Friday, 26 August 2016

REPORTED SPEECH

1.             He said to me, “Your teacher is calling you.”
A.            He told me that my teacher is calling me.
B.            He told me that my teacher was calling me.
C.            He asked me that my teacher had been calling me.
D.            None of the above
               
2.            Sheela Said, “How are you?”
A.            Sheela said how I was.
B.            Sheela asked me how I was.
C.            Sheela told me how I was.
D.            None of the above

3.            The conjunction used in ‘Interrogative sentence’ beginning with helping verb is….
A.            That
B.            ‘To’ infinitive
C.            If/Whether
D.            None of the above

4.            He said to me, “Don’t play in the sun.”
A.            He advised me not to play in the sun.
B.            He told me don’t play in the sun.
C.            He requested me don’t play in the sun.
D.            None of the above

5.            ‘Ago’ becomes ………. While changing a sentence from direct speech to indirect.
A.            later
B.            before
C.            next
D.            None of the above




6.            ‘Said to’ becomes …………   while changing an assertive sentence from direct to indirect.
A.            asked
B.            told
C.            ordered
D.            exclaimed

7.            He said to me, “The earth moves round the sun.”
A.            He told me that the earth moved round the sun.
B.            He told me that the earth moves round the sun.
C.            He told me that the earth has moved round the sun.
D.            None of the above

8.            ‘Yester day become ………. While changing a sentence from direct to indirect.
A.            the next day
B.            the previous day
C.            the day after
D.            None of the above

9.            Raj said, “Alas! I lost my purse.” Here ‘Alas!’ indicates.
A.            happiness
B.            excitement
C.            sorrow/ lament
D.            None of the above

10.          ‘Said to’ becomes ………….. While changing an exclamatory sentence from direct to indirect.
A.            suggested
B.            exclaimed
C.            told
D.            requested

11.          ‘Tomorrow’ becomes …….. While changing a sentence from direct to indirect.
A.            the following day
B.            the previous day
C.            the next day
D.            None of the above.

12.          He said to me, “be quiet.”
A.            He asked me to be quiet.
B.            He told me that I should be quiet.
C.            He informed me that I have to be quiet.
D.            None of the above

13.          Usually ‘will’ becomes …….. While changing a sentence from direct to indirect.
A.            shall
B.            ought to
C.            would
D.            None of the above

14.          ‘If/Whether’ is used as a conjunction with…….
A.            ‘Wh’ questions
B.            helping verb questions
C.            requests
D.            None of the above.

15.          He said to me, “I have bought a scooter.”
A.            He told to me that he has bought a scooter.
B.            He told to me that he had bought a scooter.
C.            He told me that he had bought a scooter.

D.            None of the above

ANSWERS:

1.       B
2.       B
3.       C
4.       A
5.       B
6.       B
7.       B
8.       B
9.       C
10.   B
11.   C
12.   A
13.   C
14.   B
15.   C

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