CBSE Class 8 English Indirect Speech Assignment

Change the following statement into Indirect Speech.

Question. Do your homework!", My mom told me.
(a) My mom asked me to do my homework.
(b) My mom told me to do my homework.
(c) My mom requested me to do my homework.
(d) My mom told me to complete my homework.
Answer. B

Question. She said, "Leave me alone."
(a) She urged me to leave him alone.
(b) She said to leave me alone.
(c) She told me to leave her alone.
(d) She told me leave her alone.
Answer. C

Question. Her mother said, "Tidy your room!"
(a) Her mother told her to tidy the room.
(b) Her mother told her to tidy the room.
(c) Her mother asked her to tidy her room.
(d) Her mother requested her to tidy our room.
Answer. A

Question. "Get off the bike!" said the policeman.
(a) The policeman ordered him to get off the bike.
(b) The policeman told him to get off the bike.
(c) The policeman ordered him to get off his bike.
(d) The policeman said him that he had to get off his bike.
Answer. A

Question. The thief said to us, "Don't move!"
(a) The thief said to us, don't move.
(b) The thief said to us that we should not move.
(c) The thief said that we might not move.
(d) The thief warned us not to move.
Answer. D

Question. My mother said to the maid, "Clean the kitchen now."
(a) My mother said to the maid to clean the kitchen now.
(b) My mother commanded the maid to clean the kitchen then.
(c) My mother told the maid that she should clean the kitchen now.
(d) My mother said to maid clean the kitchen now.
Answer. B

Question. Nakul said to Arjun, “Go away.”
(a) Nakul ordered Arjun to go away.
(b) Nakul said Arjun go away.
(c) Nakul said Arjun to go away.
(d) Nakul ordered Arjun to leave.
Answer. A

Question.'Call the eye witness', said the judge.
(a) The judge said that call the eye witness.
(b) Call the eye witness said this judge.
(c) The judge commanded them to call the eyewitness.
(d) The judge said to call the eye witness.
Answer. C

Question. He said, "Bring a glass of juice now."
(a) He said that bring a glass of juice.
(b) He requested me to bring a glass of juice.
(c) He pleaded me to bring a glass of juice.
(d) He commanded me to bring a glass of juice then.
Answer. D

Question. The examiner said, "Stop writing."
(a) The examiner said stop writing.
(b) The examiner told not to write.
(c) The examiner ordered me to stop writing.
(d) The examiner said that they should stop writing.
Answer. C

Question. The boss said, "Complete your project right now."
(a) The boss ordered me to complete my project right then.
(b) The boss ordered me to complete my project quickly.
(c) The boss got angry and asked me to complete my project quickly.
(d) The boss told me to complete my project now.
Answer. A

Question. Maisha said, "Please lend me your car."
(a) Maisha ordered me to lend a car to her.
(b) Maisha begged me to lend her my car.
(c) Maisha asked if I could lend her a car.
(d) Maisha requested me to lend her my car.
Answer. D

Question. Tany said, "Help me to complete my project."
(a) Tany requested me to help him to complete his project.
(b) Tany asked to help me to complete my project.
(c) Tany told me to help him to complete my project.
(d) Tany ordered me to help him to complete my project.
Answer. A

Question. The maid said, "Kindly grant me leave for one day."
(a) The maid said that she wanted to leave for one day.
(b) The maid said that she needed to leave for one day.
(c) The maid requested me to grant her leave for one day.
(d) The maid asked her to grant me a leave for one day.
Answer. C

Question. Tahira said, "Ma'am, please extend the deadline."
(a) Tahira said that ma'am, please extend the deadline.
(b) Tahira requested her ma'am to extend the deadline.
(c) Tahira asked the teacher to extend the deadline.
(d) Tahira said that ma'am should extend the deadline.
Answer. B

Question. Amit said to me, "Please open the window."
(a) Amit said that open the window.
(b) Amit said to open the window.
(c) Amit asked me to open the window.
(d) Amit requested me to open the window.
Answer. D

Question. "Please carry my bag," my friend said.
(a) My friend requested me to carry her bag.
(b) My friend told me to please carry my bag.
(c) My friend told me to please carry my bag.
(d) My friend told me to carry my bag.
Answer. A

Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

Question. Kanak said to him, "Please help me in doing my homework."
Kanak (i)________him to help (ii)______ in doing (iii)_____homework.
(a) (i) said (ii) her (iii) my
(b) (i) requested (ii) her (iii) her
(c) (i) requested (ii) my (iii) my
(d) (i) said (ii) my (iii) her
Answer. B

Question. Sanjay said to me, "Get me the medicine as I am feeling unwell”.
Sanjay (i) _______ me to get (ii) _________ the medicine as (iii)_____ feeling unwell.
(a) (i) requested (ii) him (iii) he was
(b) (i) requested (ii) me (iii) I was
(c) (i) said (ii) him (iii) he was
(d) (iv) said (ii) me (iii) I was
Answer. A

Question. Jahnvi said to me, "Please turn off the TV as I need to study for my exams."
Jahnvi (i) ______ me to turn off the TV as (ii) ______ needed to study for (iii) ____ exams.
(a) (i) ordered (ii) I (iii) her
(b) (i) ordered (ii) she (iii) her
(c) (i) said (ii) I (iii) my
(d) (i) requested (ii) she (iii) her
Answer. D

Question. The student said, “Ma’am, please extend the deadline.”
(a) The student asked the teacher to extend the deadline.
(b) The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline.
(c) The student requested ma’am to extend the deadline.
(d) The student said that ma’am should extend the deadline.
Answer. C

Question. The policeman said, “Don’t cross the speed limit.”
(a) The policeman said not to cross the speed limit.
(b) The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit.
(c) The policeman forbade me to cross the speed limit.
(d) The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit.
Answer. C

Question. “Don’t make noise in the library.” the librarian said.
(a) The librarian said not to make noise in the library.
(b) The librarian ordered me not to make noise in the library.
(c) The librarian said to be quiet while in the library.
(d) The librarian asks me to not make any noise.
Answer. B

Question. He said, “Open the door!”
(a) He told me to open the door.
(b) He requested me to open the door.
(c) He advised me to open the door.
(d) He ordered me to open the door.
Answer. D

Question. The officer said, “Move fast.”
(a) The officer commanded them to move fast.
(b) The officer requested them to move fast.
(c) The officer advised them to move fast.
(d) The officer said them to move fast.
Answer. A

Question.  Mahima said to Anubhav, “Please give me a new book.”
(a) Mahima advised Anubhav to give her a new book.
(b) Mahima requested Anubhav to give her a new book.
(c) Mahima ordered Anubhav to give her a new book.
(d) Mahima asked Anubhav to give her a new book.
Answer. B

statements

Choose the correct option :

Question. Kashvi said that she had been watching cricket.
(a) Kashvi said, "I have been watching cricket."
(b) Kashvi said, "I should watch cricket."
(c) Kashvi said, "I would be watching cricket."
(d) Kashvi said, "I have watched cricket."
Answer. A

Question. She said to her husband that they should buy a new oven.
(a) She said, "Hubby! Let us buy a new oven."
(b) She said to her husband, "We shall buy a new oven."
(c) She tells her husband, "We can buy a new oven."
(d) She said to her husband, "We may buy a new oven."
Answer. B

Question. Reena told me that she had often warned me not to play with a knife.
(a) Reena said, "I have often been warning you not be play with a knife."
(b) Reena said to me, "I had often warned you not to play with a knife."
(c) Reena said to me, "I have often warned you not to play with a knife."
(d) Reena said to me, "I often warned you not to play with a knife”.
Answer. C

Question. He said that all is well that ends well.
(a) He said, "All is well that ends well."
(b) He said, "All is well that ended well."
(c) He said, "All was well that ended well."
(d) He said, "All was well that ends well."
Answer. A

Question. Maria said, "Honesty is the best policy."
(a) Maria said that honesty is the best policy.
(b) Maria said that honesty was the best policy.
(c) Maria said honesty was the best policy.
(d) Maria said honesty is always the best policy.
Answer. A

Question. He said, "I saw him in the hotel."
(a) He said that I had seen him in the hotel.
(b) He said that he had seen him in the hotel.
(c) He said that he has saw him in the hotel.
(d) He said that he had been seeing him in the hotel.
Answer. B

Question. Surbhi said, "I take bath daily."
(a) Surbhi said that she would take bath daily.
(b) Surbhi said that she had taken bath daily.
(c) Surbhi said that she takes bath daily.
(d) Surbhi said she take bath daily.
Answer. C

Question. Raji said, "I have bought a new dress yesterday."
(a) Raji said that I had bought a new dress the previous day.
(b) Raji said that she had bought a new dress yesterday.
(c) Raji said that she has bought a new dress the previous day.
(d) Raji said that she bought a new dress the previous day.
Answer. D

Question. The boss said to the employee, "I cannot pay you more salary”.
(a) The boss told the employee that he could not be paid more salary.
(b) The boss told the employee that he could not pay him more salary.
(c) The boss forbade the employee to pay more salary.
(d) The boss warned the employee that he could not pay him more salary.
Answer. B

By changing into direct speech, choose the correct option:

Question. Nishant told me that he would do it then or never.
(a) Nishant said to me, "I will do it now or never."
(b) Nishant said, "He will do it them or never”.
(c) Nishant said, "He would do it now or never”.
(d) Nishant said to me, "I would do it then or never”.
Answer. A

Question. The tourist told the vendor that he was looking for a hotel.
(a) The tourist said to the vendor, "He was looking for a hotel."
(b) The tourist said to the vendor, "I am looking for a hotel."
(c) The tourist said to the vendor, "I was looking for a hotel."
(d) The tourist said to the vendor, "I have been looking for a hotel."
Answer. B

Question. Yash says that the earth is round.
(a) Yash says, "The earth was round."
(b) Yash says, "Earth will be round."
(c) Yash said, "The earth is round."
(d) Yash says, "The earth is round."
Answer. D

Question. Sunita said that she had been studying a lot.
(a) Sunita said, "She had been studying a lot."
(b) Sunita said, "She has been studying a lot."
(c) Sunita said, "I have been studying a lot."
(d) Sunita said, "She was studying a lot."
Answer. C

Question. Jarman said he would be there at 5 pm.
(a) Jarman said, "I will be there at 5 pm.”
(b) Jarman said, "I would be there at 5 pm.”
(c) Jarman said, "He will be there at 5 pm.”
(d) Jarman said, "He would be there at 5 pm.”
Answer. A

Fill in the blanks with the right option.

Question. He told us that they had visited their grandfather the last week.
He told us, "They______visited their grandfather the last week.”
(a) have
(b) had
(c) None
(d) has
Answer. A

Question. She said, "They may invite us for dinner."
She said that (i) _____ (ii) ______ invite us for dinner.
(a) (i) He (ii) may
(b) (i) they (ii) might
(c) (i) He (ii) may
(d) (i) He (ii) might
Answer. B

Question. Omar said, “I had always wanted to be a teacher.”
(a) Omar said that he had always wanted to be a teacher.
(b) Omar said that he had had always wanted to be a teacher.
(c) Omar said that he have always wanted to be teacher.
(d) Omar said that he wanted to be a teacher ever since.
Answer. A

Question. She said, “You have been late. Everybody’s here already.”
(a) She said that I had been late and everybody was there already.
(b) She said that I was late and that everyone was there already.
(c) She said I got late so that everybody was there already.
(d) She said that I am late and everybody got there already.
Answer. A

Question. Meera said, “It’s time. I must go now.”
(a) Meera said that it is time and she should leave.
(b) Meera said that it was time and she had to go then.
(c) Meera said that it was time to go then.
(d) Meera said it is time and she may go.
Answer. B

Question. Tim said, “I may teach you if you will show sincerity.”
(a) Tim said that he might teach me if I would show sincerity.
(b) Tim said that he may teach me at a condition.
(c) Tim said that he could teach me had I shown sincerity.
(d) Tim said that he will teach me if I was to show sincerity.
Answer. A

Question. Philip said, “I was playing football.”
(a) Philip said that he was playing football.
(b) Philip said that he would be playing football.
(c) Philip said that he had been playing football.
(d) Philip said that he plays football.
Answer. A