1. He said, “I am reading a book.”
a) He said that he was reading a book
b) He said that he is reading a book
c) He says he was reading a book
d) He said that I was reading a book
Answer: He said that he was reading a book
2. She said to me, “Do you like tea?”
a) She asked me if I like tea
b) She asked me whether I liked tea
c) She asked me that I liked tea
d) She asked me do I like tea
Answer: She asked me whether I liked tea
3. He said, “I finished the work yesterday.”
a) He said that he has finished the work the previous day
b) He said that he finished the work yesterday
c) He said that he had finished the work the previous day
d) He says that he had finished the work
Answer: He said that he had finished the work the previous day
4. The teacher said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
a) The teacher said that honesty was the best policy
b) The teacher said honesty is the best policy
c) The teacher said that honesty had been the best policy
d) The teacher told that honesty is the best policy
Answer: The teacher said honesty is the best policy
5. He said to her, “Please help me.”
a) He requested her to help him
b) He ordered her help him
c) He asked her that help him
d) He told her please help him
Answer: He requested her to help him
6. She said, “Alas! I am undone.”
a) She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone
b) She exclaimed with joy that she was undone
c) She said sorrowfully she is undone
d) She told that she was undone
Answer: She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone
7. Father said to me, “Don’t waste your time.”
a) Father advised me not waste my time
b) Father told me that I didn’t waste my time
c) Father advised me not to waste my time
d) Father ordered me don’t waste my time
Answer: Father advised me not to waste my time
8. He said, “Can you solve this problem?”
a) He asked if I can solve that problem
b) He asked whether I could solve that problem
c) He asked that I could solve the problem
d) He asked me could I solve that problem
Answer: He asked whether I could solve that problem
9. She said, “What a beautiful flower it is!”
a) She exclaimed that it was a beautiful flower
b) She exclaimed with joy that it was a beautiful flower
c) She said that it is a beautiful flower
d) She exclaimed joyfully it is a beautiful flower
Answer: She exclaimed with joy that it was a beautiful flower
10. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
a) He asked me where did I live
b) He asked me where I lived
c) He asked me where do I live
d) He asked me that where I lived
Answer: He asked me where I lived
11. He said, “Let us go for a walk.”
a) He suggested that they should go for a walk
b) He ordered to go for a walk
c) He said that let us go for a walk
d) He proposed them going for a walk
Answer: He suggested that they should go for a walk
12. She said, “I have been ill for two days.”
a) She said that she had been ill for two days
b) She said that she has been ill for two days
c) She said that she was ill for two days
d) She said that she had been ill since two days
Answer: She said that she had been ill for two days
13. He said, “May God bless you.”
a) He prayed that God may bless me
b) He prayed that God might bless me
c) He wished that God blessed me
d) He told that God might bless me
Answer: He prayed that God might bless me
14. The boy said, “I was playing football.”
a) The boy said that he is playing football
b) The boy said that he had been playing football
c) The boy said that he was playing football
d) The boy said that he played football
Answer: The boy said that he was playing football
15. She said, “Who has broken the glass?”
a) She asked who broke the glass
b) She asked who had broken the glass
c) She asked who has broken the glass
d) She asked that who broke the glass
Answer: She asked who had broken the glass
16. He said to me, “Shut the door.”
a) He advised me to shut the door
b) He requested me to shut the door
c) He ordered me to shut the door
d) He told me that shut the door
Answer: He ordered me to shut the door
17. He said, “I will help you.”
a) He said that he will help me
b) He said that he would help me
c) He said that he helps me
d) He says that he would help me
Answer: He said that he would help me
18. She said, “How foolish I am!”
a) She exclaimed with joy that she was foolish
b) She exclaimed with sorrow that she was foolish
c) She said that she is foolish
d) She exclaimed that she had been foolish
Answer: She exclaimed with sorrow that she was foolish
19. He said, “I can do it.”
a) He said that he can do it
b) He said that he could do it
c) He said that he will do it
d) He said that he may do it
Answer: He said that he could do it
20. She said to me, “Are you busy now?”
a) She asked me if I was busy then
b) She asked me whether I am busy now
c) She asked me that I was busy then
d) She asked me if was I busy then
Answer: She asked me if I was busy then
21. He said, “Open the window.”
a) He ordered to open the window
b) He requested me that I open the window
c) He ordered me to open the window
d) He said me to open the window
Answer: He ordered me to open the window
22. She said, “I did not see him.”
a) She said that she had not seen him
b) She said that she did not see him
c) She said that she has not seen him
d) She said that she had not saw him
Answer: She said that she had not seen him
23. He said, “Bravo! You have done well.”
a) He exclaimed with sorrow that I had done well
b) He exclaimed with joy that I had done well
c) He said joyfully I have done well
d) He exclaimed that I did well
Answer: He exclaimed with joy that I had done well
24. The teacher said, “The earth moves round the sun.”
a) The teacher said that the earth moved round the sun
b) The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun
c) The teacher said the earth had moved round the sun
d) The teacher told that the earth moves round the sun
Answer: The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun
25. She said to him, “Don’t be late.”
a) She advised him don’t be late
b) She requested him not be late
c) She advised him not to be late
d) She ordered him not late
Answer: She advised him not to be late
26. He said, “I have lost my pen.”
a) He said that he lost his pen
b) He said that he had lost his pen
c) He said that he has lost his pen
d) He says that he had lost his pen
Answer: He said that he had lost his pen
27. She said to him, “Why are you late?”
a) She asked him why he was late
b) She asked him why was he late
c) She asked him that why he was late
d) She asked why he is late
Answer: She asked him why he was late
28. He said, “I shall go home tomorrow.”
a) He said that he will go home the next day
b) He said that he should go home tomorrow
c) He said that he would go home the next day
d) He said that he shall go home the following day
Answer: He said that he would go home the next day
29. Mother said to me, “Finish your work.”
a) Mother requested me that I finish my work
b) Mother advised me finishing my work
c) Mother ordered me to finish my work
d) Mother told me finish my work
Answer: Mother ordered me to finish my work
30. She said, “Alas! I have failed.”
a) She exclaimed with sorrow that she has failed
b) She exclaimed sorrowfully that she had failed
c) She said sadly that she failed
d) She exclaimed with joy that she had failed
Answer: She exclaimed sorrowfully that she had failed
31. He said, “Do not laugh at the poor.”
a) He advised us not laugh at the poor
b) He ordered us do not laugh at the poor
c) He advised us not to laugh at the poor
d) He told us that we do not laugh at the poor
Answer: He advised us not to laugh at the poor
32. She said, “Who is there?”
a) She asked who was there
b) She asked who is there
c) She asked that who was there
d) She asked who had been there
Answer: She asked who was there
33. He said, “I am writing a letter now.”
a) He said that he wrote a letter then
b) He said that he was writing a letter then
c) He said that he is writing a letter now
d) He said that he had written a letter then
Answer: He said that he was writing a letter then
34. The boy said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
a) The boy exclaimed with joy that they won the match
b) The boy exclaimed joyfully that they had won the match
c) The boy said joyfully they have won the match
d) The boy exclaimed with joy that they have won the match
Answer: The boy exclaimed joyfully that they had won the match
35. She said, “I cannot solve the problem.”
a) She said that she could not solve the problem
b) She said that she cannot solve the problem
c) She said that she could not solved the problem
d) She says that she could not solve the problem
Answer: She said that she could not solve the problem
36. He said to me, “Will you help me?”
a) He asked me if I will help him
b) He asked me whether I would help him
c) He asked me that I would help him
d) He asked me will I help him
Answer: He asked me whether I would help him
37. The teacher said, “Practice makes a man perfect.”
a) The teacher said that practice made a man perfect
b) The teacher said practice makes a man perfect
c) The teacher said that practice had made a man perfect
d) The teacher told that practice makes a man perfect
Answer: The teacher said practice makes a man perfect
38. She said, “I was ill yesterday.”
a) She said that she was ill the previous day
b) She said that she had been ill yesterday
c) She said that she had been ill the previous day
d) She said that she is ill yesterday
Answer: She said that she was ill the previous day
39. He said, “Let me do the work.”
a) He ordered to let him do the work
b) He requested that he might do the work
c) He asked that let him do the work
d) He suggested him to do the work
Answer: He requested that he might do the work
40. She said, “How nice the weather is!”
a) She exclaimed that the weather was nice
b) She exclaimed with joy that the weather was very nice
c) She said joyfully the weather is nice
d) She exclaimed that how nice the weather was
Answer: She exclaimed with joy that the weather was very nice
41. He said, “I had completed the task.”
a) He said that he completed the task
b) He said that he had completed the task
c) He said that he has completed the task
d) He says that he had completed the task
Answer: He said that he had completed the task
42. She said to me, “Don’t make noise.”
a) She requested me don’t make noise
b) She advised me not making noise
c) She ordered me not make noise
d) She advised me not to make noise
Answer: She advised me not to make noise
43. He said, “Where have you been?”
a) He asked where I had been
b) He asked where have I been
c) He asked where I have been
d) He asked that where I had been
Answer: He asked where I had been
44. The girl said, “I am very happy today.”
a) The girl said that she was very happy that day
b) The girl said that she is very happy today
c) The girl said that she had been happy that day
d) The girl said she was very happy today
Answer: The girl said that she was very happy that day
45. He said, “Please wait here.”
a) He ordered me wait there
b) He requested me to wait there
c) He told me please wait here
d) He advised me waiting there
Answer: He requested me to wait there
46. She said, “I may go there.”
a) She said that she may go there
b) She said that she might go there
c) She said that she could go there
d) She says that she might go there
Answer: She said that she might go there
47. He said, “Don’t touch the wire.”
a) He warned me not touching the wire
b) He advised me not to touch the wire
c) He told me don’t touch the wire
d) He requested me to not touch the wire
Answer: He advised me not to touch the wire
48. She said, “What a pity!”
a) She exclaimed with sorrow
b) She exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a pity
c) She said that it was a pity
d) She exclaimed with joy that it was a pity
Answer: She exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a pity
49. He said, “I used to live here.”
a) He said that he used to live there
b) He said that he had used to live there
c) He said that he lived here
d) He says that he used to live there
Answer: He said that he used to live there
50. She said to me, “Be careful.”
a) She advised me to be careful
b) She ordered me be careful
c) She told me that be careful
d) She requested me careful
Answer: She advised me to be careful
