Direct/Indirect Speech

JKSSB Finance Accounts Assistant · General 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

Convert to indirect speech: He said, "I will go tomorrow."

  1. He said that he will go tomorrow
  2. He said that he would go the next day
  3. He said that he goes tomorrow
  4. He said that he had gone the next day
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Answer: B. 'will' shifts to 'would' and 'tomorrow' shifts to 'the next day' in indirect speech.

Sample Hard question 3

Convert to indirect speech: The teacher said to the students, "Do your homework."

  1. The teacher told the students to do their homework
  2. The teacher said the students to do their homework
  3. The teacher asked the students that they should do their homework
  4. The teacher told the students that do their homework
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Answer: A. Imperatives are reported using 'told/ordered + object + to + infinitive'.

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