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  1. 1651SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Indirect Speech. She said, "How I wish I could meet him once!"

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    Correct option: C — She said that she wished she could meet him once.

    She said that she wished she could meet him once. (Correct) (a) She hoped she would meet him. (Incorrect Verb) (b) She exclaimed that she could meet him once. (Incorrect Verb) (d) She asked that she meet him once. (Incorrect Verb)

  2. 1652SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Indirect Speech. He said, "I must reach early."

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    Correct option: D — He said that he had to reach early.

    He said that he had to reach early. (Correct) (a) He said that he should reach early. (Incorrect Modal) (b) He said that he must reach early. (Incorrect Modal) (c) He said that he will reach early. (Incorrect Modal)

  3. 1653SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    In the following question, a sentence has been given in Indirect Speech. Choose the correct Direct Speech form. The astronomer noted that Jupiter's rotation is the fastest among all planets in the solar system.

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    Correct option: D — The astronomer noted, "Jupiter's rotation is the fastest among all planets in the solar system."

    The astronomer noted, "Jupiter's rotation is the fastest among all planets in the solar system." (Correct) (a) The astronomer noted, "Jupiter's rotation has been the fastest among all planets in the solar system." (Incorrect Tense) (b) The astronomer noted, "Jupiter's rotation had been the fastest among all planets in the solar system." (Incorrect Tense) (c) The astronomer noted, "Jupiter's rotation was the fastest among all planets in the solar system." (Incorrect Tense) [Pinnacle Note:- A scientific fact is written in simple present tense. Also, its tense does not change in the Indirect speech.]

  4. 1654SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech. He said, "May God bless you."

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    Correct option: D — He prayed that God might bless me.

    He prayed that God might bless me. (Correct) (a) He told that God should bless me. (Incorrect Reporting Verb) (b) He said that God may bless me. (Incorrect Modal) (c) He wished God bless me. (Incorrect Verb)

  5. 1655SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech. She said, "I was tired."

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    Correct option: B — She said that she was tired.

    She said that she was tired. (Correct) (a) She said that she will be tired. (Incorrect Tense) (c) She said that she is tired. (Incorrect Tense) (d) She said that she had been tired. (Incorrect Tense)

  6. 1656SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech. I told him that I was busy.

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    Correct option: D — I told him, "I am busy."

    I told him, "I am busy." (Correct) (a) I told him, "You are busy." (Incorrect Pronoun) (b) I said, "I am busy." (‘him’ is missing) (c) I told him, "I was busy." (Incorrect Verb)

  7. 1657SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech. She said that she liked chocolate.

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    Correct option: C — She said, "I like chocolate."

    She said, "I like chocolate." (Correct) (a) She said, "I liked chocolate." (Incorrect form of Verb) (b) She said, "I had liked chocolate." (Incorrect Tense) (d) She said, "She likes chocolate." (Incorrect Pronoun)

  8. 1658SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech. They said, "Our teacher will explain the topic tomorrow."

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    Correct option: A — They said that their teacher would explain the topic the next day.

    They said that their teacher would explain the topic the next day. (Correct) (b) They said that our teacher will explain the topic tomorrow. (Incorrect Possessive) (c) They said that the teacher should explain the topic tomorrow. (Incorrect Model) (d) They said that the teacher explained the topic the next day. (Incorrect Tense)

  9. 1659SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    In the following question, a sentence has been given in Indirect Speech. Choose the correct Direct Speech form. The explorer remarked that rarely had he seen such a breathtaking view in all his travels.

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    Correct option: B — The explorer remarked, "Rarely had I seen such a breathtaking view in all my travels."

    The explorer remarked, "Rarely had I seen such a breathtaking view in all my travels." (Correct) (a) The explorer remarked, "I had rarely seen such a breathtaking view in all my travels." (Incorrect Order of Words) (c) The explorer remarked, "I rarely saw such a breathtaking view in all my travels." (Incorrect Tense) (d) The explorer remarked, "Rarely I had seen such a breathtaking view in all my travels." (Incorrect Order of Words)

  10. 1660SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech. They said that they were enjoying the trip.

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    Correct option: D — They said, "We are enjoying the trip."

    They said, "We are enjoying the trip." (Correct) (a) They said, "We enjoy the trip." (Incorrect Tense) (b) They said, "We were enjoying the trip." (Incorrect Tense) (c) They said, "We have enjoyed the trip." (Incorrect Tense)

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