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1. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The father said to the son,"Why do you not start preparing for the examination this month?
Options
A. The father asked the son that why did he not start preparing for the examination this month?
B. The father told the son why he did not prepare for the examination that month.
C. The father enquired of the son why he did not start preparing for the examination this month.
D. The father asked the son why he did not start preparing for the examination that month.
Correct Answer: The father asked the son why he did not start preparing for the examination that month.
2. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. I said to you,"I can not be blamed for this."
Options
A. I told you that you could not be blamed for that.
B. I told you that I could not be blamed for that.
C. I said you that I can not be blamed for this.
D. I said to you that I can not be blamed for this.
Correct Answer: I told you that I could not be blamed for that.
3. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Sheela reassured me,"I can come tonight."
Options
A. Sheela told me I could come that night.
B. Sheela told me she could come that night.
C. Sheela told me she could come tomorrow evening.
Correct Answer: Sheela told me she could come that night.
4. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My sister said,"They will contact you as soon as they finish the job."
Options
A. My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they would finish the job.
B. My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they finish the job.
C. My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they will finish the job.
D. My sister told to me that they would contact me as soon as they would finish the job.
Correct Answer: My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they finish the job.
5. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The teacher said to the student,"Why were you absent yesterday?"
Options
A. The teacher asked the student why had been he absent the previous day.
B. The teacher asked the student why had he been absent the previous day.
C. The teacher informed the student that why he had been absent the next day.
D. The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.
Correct Answer: The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.
6. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech . Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "What did you eat last night?" asked my mother.
Options
A. My mother said to me what did I eat last night.
B. My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.
Correct Answer: My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.
7. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He asks which chair he is to sit on.
Correct Answer: "Which chair am I to sit on?" asks he.
8. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech . Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The boss said, "Please give me the latest reports."
Options
A. The boss said to please give the latest reports.
Correct Answer: The boss requested for the latest reports.
9. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. They said to me,"Bring these books upstairs."
Options
A. They ordered me to bring those books upstairs.
B. They implored me to take those books upstairs.
C. They suggested me to take those books upstairs.
Correct Answer: They suggested me to take those books upstairs.
10. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said,"I've been in this school since 1998."
Options
A. She said that she had been in that school since 1998.
B. She said that she have been in this school since 1998.
C. She said that she was in this school since 1998.
D. She said that she was being in that school since 1998.