Direct & Indirect Speech

101. Change the following sentence into Direct Speech:She said that she was happy.”

C. “I am happy”, is what she said.
D. This is what she said, “I am happy.”
B. “I am happy”, she said.
A. She said, “I was happy.”

102. Choose the correct option of conversion from Assertive to Interrogative :Nobody can measure my love for you.

C. Who would measure my love for you ?
B. Who can measure my love for you ?
A. Who will measure my love for you ?
D. Who could ever measure my love for you ?

103. Choose the correct option for Assertive to Negative transformation for the sentence given :As soon as he came he made objections.

D. No sooner had he made the objection, as he came.
C. No sooner did he come than he made objections.
A. There was no other who made objections.
B. None but he made objections.

104. Choose the most appropriate reported form of the sentence given:He said to us, “Don’t walk on ice; it isn't safe.”

D. He said not to walk on ice as its not safe.
A. He warned us not to walk on ice as it wasn’t safe.
B. He ordered us not to walked on ice as it weren’t safe.
C. He told us to avoid walking on ice as it isn’t safe.

105. She said to her brother, “Do not buy mangoes.”In Reported Speech the above sentence will be She asked her brother.

B. not to buy mangoes.
A. to not buy mangoes.
D. do not to buy mangoes.
C. do not buy mangoes.

106. The girls asked me if I would wait for a minute.

A. The girl said, “Would you wait for a minute?”
B. The girl said to me, “Can you wait for a minute?”
D. The girl asked, “Shal I wait for a minute?”
C. The girl said to me, “Will you wait for a minute?”

107. Select the most appropriate option to transform the given sentence into Reported Speech.Ram said, “I worked with a Japanese company last month.”

C. Ram said that he had worked with a Japanese company the previous month.
B. Ram said that he has been worked with a Japanese company last month.
D. Ram said that I worked with a Japanese company last month.
A. Ram said that he has worked with a Japanese company previous month.

108. Choose the correct options for Assertive to Interrogative transformation of the sentence given.Nowhere in the world will you find a mountain peak higher than Everest.

B. Will you find a mountain peak higher than Everest?
C. Where in the world will you find a mountain peak higher than Everest?
D. Is there a mountain peak higher than Everest anywhere in the world?
A. Would you find a mountain peak any higher than Everest?

109. Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech : (Choose the correct option) :He said, “I had a wonderful dream last night.”

B. He said that he had a wonderful dream the previous night.
A. He told that he had seen a wonderful dream last night.
C. He told that he had see a wonderful dream the previous night before.
D. He said that I had a wonderful dream yesterday night.

110. Ruchir said, “No, I shall not show my copy.”

A. Ruchir said that he would not show his copy.
D. Ruchir negatively answered that he would not show his copy.
B. Ruchir replied that he would not show his copy.
C. Ruchir negatively answered that he would show his copy.

111. Choose the correct Indirect form of the following Direct speech sentence: He said, “Mohan, when is the next train?”

A. He asked Mohan when the next train was.
C. He asked Mohan when was the next train.
B. He asked when was the next train.
D. None of the above

112. Mohan said to her, “You have completed your work”.

C. Mohan told her that she was completed her work.
D. Mohan told her that she had completed his work.
B. Mohan’ told her that she has completed her work.
A. Mohan told her that she had completed her work.

113. Choose the correct exclamatory form of the following sentence from the given option :He is a great doctor.

C. What a great doctor he is !
A. What a great doctor is he !
D. Isn't he a great doctor !
B. A great doctor is he !

114. Transform the following sentences into interrogative.This is really a grand sight.

D. Is this really a sight?
C. Is this really a grand sight?
B. Is this a grand sight?
A. Is this really not a grand sight?

115. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the options given below :Hari said, “The doctor is coming.”

B. Hari said that the doctor is coming.
A. Hari said that the doctor was coming.
C. Hari said that the doctor has been coming.
D. Hari says that the doctor was coming.

116. Change from assertive to negative:He is greater than I am.

B. I am not so great as he is.
D. I am not so great as him.
C. I am not as great as he is.
A. I am not as great as him.

117. Change the following sentence from exclamatory to assertive from the option given below.If only I could win the first prize!

C. Winning the first prize will be my greatest ambition.
B. My greatest ambition is to win the first prize.
D. Having won the first prize is my greatest ambition.
A. To win the first prize was my greatest ambition.

118. Sheena said,“Oh! i have missed the bus this time again.”

D. Sheena tells that she had missed the bus that time again.
C. Sheena exclaimed with surprise that she had missed the bus that time again.
A. Sheena exclaimed with surprise that she had missed the bus that time again.
B. Sheena told that i had missed the bus this time again.

119. Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the given options :They did not sign the paper.

C. They have signed the paper.
B. They signed the paper.
D. They were signing the paper.
A. They do sign the paper.

120. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech of the given direct speech ?“Shall I lock the car or leave it unlocked ?” he said.

C. He asked whether to lock the car or leave it unlocked.
D. All of these
B. He asked whether he was to lock the car or leave it unlocked.
A. He asked whether he should lock the car or leave it unlocked.

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