DIRECT INDIRECT SPEECH QUESTIONS FOR SSC GD PDF<\/a><\/p>\n GET 20 SSC GD MOCK FOR JUST RS.117<\/a><\/p>\n FREE SSC EXAM YOUTUBE VIDEOS<\/a><\/p>\n Question 1:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Mr. Desai said to Harman, \u201cHave you completed the assigned task?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mr. Desai asked Harman whether he is completed the assigned task.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Mr. Desai asked Harman whether he has been completed the assigned task.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Mr. Desai asked Harman whether he has completed the assigned task.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Mr. Desai asked Harman whether he had completed the assigned task.<\/p>\n Question 2:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. The teacher said to the students, \u201cMt. Everest is the tallest mountain peak in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that Mt. Everest was the tallest mountain peak in the world.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain peak in the world.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that Mt. Everest has been the tallest mountain peak in the world.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that Mt. Everest will be the tallest mountain peak in the world.<\/p>\n Question 3:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Abhishek said to Sibasish, \u201cAre you coming for lunch?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Abhishek asked Sibasish whether he is coming for lunch.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Abhishek asked Sibasish whether he will be coming for lunch.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Abhishek asked Sibasish whether he has been coming for lunch.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Abhishek asked Sibasish whether he was coming for lunch.<\/p>\n Question 4:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Bhatia said to his colleague that he was feeling sick.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Bhatia said to his colleague, \u201dHe was feeling sick.\u201d<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Bhatia said to his colleague, \u201dI will be feeling sick.\u201d<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Bhatia said to his colleague, \u201dI am feeling sick.\u201d<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Bhatia said to his colleague, \u201dI was feeling sick.\u201d<\/p>\n Question 5:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Mukesh said to Kalpesh, \u201dWhere are you going?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mukesh asked Kalpesh where was he going.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Mukesh asked Kalpesh where is he going.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Mukesh asked Kalpesh where was he going to.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Mukesh asked Kalpesh where will he be going.<\/p>\n SSC GD FREE PREVIOUS PAPERS<\/a><\/p>\n SSC GD FREE MOCK TEST 2019<\/a><\/p>\n Question 6:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Mr. Malhotra said to Kunal, \u201cHave you finished packing for the picnic?\u201d.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mr. Malhotra asked Kunal whether he is finished packing for the picnic.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Mr. Malhotra asked Kunal whether he has been finished packing for the picnic.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Mr. Malhotra asked Kunal whether he has finished packing for the picnic.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Mr. Malhotra asked Kunal whether he had finished packing for the picnic.<\/p>\n Question 7:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. The teacher said to the students, \u201cHonesty is the best policy.\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that honesty was the best policy.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that honesty is the best policy.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that honesty has been the best policy.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that honesty will be the best policy.<\/p>\n Question 8:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Mayur said to Anand, \u201cAre you applying for this job??\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mayur asked Anand whether he is applying for that job.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Mayur asked Anand whether he will be applying for that job.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Mayur asked Anand whether he has been applying for that job.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Mayur asked Anand whether he was applying for that job.<\/p>\n Question 9:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Amit said to his friend that he was doing his homework.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Amit said to his friend, \u201dHe was doing his homework.\u201d<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Amit said to his friend, \u201dI will be doing my homework.\u201d<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Amit said to his friend, \u201dI am doing my homework.\u201d<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Amit said to his friend, \u201dI am going to do my homework.\u201d<\/p>\n Question 10:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Jay said to Sumit, \u201dHave you written the speech?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Jay asked Sumit whether he had written the speech.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Jay asked Sumit whether he has been written the speech.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Jay asked Sumit whether he was written the speech.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Jay asked Sumit whether he has written the speech.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD HIGHLY RATED SSC APP<\/a><\/p>\n Question 11:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Mr. Sharma said to Vijay, \u201cHas your father returned from the office?\u201d.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Mr. Sharma asked Vijay whether his father is returned from the office.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Mr. Sharma asked Vijay whether his father has been returned from the office.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Mr. Sharma asked Vijay whether his father has returned from the office.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Mr. Sharma asked Vijay whether his father had returned from the office.<\/p>\n Question 12:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. The teacher said to the students, \u201cThere are eight planets in our solar system.\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that there have been eight planets in our solar system.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that there are eight planets in our solar system.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that there has been eight planets in our solar system.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that there were eight planets in our solar system.<\/p>\n Question 13:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Jignesh said to Patel, \u201cAre you coming to the party tomorrow?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Jignesh asked Patel whether he is coming to the party the next day.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Jignesh asked Patel whether he will be going to the party the next day.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Jignesh asked Patel whether he is going to the party the next day.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Jignesh asked Patel whether he was going to the party the next day.<\/p>\n Question 14:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Karan said to his mother that he was going to the field to play.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Karan said to his mother, \u201dHe was going to the field to play.\u201d<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Karan said to his mother, \u201dI will be going to the field to play.\u201d<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Karan said to his mother, \u201dI am going to the field to play.\u201d<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Karan said to his mother, \u201dI am gone to the field to play.\u201d<\/p>\n Question 15:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Prakash said to Animesh, \u201dHave you prepared for the test?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Prakash asked Animesh whether he had prepared for the test.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Prakash asked Animesh whether he has been prepared for the test.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Prakash asked Animesh whether he was prepared for the test.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Prakash asked Animesh whether he has prepared for the test.<\/p>\n FREE SSC PRACTICE SET DAILY TEST<\/a><\/p>\n Question 16:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Rekha said to her son, \u201cHave you eaten your dinner?\u201d.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Rekha asked her son whether he has been eating.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Rekha asked her son whether he was eating his dinner.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Rekha asked her son whether he will eat his dinner.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Rekha asked her son whether he had eaten his dinner.<\/p>\n Question 17:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. The teacher said to the students, \u201cMoon is the natural satellite of the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that the Moon was the natural satellite of the earth.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that the Moon is the natural satellite of the earth.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that the Moon has been the natural satellite of the earth.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0The teacher said to the students that the Moon became the natural satellite of the earth.<\/p>\n Question 18:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Ramesh said to Suresh, \u201cAre you solving this question?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Ramesh asked Suresh whether he was solving that question.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Ramesh asked Suresh whether he solved the question.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Ramesh asked Suresh whether he will solve the question.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Ramesh asked Suresh whether he was going to solve this question.<\/p>\n Question 19:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. Julie said to Sonal that she was going to market to buy clothes.<\/p>\n a)\u00a0Julie said to Sonal, \u201cI am going to market to buy clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n b)\u00a0Julie said to Sonal,\u201dI was going to market to buy clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n c)\u00a0Julie said to Sonal, \u201cClothes are going to be bought from the market by me.\u201d<\/p>\n d)\u00a0Julie said to Sonal, \u201cShe is going to market to buy clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n Question 20:\u00a0<\/b>In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct\/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect\/Direct speech. The teacher said to Ankit, \u201d Have you done your homework?\u201d<\/p>\n a)\u00a0The teacher asked Ankit whether he had done his homework.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0The teacher asked Ankit whether he has done his homework.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0The teacher asked Ankit whether he was done his homework.<\/p>\n d)\u00a0The teacher asked Ankit whether he did his homework.<\/p>\n Answers & Solutions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(D)<\/strong><\/p>\n The given sentence is in direct speech. The sentence inside the inverted commas is in the present perfect tense. So, while changing the given sentence into indirect speech, the tense of the sentence inside the inverted commas will be changed into the past perfect tense, and inverted commas will be replaced with \u2018whether\u2019. 2)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(B)<\/strong><\/p>\n The given sentence is in direct speech. The sentence inside the inverted commas is a universal truth. So, while changing the given sentence into indirect speech, the tense of the sentence inside the inverted commas will not change, and inverted commas will be replaced with \u2018that\u2019. 3)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(D)<\/strong><\/p>\n The given sentence is in direct speech. To change it into indirect speech, the sentence inside the inverted commas shall be changed from the present continuous tense to the past continuous tense, and the inverted commas shall be replaced with \u2018whether\u2019. 4)\u00a0Answer\u00a0(C)<\/strong><\/p>\n The given sentence is in indirect speech. To convert it into direct speech, the sentence after \u2018that\u2019 shall be changed from the past continuous tense to the present continuous tense and \u2018that\u2019 shall be replaced with inverted commas.
\nHence, option D is the correct answer.<\/p>\n
\nHence, option B is the correct answer.<\/p>\n
\nHence, option D is the correct answer.<\/p>\n
\nHence, option C is the correct answer.<\/p>\n