Direct & Indirect Speech

181. Choose the correct Indirect form of the sentence.She said, “I have written a story.”

B. She told of writing a story.
D. She informed us of writing a story.
A. She said (that) she had written a story.
C. A story written by her.

182. Choose the most appropriate reported form of the given sentence :“Come to the cinema with me”, he told her.

C. He told her to go to watch cinema with him.
D. He requested her to come with him to watch the cinema.
B. He told her to go with him to the cinema.
A. He told her to accompany him to the cinema.

183. Convert the following indirect speech into direct speech by choosing the correct option:He inquired whether his name was not Ahmed.

D. He said to him, “Is not your name Ahmed?”
C. He said to him, “Is not his name Ahmed?”
B. He said, “Was not his name Ahmed?”
A. He said to him, “Was not your name Ahmed?”

184. I am very unlucky.

C. How very unlucky I am!
B. Ho unlucky I am!
D. What very unlucky I am!
A. What an unlucky I am!

185. Choose the correct option changing the following sentence into Assertive :Shall we ever forget our freedom fighters?

B. We shall never forget our freedom fighters.
A. We shall ever forget our freedom fighters.
C. We shall not forget our freedom fighters.
D. We shall forget our freedom fighters.

186. Change the narration of the given sentences into Direct/Indirect. “Where is your friend?” he asked me.

D. He asked me are you with your friend?
B. He asked me about my friend whereabouts.
C. He asked me where my friend is.
A. He asked me where my friend was.

187. Choose the correct option changing the following sentence into exclamatory :She sings very sweetly.

C. What sweet does she sing ! .
A. What sweet she sings !
D. How sweetly she sings!
B. How sweet does she sing!

188. Transform the following sentences into exclamatory.I wish, I had followed your advice.

D. None of these
B. What if I followed your advice!
A. I wish, I had follow your advice!
C. Would that I followed your advice!

189. Choose the most appropriate reported form of the given sentence:He said to him, “Is your name not Robin?”

A. He inquired whether his name was not Robin.
D. He asked if my name was Robin.
B. He asked if the name was Robin.
C. He said that wasn’t his name Robin

190. Choose the correct option for Interrogative to Assertive transformation of the sentence given :Who will not help a man in distress ?

A. Everybody will help a man in distress.
B. No one can help a man in distress.
C. Everyone help a min.
D. In distress, everyone should help.

191. Change the following sentence to the interrogative form -A wise man is honoured everywhere.

D. Where isn’t a wise man honoured ?
A. Where is a wise man honoured ?
B. Where ever is a wise man honoured ?
C. Where is a wise man not honoured ?

192. Choose the correct option for Assertive to Exclamatory transformation of the sentence given.It is strange that we should meet here.

A. Oh, we meet here is strange!
D. Are we meeting here, think!
B. To think of our meeting here!
C. Ah, think of meeting is strange!

193. Change into Interrogative:It is no good to help a mean man.

D. Is it any good to help a mean man?
B. Is it not good to help the good?
C. Is it not bad to not help the mean?
A. It is good to help a mean?

194. He said ‘Hari grows plants’ The indiract narration of the above sentence will be :

D. He asked that Hari grew plants.
A. He told that Hari grows piants.
B. He asked that Hari grows plants.
C. He told that Hari grew plants.

195. Choose the correct Indirect form of the following Direct speech sentence:He said, “Oh! I agree!”

C. He said exclaimingly he agree.
B. He exclaimed oh that he agreed.
D. He said excitedly he was agreed.
A. He said understandingly that he agreed.

196. Choose the correct direct speech of the following sentence from the options given below :They asked me whether I was ill.

C. They tell me, “Are you ill ?”
D. They said to me, “Are you ill ?”
A. They said to me, “Were you ill ?”
B. They told me, that “Are you ill ?”

197. She said to Rita, “Please help me with my homework.”

A. She requested Rita to help her in her homework
C. She requested Rita to help her with her homework
D. She requested Rita to help her homework.
B. Rita requested her to help her with her homework

198. Choose the correct conversion from interrogative to assertive :Was he not a hero to do such a deed ?

B. He was such a hero to do a deed.
D. He was an absolute hero to do such a deed.
A. He was not a hero to do such a deed.
C. Only a hero could do such a deed.

199. For the sentence given, choose the most appropriate answer in reported speech from the options below:Ravi said, “My mother is going to her home town.”

D. Ravi said that his mother has gone to her home town.
C. Ravi said that his mother will go to her home town.
A. Ravi said that his mother was going to her home town.
B. Ravi said that his mother had gone to her home town.

200. Choose the appropriate alternative from the given options that comes closest to the idea conveyed by the sentence “You must be back within two hours.”

A. You are likely to be back within two hours.
D. You have to be back within two hours.
B. You are obliged to be back within two hours.
C. You have the option to be back within two hours.

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