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Questions
30
Time
30 min
Marks
30
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Q1Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. says, “I go for a walk every morning.” 1EasySolve →Q2Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. He said to me, “you are getting lazy day by day” 2EasySolve →Q3Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. He said, “Garima wants to take up a job while her husband wants her to look after the family.” 3EasySolve →Q4Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. The chairman of the selection committee said, “we shall finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper. 4EasySolve →Q5Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. “I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to find me said she” 5EasySolve →Q6Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. Mother said, “Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are 18.” 6EasySolve →Q7Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. I said, “When it gets dark, light the lantern and hang it out.” 7EasySolve →Q8Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.” 8EasySolve →Q9Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. He said, “it used to be a lovely, quiet street” 9EasySolve →Q10Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Banglore this week.” 10EasySolve →
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