Direct and Indirect speech

Charlie said, “I do not know how to make tea.”

(Select the appropriate Indirect speech of the above sentence)

• Charlie said that she did not know how to make tea.

• Charlie had said that she did not know how to make tea.

• Charlie said that she had not known how to make tea.

I said to them that I had not taken my book from there.

(Select the appropriate direct speech of the above sentence)

• I said to them that I have not taken my book from here.

• I said to them, “I have not taken my book from here.”

• I said to them, “I have not taken my book from here." !

She replied, "No, I haven’t seen him since lunchtime".

(Choose the correct sentence)

• She replied “No, I haven’t seen him since lunchtime.

• She replied, “No, I haven’t seen him since lunchtime?"

• She replied, “No, I haven’t seen him since lunchtime.”

Mr Ravi said to his neighbour, “My house is being built.”

(Select the appropriate indirect speech of the above sentence)

• Mr Ravi told his neighbour that his house was being built.

• Mr Ravi shouted at his neighbour that his house was being built.

• Mr Ravi told his neighbour that "his house was being built."

Kalpana said I teach in a school

(choose the sentence with the correct speech marks)

• Kalpana said that, "I teach in a school."

• Kalpana said, "I teach in a school."

• Kalpana said, ‘I teach in a school".

Veena said to her mother, “I have finished my homework.” (Direct speech)

Veena told her mother that she will have finished her homework. (Indirect speech)

(select the correct verb tense of the underlined word)

• will be finishing

• has had finished

• had finished

Mohan said that he had been feeling ill today.

(select the appropriate direct speech of the sentence)

• Mohan said, “I was feeling ill yesterday.”

• Mohan said, “I have been feeling ill today.”

• Mohan said, “I have been feeling ill yesterday.”