Answer:
The saint said that man is mortal.
7. He said,"All must go."
a)
He said that they should go.
b)
He told that they ought to go.
c)
He said that they ought to go.
d)
He said that they must go.
Answer:
He said that they must go.
8. 'Come here.' Choose the correct indirect speech -
a)
He told come here.
b)
He told that I should come here.
c)
He ordered that I go there.
d)
He told me to go there.
Answer:
He told me to go there.
9. She asked me,"Are you happy in your new job?"
a)
She asked me if I was happy in my new job.
b)
She asked me if I had been happy in my new job.
c)
She asked me whether I am happy in my new job.
d)
She asked me if I had been happy in my new job.
Answer:
She asked me if I was happy in my new job.
10. He said to me,"Where were you born?"
a)
He told me where I were born.
b)
He asked me where I was born.
c)
He asked me where I had been born.
d)
He asked me where I had born.
Answer:
He asked me where I had been born.
11. I said, "Do it."
a)
I said that it should be done.
b)
I said that let it be done.
c)
I said to do it.
d)
I ordered someone to do it.
Answer:
I ordered someone to do it.
আরও পড়ুন:
12. He said,"You had better see a doctor."
a)
He advised him to see a doctor.
b)
He advised that he should see a doctor.
c)
He suggested that he had seen a doctor.
d)
He proposed to see a doctor.
Answer:
He advised him to see a doctor.
13. He said to me, "Thank you."
a)
He thanks you.
b)
He thanked you.
c)
He thanks me.
d)
He thanked me.
Answer:
He thanked me.
14. The old man said, "Curse the flood."
a)
The old man said that the flood be cursed.
b)
The old man cursed the flood.
c)
The old man told that the flood is cursed.
d)
The old man was cursing the flood.
Answer:
The old man cursed the flood.
15. The girl told him,"Please be careful."
a)
The girl asked him not to be careless.
b)
The girl asked him to be careful.
c)
The girl requested to be careful by him.
d)
The girl advised him to take care.
Answer:
The girl asked him to be careful.
16. Choose the appropriate reporting verb: She (said) that I should take a holiday.
a)
informed
b)
advised
c)
told
d)
requested
Answer:
advised
17. He said to her, "What a cold day!"
a)
He told her that it was a cold day.
b)
He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
c)
He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
d)
He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
Answer:
He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
18. My friend said to me, "Let us go, you and I."
a)
My friend proposed to me that they might go.
b)
My friend requested me that we could go.
c)
My friend proposed to me that we should go.
d)
My friend suggested that we might be allowed to go.
Answer:
My friend proposed to me that we should go.
19. Shilpi said, "Ryan do not do it."
a)
Shilpi prohibited Ryan to do it.
b)
Shilpi ordered Ryan to do it.
c)
Shilpi proposed Ryan not done that.
d)
Shilpi begged Ryan to do it.
Answer:
Shilpi prohibited Ryan to do it.
20. "Will you buy hair? " asked Della.
a)
Della asked if she would buy her hair.
b)
Della asked will you buy hair?
c)
Della asked will she buy her hair.
d)
Della asked if she will buy her hair.
Answer:
Della asked if she would buy her hair.