DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
(3) Farhan asked Geeta wheth- (4) He told me that he expected 178. The visitor said to them “Please
er she could lend me a hun- me to attend the function. give me a glass of water.”
dred rupees until the next (1) The visitor said please give
174. He said, “Why didn’t you send
day. him a glass of water.
your application to me ?”
(4) Farhan asked whether Gee- (2) The visitor said to them to
(1) He enquired why I had not
ta could lend me a hundred give him a glass of water.
sent my application to him.
rupees until the next day. (3) The visitor ordered them to
(2) He enquired why I did not
170. “What about going for a swim,” send my application to him. give a glass of water.
he said, “It’s quite fine now.” (4) The visitor requested them to
(3) He enquired why had I not
(1) He asked me what about go- sent my application to him. give him a glass of water.
ing for a swim as it was quite (4) He enquired why did I not 179. The policeman told the students,
fine then. “Do not park your vehicles here.”
send my application to him.
(2) He proposed going for a swim (1) The policeman asked the
as it was quite fine. 175. Dinesh asked, “Are you going to
students not park your
(3) He suggested going for a the party tomorrow, Eliza ?”
vehicles here.
swim as it was quite fine. (1) Dinesh asked whether Eliza
was going to the party the (2) The policeman asked the
(4) He advised me to go for a students not to park their
swim as it was quite fine. next day.
vehicles here.
171. “You can’t bathe in this sea,” he (2) Dinesh asked Eliza whether
you are going to the party the (3) The policeman asked the
said to me, “it’s very rough.” students not to park their
next day.
(1) He said that I can’t bathe in vehicles there.
this sea because it’s very (3) Dinesh asked Eliza whether
she was going to the party the (4) The policeman asked the
rough. students not to park. his
next day.
(2) He said that you couldn’t vehicle here.
bathe in that sea if it was very (4) Dinesh asked Eliza are you
180. The man said, “All the boys are
rough. going to the party tomorrow.
playing in the street.”
(3) He said that I couldn’t bathe 176. John asked, “How long will it (1) The man told us that all the
in that sea as it was very take to travel from Germany to
boys had been playing in the
rough. South Africa ?” street.
(4) He said that you can’t bathe (1) John asked how long it will
(2) The man told us that all the
in this sea since it was very take to travel from Germany
boys were playing in the
rough. to South Africa.
street.
172. Jagdish said, “We passed by a (2) John asked how long would
(3) The man told us that all the
beautiful lake when we went on it take to travel from Germa-
boys play in the street.
a trip to Goa.” ny to South Africa.
(1) Jagdi sh said that they (3) John asked how long it would (4) The man told us that all the
take to travel from Germany boys in the street are playing.
passed by a beautiful lake
when they had gone on a trip to South Africa. 181. She said, “I am sorry, I did not
to Goa. (4) John was asking how long write”.
(2) Jagdish said that they had must it take to travel from (1) She apologized for I did not
passed by a beautiful lake write.
Germany to South Africa.
when they went on a trip to (2) She apologized she is sorry,
177. “What did you see at the South
Goa. she did not write.
Pole ?” Ashok asked Anil.
(3) Jagdish said that they had (3) She apologized she is sorry,
(1) Ashok asked Anil if he saw
passed by a beautiful lake she has not written.
anything at the South Pole
when they had gone on a trip (4) She apologized that she had
(2) Ashok asked Anil what he had
to Goa. not written.
seen at the South Pole
(4) Jagdish said they passed by 182. “Alright, yes, I was wrong and
(3) Ashok asked Anil what did he
a beautiful lake when they you were right”, he said.
see at the South Pole
went on a trip to Goa. (1) He admitted that he has been
(4) Ashok asked Anil that he saw
173. He said to me, “I expect you to wrong and I have been right.
anything at the South Pole
attend the function.” (2) He admitted that I was wrong
Directions (178-187) : In the
(1) He told me that he had ex- and you were right.
following questions, a sentence has
pected me to attend the func- (3) He admitted that I was wrong
been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out
tion. and he was right.
of the four alternatives suggested,
(2) He told me that he expected select the one which best expresses (4) He admitted that he had been
me to attended the function. the same sentence in Indirect/Direct wrong and I had been right.
(3) He told me that he expected form. 183. Nirmal said to us, “My father gave
me to have attended the func- (SSC FCI Assistant Grade-III Main me a purse yesterday.”
tion. Exam. 07.04.2013)
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