Friday, 23 October 2026

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH SENTENCES -NEW PATTERN EXERCISES WITH Answers & Explanation




Change the  Narration of the following Sentences.-Choose the correct option out of given ones  as answer 



EXERCISES

I

1.

The old lady said,"How sweet of you! I wish you were my own son, I could love you so much."



a) The old lady exclaimed with admiration that it was very sweet of him and she wished that he were her own son and she could love him so much.
b) The old lady exclaimed with joy that it was very sweet of he and she wished that he had been her own son and she could love him so much.
c) The old lady exclaimed with admiration that it was very sweet of him and she wished that he had been her own son and she could love him so much.
d) The old lady exclaimed with happiness that it was very sweet of him and she wished that he had been her own son and she could love him so much.

2.

He said," Well done! A miracle has happened. All appreciation for your performance which was par excellence. "

a) He said that I had done very well and further added that a miracle had happened and he greatly appreciated my performance which was par excellence.
b) ) He said that it was well done and further added that a miracle  happened and he had all  appreciation for my performance which was par excellence.
c) He said that it was done very well and further said that a miracle had happened and he highly appreciated my performance which was par excellence.
d) ) He said that I had done very well and that a miracle had happened and he  appreciates my performance which is par excellence.

3.

The captain said " What a catch! She has got a good catch. It is  she alone who could have made such a nice catch."

a) The captain exclaimed that it was a very good catch and further added that she had got a good catch and it was she alone who could have made such a nice catch.
b)The captain said that it was a very good catch and further added that she got a good catch and it is she alone who can have made such a nice catch.
c) The captain said that it was a very good catch and said that she got a good catch and it was she alone who can have made such a nice catch.
d) The captain said that it was a very good catch and further added that she had got a good catch and it was she alone who could had made such a nice catch.


4.

God said," What a nasty fall! Satan, you are crest-fallen after falling from the sky into inferno and you have no chance of survival."


a) God exclaimed with disgust that it was a very nasty fall and told   Satan that he was crest fallen after falling from the sky into the inferno and he had no chance of survival.
b) God exclaimed with sorrow that it was a very nasty fall and told   Satan that he was crest fallen after falling from the sky into the inferno and he has no chance of survival.
c) God said with sorrow that it was a very nasty fall and told   Satan that he was crest fallen after falling from the sky into the inferno and he had no chance of survival.
d) God exclaimejd with disgust called it  a very nasty fall and told   Satan that he was crest fallen after falling from the sky he fell into the inferno and he had no chance of survival.

5.

She cried," Here goes the light! We  have no other option for the time being but to do without it now."

a) She cried in dismay that the light had gone and said that they had no other option for the time being but to do without it then.
b) She cried regretfully that the light went and said that they had no other option for the time being but to do without it then.
c) She cried with regrets that the light had gone and said that they have no other option for the time being but to do without it then.
d) She cried in dismay that the light went and added that they had no other option for the time being but to do without it then.

ANSWERS
1.a  2.a   3.a  4.a   5.a




  II

      1.

I said to myself," How he manages his affairs puzzles me. Such a huge business he handles alone! I am at a loss to make it out."

a) I wondered how he managed his affairs and added that it puzzled me. I  further exclaimed that he handled such a huge business alone and that I was at a loss to make it out.
b) I exclaimed with surprise how he managed his affairs and told that it puzzled me. I  added further  that he handled such a huge business alone and that I was at a loss to made  it out.
c) I wondered how he managed his affairs and said that it puzzles me. I  further exclaimed that he handles such a huge business alone and that I was at a loss to make  it out.
d) I exclaimed with surprise how he managed his affairs and said that it was puzzling me. I  further said that he was handling such a huge business alone and that I was at a loss to make  it out.




2. 

He said," Sorry! I could not filfil my promise as I had my some previous urgent commitments."

a) He apologised and said that he could not fulfil his promise as he had had his some previous urgent commitments.  
b) He apologetically said that he could not fulfil his promise as he  had his some previous urgent commitments.  
c) He apologised and asked that he could not fulfil his promise as he had  his some previous urgent commitments.  
d) He apologised and told that he cannot not fulfil his promise as he had his some previous urgent commitments.  

3.

She cried," Beware! There is a thief in the house. He can harm you. Let me call the police and get him caught."

a) She cried and warned us to beware as there was a thief in the house and he could harm us. She further told that she would call the police and get him caught. 
b) She cried and warned us to beware as there was a thief in the house and he could harm us. She further told to let her call the police and get him caught. 
c) She cautioned us to beware as there was a thief in the house and he could harm us. She added to let her call the police and get him caught. 
d) She cried and told us to beware because there was a thief in the house and he could harm us. She further told that she should call the police and get him caught. 

4.

She said," Oh! I really missed a golden chance. Would that I too had gone in for this examination! I had every chance of clearing it."

a) She exclaimed with regret that she really had missed a golden chance. She wished that she too had gone in for that examination and further told that she had had every chance of  clearing it.
b) She exclaimed with sorrow that she really was missing a golden chance. She wished that she too had went in for that examination and further told that she had had every chance of  clearing it.
c) She regretfully exclaimed  that she really missed a golden chance. She wished that she too had went in for that examination and further told that she had had every chance of  clearing it.
d) She  exclaimed  with regrets that she really missed a golden chance. She wished that she too had went in for that examination and further told that she had every chance of  clearing it.

5. 

The child cried merrily," Lo! Here goes the last bell! How sweet it appears to my ears! Now I am as free as a bird. I am at liberty to go home."

a) The child exclaimed merrily that there went the last bell and added that it appeared very sweet to his ears. He further exclaimed with joy that then he was as free as a bird and was at liberty to go home.
b) The child exclaimed with happiness that the last bell went there and that it appeared very sweet to his ears. He further said with joy that then he was as free as a bird and was at liberty to go home.
c) The child exclaimed merrily that the last bell had gone there. He further said that it appeared very sweet to his ears. He further exclaimed with joy that then he is as free as a bird and was at liberty to go home.
c) The child said happily that there the last bell had gone. He further said  that it appeared very sweet to his ears. He then exclaimed with joy that then he was as free as a bird and was at liberty to go home.

ANSWERS
1.a   2.a   3.a  4.a  5.a



III


1.

The old lady stood up and spoke in a loud voice," You Liar ! You have stolen my necklace. Haven't you?"

a)  The old lady stood up and shouted at him that he was a liar and accused him of having stolen her necklace and further asked if he had not. 
b) The old lady stood up and told him in a loud voice that he was a liar and he had stolen her necklace and further asked if he had not.
c) The old lady stood up and called him in a loud voice a liar and told that he had stolen her necklace and asked if he had not.
d) The old lady was standing and shouting at him that he was a liar and accused him of stealing her necklace and further asked if he had not.

2.

"How fast of you to have reached the destination so early before me!" said the hare to the tortoise.

a) The hare exclaimed to the tortoise wirth surprise that he had reached  very fast at the destination so early before him.
b) The hare exclaimed with surprise that the tortoise reached very fast at the destination so early before him.
c) The hare exclaimed with surpeise that the tortoise was reached very fast at the destination so early before him.
d) The hare exclaimed with surprise that the toroise has reached very fast at the destination so early before him.  


3.


He told her that her coming to the event was more important than her arriving late or early because everyone had been eager to see her.

a) He said to her," Your coming to the event was more important than you coming late or early because everyone was eager to see her. "
b)He said to her," You coming to the event was more important than you coming late or early because everyone was eager to see you. "
c) He said to her," You are coming to the event was more important than you are coming late or early because everyone was eager to see you. "
d) He said to her," Your coming to the event was more important than your coming late or early because everyone was eager to see you. "


4.

The inspector told the minister that they had made all the arrangements to maintain  law and order and no one would be allowed to breach it.

a) The inspector said to the minister," We have made all the arrangements to maintain law and order and no one will be allowed to breach it." 
b) The inspector said to the minister," They made all the arrangements to maintainlaw and order and no one would be allowed to breach it."
c) The inspector said to the minister," They had made all the arrangements to maintain law and order and no one would be allowed to breach it."
d) The inspector said to the minister," They would make all the arrangements to maintain  law and order  no one would be allowed to breach it."
 
5.

He said to her, " Why he is not responding to my repeated calls is not understandable but one thing is clear that he is too engrossed in his business."

a) He asked her why he was not responding to my repeated calls is not understandable but one thing is clear that he is too engrossed in his business.
b)  He enquired her why he was not responding to my repeated calls was not understandable but one thing is clear that he was too engrossed in his business. 
c) He told her that why he was not responding to his repeated calls was not understandable but one thing was clear that he was too engrossed in his business. 
d) He told her why he was not responding to his repeated calls is not understandable but one thing was clear that he was too engrossed in his business. 


ANSWERS
1.b 2. b 3. d 4.a 5.b.


P) Employers regard education as one of the main criteria for making recruitments; howerver, formal education alone often proves insufficient to meet workplace demands. 

Q) Many graduates possess degrees but lack the practical skills required in professoonal environments. This gap highlights the need to combine academic learning with practical training.

R) Therefore, theoretical knowledge should be supplemented with practical training to improve their employability.Yet the relationship between these two is more complex than it appears.

S) Thus, educational institutions and employers must work together to bridge the gap between academic qualifications and the practical skills required in the workplace.













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