Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time”.
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5f23a4361436461f6a2de0c8- 1They said they have lived there for a long time.false
- 2They said they lived here for a long time.false
- 3They said they had lived there for a long time.true
- 4They said they have lived for a long time.false
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Answer : 3. "They said they had lived there for a long time."
Q: Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
He said, “I was sleeping.”
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5d7a00c7f9c00671d48aaba8He said, “I was sleeping.”
- 1He said that he had been sleepingfalse
- 2He said that he was sleepingtrue
- 3He said that he had sleepingfalse
- 4He said that I had been sleepingfalse
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Answer : 2. " He said that he was sleeping"
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.
He said, “I saw a book here.”
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60c33693c8f0c93c707b43e8- 1He said that he saw a book here.false
- 2He said that he saw a book there.false
- 3He said that he had seen a book here.false
- 4He said that he had seen a book there.true
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Answer : 4. "He said that he had seen a book there. "
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.
Mr. Gupta said to his son, "Do not take up any responsibility unless you are confident you can do it."
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5f363315efa02861bb1c0d59- 1Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he is confident of doing it.false
- 2Mr. Gupta advised his son against taking up responsibility without completing it,false
- 3Mr. Gupta advised his son to take up the responsibility of completing the task.false
- 4Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he was confident that he could do it.true
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Answer : 4. "Mr. Gupta advised his son not to take up any responsibility unless he was confident that he could do it. "
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.
He said, “The teacher usually does not ask any questions”.
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5f23a97ae007d6124d797804- 1He said that the teacher usually does not ask any question.false
- 2He said that the teacher usually did not ask any question.true
- 3He said that the teacher usually asked no question.false
- 4He said that the teacher usually did not asked any question.false
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Answer : 2. "He said that the teacher usually did not ask any question."
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.
He said, “What” a beautiful scene!"
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60c33633b0fa62518b4312d2- 1He said that what a beautiful scene it was.false
- 2He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.false
- 3He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.false
- 4He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.true
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Answer : 4. "He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene. "
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.
I said to my father, "I want to build a raft which can hold four people ."
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601a76d6552e5f41f7b13635- 1I told my father that that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people.false
- 2I told my father that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.true
- 3I told my father that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people.false
- 4I told my father that that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.false
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Answer : 2. "I told my father that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people."
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Hira inquired how I was doing being all alone in my house.
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64a6c3118ecb104cc62bd876- 1Hira said to me, “Are you doing fine being all alone in your house.”false
- 2Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in my house.”false
- 3Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”true
- 4Hira said to me, “How you are doing being all alone in your house?”false
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