Directions (Q. 41-65): In each of the following questions, 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.
41. The boy said, “Bravo! You have done well.”
A. The boy said that he had done well.
B. The boy exclaimed that he had done well.
C. The boy applauded him, saying that he had done well.
D. The boy said bravo he had done well.
42. I said to my sister. “I brought you a doll yesterday.”
A. I told my sister that I brought you a doll the previous day.
B. I told my sister that I had brought her a doll the previous day.
C. I told my sister that I had brought her a doll yesterday.
D. I told my sister that I brought her a doll yesterday.
43. the captain said to the army, “March forward, now.”
A. The captain said to the army that march forward now.
B. The captain ordered the army to march forward then.
C. The captain ordered the army to march on that day.
D. The captain ordered the army to attack the enemy.
44. They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time.”
A. They said they have lived there for a long time.
B. They said they lived here for a long time.
C. They said they had lived there for a long time.
D. They said they have lived for a long time.
45. “Would you open the door please?”
A. She asked me to please open the door.
B. She requested me to open the door.
C. She requested me to please open the door.
D. She asked me open the door.
46. The teacher said, “Gandhiji was born in India.”
A. The teacher said that Gandhiji had been born in India.
B. The teacher says that Gandhiji was born in India.
C. The teacher said that Gandhijii was born in India.
D. The teacher will say that Gandhiji was born in India.
47. The teacher said to the student, “Why do you disturb the class?”
A. The teacher said to the student why he disturbed the class.
B. The teacher told the student why he had disturbed the class.
C. The teacher asked the student why he disturbed the class.
D. The teacher asked the student why he had disturbed the class.
48. Rita said to me, “Will you lend me this classic?” Rita asked me
A. if I would lend her that classic.
B. if she would lend me that classic.
C. if I will lend her that classic.
D. would I lend her that classic?
49. The lady said to the servant, “If you don’t wash the clothes properly, I will dismiss you.”
A. The lady warned the servant that she would dismiss her if she didn’t wash the clothes properly.
B. The lady told the servant that she would dismiss her on the event of bad work.
C. The lady cautioned the servant that she must wash the clothes properly.
D. The lady advised the servant to wash the clothes properly.
50. “there are ceremonies going on”, he said to me.
A. He told me that there were ceremonies going on.
B. He told that there have been ceremonies going on.
C. He told that there had been ceremonies going on.
D. He told that there are ceremonies going on.
51. He said to Manoj, “May you prosper.”
A. He wished that Manoj should prosper.
B. He wished that Manoj may prosper.
C. He wished that Manoj might prosper.
D. He wished Manoj to prosper.
52. my mother said. “What can I do for you, my son?”
A. The mother said to her son what she could do for him.
B. The mother asked her son what she did for him.
C. The mother asked her son what she could do for him.
D. The mother asked what she could do for him, my son.
53. My Daddy always says, “Getting up early in the morning is a good habit.”
A. My Daddy always says that to get up early in the morning is a good habit.
B. My Daddy always says that getting up early in the morning is a good habit.
C. My Daddy always advises that getting up early in the morning was a good habit.
D. My Daddy always warns that to get up early in the morning was a good habit.
54. “Be quiet”, I said to them.
A. I told them to be quiet.
B. I asked him to remain quiet.
C. I told to them for being quiet.
D. I ordered them to remain quiet.
55. The mother says to the child, “The Sun rises in the East.”
A. The mother tells the child that the Sun rose in the East.
B. The mother says the child that the Sun rises in the East.
C. The mother tells the child that the Sun rises in the East.
D. The mother informs the child that the Sun rose in the East.
56. He said, “The teacher usually does not ask any question.” He said that
A. the teacher usually does not ask any question.
B. the teacher usually did not ask any question.
C. the teacher usually asked no question.
D. the teacher usually did not asked any question.
57. “Where do you live?” asked the stranger.
A. The stranger asked where I lived.
B. The stranger enquired where I was living.
C. The stranger questioned where did I live.
D. The stranger wanted to know where I live.
58. I said to him, “How do you know this?”
A. I asked him how I knew that.
B. I asked him that how he knew that.
C. I told him how I knew that.
D. I asked him how he knew that.
59. He said, “We are all sinners.”
A. He said that we are all sinners.
B. He said they were all sinners.
C. He said that he was a sinner.
D. He said all were sinners.
60. “Would you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house?” He said to the foreigner.
A. He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house.
B. He told the foreigner that he must take off his shoes before entered the house.
C. He said the foreigner that to take off his shoes before entered the house.
D. Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off.
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