Direct and Indirect speech questionnaire

2 MARKS

1) i)I said to Nandinee, “Please help me with my homework.”

A.I requested Nandinee to help me in my homework.

B. I requested Nandinee to help me with my homework.

C. I requested Nandinee to help me in homework.

D.Nandinee requested me to help her with her homework.

ii) I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming late.

A.I said to her, "He can no longer tolerate her coming late."

B.I said to her, "You can no longer tolerate my coming late."

C.I said to her, "I can no longer tolerate your coming late."

D.I said to her, "I can no longer tolerate she coming late."

2) i)Khanna said to his wife,”Please select one of those sarees.”

A.Khanna pleased his wife to select one of those sarees.

B.Khanna requested his wife to select one of those sarees.

C.Khanna requested his wife to please select one of these sarees.

D.Khanna told his wife to please select one of those sarees.

ii)He said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”

A.He asked me if I could do those sums for him.

B.He asked me if I can do those sums for him.

C.He asked me if I can do these sums for him.

D.He asked me if I could do these sums for him.

3) i)I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Bangalore this week.”

A.I told my mother that she would certainly take her to Bangalore that
week.
 B.I told my mother he would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.

C.I told to my mother that I would take you to Bangalore that week.

D.I told my mother that I would certainly take her to Bangalore that
week.

ii)Ravi said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”

A.Ravi said to the judge that he had not committed the crime.

B.Ravi said to the judge that he did not committed the crime.

C.Ravi said to the judge that he had not committed that crime.

D.Ravi said to the judge that he had not committed this crime.

4) Define direct speech

5) Define indirect speech

6) Give two example for reported speech

7) list out any two verb tense changes in reported speech

8) a. “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me ______________________

b. “How is your mother?”

She asked me _______________________

9) Change these direct questions into reported speech:

a. “Where is he?”
b. “Why did you go out last night?”

10)Change the reported speech to direct questions

a. She asked me if I liked coffee.
b. She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

11) Correct the following speech

 a. "I am not going to tolerate this any more," said Sarah.
Sarah said she was not going to tolerate this any more.
b. "You have always been my friend," said Joe.
Joe said I was always his friend.

12) i)Which is a reporting verb?

a) Tell
b) Go
c) Be

ii) He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional?

a) Said
b) That
c) Was

13)i)Ram asked me where I worked. His original words were

a) “Do you work there?"
b) "Where do I work?"
c) "Where do you work?"

ii) "Don't yell!" is a

a) direct request
b) direct order
c) reported order

8 MARKS

1) Distinguish between Direct and Indirect Speech

2) Explain Direct and Indirect speech rule chart with example
3) Fill the appropriate speech in the given boxes

s.no Direct speech Indirect speech

1 "Where does Peter live?"
2 She asked where I was going.
3 "Why is she crying?"
4 "Is it raining?"
5 She asked if I could type.
6 "Do you speak English?"
7 He asked me whether I was British or
American.
8 "Did you come by train?"
4) Fill in the blanks
a. "What is your name?" he asked me.
______________________________
b. “How was the journey?”
______________________________
c. “Have you been to Paris?”

______________________________

d. “Can you help me?”

______________________________
e. “Do you like coffee?”
______________________________
f. “Did you do your homework?”
______________________________
g. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
______________________________
h. “Do you live in London?”
______________________________
5) Change the verb tense

Is/am/are
Was/were
Had been
Has/have
Had
Do
Did
 Had done
6) Mention the verb changes for the given form
a. Can
b. Present simple
c. Could
d. Mustn’t
e. May
f. Should
g. Past continuous
h. Past simple

7) Match the following

a. Next - that day
b. Thus - that night
c. Tomorrow - following
d. Today - before
e. Ago - the next day
f. Now - that
g. Tonight - then
h. This - so

8) List out eight changes in pronoun from direct and indirect speech

9) Change the speech

a. Heena said, “I walk.”
b. Deepak said, “I am having tea.”
c. Ayesha said, “Honey has left for school.”
d. Vidisha said, “Ananya took pasta.”
e. They told, “We were living in Paris.”
f. Ramesh said, “I will go to Sri Lanka.”
g. Aishwarya Said, “They will be watering plants.”
h. The boy asked, “Where do you stay?”
10) Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below.
Interviewer: So, why do you want to be a computer programmer?
Ravi: Well, I have always been interested in computers.
Interviewer: I see. Do you have any experience?
Ravi: No, but I’m a fast learner.
Interviewer: What kind of a computer do you use?
Ravi: Computer? Uhm, let me see. I can use a Mac. I also used Windows 10
once.
Interviewer: That’s good.

Ravi recently attended an interview for the selection of a computer programmer.

At the interview, he was asked

(a) ……………………….. To this question he replied that he wanted to change

his job because (b) ……………………….. When the interviewer asked him (e)
………………………. he replied that he (d) ……………………….. Finally, the
interviewer wanted to know (e) ………………………. . Ravi replied that he could
use a Mac and had also used Windows 10 once in the,.past. The interviewer
seemed to be pleased with his answers.