Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
The saint said, “We are mortals.” The saint
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5d7a02c3f9c00671d48ab57aThe saint said, “We are mortals.” The saint
- 1said that we are mortalstrue
- 2told that we are mortalsfalse
- 3said that they are mortalsfalse
- 4told that they are mortalsfalse
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Answer : 1. " said that we are mortals"
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."
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601a75218f9c7c5b6d8fc697- 1The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons.false
- 2The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.true
- 3The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons.false
- 4The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.false
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Answer : 2. "The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons."
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The groom said to the bride, "I will take good care of you."
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601a749a552e5f41f7b13083- 1The groom had promised the bride that he would have taken good care of her.false
- 2The groom promises the bride that he would take good care of her.false
- 3The groom promised the bride that he would take good care of her.true
- 4The groom has promised the bride that he will be taking good care of her.false
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Answer : 3. "The groom promised the bride that he would take good care of her."
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Joey said to the girl, “How are you doing?”
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64a6c48c8c254a4cead38206- 1Joey asked the girl if she was doing fine.false
- 2Joey asked the girl how was she doing.false
- 3Joey asked the girl that how was she doing.false
- 4Joey asked the girl how she was doing.true
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Answer : 4. "Joey asked the girl how she was doing."
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
" Many happy returns of your birthday “, we said.
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5dad75ae55abe308d801458d- 1We greeted him on his birthdayfalse
- 2We said that many happy returns of your birthdayfalse
- 3We wished him many happy returns of his birthdaytrue
- 4We prayed for many happy returns of his birthdayfalse
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Answer : 3. "We wished him many happy returns of his birthday "
Q: Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
He said, “ I am unwell.”
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5d7a006c9b43216ae13d60d4He said, “ I am unwell.”
- 1He said that he is unwellfalse
- 2He said that he was unwelltrue
- 3He said that I will unwellfalse
- 4He said that I was unwellfalse
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Answer : 2. " He said that he was unwell"
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Babu said, "I've told my friends you'll be here.
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5ddfd0294e9f8676753e8b60- 1Babu said that he had told his friends that I would be herefalse
- 2Babu said that he has told his friends that I will be herefalse
- 3Babu said that he told his friend that I will be therefalse
- 4Babu said that he had told his friends that I would be theretrue
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Answer : 4. "Babu said that he had told his friends that I would be there"
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
"The taxi is here," said the watchman.
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601b4cce66813962b2254c54- 1The watchman said that the taxi is here.false
- 2The watchman said that the taxi was there.true
- 3The watchman said that the taxi is there.false
- 4The watchman said that the taxi was here.false
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