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SSC Direct / Indirect Speech Test 164
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SSC Direct / Indirect Speech Test 164
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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    “Let’s give a party.”, said Reema. “Let’s not”, said her husband.
    Solutions

    "Let" refers to the suggestions or proposals. Since this particular sentence is talking about a suggestion, the rules to change direct speech into indirect speech are as follow:

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration.

    • The reported speech here, is a suggestion i.e., reema put forward the idea of giving a party.

    • ‘Said’ will be changed to ‘suggested’ in indirect speech.

    • No conjunction is required to connect the reported speech to reporting speech as per the given sentence will be an imperative sentence after converting into indirect speech.

    • We use the gerund form of the verb after ‘suggested’, thus, ‘going’ is the correct verb.

    • But reema’s husband said ‘no’ to the idea of giving a party i.e. he refused to the idea. In this case we will join both sentences with the help of conjunction ‘but’.


    The sentence in indirect speech will be :- Reema suggested giving a party, but her husband was against the idea.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 2/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration(direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    The public said, “Let the government curb terrorism.”
    Solutions

    The sentence is given in direct speech, and we need to convert it into indirect speech. It is an assertive sentence

    The rules for changing such sentences into indirect speech are given below:-

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration and “that” conjunction is used.

    • Said remains same in indirect speech as it is not followed by an object

    • The reported speech here, is an obligation i.e., the government is obliged or ought to do something. So ‘ought to or should’ will be used in indirect speech to show obligation.

    • "Let" is removed in the indirect speech.


    So, with the help of the above structures, we can convert the given sentence into indirect speech: The public said that the government should curb terrorism.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 3/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    People said, “May God save the prime minister!”
    Solutions

    The given sentence is a direct speech, and we need to convert it into indirect speech.
    The given sentence is an optative sentence.

    The rules for changing such sentences into indirect speech are given below:-

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration and “that” conjunction is used.

    ‘Said’ will be changed to ‘prayed’ in indirect speech as the sentence is an optative sentence.

    • Present tense changes to past tense i.e. ‘may’ will be changed to ‘might’.

    The sentence in indirect speech will be :- “People prayed that God might save the prime minister.”

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 4/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    The audience said, “Long live our freedom!”
    Solutions

    The given sentence is a direct speech, and we need to convert it into indirect speech. The given sentence is optative sentence.

    The rules for changing such sentences into indirect speech are given below:-

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration and “that” conjunction is used.

    • Said’ will be changed to ‘wished’ in indirect speech as the sentence is an optative sentence.

    • “Should + verb (Ist form)” is used in these sentences after subject of the reported verb.

    • Second person pronoun changes according to the object of reporting speech i.e. ‘our’ will be changed to ‘their’.
    The sentence in indirect speech will be :- The audience wished that their freedom should live long.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    Dev said to his mother, “Don’t worry we’ll soon find a way out of this crisis.”

    Solutions

    This is an imperative sentence of direct narration and we will change it accordingly. Inverted commas will be removed. ‘Said to’ will be changed to ‘told’ as the reported speech is followed by an object. As there is a negative command, “don’t” will be changed to “not + to + verb’ in the indirect narration. Also, the pronoun will be changed accordingly; ‘we’ will be changed to ‘they’. Also, ‘this’ will be changed to ‘that’.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    The chemist said, “We do not have stock of this medicine now.”

    Solutions

    The given sentence is a direct narration of negative present tense. The inverted commas will be removed and conjunction ‘that’ will be used. The reporting verb ‘said’ will remain unchanged as there is no object in the reporting speech. ‘Do’ will be changed to ‘did’ as the simple present tense is changed to the simple past tense in indirect narration. The pronoun ‘we’ will be changed to ‘they’. ‘This’ and ‘now’ will be changed to ‘that’ and ‘then’ respectively. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    He angrily asked the stranger who he was to speak so rudely to him.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is an indirect narration (interrogative sentence). This is a sentence with wh- word; so no conjunction will be used. ‘Was’ will be converted to ‘are’ because the simple present sis changed to the simple past tense in the indirect narration. The third person pronoun ‘he’ and ‘him’ used in the indirect narration will change to ‘you’ and ‘me’ respectively.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.

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    Sagarika said, “I have passed my examination.”

    Solutions

    The given sentence is a simple sentence of direct. The inverted commas will be removed and the conjunction ‘that’ will be used to connect the reporting verb with the speech. The reporting verb ‘said’ will remain unchanged as there is no object in the reporting speech. The first-person pronoun ‘I’ will change according to the subject (Sagarika) of the reporting speech i.e. ‘I’ will change to ‘she’ and ‘my’ will change to ‘her’. The tense of the reported speech is the present perfect and it will change to the past perfect in the indirect narration. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.

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    The circular asked all the residents to keep their garbage ready by 11am for the corporation staff to collect.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is an indirect narration (and is an imperative sentence). Since the given sentence is an imperative sentence and it’s a circular (that has some important information for the pupils). Let’s use the elimination option to find our correct answer here. Option C has used the modal ‘can’ in the direct speech (incorrect). Can is used to show possibility.

    Options A and B have used ‘have been’ and ‘will be’ respectively in their direct speeches (incorrect). We need a simple present tense in the direct speech.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

  • Question 10/10
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    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

    Mother said to him, “How did you get the tickets to the show?”

    Solutions

    The given sentence is in Direct Speech because it quotes actual words. Therefore, it must be changed into Indirect Speech.

    To convert interrogative sentences into indirect speech, follow the following rules along with the above-mentioned rules:

    * The reporting verb ‘said’ is changed to ‘asked’.

    * If the reporting speech is having the interrogative word (how) at it its start, use as it is.

    * The past tense (did get) is changed to the past perfect tense (had got).

    * The pronoun 'you' is changed to 'he'.

    * A full stop is placed at the end of the sentence instead of a mark of interrogation.

    Therefore, the sentence in Indirect Speech will be option B i.e. Mother asked him how he had got the tickets to the show.

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