SSC CGL English – Direct & Indirect Speech – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint

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SSC CGL English – Direct & Indirect Speech – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: English Language & Comprehension. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said to me, "Where are you going?"

Correct Answer: A [He asked me where I was going.]

Explanation:

Wh-question → asked + where; statement order 'I was going'.

2.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to him, "Do you like coffee?"

Correct Answer: D [She asked him if he liked coffee.]

Explanation:

Yes/no → asked if; drop 'do'; like → liked.

3.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The captain said to the soldiers, "March forward."

Correct Answer: C [The captain ordered the soldiers to march forward.]

Explanation:

Command → ordered + object + to + base verb.

4.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ananya said, "I bought this dress yesterday."

Correct Answer: B [Ananya said that she had bought that dress the previous day.]

Explanation:

bought → had bought; this → that; yesterday → the previous day.

5.  
Reverse questionSelect the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The teacher asked the students whether they had completed the project.

Correct Answer: B [The teacher said to the students, "Have you completed the project?"]

Explanation:

'whether' → a yes/no question; 'they' = the students (object) → 'you'.

6.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, "Let us go for a walk."

Correct Answer: D [He suggested that they should go for a walk.]

Explanation:

Let us → suggested that … should; 'suggest' does not take object + to.

7.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
My mother said to me, "Don't play in the sun."

Correct Answer: C [My mother told me not to play in the sun.]

Explanation:

Negative command → told + object + not to + verb.

8.  
Fill in the blankThe old man said to his son, "May God bless you!"
The old man ______ that God might bless his son.

Correct Answer: A [prayed]

Explanation:

A prayer (May God …) → prayed that … might.

9.  
Spot My MistakeNeha said to me, "I will meet you at the station." → "Neha told me that she would meet you at the station." Which correction is needed?

Correct Answer: B [you → me]

Explanation:

2nd person follows the object (me): 'you' must become 'me'.

10.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The traveller said, "What a beautiful sight!"

Correct Answer: A [The traveller exclaimed that it was a very beautiful sight.]

Explanation:

What a … ! → exclaimed that it was a very …; no sorrow is expressed.

11.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Priya said to her brother, "Why did you not call me?"

Correct Answer: C [Priya asked her brother why he had not called her.]

Explanation:

Wh-question; drop 'did'; called → had called; you → he, me → her.

12.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The manager said to the clerk, "Please send these letters today."

Correct Answer: D [The manager requested the clerk to send those letters that day.]

Explanation:

Please → requested + object + to + base verb; these → those; today → that day.

13.  
Odd one outWhich reporting verb is NOT used to report an imperative (order/request) sentence?

Correct Answer: C [exclaimed]

Explanation:

exclaimed reports exclamations, not orders or requests.

14.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
They said, "We have been waiting for two hours."

Correct Answer: D [They said that they had been waiting for two hours.]

Explanation:

have been waiting → had been waiting; we → they; 'for' with a period of time.

15.  
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The child said to her father, "Will you buy me a kite?"

Correct Answer: A [The child asked her father if he would buy her a kite.]

Explanation:

Yes/no → asked if; will → would; you → he, me → her.

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