Direct & Indirect Speech

QUESTION 91

Pick the correct direct sentence for the following indirect sentence -I asked him if he knew my name.

A I said, “Do you know my name?”
D I say, “Do you know my name?”
C I asked, “Did you know my name?”
B I said to him, “Do you know my name”

QUESTION 92

Choose the cotrect assertive form of the following sentence from the options below :What a fine doctor he is !

D He isn’t a fine doctor.
C Isn’t he a fine doctor !
B He is a very fine doctor.
A He is a doctor who is fine.

QUESTION 93

Choose the correct exclamatory form of the given sentence from the options that follow: It is very sad that poor Bimla is dead.

D Wow, Bimla is dead.
B Ho! Ho! poor Bimla is dead.
A Alas, poor Bimla is dead.
C Hurrah, poor Bimla is dead.

QUESTION 94

Choose the most appropriate Affirmative form of the given sentence without changing the meaning:He could not climb the wall.

A He can climb the wall.
D He climbed the wall.
C He could climb the wall.
B He failed to climb the wall.

QUESTION 95

My friend advised me not to be hasty.

C “Please do not be hasty,” said my friend.
D My friend said, “How hasty you are!”
A “Don’s be hasty,” my friend advised me.
B “Try not be hasty,” my fried advised me

QUESTION 96

Choose the most appropriate option –Ashin said, “Shall I ever win a gold medal?” (Change into Indirect Speech)

D Ashin wondered if he would ever win a gold medal.
C Ashin asked if he shall ever have won a gold medal.
B Ashin said that shall he ever won a gold medal.
A Ashin exclaimed if he shall ever win a gold medal.

QUESTION 97

Choose the correct option :‘Do you know when she will go home?’ I said to him. (Change into indirect speech)

D I asked him if he know when she would go home.
A I asked him that did he know when she would go home.
C I asked him if he knew when she will go home.
B I asked him if he knew when she would go home.

QUESTION 98

Choose the sentence which is the correct indirect form of the sentence given below: Direct: The architect said to the builder, “Using innovative materials, we can help reduce the environmental impact of building”. The builder said, “This would increase the cost of construction twofold”

B The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, we could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.
D The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that this would increase the cost of construction twofold.
A The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they could help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.
C The architect told the builder that using innovative materials, they can help reduce the environmental impact of building. The builder said that that would increase the cost of construction twofold.

QUESTION 99

Change from negative to assertive:He did not live many years in India.

C He lives in India for a few years.
B He lived in India for a few years.
D It has been few years that he has lived in India.
A He does not live in India for many years.

QUESTION 100

Transform the following sentences into inter- rogative.No one can tolerate such injustice.

B Can one not tolerate such injustice?
D None of these.
C Who can tolerate such injustice?
A Can one tolerate such injustice?

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