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TOPIC 15 — DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH
Class VII English Grammar — Test Paper Set 1 (Foundation)
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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5 marks. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10 marks. Section C: 5 × 2 = 10 marks.
3. Write neat and clear answers.
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5 marks. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10 marks. Section C: 5 × 2 = 10 marks.
3. Write neat and clear answers.
Section A — Identify Direct or Indirect Speech [5 × 1 = 5]
Q1.1
Rani said, “I am going to the temple.” (Direct / Indirect)
Q2.1
The teacher told us that we should complete our homework. (Direct / Indirect)
Q3.1
Amit said, “My father works in a bank.” (Direct / Indirect)
Q4.1
She said that she had finished her tiffin. (Direct / Indirect)
Q5.1
Mother said to me, “Drink your milk.” (Direct / Indirect)
Section B — Change Direct to Indirect Speech [5 × 2 = 10]
Q6.2
Change to indirect speech:
Priya said, “I live in Bhopal.”
Priya said, “I live in Bhopal.”
Q7.2
Change to indirect speech:
Rahul said to me, “I am learning my lesson.”
Rahul said to me, “I am learning my lesson.”
Q8.2
Change to indirect speech:
The boy said, “I went to the market yesterday.”
The boy said, “I went to the market yesterday.”
Q9.2
Change to indirect speech:
Father said to Neha, “You must study hard.”
Father said to Neha, “You must study hard.”
Q10.2
Change to indirect speech:
Sita said, “I will visit my grandmother tomorrow.”
Sita said, “I will visit my grandmother tomorrow.”
Section C — Change Indirect to Direct Speech [5 × 2 = 10]
Q11.2
Change to direct speech:
Meena told her friend that she was feeling very happy.
Meena told her friend that she was feeling very happy.
Q12.2
Change to direct speech:
The captain said that they had won the match.
The captain said that they had won the match.
Q13.2
Change to direct speech:
Ravi told his mother that he would come home early.
Ravi told his mother that he would come home early.
Q14.2
Change to direct speech:
The teacher told the students that the earth moves around the sun.
The teacher told the students that the earth moves around the sun.
Q15.2
Change to direct speech:
Anita said that she could not find her pencil box.
Anita said that she could not find her pencil box.
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Answer Key & Detailed Solutions
Q1. [1 Mark]
Direct Speech — The exact words of Rani are enclosed in inverted commas (“…”).
Q2. [1 Mark]
Indirect Speech — The sentence uses the conjunction “that” and reports the teacher’s words without inverted commas.
Q3. [1 Mark]
Direct Speech — Amit’s exact words are given inside quotation marks.
Q4. [1 Mark]
Indirect Speech — No inverted commas; the conjunction “that” introduces the reported clause; “had finished” shows the tense has been shifted back.
Q5. [1 Mark]
Direct Speech — Mother’s exact words (a command) are placed within inverted commas.
Q6. [2 Marks]
Priya said that she lived in Bhopal.
Rule: “said” remains; “I” changes to “she” (pronoun change); Present Simple “live” changes to Past Simple “lived” (tense change). (1 mark for pronoun, 1 mark for tense)
Rule: “said” remains; “I” changes to “she” (pronoun change); Present Simple “live” changes to Past Simple “lived” (tense change). (1 mark for pronoun, 1 mark for tense)
Q7. [2 Marks]
Rahul told me that he was learning his lesson.
Rule: “said to” becomes “told”; “I” → “he”, “my” → “his”; Present Continuous “am learning” → Past Continuous “was learning”. (1 mark for reporting verb + pronoun, 1 mark for tense)
Rule: “said to” becomes “told”; “I” → “he”, “my” → “his”; Present Continuous “am learning” → Past Continuous “was learning”. (1 mark for reporting verb + pronoun, 1 mark for tense)
Q8. [2 Marks]
The boy said that he had gone to the market the previous day.
Rule: “I” → “he”; Simple Past “went” → Past Perfect “had gone”; “yesterday” → “the previous day”. (1 mark for tense, 1 mark for time expression)
Rule: “I” → “he”; Simple Past “went” → Past Perfect “had gone”; “yesterday” → “the previous day”. (1 mark for tense, 1 mark for time expression)
Q9. [2 Marks]
Father told Neha that she must study hard.
Rule: “said to” → “told”; “You” → “she”; “must” does not change (it has no past form). (1 mark for reporting verb, 1 mark for pronoun change)
Rule: “said to” → “told”; “You” → “she”; “must” does not change (it has no past form). (1 mark for reporting verb, 1 mark for pronoun change)
Q10. [2 Marks]
Sita said that she would visit her grandmother the next day.
Rule: “I” → “she”, “my” → “her”; “will” → “would”; “tomorrow” → “the next day”. (1 mark for tense, 1 mark for time expression)
Rule: “I” → “she”, “my” → “her”; “will” → “would”; “tomorrow” → “the next day”. (1 mark for tense, 1 mark for time expression)
Q11. [2 Marks]
Meena said to her friend, “I am feeling very happy.”
Rule: “told” → “said to”; “she” → “I”; Past Continuous “was feeling” → Present Continuous “am feeling”. (1 mark each)
Rule: “told” → “said to”; “she” → “I”; Past Continuous “was feeling” → Present Continuous “am feeling”. (1 mark each)
Q12. [2 Marks]
The captain said, “We have won the match.”
Rule: “they” → “we”; Past Perfect “had won” → Present Perfect “have won”. (1 mark each)
Rule: “they” → “we”; Past Perfect “had won” → Present Perfect “have won”. (1 mark each)
Q13. [2 Marks]
Ravi said to his mother, “I will come home early.”
Rule: “told” → “said to”; “he” → “I”; “would” → “will”. (1 mark each)
Rule: “told” → “said to”; “he” → “I”; “would” → “will”. (1 mark each)
Q14. [2 Marks]
The teacher said to the students, “The earth moves around the sun.”
Rule: “told” → “said to”; tense does NOT change because the sentence states a universal truth. (1 mark for structure, 1 mark for recognising universal truth)
Rule: “told” → “said to”; tense does NOT change because the sentence states a universal truth. (1 mark for structure, 1 mark for recognising universal truth)
Q15. [2 Marks]
Anita said, “I cannot find my pencil box.”
Rule: “she” → “I”; “her” → “my”; “could not” → “cannot”. (1 mark each)
Rule: “she” → “I”; “her” → “my”; “could not” → “cannot”. (1 mark each)