Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

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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    Our Principal advised that rules need to be followed at any cost.
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    Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.
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    Our Principal told that rules are to be followed at any cost.
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    Our Principal said that rules had to be followed at any cost
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Answer : 2. "Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost."

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

Anjana said that she was waiting for her friends.

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    Anjana said, "I have been waiting for my friends"
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    Anjana said, "I had been waiting for my friends"
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    Anjana said, "I waiting for my friends"
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    Anjana said, "I am waiting for my friends"
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Answer : 4. "Anjana said, "I am waiting for my friends""

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Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

Sanjay said that he was going to Delhi then.

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    Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi now"
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    Sanjay said, "I was going to Delhi now"
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    Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi then"
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    Sanjay said, "He is going to Delhi now"
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Answer : 1. "Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi now" "

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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Taru told me that Avika was having her online cooking class then.

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    Taru said to me, “Avika will be having her online cooking class now.”
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    Taru said to me, “Avika is having her online cooking class at that time.”
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    Taru said to me, “Avika is having her online cooking class now.”
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    Taru said to me, “Avika was having her online cooking class at this time.”
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Answer : 3. "Taru said to me, “Avika is having her online cooking class now.”"

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Siva said, "I have read the novel Pride and Prejudice."

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    Siva said that he have read the novel Pride and Prejudice
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    Siva said that he reads the novel Pride and Prejudice
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    Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudice
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    Siva said that he read the novel Pride and Prejudice
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Answer : 3. "Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudice "

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

 Malini said that she would go for the meeting.

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    Malini said, "I go for the meeting"
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    Malini said, "I am going for the meeting"
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    Malini said, "I will go for the meeting"
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    Malini said, "I went for the meeting"
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Answer : 3. "Malini said, "I will go for the meeting" "

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 man said to the boy, "It only seems complicated because you're not used to it." 

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    The man told the boy that it only seems complicated because he was not used to it.
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    The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he is not used to it.
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    The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it.
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    The man told the boy it only seems complicated, it is really not so.
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Answer : 3. "The man told the boy that it only seemed complicated because he was not used to it. "

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.

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    He said, "Alas! I am undone"
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    He said, "Alas! He is undone"
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    He said, "Alas! He was undone"
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    He said, "Alas! I have been undone"
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Answer : 1. "He said, "Alas! I am undone" "

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