Direct And Indirect Speech Worksheet For Classes 9 And 10
From the given options choose the one which correctly transforms the sentence in direct speech into direct speech.
1. He said, ‘I want to go home.’
a) He said that he wanted to go home.
b) He said that he wants to go home.
c) He said that I want to go home.
c) He told that he want to go home.
Answer: a
2. She said ‘What do you want?’
a) She asked me what I wanted.
b) She asked what did I want.
c) She asked what do you want.
d) She asked me what do you want.
Answer: a
3. ‘Do you really mean it?’ I said.
a) I asked her does she really meant it.
b) I asked her if she really meant it.
c) I asked her does she really mean it.
d) I asked her if she really mean it.
Answer: b
4. She said to me, ‘I have got no money.’
a) She told me that she had got no money.
b) She told me that she has got no money.
c) She told me that she didn’t have money.
d) She said to me that I have got no money.
Answer: a
5. Janet said, ‘I don’t like this party. I want to go home.’
a) Janet said that she didn’t like the party and she wanted to go home.
b) Janet said that I don’t like this and I want to go home.
c) Janet said that she doesn’t like the party and want to go home.
d) Janet told that she didn’t like the party and wanted to go home.
Answer: a
6. Rahul said, ‘I will be back next week.’
a) Rahul said that he would be back next week.
b) Rahul said that he would be back the next week.
c) Rahul said that he will be back next week.
d) Rahul suggested that he will be back next week.
Answer: b
7. Maria said, ‘I got my licence last Monday.’
a) Maria said that she got her licence last Monday.
b) Maria said that she had got her licence last Monday.
c) Maria said that she had got her licence the Monday before.
d) Maria said that she has got her licence the previous Monday.
Answer: c
8. I asked Roopa, ‘Will you marry me?’
a) I asked Roopa that she would marry me.
b) I asked Roopa that she will marry me.
c) I asked Roopa if she will marry me.
d) I asked Roopa if she would marry me.
Answer: d
9. ‘You look beautiful,’ I told her.
a) I told her that she looked beautiful.
b) I told her that she looks beautiful.
c) I told her that you look beautiful.
d) I said to her that she looks beautiful.
Answer: a
10. ‘I can’t dance,’ she said.
a) She said that she couldn’t dance.
b) She said she can’t dance.
c) She said that I can’t dance.
d) She said that I couldn’t dance.
Answer: a
