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Directions (1–10) : In the following
questions, 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.
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-II
Exam. 16.09.2012)
1. He said, “Ravi, why are you
sounding so depressed today?”
(1) He asked Ravi why did he
sound so depressed that
day.
(2) He asked Ravi why he was
sounding so depressed that
day.
(3) He told Ravi why he sounded
so depressed today.
(4) He asked Ravi that why was
he sounding so depressed
that day.

2. He asked me, “What time will
the sun set tomorrow ?”
(1) He asked me what time does
the sun set the next day.
(2) He asked me what time the
sun would set tomorrow.
(3) He asked me what time the
sun would set the next day.
(4) He asked me what time
would the sun set the next
day.

3. “Tinu, where have you been all
these days ?” asked the Principal.
(1) The Principal asked Tinu
where he had been all those
days.
(2) The Principal asked Tinu
where he has been all those
days.
(3) The Principal asked Tinu
where had he been all those
days.
(4) The Principal asked to Tinu
where was he all those
days.

4. “Have you finished your assignment,
Minu ?” said her brother.
(1) Minu’s brother asked Minu
if you have finished your assignment.
(2) Minu’s brother said to Minu
if she had finished her assignment.
(3) Minu’s brother asked her if
she had finished her assignment.
(4) Minu’s brother asked Minu
if she has finished her assignment

5. He says, “I go for a walk every
morning.”
(1) He says that he goes for a
walk every morning.
(2) He said that he used to go
for a walk every morning
(3) He said that he goes for a
walk every morning.
(4) He says he went for a walk
every morning.

6. The Principal said, “Why didn’t
you attend the flag hoisting ceremony,
Anuj ?”
(1) The Principal asked Anuj
why hadn’t he attended the
flag hoisting ceremony.
(2) The Principal asked to Anuj
why he hadn’t attended the
flag hoisting ceremony.
(3) The Principal asked Anuj
why didn’t he attend the flag
hoisting ceremony.
(4) The Principal asked Anuj
why he didn’t attend the flag
hoisting ceremony.

7. I said to him, “Where have you
lost the pen I brought for you
yesterday ?”
(1) I asked him where he had
lost the pen I had brought
him yesterday.
(2) I asked him where he had
lost the pen I have brought
for him the previous day.
(3) I asked him where he had
lost the pen I had brought
for him the previous day.
(4) I asked him where had he
lost the pen I had brought
him the previous day.

8. He said, “Garima wants to take
up a job while her husband
wants her to look after the family.”
(1) He said that Garima wanted
to take up a job while her
husband wanted her to look
after the family.
(2) He said that Garima wants
to take up a job while her
husband wanted her to look
after the family.
(3) He told that Garima wanted
to take up a job while her
husband wants her to look
after the family.
(4) He said to Garima that
though she wanted to take
up a job while her husband
wanted her to look after the
family.

9. She said, “When I was a child, I
wasn’t afraid of ghosts.”
(1) She said that when she was
a child she wasn’t not afraid
of ghosts.
(2) She said that when she was
a child she hadn’t been
afraid of ghosts.
(3) She said that when she was
a child she wasn’t afraid of
ghosts.
(4) She said that when she had
been a child she wasn’t
afraid of ghosts.

10. He said, “Reena, do you want to
buy a house in Noida ?”
(1) He told Reena if she wanted
to buy a house in Noida.
(2) He asked that did she want
to buy a house in Noida.
(3) He asked Reena if she
wants to buy a house in
Noida.
(4) He asked Reena if she wanted
to buy a house in Noida.

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