Direct and Indirect Speech
"What's that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane," said Ravi.

Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.
Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
He said, "Be quiet and listen to my words."

He urged them to be quiet.and listen to his words.
He requests them to be quiet and listen to his words.
He urged them to be quiet and listen to my words.
He asked them to be quiet and listen to his words.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The traveller enquired to the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn.

The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me where is the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Which is the way to the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?"
The traveller said to the farmer, "Where is the nearest inn?"

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The General said, "Bravo! Well done, my soldiers".

The General told the soldiers that they had done well.
The General applauded his soldiers for their excellent job.
The General applauded his soldiers saying that they would do well.
The General applauded his soldiers saying that they had done well.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
The teacher said, "Boys, what do you understand by this phrase ?"

The teacher asked the boys what they understand by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understand by that phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by this phrase.
The teacher asked the boys what they understood by that phrase.

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