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. He said, "This is a bad idea."
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "Where are you going?" father asked me.
Correct Answer: Father asked me where I was going.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Zenab said to me, ?My father is a dentist.?
Options
A. Zenab says to me that her father has been a dentist.
B. Zenab told me that her father was a dentist.
C. Zenab says to me that that her father is a dentist.
D. Zenab says this to me that her father was a dentist.
Correct Answer: Zenab told me that her father was a dentist.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said to him, "I can run faster than you."
Options
A. She told him that she could run faster than him.
B. She said to him that she can run faster than him.
C. She told him that she could be running faster than him.
D. She has told him that she can run faster than him.
Correct Answer: She told him that she could run faster than him.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said to me, "I always drink a cup of green tea as soon as I get up."
Options
A. She told me that she always drank a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
B. She told me that she always drunk a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
C. She had told me that she always drinks a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
D. She told me that she always drank a cup of green tea as soon as she would be getting up.
Correct Answer: She told me that she always drank a cup of green tea as soon as she got up.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My wife said to me, "This is a beautiful necklace!"
Options
A. My wife told me that that was a beautiful necklace.
B. My wife told me this that was a beautiful necklace.
C. My wife told me that that is a beautiful necklace.
D. My wife told me this that is a beautiful necklace.
Correct Answer: My wife told me that that was a beautiful necklace.
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. My friend said, "I can lift 50 kilos easily."
Options
A. My friend told us that he could lift 50 kilos easily.
B. My friend told us that he can lift 50 kilos easily.
C. My friend told us this he could lift 50 kilos easily.
D. My friend told us this that he can lift 50 kilos easily.
Correct Answer: My friend told us that he could lift 50 kilos easily.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The coach said to me, "You have to get up early."
Options
A. The coach tells me that I have to get up early.
B. The coach told me that I have had to get up early.
C. The coach tells me that I have had to get up early.
Correct Answer: The coach told me that I have had to get up early.
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 beggar said to me, "Please give me something to eat."
Options
A. The beggar requested me to give him something to eat.
B. The beggar requests me to give him something to eat.
C. The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat.
D. The beggar requests me to give him something to be eaten.
Correct Answer: The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. We said to her, "Don?t give up. You are almost there."
Options
A. We told her not to give up and that she is almost here.
B. We encouraged her not to have given up and that she would almost be there.
C. We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there.
D. We told her not to have had given up and that she was almost here.
Correct Answer: We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there.
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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My friend said to me, "I am not going to talk to you."
Options
A. The friend has told me that he is not going to talk to me.
B. The friend told me that he would not be talking to me.
C. The friend told me that he was not going to talk to me.
D. The friend has told me that he is never going to talk with me.