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.
Aunt said to mother, "I will be in Surat on Friday."
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601a77bc552e5f41f7b13910- 1Aunt told mother she will be in Surat on Friday.false
- 2Aunt told mother that she would be in Surat on Friday.true
- 3Aunt told mother that she will be in Surat on Friday.false
- 4Aunt told mother she would be in Surat on Friday.false
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Answer : 2. "Aunt told mother that she would be in Surat 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.
“What’s that noise ? It sound like an aeroplane,” said Ravi.
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5f363969f5730b1383276978- 1Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane.true
- 2Ravi demanded to know what the noise was, saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.false
- 3Ravi asked what the noise could have been saying that it sounded like an aeroplane.false
- 4Ravi wondered about the noise thinking that it sounded like an aeroplane.false
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Answer : 1. "Ravi asked what the noise was, adding that it sounded like an aeroplane."
Q: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.”
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64c3a78fa919c8488e1350b2- 1Our Principal advised that rules need to be followed at any cost.false
- 2Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.true
- 3Our Principal told that rules are to be followed at any cost.false
- 4Our Principal said that rules had to be followed at any costfalse
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Answer : 2. "Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost."
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She asked, “Are you meeting my partners next week?”
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649c0161cae316dfef8ba231- 1She asked about our meeting her partners next week.false
- 2She asked if we meet her partners next week.false
- 3She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.true
- 4She asked if we were meeting her partners next week.false
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Answer : 3. "She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week."
Q: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, “I am in no mood to work now.”
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6479da4323e51f4777f0a473She said, “I am in no mood to work now.”
- 1She said that she has been in no mood to work then.false
- 2She said that she was in no mood to work now.false
- 3She said that she was in no mood to work then.true
- 4She said that she has been in no mood to work now.false
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Answer : 3. "She said that she was in no mood to work then."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Sanjay said that he was going to Delhi then.
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632b1ca34ada076be65f2861- 1Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi now"true
- 2Sanjay said, "I was going to Delhi now"false
- 3Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi then"false
- 4Sanjay said, "He is going to Delhi now"false
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Answer : 1. "Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi now" "
Q:Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
"Call the first witness," said the judge.
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6332ed8f2ff7535af672c942- 1The judge commands to call the first witnessfalse
- 2The judge pleaded to call the first witnessfalse
- 3The judge commanded to called the first witnessfalse
- 4The judge commanded to call the first witnesstrue
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Answer : 4. "The judge commanded to call the first witness "
Q: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Nandini said, “I bought a pen yesterday.”
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644b9cb09471d8ce70d3be93- 1Nandini said she did bought a pen the previous day.false
- 2Nandini said that she had bought a pen the previous day.true
- 3Nandini said that she had bought a pen yesterday.false
- 4Nandini says that she had bought a pen the previous day.false
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