Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
He said to his partner, "I will not be responsible if the project fails."
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601a75a708ff1450d90d35ed- 1He tells his partner that he would not be responsible if the project fails.false
- 2He told his partner that I will not be responsible if the project failed.false
- 3He has told his partner that he will not be responsible if the project fails.false
- 4He told his partner that he would not be responsible if the project failed.true
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Answer : 4. "He told his partner that he would not be responsible if the project failed."
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.
“Is that so ?” the Sahib said cheerfully, “Well, I like village folk”.
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5f3639dbdcc3540833150412- 1The Sahib cheerfully asked if it was such and said he likes village folk.false
- 2The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk.true
- 3The Sahib told with cheer that it was so and asked if he liked village folk.false
- 4The Sahib was asking cheerfully if it was so and added that he liked village folk.false
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Answer : 2. "The Sahib asked cheerfully whether that was so, adding that he liked village folk."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
He asked me what I was doing.
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632b04b1751e5310a5c23e61- 1He said to me, "What are you doing?true
- 2He said to me, "What you are doing?false
- 3He said to me, "What I am doing?false
- 4He said to me, "What were you doing?false
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Answer : 1. "He said to me, "What are you doing? "
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Harry said that he would not be in town on Friday.
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64aa9005c4e3d04ca173a149- 1Harry saying, “I will not be in town on Friday”.false
- 2Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”.true
- 3Harry said, “I can’t be in town on Friday”.false
- 4Harry said, “I must not be in town on Friday”.false
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Answer : 2. "Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”."
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.
The mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.
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5f36385aefa02861bb1c2777- 1The mother advised her son, "Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goon"false
- 2The mother said to her son, "Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."false
- 3The mother said to her son, "Be careful, Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."true
- 4The mother said to her son to "be careful".false
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Answer : 3. "The mother said to her son, "Be careful, Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons." "
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 asked his teacher, “Need I read this chapter?’
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60c335d8c8f0c93c707b4238- 1He asked his teacher whether there was a need to read that chapter.false
- 2He asked his teacher whether he needed to read this chapter.false
- 3He asked his teacher if it was necessary to read this chapter.false
- 4He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.true
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Answer : 4. "He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter. "
Q: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to Promod, “How did you break your leg?”
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64c3a7eb9e9013486a7a9925- 1I asked Promod how did you break your leg.false
- 2I asked Promod how he had broken his leg.true
- 3I asked Promod how he had broken your leg.false
- 4I asked Promod how you broke your leg.false
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Answer : 2. "I asked Promod how he had broken his leg."
Q: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The driver said to the passerby, “Do you know the way to the market?”
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64b683ed2dc867f593fb02f5- 1The driver asked the passerby did he know the way to the market.false
- 2The driver asked the passerby if he knows the way to the market.false
- 3The driver asked the passerby if he knew the way to the market.true
- 4The driver asked the passerby whether you know the way to the marketfalse
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