Direct - Indirect
प्रश्न 21 Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech : (Choose the correct option) :
He said, “I had a wonderful dream last night.”
(अ) He told that he had seen a wonderful dream last night.
(ब) He said that he had a wonderful dream the previous night.
(स) He told that he had see a wonderful dream the previous night before.
(द) He said that I had a wonderful dream yesterday night.
प्रश्न 22 Change the narration :
“Do you suppose you know better than your own father ?” jeered his angry mother.
(अ) His angry mother admonished him and said not to think that he knowing better than his father.
(ब) His mother scolded him and said if he can know better than his own father.
(स) His angry mother laughed and said if I know better than my father.
(द) His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed he knew better than his own father.
प्रश्न 23 Choose the correct option that gives correct ‘Indirect’ form of the given sentence :
He shouted, “Let me go:”
(अ) He shouted to them that he should let go.
(ब) He shouted to them to let him go.
(स) He shouted to them that let me go.
(द) He shouted to them that let go.
प्रश्न 24 O that I were a beauty queen!
Transform the sentence into an assertive sentence by choosing the most appropriate option.
(अ) Why would I not want to be a beauty queen ?
(ब) I wish I were a beauty queen.
(स) I am not so beautiful to become a beauty queen.
(द) Alas, I were a beauty queen !
प्रश्न 25 Choose the correct Direct form for the given Indirect sentence :
The policeman asked if I had seen the accident.
(अ) “Had you seen it ?” the policeman said.
(ब) “If you had seen the accident ?” the policeman asked.
(स) “Did you see the accident ?” the policeman asked.
(द) “Does you see the accident ?” the policeman said.
प्रश्न 26 Change the following sentence from interrogative to assertive :
When can their glory fade ?
(अ) Their glory can never fade.
(ब) Fade will never their glory.
(स) No, the glory will never fade.
(द) The glory to fade is not possible.
प्रश्न 27 Change the following sentence into indirect speech:
‘We wish we didn’t have to take exams’, said the children.
(अ) ‘The children said they wish they do not had to take exams.
(ब) The children said that they wished they didn’t have to take exams.
(स) The children said they wish they didn’t have to take exams.
(द) The children said they wished they do not have to take exams.
प्रश्न 28 Choose the appropriate indirect narration for the sentence given :
I said to her, “Why are you working so hard?”
(अ) I asked her why she was working so hard.
(ब) I asked her why was she working so hard.
(स) I asked her why had she been working so hard.
(द) I asked her why she had been working so hard.
प्रश्न 29 Choose the correct indirect speech of -
He said to her, “If what you say is true I must go to the police.”
(अ) He said that if what she said was true I must go to the police.
(ब) He said that if what he said was true, he would have to go to the police.
(स) He said that if what she said was true, he must go to the police.
(द) He said that if what she said is true she must go to the police.
प्रश्न 30 Convert the following indirect speech into direct speech by choosing the correct option:
He inquired whether his name was not Ahmed.
(अ) He said to him, “Was not your name Ahmed?”
(ब) He said, “Was not his name Ahmed?”
(स) He said to him, “Is not his name Ahmed?”
(द) He said to him, “Is not your name Ahmed?”
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