DIRECT INDIRECT SPEECH SOLVED PRACTICE SET 10 EXPLAINED IN HINDI & ENGLISH

1. “Shall I wait for them or go on?” he wondered.
A) He wondered whether he should wait for them or go on.
B) He asked if he would wait for them or go on.
C) He wondered whether he would wait for them or go on.
D) He said whether he should wait for them or go on.

2. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun.” she said.
A) She said that nothing grows in her garden as it never gets sun.
B) She said that nothing grew in her garden as it never got sun.
C) She said that anything didn’t grow in her garden as it never got sun.
D) She said that nothing can grow in her garden as it never gets sun.

3. “Where will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you?”
A) I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
B) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
C) I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
D) I enquired about his whereabouts the next day in case I would have to ring up.

4. “I’m going away tomorrow, mother.” he said.
A) He said to his mother that he was going away the next day.
B) He told his mother that he will go away the next day.
C) He told that he was going away the next day, mother.
D) He told his mother that he will go away tomorrow.

5. “I’ve been in London for a month but so far I haven’t had time to visit the tower.” said Mohan.
A) Mohan said that he had been in London for a month but so far he had not had time to visit the tower.
B) Mohan said that he had been in London for a month but till then he had not had time to visit the tower.
C) Mohan said that he had been in London for a month but till then he did not have time to visit the tower.
D) Mohan said that he has been in London for a month but so far he has not have time to visit the tower.

6. “How clever of you to have solved the puzzle so quickly!” said the mother.
A) The Mother exclaimed admiringly that it was very clever of him to have solved the puzzle so quickly.
B) The Mother expressed that he was so clever to have solved the puzzle quickly.
C) The Mother told that he was very clever in solving the puzzle so quickly.
D) The Mother exclaimed with joy that he was clever enough to solve the puzzle so quickly.

7. She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”
A) She said that how ugly she was looking in that dress.
B) She exclaimed how ugly she looked in that dress.
C) She expressed how ugly she looked in that dress.
D) She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.

8. “We have moved into our new flat. We don’t like it nearly so much as our last one.” said my aunt.
A) My aunt said that she had moved into her new flat but she did not like it nearly so much as their last one.
B) My aunt said that they have moved into their new flat but they did not like it nearly so much as their last one.
C) My aunt said that they had moved into their new flat and they did not like it nearly so much as their last one.
D) My aunt said that they had moved into their new flat but they did not like it nearly so much as their last one.

9. The new underpass is being officially opened the day after tomorrow.” said the BBC announcer.
A) The BBC announcer said that the new underpass was being officially opened the day after next day.
B) The BBC announcer said that the new underpass would be opened officially the day after next day.
C) The BBC announcer said that the new underpass is being officially opened in two days’ time.
D) The BBC announcer said that the new underpass was being officially opened two days later.

10. “I’ve no idea what the time is but I shall dial 8081 and find out.” said his daughter.
A) His daughter said that she had no idea what the time was but she would dial 8081 and find out.
B) His daughter said him that she had no idea what the time was but she would dial 8081 and found out.
C) The daughter told his father that she had no idea what the time was but she would dial 8081 and find out.
D) His daughter said that she had no idea what the time was but she would dial 8081 and would find out.

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