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TOPIC 15 — DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH
Class VII English Grammar — Test Paper Set 2 (Intermediate)
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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10. Section C: 5 × 3 = 15.
3. Write neat answers with proper grammar.
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10. Section C: 5 × 3 = 15.
3. Write neat answers with proper grammar.
Section A — Choose the Correct Indirect Form [5 × 1 = 5]
Q1.1
Direct: Kavita said, “I am cooking dinner.”
Indirect: Kavita said that _______.
(a) she is cooking dinner (b) she was cooking dinner (c) I was cooking dinner (d) she has been cooking dinner
Indirect: Kavita said that _______.
(a) she is cooking dinner (b) she was cooking dinner (c) I was cooking dinner (d) she has been cooking dinner
Q2.1
Direct: The shopkeeper said to me, “I sold the last piece yesterday.”
Indirect: The shopkeeper told me that _______.
(a) he sold the last piece yesterday (b) he had sold the last piece the previous day (c) I had sold the last piece yesterday (d) he has sold the last piece the day before
Indirect: The shopkeeper told me that _______.
(a) he sold the last piece yesterday (b) he had sold the last piece the previous day (c) I had sold the last piece yesterday (d) he has sold the last piece the day before
Q3.1
Direct: Geeta said, “We shall go to Jaipur next week.”
Indirect: Geeta said that _______.
(a) they shall go to Jaipur next week (b) we would go to Jaipur the following week (c) they would go to Jaipur the following week (d) they will go to Jaipur next week
Indirect: Geeta said that _______.
(a) they shall go to Jaipur next week (b) we would go to Jaipur the following week (c) they would go to Jaipur the following week (d) they will go to Jaipur next week
Q4.1
Which sentence correctly reports: Ram said to Shyam, “You are my best friend.”?
(a) Ram told Shyam that he is his best friend. (b) Ram told Shyam that you are my best friend. (c) Ram told Shyam that he was his best friend. (d) Ram said Shyam that he was his best friend.
(a) Ram told Shyam that he is his best friend. (b) Ram told Shyam that you are my best friend. (c) Ram told Shyam that he was his best friend. (d) Ram said Shyam that he was his best friend.
Q5.1
Direct: The doctor said, “The patient has recovered fully.”
Indirect: The doctor said that the patient _______.
(a) has recovered fully (b) had recovered fully (c) have recovered fully (d) was recovered fully
Indirect: The doctor said that the patient _______.
(a) has recovered fully (b) had recovered fully (c) have recovered fully (d) was recovered fully
Section B — Convert the Speech [5 × 2 = 10]
Q6.2
Change to indirect speech:
(a) Ankit said to his sister, “I have completed my project today.”
(b) The guard said, “Nobody can enter without a pass.”
(a) Ankit said to his sister, “I have completed my project today.”
(b) The guard said, “Nobody can enter without a pass.”
Q7.2
Change to direct speech:
(a) Sunita told her mother that she had been waiting for the bus since morning.
(b) The principal told the students that they would have a holiday the next day.
(a) Sunita told her mother that she had been waiting for the bus since morning.
(b) The principal told the students that they would have a holiday the next day.
Q8.2
Change to indirect speech (imperative sentences):
(a) The teacher said to the class, “Open your books at page 45.”
(b) Mother said to Pooja, “Please bring me a glass of water.”
(a) The teacher said to the class, “Open your books at page 45.”
(b) Mother said to Pooja, “Please bring me a glass of water.”
Q9.2
Correct the errors in the reported speech:
(a) Rohan said that he is going to the cricket match tomorrow.
(b) She told me that she has wrote a letter to her uncle yesterday.
(a) Rohan said that he is going to the cricket match tomorrow.
(b) She told me that she has wrote a letter to her uncle yesterday.
Q10.2
Change to indirect speech (interrogative sentences):
(a) Deepak said to Nisha, “Where do you live?”
(b) The stranger asked me, “Can you show me the way to the railway station?”
(a) Deepak said to Nisha, “Where do you live?”
(b) The stranger asked me, “Can you show me the way to the railway station?”
Section C — Detailed Answers [5 × 3 = 15]
Q11.3
Write the tense change rules for converting direct to indirect speech:
(a) Simple Present → ?
(b) Present Continuous → ?
(c) Present Perfect → ?
Give one example for each.
(a) Simple Present → ?
(b) Present Continuous → ?
(c) Present Perfect → ?
Give one example for each.
Q12.3
Read the conversation and change it into indirect speech:
Arjun said to Vikram, “I saw your brother at the Diwali mela yesterday.”
Vikram replied, “He told me about it. He bought sweets for our family.”
Arjun said to Vikram, “I saw your brother at the Diwali mela yesterday.”
Vikram replied, “He told me about it. He bought sweets for our family.”
Q13.3
Explain with examples how the following words change in indirect speech:
(a) “this” and “these”
(b) “here” and “now”
(c) “ago” and “last night”
(a) “this” and “these”
(b) “here” and “now”
(c) “ago” and “last night”
Q14.3
Change these exclamatory and optative sentences to indirect speech:
(a) She said, “What a beautiful painting this is!”
(b) The old man said, “May God bless you, my child!”
(c) The crowd shouted, “Hurrah! India has won the World Cup!”
(a) She said, “What a beautiful painting this is!”
(b) The old man said, “May God bless you, my child!”
(c) The crowd shouted, “Hurrah! India has won the World Cup!”
Q15.3
Write a short dialogue (3 exchanges) between a student and a librarian about borrowing a book. Then convert all sentences to indirect speech.
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Answer Key & Detailed Solutions
Q1. [1 Mark]
(b) she was cooking dinner — “I” changes to “she” (pronoun); Present Continuous “am cooking” changes to Past Continuous “was cooking” (tense backshift).
Q2. [1 Mark]
(b) he had sold the last piece the previous day — “I” → “he”; Simple Past “sold” → Past Perfect “had sold”; “yesterday” → “the previous day”.
Q3. [1 Mark]
(c) they would go to Jaipur the following week — “We” → “they”; “shall” → “would”; “next week” → “the following week”.
Q4. [1 Mark]
(c) Ram told Shyam that he was his best friend. — “said to” → “told”; “You” → “he”; “my” → “his”; “are” → “was”.
Q5. [1 Mark]
(b) had recovered fully — Present Perfect “has recovered” changes to Past Perfect “had recovered” in indirect speech.
Q6. [2 Marks]
(a) Ankit told his sister that he had completed his project that day.
“said to” → “told”; “I” → “he”; “my” → “his”; Present Perfect “have completed” → Past Perfect “had completed”; “today” → “that day”. (1 mark)
(b) The guard said that nobody could enter without a pass.
“can” → “could”; no pronoun change needed. (1 mark)
“said to” → “told”; “I” → “he”; “my” → “his”; Present Perfect “have completed” → Past Perfect “had completed”; “today” → “that day”. (1 mark)
(b) The guard said that nobody could enter without a pass.
“can” → “could”; no pronoun change needed. (1 mark)
Q7. [2 Marks]
(a) Sunita said to her mother, “I have been waiting for the bus since morning.”
“told” → “said to”; “she” → “I”; Past Perfect Continuous → Present Perfect Continuous. (1 mark)
(b) The principal said to the students, “You will have a holiday tomorrow.”
“told” → “said to”; “they” → “you”; “would” → “will”; “the next day” → “tomorrow”. (1 mark)
“told” → “said to”; “she” → “I”; Past Perfect Continuous → Present Perfect Continuous. (1 mark)
(b) The principal said to the students, “You will have a holiday tomorrow.”
“told” → “said to”; “they” → “you”; “would” → “will”; “the next day” → “tomorrow”. (1 mark)
Q8. [2 Marks]
(a) The teacher ordered the class to open their books at page 45.
Imperative → use “ordered/told” + object + to + verb; “your” → “their”. (1 mark)
(b) Mother requested Pooja to bring her a glass of water.
“Please” indicates a request, so use “requested”; “me” → “her”. (1 mark)
Imperative → use “ordered/told” + object + to + verb; “your” → “their”. (1 mark)
(b) Mother requested Pooja to bring her a glass of water.
“Please” indicates a request, so use “requested”; “me” → “her”. (1 mark)
Q9. [2 Marks]
(a) Corrected: Rohan said that he was going to the cricket match the next day.
Errors: “is” should be “was” (tense backshift); “tomorrow” should be “the next day”. (1 mark)
(b) Corrected: She told me that she had written a letter to her uncle the previous day.
Errors: “has wrote” should be “had written” (Past Perfect + correct V3); “yesterday” should be “the previous day”. (1 mark)
Errors: “is” should be “was” (tense backshift); “tomorrow” should be “the next day”. (1 mark)
(b) Corrected: She told me that she had written a letter to her uncle the previous day.
Errors: “has wrote” should be “had written” (Past Perfect + correct V3); “yesterday” should be “the previous day”. (1 mark)
Q10. [2 Marks]
(a) Deepak asked Nisha where she lived.
Wh-question: “said to” → “asked”; keep the wh-word; “do you live” → “she lived” (statement order, no question mark). (1 mark)
(b) The stranger asked me if/whether I could show him the way to the railway station.
Yes/No question: use “if/whether”; “you” → “I”; “can” → “could”; “me” → “him”. (1 mark)
Wh-question: “said to” → “asked”; keep the wh-word; “do you live” → “she lived” (statement order, no question mark). (1 mark)
(b) The stranger asked me if/whether I could show him the way to the railway station.
Yes/No question: use “if/whether”; “you” → “I”; “can” → “could”; “me” → “him”. (1 mark)
Q11. [3 Marks]
(a) Simple Present → Simple Past
Example: He said, “I play cricket.” → He said that he played cricket. (1 mark)
(b) Present Continuous → Past Continuous
Example: She said, “I am reading a book.” → She said that she was reading a book. (1 mark)
(c) Present Perfect → Past Perfect
Example: He said, “I have finished my work.” → He said that he had finished his work. (1 mark)
Example: He said, “I play cricket.” → He said that he played cricket. (1 mark)
(b) Present Continuous → Past Continuous
Example: She said, “I am reading a book.” → She said that she was reading a book. (1 mark)
(c) Present Perfect → Past Perfect
Example: He said, “I have finished my work.” → He said that he had finished his work. (1 mark)
Q12. [3 Marks]
Arjun told Vikram that he had seen his (Vikram’s) brother at the Diwali mela the previous day. (1 mark)
“I saw” → “he had seen”; “your” → “his”; “yesterday” → “the previous day”.
Vikram replied that he (the brother) had told him about it. He added that he (the brother) had bought sweets for their family. (2 marks)
“told” stays; “me” → “him”; “bought” → “had bought”; “our” → “their”.
“I saw” → “he had seen”; “your” → “his”; “yesterday” → “the previous day”.
Vikram replied that he (the brother) had told him about it. He added that he (the brother) had bought sweets for their family. (2 marks)
“told” stays; “me” → “him”; “bought” → “had bought”; “our” → “their”.
Q13. [3 Marks]
(a) “this” → “that”; “these” → “those”
Example: He said, “This is my book.” → He said that that was his book. (1 mark)
(b) “here” → “there”; “now” → “then”
Example: She said, “I am here now.” → She said that she was there then. (1 mark)
(c) “ago” → “before”; “last night” → “the previous night”
Example: He said, “I came two days ago.” → He said that he had come two days before. (1 mark)
Example: He said, “This is my book.” → He said that that was his book. (1 mark)
(b) “here” → “there”; “now” → “then”
Example: She said, “I am here now.” → She said that she was there then. (1 mark)
(c) “ago” → “before”; “last night” → “the previous night”
Example: He said, “I came two days ago.” → He said that he had come two days before. (1 mark)
Q14. [3 Marks]
(a) She exclaimed that that was a very beautiful painting.
Exclamatory: “What a beautiful” → “exclaimed that…very beautiful”; “this” → “that”. (1 mark)
(b) The old man prayed that God might bless the child.
Optative: “May” → “prayed that…might”; “you, my child” → “the child”. (1 mark)
(c) The crowd exclaimed with joy that India had won the World Cup.
“Hurrah” shows joy; “has won” → “had won”. (1 mark)
Exclamatory: “What a beautiful” → “exclaimed that…very beautiful”; “this” → “that”. (1 mark)
(b) The old man prayed that God might bless the child.
Optative: “May” → “prayed that…might”; “you, my child” → “the child”. (1 mark)
(c) The crowd exclaimed with joy that India had won the World Cup.
“Hurrah” shows joy; “has won” → “had won”. (1 mark)
Q15. [3 Marks]
Direct (sample dialogue):
Student: “I want to borrow a science book.”
Librarian: “Show me your library card.”
Student: “Here is my card. When should I return the book?” (1 mark for dialogue)
Indirect:
The student told the librarian that he/she wanted to borrow a science book. (½ mark)
The librarian asked him/her to show his/her library card. (½ mark)
The student said that there was his/her card and asked when he/she should return the book. (1 mark)
Student: “I want to borrow a science book.”
Librarian: “Show me your library card.”
Student: “Here is my card. When should I return the book?” (1 mark for dialogue)
Indirect:
The student told the librarian that he/she wanted to borrow a science book. (½ mark)
The librarian asked him/her to show his/her library card. (½ mark)
The student said that there was his/her card and asked when he/she should return the book. (1 mark)