Question : Change the speech.
Bala's mother, "Will you lock the door, Bala ?"
Option 1: Bala's mother asked Bala if he would lock the door.
Option 2: Bala's mother asked Bala if he can lock the door.
Option 3: Bala’s mother said lock the door.
Option 4: Bala's mother told Bala that he need not lock the door.
Option 5: Bala's mother asked Bala if he had locked the door.
Correct Answer: Bala's mother asked Bala if he would lock the door.
Solution : Rest of the options change the meaning.
"Are you ready, Ajay ?" Mother asked.
Option 1: Mother told Ajay if he were ready.
Option 2: Mother asked Ajay if he was ready.
Option 3: Mother wanted to know from Ajay if he was ready.
Option 4: Mother asked Ajay if he would be ready.
Option 5: Mother told Ajay if he was ready.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The boy asked his mother why she hadn't woken him up.
Option 1: The boy said, "Why don't you wake me up, mother?"
Option 2: The boy said, "Why you didn't wake me up, mother?"
Option 3: The boy said, "Why didn't you wake me up, mother?"
Option 4: The boy said, "Why didn't I wake you up, mother?"
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. He said that he had forgot to lock the door before leaving.
Option 1: to lock the door
Option 2: He said that
Option 3: he had forgot
Option 4: before leaving
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. He said he was going for shopping and asked if he might get me anything.
Option 1: He said, "I'm going for shopping. Can I get you anything?"
Option 2: He said, "I'm going for shopping. May I get you anything?"
Option 3: He said, "I will go for shopping. Do you want anything?"
Option 4: He said, "I will be going for shopping. May I get you anything?"
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said to him, "How did you get the tickets to the show?"
Option 1: Mother asked him how he had gotten the tickets to the show.
Option 2: Mother asked him that how had he got the tickets to the show.
Option 3: Mother asked him how he got the tickets to the show.
Option 4: Mother asked him that how he get the tickets to the show.
Regular exam updates, QnA, Predictors, College Applications & E-books now on your Mobile