Olympiad English - Direct and Indirect Speech
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'Shall' is changed to 'should'. The pronoun 'you' is changed to 'I'. The words of nearness 'this' and 'now' are changed to 'that' and 'then'.
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.
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.
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.
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple _______; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
is
- (b)
was
- (c)
has been
- (d)
is being
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter ______ by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
was replied
- (b)
replies
- (c)
replied
- (d)
had been replied
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly _____ speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
was he
- (b)
he was if
- (c)
if was he
- (d)
if he was
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply _______ to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
why he came
- (b)
what he came
- (c)
if he came
- (d)
how he came
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but _________ out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
rushes
- (b)
rushed
- (c)
had been rushed
- (d)
had been rushing
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place _______ with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
crowded
- (b)
had been crowding
- (c)
was crowding
- (d)
was crowded
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that _______ they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
last night
- (b)
that night
- (c)
the night before
- (d)
the following night
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they ______ their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
seen
- (b)
saw
- (c)
have seen
- (d)
had seen
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he _________ them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and had bidden them to take care of him.
- (a)
informed
- (b)
have informed
- (c)
had informed
- (d)
were informed
Read the passage given below and choose the correct option that can replace the underlined portion.
He inquired of the landlord where the village temple was; to which the latter replied by asking him somewhat hurriedly if he was speaking to Mr. Ram. Ram informed him that his name was Ram, asking in reply how he came to know it.
The landlord made no answer, but rushed out of the room. Soon the place was crowded with old and young, all come to visit Ram. They then told him that the night before they had seen their guardian deity in a vision, and he had informed them that Mr. Ram would shortly arrive, and ______ them to take care of him.
- (a)
bade
- (b)
bidden
- (c)
had bidden
- (d)
has bidden
The choice 'had bidden' is the correct choice, as it is connected by the word 'and'. 'Had informed' and 'had bidden' are connected by 'and'.
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
Kapil said to us, "We would first visit our friend."
- (a)
refused
- (b)
warned
- (c)
agreed
- (d)
decided
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
Murali said to him, "You'll fail if you don't work hard."
- (a)
argued
- (b)
warned
- (c)
disputed
- (d)
disagreed
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
"let's go for a walk," Nandu said.
- (a)
apologised
- (b)
refused
- (c)
suggested
- (d)
explained
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
Naveen said to me, "You said you would help me do my work."
- (a)
explained
- (b)
wondered
- (c)
decided
- (d)
reminded
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
"I would if I could," Nitin said.
- (a)
panicked
- (b)
refused
- (c)
wondered
- (d)
decided
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
Nisha said to herself, "I am afraid I'm late."
- (a)
panicked
- (b)
refused
- (c)
wondered
- (d)
decided
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
Mani said to his mother," I'm sorry I couldn't do this."
- (a)
explained
- (b)
agreed
- (c)
apologised
- (d)
warned
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
The teacher said, "First you need to write the formula, substitute the values and then solve the equation.",
- (a)
suggested
- (b)
decided
- (c)
warned
- (d)
explained
Choices (Aj, (B) and (C) are irrelevant. The sentence is more about explaining how to solve an equation than about deciding or suggesting.
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
"Please help yourselves to the cookies," said the lady of the house.
- (a)
requested
- (b)
offered
- (c)
explained
- (d)
reminded
Which is the best word that can replace the word 'said' in the following?
"What took you so long?" Raj said to his younger brother.
- (a)
invited
- (b)
interviewed
- (c)
inquired
- (d)
wondered
The sentence is more of an inquiry. Raj spoke to his brother, which rules out 'wondered'. The sentence is in the nature of seeking an explanation rather than interviewing.