Indirect to Direct Speech MCQ Quiz in தமிழ் - Objective Question with Answer for Indirect to Direct Speech - இலவச PDF ஐப் பதிவிறக்கவும்

The correct answer is: The student said, "I must study hard for the upcoming exam."

Key Points

• The given sentence is in indirect speech, and we need to convert it to direct speech.
• When we change an indirect speech to direct speech, we must follow these rules:
  • The reporting verb 'said' remains unchanged.
  • The conjunction 'that' is replaced with inverted commas ("...") to show the direct speech part.
  • A comma (,) is added after the direct speech part.
  • The first word of the direct speech is in capital letters.
  • 'had to' changes to 'must' in direct speech.
  • The pronoun 'he' changes to 'I'.​
• For converting direct speech into indirect speech, the present modals (e.g., Can, May, Must) are changed into past modals (e.g., Could, Might, Had to).

Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.

Hence, direct speech is- The student said, "I must study hard for the upcoming exam."

The correct answer is Mr. Sharma said to him, "Has Maya invited you for lunch?"

Key Points

• The given sentence is in Indirect Speech. As per the question we have to change it to Direct Speech. 
• The process of transformation is as follows: 
• 'Asked' will be changed into 'said to'.
• Comma and inverted commas will be added. 
• If the indirect Speech is in Past Perfect tense 'had invited', the Direct Speech will be in the Present Perfect Tense 'has invited'.
• 'him' will be changed to 'you'.
• Thus, the correct direct form of the given sentence is option 1.

Correct Answer: Mr. Sharma said to him, "Has Maya invited you for lunch?"

The correct answer is 'He said to me, "Is there any possibility of my getting a promotion this year?"'

Key Points

• The given sentence is an example of Indirect Speech.
• In order to convert the Indirect Narration into Direct speech, we need to through the following steps:
  • Identify and change the reporting verb: here it is 'asked.' We need to change it into 'said to' without changing the tense.
  • Add a comma after the object (...said to me,) of the first clause and before the statement.
  • Quote the direct speech with double inverted commas.
  • Write the first word of the statement of the direct speech with a capital letter.
  • We can see from the 'if' that the direct speech is a yes/no question, so we start it with the verb and change the sentence structure of it from report to interrogative form.
  • Change the possessive adjective 'his' to 'my' (as the observer perspective changes)
  • Change the demonstrative adjective 'that year' to 'this year' (as the perception switches with narration change).
• Correct Sentence: He said to me, "Is there any possibility of my getting a promotion this year?"
• By following the above steps we can see that the sentence formed matches only option 2.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

Additional Information

• Direct Speech- a report or quote of the exact words used by a speaker or writer.
• Indirect Speech-  speech that tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words or the speech marks
• Reporting verb- a verb that is used to talk about or report on other people's work.

Mistake Points

• Look at the sentence: He said to me, "Is there any possibility of my getting a promotion this year?"

• The possessive adjective (determiner) modifies a noun. And, since the word “getting” is a noun (gerund), you can only use an adjective to modify a gerund. As it is, the possessive adjective “my” must be used to modify the gerund (verbal noun). So, then, since the word "getting” is a gerund, the correct phrase is “my getting.” On the other, “me” cannot be used here since it is a pronoun: an object pronoun. Of course, a pronoun cannot be used as a modifier. Only a possessive adjective (determiner) can be used as an adjective.

The correct answer is "He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed."

Key Points

• The most appropriate option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech is "He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed."
• Direct speech: reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by him.
  • Example: Maya said ‘I am busy now’.
• Indirect speech: reporting the message of the speaker in our own words.
  • Example: Maya said that she was busy then.
• ​To change the given sentence into indirect speech, certain rules should be followed.
• Omit all inverted commas or quotation marks.
• End the sentence with a full stop.
• If the verb inside the inverted commas/quotation marks is in the present tense, change it into the corresponding past tense. 
• To make the indirect speech for questions that can be answered in YES/NO, the word "if" or "whether" is used before the reported speech within the sentence.
• If it is in the simple present tense (is), change it into the simple past tense (was).
• Example:
  • ​Direct: The girl said, ‘I like singing.’
  • Indirect: The girl said that she liked singing.
• Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Here the correct answer is “I am sorry for all this.” He said.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in indirect speech. We need to change it into direct speech.
• The reported verb remains the same.
• Commas and inverted commas are added.
• Simple past tense 'was' changes to simple present tense 'am'.
• 'that' changes to 'this'.
• The pronoun 'he' changes to 'I'.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Direct Speech: “I am sorry for all this.” He said.

The correct answer is The guard said to the boy, “Weren’t you told to be indoors?”

• The given sentence is in Indirect Speech. As per the question we have to change it into Direct Speech. 
• The process of transformation as follows:
  • Here, 'asked' will be changed into 'said to'. 
  • Comma and inverted commas will be added. 
  • We know that in 'indirect to direct' transformation 'had' is changed into 'was/were'.
  • Hence, 'hadn't been told' will be changed into 'weren't told'. 
  • Lastly, the question mark will be added.
• Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 3. 

Correct Sentence: The guard said to the boy, “Weren’t you told to be indoors?”

The following table will enable us to know how tense changes into Indirect speech:

The correct answer is 'No substitution'.

 Key Points

• The sentence is grammatically and contextually correct and does not require any substitution.
• It uses a correct subject-verb agreement. The singular subject "It" is accompanied by the singular verb "was".
• The noun phrase "his partner’s behaviour" acts as the direct object of the infinitive verb "to bear".
• The expression "to bear with" means to have patience with or endure someone or something that is challenging or frustrating.
  • Example  - "After a long and tiring day, it was difficult for the teacher to bear with the unruly behavior of her students."
• In this context, it fits perfectly because it describes the difficulty the person is having in tolerating his partner's behavior.
• The other three options either do not fit contextually or have completely different meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

​ Additional Information 

• "To bank on" means to rely or depend on something or someone.
• "To bear out" means to confirm or substantiate something.
• "To bail out" generally means to rescue someone from a problem or difficulty.

The correct answer is - He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.” 

Key Points​​

• Let's look at the steps to change the sentence from indirect to direct speech:
  • When the indirect speech is in the assertive form, we follow the steps given below:
  • The pronoun 'he' is replaced by 'I' accordingly.​
  • Similarly 'his' gets converted into 'my' in the latter part of the sentence.
  • The past indefinite tense will be changed to the present simple tense in direct speech:
    • regretted - regret.
    • had made - made. (past perfect changes into past simple)
• ​At last, line up the remaining part.
   

Following these steps, we finally get - He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.” 

The correct answer is "Raveena asked me, "Do you have my maid's number?"

Key Points

• The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is 'Raveena asked me, "Do you have my maid's number?"
• Direct speech: reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by him.
  • Example: Maya said ‘I am busy now’.
• Indirect speech: reporting the message of the speaker in our own words.
  • Example: Maya said that she was busy then.
• The given sentence is in the form of indirect speech.
• To change the sentence into direct speech, the following rules should be followed.
  • Use the reporting verb such as (say, said to) in its correct tense.
  • Put a comma before the statement and the first letter of the statement should be in capital letters.
  • Insert question marks, quotation marks, exclamation marks and full stops, based on the mood of the sentence.
  • Remove the conjunctions like (that, to, if or whether) wherever necessary.
  • Where the reporting verb is in the past tense in indirect, change it to present tense in the direct speech.
  • Change the simple past tense (had) into simple present tense (do, have).
    • Example: 
    • Indirect: The girl said that she was happy with her result.
    • Direct: The girl said. “I am happy with my result.”​
• The pronoun 'her' changes to 'my'.
• The correct direct speech- Raveena asked me, "Do you have my maid's number?"
• Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is- Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.” 

Additional Information

• Let's look at the steps to change the sentence from indirect to direct speech:
• When the indirect speech is in an assertive form, we follow the steps given below:
  • The reporting verb says will remain the same as no object is mentioned after it.
  • Connector 'that' is replaced by a comma and inverted commas.
  • The personal pronouns will be changed according to the subject and object of the reporting verb.
  • ​Here the 3rd person 'he' will change into the 1st person 'I' as per the object.
  • The tense of indirect/reported speech will remain the same as the reporting verb(says) is in the present tense.
• ​At last line up the remaining part.
   

• Following these steps, we finally get- Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”