Enables to share Information Accurately!
Reported speech is significant in the English language as it allows speakers to convey information or statements made by someone else. It involves a shift from Direct Speech (quoting the exact words) to an Indirect form. This not only facilitates the expression of past events or conversations but also adds nuance by incorporating changes in pronouns, verb tenses, and other elements. Reported Speech is crucial for effective communication, enabling speakers to share information accurately while maintaining appropriate context and perspective.
1. Choose the sentence which takes the conjunction, 'that' while being transformed into reported speech.
1) She said, "Are you safe?"
2) She said, "Who is this?"
3) She said, "How are you?"
4) She said, "How tall this tree is!"
2. The weaver said to Ramya, "Do you like this saree?"
The reported speech of this sentence is:
1) The weaver told Ramya he liked this saree.
2) The weaver asked Ramya that she liked this saree.
3) The weaver asked Ramya if she liked this saree.
4) The weaver asked Ramya if she liked that saree.
3. According to the rules for changing Direct into Indirect Speech, which of the following is not correct?
1) Simple Present changes to Past Continuous.
2) Present Perfect changes to Past Perfect.
3) Past Continuous changes to Past Perfect continuous.
4) Shall / Will change to Should / Would.
4. Which of the following four options is the appropriate Reported Speech of the given one?
The doctor told a woman, "Are you doing the domestic work on your own?"
1) The doctor asked a woman that she was doing the domestic work on her own.
2) The doctor asked a woman whether was she doing the domestic work on her own.
3) The doctor asked a woman whether she was doing the domestic work on her own.
4) The doctor asked a woman that was she doing the domestic work on her own.
5. He said, 'please come with me.' Choose the Indirect Speech of the sentence.
1) He ordered me to go with him.
2) He requested me to go with him.
3) He suggested that I should go with him.
4) He promised me to come with me.
6. The teacher said, 'You may go now.'
Choose the Indirect Speech of the sentence.
1) The teacher told me that he might go now.
2) The teacher requested me to go then.
3) The teacher permitted me to go then.
4) The teacher said that you may go now.
7. Harika said that she was reading 'The Merchant of Venice'.
This sentence is
1) in Direct Speech
2) in Passive Voice
3) in Indirect Speech
4) a Simple Sentence
8. The headmaster said to Swami, "I'll come to your house." While changing this sentence into Indirect Speech, the word 'your' becomes
1) our 2) ours 3) theirs 4) his
9. "Please don't go away" she said.
1) She said to please her and not go away
2) She told me not to go away.
3) She begged that I not go away.
4) She begged me not to go away.
10. Identify the sentence with Indirect naration.
1) He asked me to being a book.
2) Raju said to her, "I have played here."
3) Ram said that wood floats on water.
4) She fails the exam if she doesn't work hard.
11. This sentence takes "told" as a reporting verb in Reported Speech.
1) He said, "May I come in?"
2) Nonu said to Sonal, "Let me more you."
3) Chotu said, "Hurray! I get it"
4) Azmi said to Rasool, "I am happy with you.
12. Which of the given options is the reported form of the following sentence? The teacher asked the girl,
"What are you reading?"
1) The teacher asked the girl what she is reading.
2) The teacher asked the girl what was she reading.
3) The teacher asked the girl what she was reading.
4) The teacher asked the girl what she had been reading.
13. Identify the correct sentence.
1) Sumathi asked me how I am?
2) Sumathi asked me how I was.
3) Sumathi asked me how was I?
4) Sumathi asked me how I am.
14. He said, 'please come with me.' Choose the Indirect Speech of the sentence.
1) He ordered me to go with him.
2) He requested me to go with him.
3) He suggested that I should go with him.
4) He promised me to come with me.
15. Kesav said to Komali, 'Let's buy a new car.' Choose the Indirect Speech of the sentence above.
1) Kesav asked Komali not to buy a new car.
2) Kesav told Komali that he would buy a new car.
3) Komali said that Kesav should buy a new car.
4) Kesav suggested to Komali that they should buy a new car.
16. These pronouns remain unchange in the indirect speech.
1) Pronouns of First person
2) Pronouns of Second person
3) Pronouns of Third person
4) All the above
17. "Shyam has eaten my chocolate," says Arun. Choose the Reported Speech of the sentence above.
1) Shyam says that Arun has eaten my chocolate.
2) Shyam told Arun that he has eaten my chocolate.
3) Arun told Shyam that he has eaten my chocolate.
4) Arun says that Shyam has eaten his chocolate.
18. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
1) What is it, amma said the girl.
2) What is it? amma?, said the girl.
3) What is it, amma? said the girl.
4) "What is it, amma?" said the girl.
19. 'Who is that?' said Amma. The correct reported speech of this sentence is;
1) Amma said that is what.
2) Amma asked that is what.
3) Amma said that was what.
4) Amma asked who that was.
20. "Haven't we met before?", The man said to the girl.
1) The man asked the girl if they had met before.
2) The man questioned the girl if they haven't met before.
3) The man asked the girl whether they had not met before.
4) The girl asked the man if they had not met before.
21. A: He advised me don't smoke.
B: She requested him not to go.
1) 'A' is correct
2) 'B' is correct
3) 'A' & 'B' are correct
4) 'A' & 'B' are incorrect
22. Choose the correct form of the Reported Speech: The stranger said, "Can you tell me, the way to the railway station?"
1) The stranger asked me whether I could tell him the way to the railway station.
2) The stranger told me if I did tell him the way to the railway station.
3) The stranger asked me wheather I could tell me the way to the railway station.
4) The stranger asked me whether I can tell me the way to the railway station.
23. Choose the sentence that has correct punctuation marks.
1) The Teacher said, Why did you not came to school yesterday?
2) The teacher said, "Why did you not come to school yesterday?"
3) The teacher said. "Why did you not come to school yesterday"?
4) The teacher said, Why did you not come to school yesterday.
24. When the introductory verb in Direct Speech is in the Present Tense, in the Indirect Speech.
1) it changes to Past-tense
2) it changes to Present Continuous Tense
3) there is no change in tense
4) it changed to past continuous tense
25. "I was reading this book all day yesterday."
When transformed into Reported Speech, it is as follows:
1) He told he had been reading that book all the previous day.
2) He said he had been reading this book all day long.
3) He said he had been reading that book all the previous day.
4) He said he had read that book all day long yesterday.
Answers
1-4; 2-4; 3-1; 4-3; 5-2; 6-3; 7-3; 8-4; 9-4; 10-3; 11-4; 12-3; 13-2; 14-2; 15-4; 16-3; 17-4; 18-4; 19-4; 20-3; 21-2; 22-1; 23-2; 24-3; 25-3.
Writer: Putnam Ravi kumar
