Test: Reported Speech - 3 - Class 8 MCQ

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Ellen said, “I was in Manali last week”. As the indirect speech is in past perfect tense, the direct speech would be in simple past tense.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Catherine said, “I am a good dancer”. As the indirect speech is in simple past tense, the direct speech would be in simple present tense.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Ryan,"are you a doctor or an engineer?"'. As in indirect speech the sentence is in simple past tense, the direct speech would be in simple present tense. Also, it is a question as it uses 'whether'.

To convert the given sentence into direct speech, we need to quote Jenny's exact words.
The correct conversion is:
Jenny said, "I am travelling to Kerala today."
Explanation:
- The given sentence is in reported speech, where Jenny's statement is being reported indirectly.
- To convert it into direct speech, we need to quote Jenny's exact words.
- In the direct speech, we need to use quotation marks to indicate that we are quoting someone's words.
- The pronoun "she" is changed to "I" to match the subject of the sentence.
- The verb tense remains the same as in the reported speech, i.e., present continuous tense "am travelling."
- The word "today" is retained as it is in the direct speech.
Therefore, the correct conversion is option A: Jenny said, "I am travelling to Kerala today."

In the direct speech, the sentence would be '"She was studying in Delhi", she told me'. As the indirect speech is in past perfect continuous tense, the direct speech would be reported in past continuous tense.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'She asked, "are you coming to the party?"' as the indirect speech is in past continuous tense, the direct speech would be reported in present continuous tense. Also, the sentence is asking for some information. So, the direct speech would end with a question mark.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Diana says, "the books are placed on this table"'. As the indirect speech is in simple past tense, the direct speech would be in simple present tense. Also, 'that' changes to 'this' in direct speech.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Carol says, "I have been studying since morning". As the indirect speech is in past perfect continuous tense, the direct speech would be reported in present perfect continuous tense.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Mandy to Jennifer, "wash your clothes". As it is a command, the direct speech should be an imperative sentence.

In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Father said,"close the door"'. Since the sentence is an imperative sentence, it contains the phrase 'told me to'.