CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Transformation Of Sentences Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

Change the following statement into indirect speech.
Richard said, "Where does she live?"
  • Richard said that where does she live.
  • Richard asked that where does she live.
  • Richard asked where she lived.
  • Richard asked where did she live.
Change the following statement into passive voice:
The king gave him a reward.
  • He was given by the king a reward.
  • He was given a reward by the king.
  • He were given a reward by the king.
  • A reward was given by him to the king.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
Dileep said, "Where is the station?"
  • Dileep asked where was the station.
  • Dileep asked where the station was.
  • Dileep told where the station was.
  • Dileep said where the station was.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
The policeman said, "Did you see the accident scene?"
  • The policeman asked that I had seen the accident scene.
  • The policeman told that I had seen the accident scene.
  • The policeman asked that if I had seen the accident scene.
  • The policeman asked that if he had seen the accident scene.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
My father said to me, "What have you done with all the money I gave you?"
  • My father told me what I had done with all the money I gave you.
  • My father asked me what I had done with all the money I gave you.
  • My father asked me what I had done with all the money he had given me.
  • My father told me what I had done with all the money that he had given me.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.

Ramesh said to him, "How do you do?" 
  • Ramesh told him how did you do.
  • Ramesh asked him how he was.
  • Ramesh asked him how you were.
  • Ramesh asked him how I was.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
She said, "When shall I know the result of the test?"
  • She said that when she would know the result of the test.
  • She told when she would know the result of the test.
  • She asked that when she would know the result of the test.
  • She asked when she would know the result of the test.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
"What shall I say, mother?" she said.
  • She asked her mother what she should say.
  • She told her mother what she should say.
  • She asked her mother that what she should say.
  • She asked her mother that should she say.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Would you like to live in New York?"
  • He said that if I would like to live in New York.
  • He told that if I would like to live in New York.
  • He asked that if I would like to live in New York.
  • He asked if I would like to live in New York.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said to me, "Why do you want to go home?"
  • He told me that why did you wanted to go home.
  • He asked me that why I wanted to go home.
  • He asked if why I wanted to go home..
  • He asked why I wanted to go home
Change the following statement into passive voice:
They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
  • You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview.
  • You will asked a lot of questions at the interview.
  • You will be being asked a lot of questions at the interview.
  • You shall be being asked a lot of questions at the interview.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
My friend said to the Station Master, "When does the Punjab Mail reach Agra?"
  • My friend asked the Station Master when the Punjab Mail reached Agra.
  • My friend told the Station Master when the Punjab Mail reached Agra.
  • My friend asked to the Station Master when the Punjab Mail reached Agra.
  • My friend asked the Station Master when did the Punjab Mail reach Agra.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
She said to me, "Do you know Jack?"
  • She told me if I knew Jack.
  • She asked me if she knew Jack.
  • She asked me that she knew Jack.
  • She asked me if I knew Jack.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
Mohan said to the servant, "Bring a hot cup of tea."
  • Mohan told the servant to bring a hot cup of tea.
  • Mohan said the servant to bring a cup of tea.
  • Mohan ordered the servant to bring a hot cup of tea.
  • Mohan ordered to the servant to bring a cup of tea.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Be quiet."
  • He ordered to be quiet.
  • He asked be quiet.
  • He said that be quiet.
  • He told that be quiet.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "What a dreadful idea!" [Intermediate]
  • He exclaimed that what a dreadful idea.
  • He exclaimed that it was a dreadful idea.
  • He exclaimed that it is a dreadful idea.
  • He exclaimed it was a dreadful idea.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
My father said to me, "Speak the truth and be noble."
  • My father asked me to speak the truth and be noble.
  • My father forbade me to speak the truth and be noble.
  • My father ordered to me to speak the truth and be noble.
  • My father advised me to speak the truth and be noble.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Can I be of any service to try my luck?"
  • He told that I could be any service to try my luck.
  • He asked if he could be any service to try my luck.
  • He asked if he could be any service to try his luck.
  • He asked that if he could be any service to try his luck.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Let us go for the morning walk."
  • He proposed us to go for the morning walk.
  • He ordered us to go for the morning walk.
  • He proposed that they should go for the morning walk.
  • He ordered that they should go for the morning walk.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
"Don't swim out too far, boys" I said.
  • I warned the boys not to swim too far.
  • I said the boys not to swim too far.
  • I proposed the boys not to swim too far.
  • I asked the boys not to swim too far.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
Mohan said, "What have you been searching for all these hours."
  • Mohan told that what you had been searching for all these days.
  • Mohan said that what you had been searching for all these days.
  • Mohan asked what I had been searching for all those hours.
  • Mohan asked what I have been searching for all these hours.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
She said, "Please do not disturb me in my studies."
  • She said that please do not disturb me in my studies.
  • She requested not to disturb her in her studies.
  • She suggested not to disturb her in her studies.
  • She proposed not to disturb her in her studies.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said to me, "Please lend me your fountain pen."
  • He ordered me to lend me your fountain pen.
  • He requested me to lend me your fountain pen.
  • He suggested me to lend me your fountain pen.
  • He requested me to lend him my fountain pen.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.

The man said, "Let me have the first choice."
  • The man told that he should have the first choice.
  • The man urged that he should have the first choice.
  • The man proposed that he should have the first choice.
  • The man wished that he should have the first choice.
Change the voice:
I am being harassed by my seniors daily at my college.
  • My seniors harass me daily at my college.
  • My seniors have harassed me daily at my college.
  • My seniors are harassing me daily at my college.
  • My seniors have been harassing me daily at my college.
Complete the following statement using an appropriate form of the verb:
In the United States, elections for President _________ every four years.
  •  held
  • hold
  • are held
  • were held
You: I am visiting London next week.
Charlie: You can come and stay at my flat if you are in London.

This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday. 
Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.
Use reported Speech:
  • He said that he could come and stay at his flat if he was ever in London.
  • He said that I can come and stay at his flat if I was ever in London.
  • He said that I could come and stay at his flat if I was ever in London.
  • He said that I can come and stayed at his flat if I was ever in London.
You: Have you seen Diane?
Charlie: I haven't seen Diane recently.

This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday. 
Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.
Use reported Speech in the sentence below:
Charlie: I haven't seen Diane recently.
  • He said that he hasn't seen Diane recently.
  • He said that he didn't seen Diane recently.
  • He said that he hadn't seen Diane recently.
  • He asked if he hadn't seen Diane these days.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.

She said, "May you live long."
  • She said for a long life for him.
  • She told for a long life for him.
  • She prayed for a long life for him.
  • She proposed for a long life for him.
Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here is something which Charlie told you. 
Later that day you tell another friend what Charlie said. Use reported speech.

Charlie: Sharon and Paul are getting married next month.
He _____________.
  • He said that Sharon and Paul are getting married next month
  • He said that Sharon and Paul are getting married in the coming month
  • He said that Sharon and Paul were getting married in the coming month
  • He said that Sharon and Paul are getting married in the previous month
Change the following statement into indirect speech.

The Captain said, "Let us play a friendly match."
  • The Captain told us to play a friendly match.
  • The Captain asked us to play a friendly match.
  • The Captain proposed us to play a friendly match.
  • The Captain proposed that we should play a friendly match.
Change the following statement into indirect speech.
I said, "If you can lend me the money I needn't go to the bank."
  • I said that if you could lend me the money I needn't go to the bank.
  • I said that if he can lend me the money I needn't go to the bank.
  • I said that if he could lend me the money I needn't have to go the bank.
  • I said if he could lend me the money I needn't have to go to the bank.
You: Do you know what Fred is doing?
Charlie: I don't know what Fred is doing.
This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday. 
Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.

Change the sentence below in reported speech:
Charlie: I don't know what Fred is doing.
  • He said that he don't know what Fred was doing.
  • He said that he wasn't knowing what Fred was doing.
  • He said that he didn't know what Fred was doing
  • He asked that he doesn't know what Fred was doing.
You: When you meet Ann please tell her that you saw me?
Charlie: I will tell Ann that I saw you.
This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday. 
Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.
Use reported Speech:
  • He said that he will tell Ann he saw me
  • He said he would tell Ann he had seen me.
  • He said that he will tell Ann that he had seen me.
  • He said that he told Ann that he saw me.
I didn't want to delay Ann, so I said to her, "Don't wait for me if I'm late".
Rewrite the given direct speech in indirect speech.
  • I told her not to wait for me if i am late.
  • I told her do not wait for me if I am late.
  • I requested her that do not wait for me if I am late.
  • I advised her not to wait for me if I was late.
Somebody is following us.
Rewrite the sentence beginning from 'We....':
  • We are followed (by somebody).
  • We were followed (by somebody).
  • We are being followed (by someone).
  • We were being followed (by someone).
Convert the given direct speech sentence into indirect speech.
Sarah was driving too slowly, so I said to her "Hurry up".
  • I told her to hurry up.
  • I advised her to hurry up.
  • I requested her that hurry up.
  • I asked her that hurry up.
You: Are you going on a holiday?
Charlie: I want to go on a holiday but I can't afford it.

This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday. 
Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.
Use reported Speech:
  • He said that he wants to go on a holiday but he couldn't afford it.
  • He said that he wanted to go on holiday but he couldn't afford it.
  • He said that he wants to go on holiday but he can't afford it.
  • He said that I want to go on holiday but I can't afford it.
Rewrite the following in passive voice without using 'somebody/they/people' etc.:
They cancelled all flights because of fog.
  • All flights are cancelled because of fog.
  • All flights got cancelled because of fog.
  • All flights had to be cancelled because of fog.
  • All flights were cancelled because of fog.
Transform the given sentence from active to passive:
Did Ann receive my letter?
  • Did my letter received by Ann?
  • Does my letter received by Ann?
  • Was my letter received by Ann?
  • Is my letter received by Ann?
Convert into indirect speech for the following question asked to you:
Kate: How far is your home from the airport?
  • Kate said how far is your home from the airport.
  • Kate asked me how far is my home from the airport.
  • Kate asked me how far was my home from the airport.
  • Kate asked me how far my home was from the airport.
Rewrite the sentence, instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a passive sentence:
They have postponed the concert. 
  • The concert had been postponed by them
  • The concert is postponed by them.
  • The concert was postponed by them.
  • The concert has been postponed by them.
I said to the receptionist,"I want to be woken up at 6:30 tomorrow".
Convert into Indirect speech:
  • I said to the receptionist that I want to be woken up at 6:30 tomorrow.
  • I told the receptionist that I want to be woken up at 6:30 tomorrow.
  • I told the receptionist that he wanted to be woken up at 6:30 tomorrow.
  • I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to be woken up at 6.30 the next morning.
Sue: You were driving too fast.
Sam: Yes, It's true. Sorry.
Change into indirect speech:
  • Sue told Sam you were driving too fast and Sam replied yes its true sorry.
  • Sue told Sam he was driving too fast and Sam replied that its true and said sorry for that.
  • Sue told Sam that he was driving too fast to which Sam replied that it was true and said sorry for that.
  • Sue told Sam that he had been driving too fast to which Sam replied that it was true and apologised for the same.
You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Gerry, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:
Gerry: Are you glad to be back?
Now you tell another friend what Gerry asked you. Use reported speech
  • He asked me that I was glad to be back.
  • He asked me if I was glad to be back.
  • He asked me whether I was glad to be back.
  • He asked me that was I glad to be back.
You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Gerry, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:
Gerry: Where have you been?
Now you tell another friend what Gerry asked you. Use reported speech
  • He asked me where had you been?
  • He asked me where you had been?
  • He asked me where I had been.
  • He asked me where had I been.
Write passive voice of the given information:
Tom gets a higher salary now. 
His boss has promoted him.
  • He is promoted by his boss.
  • He was promoted by his boss.
  • He has been promoted by his boss.
  • He had been promoted by his boss.
Convert into indirect speech:
Jack: Why did you take your jacket to the cleaner?
Harry: I want it to be cleaned.
  • Jack asked Harry why did you take your jacket to the cleaner to which Harry replied that I want it to be cleaned.
  • Jack asked Harry why you took your jacket to the cleaner to which Harry replied that he wants it to be cleaned.
  • Jack asked Harry why did he take his jacked to the cleaner to which Harry replied that he wants it to be cleaned.
  • Jack asked Harry why he had taken his jacket to the cleaner to which Harry replied that he wanted it to be cleaned.
Change the voice of the given sentence:
How much will they pay you?
  • How much are you paid by them?
  • How much are they paying you?
  • How much have they paid you?
  • How much will you be paid?
You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Gerry, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:

Gerry: Do you have any plan to go away again?

Now you tell another friend what Gerry asked you. Use reported speech.
  • He asked me if I had any plans to go away again.
  • He asked me whether I had any plans to go away again.
  • He asked me that I have any plans to go away again.
  • He asked me if I have any plans to go away again.
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