Direct/Indirect Speech

JKSSB Class-IV & MTS · English · 25 practice questions with answers and explanations: 6 Easy, 11 Medium, 8 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Change to indirect speech: She said to me, "Are you ready?"

  1. She asked me if I was ready.
  2. She asked me are you ready.
  3. She said me that I am ready.
  4. She asked me if was I ready.
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Answer: A. A yes/no question uses 'asked + if/whether' with statement word order and the tense shifted back.

Sample Medium question 2

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I am going to the market."

  1. He said that he is going to the market.
  2. He said that he was going to the market.
  3. He said that I am going to the market.
  4. He said he go to the market.
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Answer: B. Present continuous in direct speech shifts to past continuous in indirect speech.

Sample Hard question 3

Convert to indirect speech: The boy said, "Alas! I have lost my bag."

  1. The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his bag
  2. The boy said that he lost his bag
  3. The boy exclaimed that he has lost his bag
  4. The boy told that he had lost his bag
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Answer: A. Exclamatory sentences are reported using 'exclaimed with [emotion] that', with the tense shifted back.

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