Olympiad – Class VII – English - Direct and Indirect Speech

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Question - 1

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
Deepa said to me, "She is my best friend."

  • A Deepa said that "she is my best friend."
  • B Deepa said that she is my best friend.
  • C Deepa said that she had been my best friend.
  • D Deepa said that she was her best friend.

Question - 2

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
Kavya said; "I was here yesterday."

  • A Kavya said that she was here yesterday.
  • B Kavya said that she had been there the following day.
  • C Kavya said that she had been there the previous day.
  • D Kavya said that she was here the following day.

Question - 3

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
Ram says, "I am waiting."

  • A Ram says he is waiting.
  • B Ram says I am waiting.
  • C Ram said he is waiting.
  • D Ram said he was waiting.

Question - 4

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
Siva said to me, "I am waiting here for you."

  • A Siva said that I am waiting here for you.
  • B Siva said that he was waiting there for him.
  • C Siva said that he was waiting there for me.
  • D Siva said that he had been waiting there for him.

Question - 5

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
Kajol said, liMy brother was playing in my room last night."

  • A Kajol said yesterday my brother is playing in my room.
  • B Kajol said that her brother was playing in his room the night before
  • C Kajol said that her brother was playing in her room the night before.
  • D Kajol said that her brother had been playing in her room the night before.

Question - 6

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
Mohit said to me, "I will come to pick you tomorrow."

  • A Mohit said that I would come to pick you up the next day.
  • B Mohit said that he would come to pick me up the following day.
  • C Mohit said that I would come to pick you up the following day.
  • D Mohit said that I would come to pick him up the next day.

Question - 7

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
The teacher said to me, "You shall do this now."

  • A The teacher said that I shall do this then.
  • B The teacher said that you should do this now.
  • C The teacher said that he would do that then.
  • D The teacher said that I should do that then.

Question - 8

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
The mother says, "He is probably sleeping".

  • A The mother says that he is probably sleeping.
  • B The mother says that he was probably sleeping.
  • C The mother says that he had probably been sleeping.
  • D The mother says that he is probably been sleeping.

Question - 9

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
The brother said to his sister, "Watch the movie next week."

  • A The brother told his sister to watch the movie the following week.
  • B The brother said to his sister that I should watch the movie next week.
  • C The brother said to his sister that she would watch the movie the next week.
  • D The brother said to his sister that he would watch the movie the following week.

Question - 10

Select the correct option showing change of sentence from, the Direct to the Indirect speech.
The tutor said to me, "Are you not listening to me?"

  • A The tutor asked me if are you not listening to me.
  • B The tutor asked me if I was not listening to him.
  • C The tutor said to me why you are not listening to me.
  • D The tutor asked me if I had not been listening to me.
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