Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises for Competitive Exams

201.	The mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.
a.	The mother advised her son, “Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”
b.	The mother said to her son, “Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”
c.	The mother said to her son, “Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”
d.	The mother said to her son to “be careful.” Option “C” is correct. The mother said to her son, “Be careful. Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons.”

202.	“And you believe all this ?” asked Sriram, in surprise.
a.	Sriram asked me in surprise if I believed all this.
b.	Sriram asked me in disbelief if I was believing all this.
c.	Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.
d.	Sriram was amazed that I believed all that. Option “C” is correct. Surprised, Sriram asked me whether I believed all that.

203.	I said, “I came here yesterday.”
a.	I said that I came here that day.
b.	I said that go here yesterday.
c.	I said that I had come there the previous day.
d.	I say that I went there the previous day. Option “C” is correct. I said that I had come there the previous day.

204.	The king said, “My force will protect the kingdom.”
a.	The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.
b.	The king said that the king’s force will protect the kingdom.
c.	The king ordered that our force should protect the kingdom.
d.	The king commanded that his force will be protected the kingdom. Option “A” is correct. The king said that his force would protect the kingdom.

205.	He said, “What a lovely voice she has!”
a.	He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.
b.	He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
c.	He exclaimed that she did not have a lovely voice.
d.	He exclaimed that she does not have a lovely voice. Option “A” is correct. He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.

206.	She yelled, “Please help me.”
a.	She yelled at one for some help.
b.	She yelled for someone to help.
c.	She yelled for someone to help her.
d.	She yelled at someone to help her. Option “C” is correct. She yelled for someone to help her.

207.	“Don’t hesitate to clear your doubts,” the teacher said.
a.	The teacher warned me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
b.	The teacher ordered me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
c.	The teacher persuaded me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.
d.	The teacher requested me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts. Option “C” is correct. The teacher persuaded me not to hesitate in clearing my doubts.

208.	The teacher said, “Neha why are you late again today?”
a.	The teacher asked Neha why was she late again that day.
b.	The teacher asked Neha why she was late again today.
c.	The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day?
d.	The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day. Option “D” is correct. The teacher asked Neha why she was late again that day.

209.	His angry mother jeered, “Do you suppose you know better than your father?”
a.	His angry mother jeered and asked if he was supposed to know better than his father.
b.	His angry mother jeered and asked whether he knew better than his father.
c.	His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he would know better than his father.
d.	His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father. Option “D” is correct. His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his father.

210.	She said to Dhiru, “I am planning to leave tomorrow”.
a.	She told Dhiru that she had planned to leave the next day.
b.	She told Dhiru that she is planning to leave the next day.
c.	She advised Dhiru that she was planning to leave next day.
d.	She told Dhiru that she was planning to leave the next day. Option “D” is correct. She told Dhiru that she was planning to leave the next day.

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