SSC Steno 2026 English Test

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The teacher said to the children, "The sun always sets in the west."

Question 1/10

He told the principal that I have had made a mistake.

He told the principal that he had made a mistake.

He tells the principal that he has made a mistake.

He told the principal this that he has made a mistake.

Question 2/10

The friend has told me that he is not going to talk to me.

The friend told me that he would not be talking to me.

The friend told me that he was not going to talk to me.

The friend has told me that he is never going to talk with me.

Question 3/10

They said that that was the stadium where they had won the match.

They said that that was the stadium where they had won that match.

They said that that is the stadium where they had won the match.

They said that that is the stadium where they had won that match.

Question 4/10

The Minister told that Kerela has the highest literacy rate in India.

The Minister said that Kerela had the highest literacy rate in India.

The Minister told that Kerela had been the highest literacy rate in India.

The Minister told Kerela had the highest literacy rate in India.

Question 5/10

Pawan asked him who he was.

Pawan asked him that who he was.

Pawan asked him who were they.

Pawan asked him who was he?

Question 6/10

He said that he has started the job today.

He said that he started the job that day.

He said that he had started the job that day.

He said that he has had started the job that day.

Question 7/10

Mukesh told his friend that he had gone to Shimla the previous year.

Mukesh told his friend that he have gone to Shimla the previous year.

Mukesh told his friend that he had been to Shimla the previous year.

Mukesh told his friend that he had been to Shimla last year.

Question 8/10

The teacher told the children that the Sun always sets in the west.

The teacher told that the Sun always sets in the west.

The teacher asked the children if the Sun sets in the west.

The teacher told the children that the Sun set in the west.

Question 9/10

He told that he was coming tomorrow.

He said that he was coming tomorrow.

He told he come the next day.

He said that he was coming the next day.

Question 10/10

She said that she had been in that school since 1998.

She said that she have been in this school since 1998.

She said that she was in this school since 1998.

She said that she was being in that school since 1998.