Direct & Indirect Speech

121. Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the options given below : How attractive the picture is !

C. The picture is very attractive.
D. The picture is only attractive.
B. An attractive picture is there.
A. The picture is quite attractive.

122. My sister said, “I am enjoying my work.” In Reported Speech the above sentence will be.My sister said that

B. I was enjoying my work.
D. I have been enjoying my work.
C. she was enjoying my work.
A. she was enjoying her work.

123. Change from Assertive to Negative.I was doubtful whether it was you.

C. I am not sure that it was you.
B. I am doubting if it was you.
D. I was not sure that it was you.
A. I am doubtful whether it was you.

124. Choose the correct Direct form for the given Indirect sentence :The policeman asked if I had seen the accident.

C. “Did you see the accident ?” the policeman asked.
D. “Does you see the accident ?” the policeman said.
B. “If you had seen the accident ?” the policeman asked.
A. “Had you seen it ?” the policeman said.

125. Select the most appropriate option to transform the following Assertive sentence to an Interrogative sentence.Vijaya is the new English professor.

A. Wasn’t Vijaya the new English professor ?
C. How is Vijaya the new English professor ?
B. Who is the new English professor ?
D. Isn’t Vijaya the new English professor ?

126. Change the following sentence into indirect speech: Tom said, “I woke up feeling ill, so I didn’t go to work.”

B. Tom said that he had woken up feeling ill, so he hadn’t gone to work.
C. Tom said that he had woken up feeling ill, so he did not go to work.
A. Tom said that he woke up feeling ill and so he did not go to work.
D. Tom said that he woke up feeling ill, so he didn’t go to work.

127. Change the following into direct speech-He said that he worked in a glass factory.

C. He said, “I work in a glass factory”.
B. He said, “I worked in a glass factory”.
A. He says, “I work in a glass factory”.
D. He said, “That he worked in a glass factory”.

128. Choose the correct option changing the following sentence into assertive:Alas! He is no more.

A. It is extremely sad that he is alive.
D. It is sad that he is not any more.
B. It is happy that he is no more.
C. It is extremely sad that he is no more.

129. Change into Negative:Well made movies always entertain.

A. Well made movies do not entertain.
D. Well made movies never fail to entertain.
B. Unwell movies always entertain.
C. Well made movies always entertain not.

130. Choose the correct transformation from assertive to interrogative :Man cannot die better than facing fearful odds.

B. How will man die better than facing fearful odds ?
A. How can man die better than facing fearful odds ?
D. Will man die better than facing odds ?
C. Should man die than facing odds ?

131. Choose the correct transformation from exclamatory to assertive.What a beautiful scene this is !

B. Its indeed a beautiful scene.
D. There is no other scene as beautiful as these.
C. It is one of the most beautiful scene.
A. This is a very beautiful scene. ;

132. Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The captain announced, “The aircraft will take off soon.”

C. The captain announced that the aircraft would take off soon.
B. The captain announced that the aircraft will be taking off soon.
A. The captain announces the aircraft would take off soon.
D. The captain announced that the aircraft will take off soon.

133. Choose the correct Direct speech of the following sentence from options given below:She said that honesty is the best policy.

B. She said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
A. She said, “Honesty was the best policy.”
C. She said that “Honesty is the best policy.”
D. She says, “Honesty is the best policy.”

134. Choose the correct interrogative of the following sentence from the given options : -He is angry with her.

B. Isn't he angry with her ?
C. Wasn't he angry with her ?
A. Is he angry with her ?
D. Who isn't angry with her ?

135. “Can you ride a bicycle?” I asked Gita.

C. Does Gita not ride a bicycle?
B. I asked Gita whether she could ride a bicycle.
A. Can you ride a bicycle I asked Gita.
D. Gita is riding a bicycle.

136. He said to me, ‘Do you know my name ?’ The indirect speech of the above sentence will be :

D. He said to me if he knew my name.
C. He asked me if he knew my name,
A. He asked me if I knew his name.
B. He told me if I know his name.

137. Choose the correct transformation from exclamatory to assertive :What a wonderful creature an elephant is !

C. The elephant is wonderful.
A. Elephant is the creature of wonder.
D. An elephant is a very wonderful creature.
B. Of all creatures elephant is wonderful.

138. Choose the correct transformation from assertive to exclamatory : I wish I knew more people.

B. If I would be able to know more people !
C. I wish to know more people !
A. If I could know more people !
D. If only I knew more people !

139. Choose the correct Direct Speech transformation of the following indirect sentence :He explained that he knew the place well because he used to live there.

B. “I know the place well because I used to live here,” he explained.
C. He explained, “I am knowing the place well since I lived here.”
A. “I know that place well because he used to live there,” he explained.
D. Giving an explanation he said, “I knew the place well because he used to live here.”

140. Choose the correct indirect form of the given sentence from the options given below: She said, “We were thinking of selling the house but we have decided not to”.

B. She said that they had been thinking of selling the house but had decided not to.
D. She said that they think of selling the house but had decided not to.
C. She said that they thought of selling the house but decided not to.
A. She said that they have been thinking of selling the house but had decide not to.

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