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    Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise

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    The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech with multiple choice questions to test converting between the two. The examples focus on changing quoted statements into reported speech by modifying pronouns, adverbs of time, and verbs while maintaining the same meaning. 10 examples are given with 4 answer choices each to select the indirect or direct version of the original statement.

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    The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech with multiple choice questions to test converting between the two. The examples focus on changing quoted statements into reported speech by modifying pronouns, adverbs of time, and verbs while maintaining the same meaning. 10 examples are given with 4 answer choices each to select the indirect or direct version of the original statement.

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    The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech with multiple choice questions to test converting between the two. The examples focus on changing quoted statements into reported speech by modifying pronouns, adverbs of time, and verbs while maintaining the same meaning. 10 examples are given with 4 answer choices each to select the indirect or direct version of the original statement.

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    Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise

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    The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech with multiple choice questions to test converting between the two. The examples focus on changing quoted statements into reported speech by modifying pronouns, adverbs of time, and verbs while maintaining the same meaning. 10 examples are given with 4 answer choices each to select the indirect or direct version of the original statement.

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    Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise

    Directions for Question 1 to 20 – Given below are sentences in Direct/Indirect Speech along with four
    options. You are required to read the Direct and Indirect Speech questions carefully and select the option
    that expresses the same sentence in the reverse speech i.e. Indirect/Direct Speech:

    Q.1. The designer said to her, ‘will you have the dress ready by tomorrow evening?’

    1. The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.

    2. The designer asked her that she would have the dress ready by next evening.

    3. The designer asked her that if she will like to have the dress by next evening.

    4. The designer asked her that she will have the suit ready by next evening.

    Q.2. They said, ‘Let us come in’.

    1. They told that let them be allowed to come in.

    2. They requested that they might be allowed to come in.

    3. They said that if they are allowed to come in.

    4. They requested me to let them come in.

    Q.3. Reshma said to Priya, ‘Why are you sketching on the wall?’

    1. Reshma asked Priya why was she sketching on the wall.

    2. Reshma asked Priya why had she been sketching on the wall

    3. Reshma asked Priya that why is she sketching on the wall.

    4. Reshma asked Priya why she was sketching on the wall.

    Q.4. ‘Jacob fell as he’d have wished’, the father said.

    1. The father said that Jacob has fallen as he would have wished.

    2. The father said that Jacob had fallen as he would have wished.

    3. The father said that Jocob had fallen as he had wished.

    4. The father said that Jacob had been fallen as he would have been wished.

    Q.5. Arya said to Tara, ‘David will leave for his mother’s place tomorrow’.

    1. Arya told Tara that David will leave for his mother’s place tomorrow.

    2. Arys told Tara that David will leave for his mother’s place the next day.
    3. Arya told Tara that David would leave for his mother’s place the next day.

    4. Arya informed Tara that David would be leaving for his mother’s place the next day.

    Q.6. The Professor said that nobody could solve the problem.

    1. The Professor said, ‘Nobody can solve the problem’.

    2. The Professor said, ’Nobody could solve the problem’

    3. The Professor exclaimed, ‘Nobody could solve the problem’

    4. The Professor exclaimed, ‘Nobody can solve the problem?’

    Q.7. She said, ‘Why didn’t you send a friend request to me?’

    1. She asked me why had I not sent a friend request to her

    2. She enquired why I had not sent a friend request to her.

    3. She enquired why I did not send a friend request to her.

    4. She questioned why I had not sent a friend request to her.

    Q.8. The judge commanded them to call the accused in the court.

    1. The Judge said, ‘Call the accused in the court’.

    2. The Judge ordered, ‘Call the accused in the court’

    3. The Judge command, ‘Call the accused in the court’

    4. The Judge said to them, ‘Call the accused in the court’.

    Q.9. The instructor asked Ronny if he was ready for the race.

    1. ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, the instructor asked.

    2. ‘Are you ready for the race Ronny?’, the instructor asked.

    3. ‘Ronny, ready for race?’ the instructor said.

    4. ‘Ronny, are you ready for the race?’, said the instructor.

    Q.10. Manager said to Shekher, ‘Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday?’

    1. The manager enquired Shekhar why did not he attend the meeting the day before.

    2. The manager asked Shekhar why he did not attend the meeting the previous day.

    3. The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before.

    4. The manager enquired Shekhar that why didn’t he attended the meeting yesterday.

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