Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, 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.
Q.1My cousin said, “My, room-mate snored throughout the night.”
A. My cousin said that her roommate had snored throughout the night.
B. My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
C. My cousin complained to. me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
D. My cousin felt that her roommate may be snoring throughout the night.
Q.2 He asked his teacher, “Need I read this chapter ?’
A. He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.
B. He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.
C. He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.
D. He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.
Q.3 He said, “What” a beautiful scene !"
A. He said that what a beautiful scene it was.
B. He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.
C. He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.
D. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.
Q.4 He said, “I saw a book here.”
A. He said that he saw a book here,
B. He said that he saw a book there.
C. He said that he had seen a book here.
D. He said that he had seen a book there.
Q.5 He said to me, “What time do the offices close?”
A. He wanted to know what time the offices close. ‘
B. He asked me what time did the offices close.
C. He asked me what time, the offices closed.
D. He asked me what time the offices did close.
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, you have two passages with five questions following each passage. Read the following two passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Speech is a great blessing but it can also be a great curse for while it helps us to make our intentions and desires known to our fellows, it can also if we use it carelessly make our attitudes completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word or of an ambiguous word may create an enemy where we have hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an uneducated listener as showing pride; unwillingly we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listeners from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not -a gift to use lightly without thought but one which demands careful handling, only a fool will express himself alike to all.
Q.6 Speech is a great blessing,
A. if we use it indiscriminately
B. if we use it carefully
C. if we use it to please others
D. if we use it to play one against the other
Q.7 Speech can also be a great curse
A. if we express ourselves alike to all
B. if we adopt different vocabularies to different classes of people
C. if we always try to please every one with it
D. if we always try to win friends with it
Q.8 A slip of the tongue means
A. biting the tongue while speaking
B. telling lies to defend oneself
C. using words carelessly
D. incurring loss of profit in hasty bargain.
Q.9 What can create enemies?
A. the use of ambiguous and unusual words brings us friends.
B. careless use of words creates enemies.
C. careful use of words may bring us profit but not friends.
D. speech always reflects one’s attitudes
Q.10 A fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of the men because
A. he want to p-lay with people.
B. he want to deceive every one.
C. he wants to amuse every one.
D. he lacks the power of discrimination in the use of words.
Answers :-
Q.6 (1)
Q.7 (4)
Q.8 (4)
Q.9 (4)
Q.1 (B)
Q.2 (A)
Q.3 (C)
Q.4 (B)
Q.5 (D)
Q.10 (3)
