Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

I said to my friend, “Please help me arrange these books on the shelf.”

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    I asked my friend to help me arrange these books on the shelf.
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    I requested my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf.
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    I ordered my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf.
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    I told to my friend to please help me arrange those books on the shelf
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Answer : 2. "I requested my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf."

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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 airport helper said, “Should I fetch you a trolley?”

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    The airport helper said he will go to fetch me a trolley.
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    The airport helper asked me if he should fetch me a trolley.
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    The helper had said he would be fetching me a trolley.
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    The airport helper is asking me that he will fetch a trolley.
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Answer : 1. "The airport helper said he will go to fetch me a trolley."

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:

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 "

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Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
He said that something might be missing in there.

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    He said, “Something may be missing in here.”
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    He said, “Something had to be missing in there.”
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    He said, “Something is been missing in here.”
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    He said, “Something could be missing in here.”
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Answer : 1. "He said, “Something may be missing in here.”"

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Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

She told her brother that she was going to meet her friend.

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    She said to her brother, “I was going to meet my friend.”
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    She said to her brother, “She will go to meet her friend.”
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    She said to her brother, “I am gone to meet her friend.”
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    She said to her brother, “I am going to meet my friend.”
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Answer : 4. "She said to her brother, “I am going to meet my friend.”"

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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Anurag says that he would like to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.

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    Anurag says, “He likes to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.”
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    Anurag said, “I will like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”
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    Anurag says, “I like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”
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    Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”
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Answer : 4. "Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”"

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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.”"

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