Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz - CBSE Class 11 English

Free practice quiz: Direct and Indirect Speech (CBSE Class 11 English). 13 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Change the following sentence into indirect speech: "I am going to the market," she said.

   1. She said that she is going to the market.
   2. She said that she was going to the market.
   3. She said that I am going to the market.
   4. She said that she will go to the market.
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   Answer: B. She said that she was going to the market.

   The original sentence is in direct speech. To convert to indirect speech, we change the tense of the verb ('am going' becomes 'was going'), and we add 'that'. The pronoun 'I' changes to 'she' to match the subject of the main clause.

2. Convert to indirect speech: "Where are you going?" she asked.

   1. She asked where I am going.
   2. She asked where was I going.
   3. She asked where I was going.
   4. She asked where are you going.
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   Answer: C. She asked where I was going.

   Questions starting with 'where,' 'when,' 'why,' 'how' retain the same structure in indirect speech, but the verb changes to reflect past tense and the question mark is removed.

3. Change the following into indirect speech: "Let's go to the park," he suggested.

   1. He suggested that we go to the park.
   2. He suggested to go to the park.
   3. He suggested going to the park.
   4. He suggested we went to the park.
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   Answer: A. He suggested that we go to the park.

   Suggestions using 'Let's' are changed to 'suggested that' followed by a clause.

4. Convert into indirect speech: "Don't be late," she warned him.

   1. She warned him not to be late.
   2. She warned him don't be late.
   3. She warned him to not be late.
   4. She warned him that he shouldn't be late.
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   Answer: A. She warned him not to be late.

   Commands or warnings use 'warned' + object + infinitive.

5. Change to indirect speech: "Are you happy?" he asked her.

   1. He asked her if she was happy.
   2. He asked her if she is happy.
   3. He asked whether she was happy.
   4. He asked her whether is she happy.
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   Answer: A. He asked her if she was happy.

   Yes/No questions become indirect questions using 'if' or 'whether'.

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