Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises for Competitive Exams

Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises : Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises are usually asked in all competitive exams like SSC, SBI, IBPS, RBI, LIC, RRB, AAI, DRDO, ISRO, NTR, FSSAI, CWC, LIC, SSC CGL, and other state government exams.
On this page, we are providing all varieties of Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises along with previous year Direct And Indirect Speech questions.
Direct And Indirect Speech is a very important topic of Verbal section. Direct And Indirect Speech Questions are very easy to solve if one has good practice over it.
We have also provided all different varieties of Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises .

1. He said, “If I had the key with me, I could give you the solution”.

He said that if he had the key with him, he could give him/her the solution.
He said if he could have the key with him,he would give him/her the solution.
He told that if he could have the key with him, he would give him/her the solution.
He said that If he have had the key with him, he could have given him/her the solution.

Option “A” is correct.

2. The General said, “Bravo! Well done, my soldiers”.

The General told the soldiers that they had done well.
The General applauded his soldiers saying that they would do well.
The General applauded his soldiers for their excellent job.
The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well.

Option “D” is correct.

3. He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”

He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.

Option “C” is correct.

4. The poor examinee said, “0 God, take pity on me.”

The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him.
The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him.
The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him.
The poor examinee asked God to take pity on him.

Option “B” is correct.

5. “What about going for a swim,” he said, “It’s quite fine now.”

He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.

Option “A” is correct.

6. Kiran asked me, “Did you see the cricket match on television last night?”

Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night.
Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the earlier night.
Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night.
Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night.

Option “B” is correct.

7.”I finished it several days ago,” said Jack.

Jack said that he had finished it several days earlier.
Jack said that he finished it several days earlier.
Jack said that he finish it several days ago.
Jack said that he finished it several days previously.

Option “A” is correct.

8. “Where will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you?”

I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
I enquired about his whereabouts the next day in case I would have to ring up.

Option “B” is correct.

9. “You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”

He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.
He said that you couldn’t bathe in that sea if it was very rough.
He said that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough.

Option “C” is correct.

10. “I don’t know why they haven’t signed the papers and accepted the gift,” said Crene to me.

Crene told me that he didn’t know why they hadn’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
Crene told me that he don’t know why they haven’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
Crene told me that I don’t know why they haven’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.
Crene said to me that he didn’t know why they hadn’t signed the papers and accepted the gift.

Option “A” is correct.

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