Q.1
If the reported speech expresses some universal truth, habit, historical incident or permanent fact, its tense does not change even when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
  • a) True
  • b) False
Q.2
Convert the following sentence in indirect speech to direct speech :
  • a) He said I am undone.
  • b) He said, “Alas ! I am undone.”
  • c) He said, “I am undone.”
  • d) He said , “Alas. I am undone.”
Q.3
While changing a question into indirect speech, the reporting verb must be changed into ask, inquire or demand.
  • a) True
  • b) False
Q.4
Which of these prepositions is used with inquire or demand?
  • a) Is
  • b) At
  • c) Of
  • d) On
Q.5
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :
  • a) My mother asked me if I was going to school that day.
  • b) My mother asked me are you going to school today.
  • c) My mother asked me if I was going to school today.
  • d) My mother asked me if I am going to school today.
Q.6
Which of these forms are used to report negative commands?
  • a) not + infinitive
  • b) no + infinitive
  • c) command + infinitive
  • d) object + infinitive
Q.7
Which of these verbs don’t follow the object + infinitive form?
  • a) Beg
  • b) Order
  • c) Invite
  • d) Pray
Q.8
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech :
  • a) She said that they would analyse it the next day.
  • b) She said that we would analyse it the next day.
  • c) She said that they will analyse it the next day.
  • d) She said that we will analyse it the next day.
Q.9
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :
  • a) She thanked me.
  • b) She said me thank you.
  • c) She said thank you to me.
  • d) She said thank you!
Q.10
Convert the following sentence in direct speech to indirect speech :
  • a) She asked me can you read and I said yes.
  • b) She asked me if I could read and I said that I could.
  • c) She asked me can you read and I said that I could.
  • d) She asked me if I could read and I said yes.
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