Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.

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    She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”
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    She said, “How beautiful I look in this dress!”
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    She said, “How beautiful she looks in this dress!”
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    She said, “How beautiful I looked in that dress!”
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Answer : 1. "She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”"

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Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Saaransh said he had solved the crossword the previous day.

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    Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”
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    Saaransh said, “He have solved the crossword yesterday.”
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    Saaransh said, “I have solved the crossword the previous day.”
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    Saaransh said, “He has solved the crossword the previous day.”
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Answer : 1. "Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”"

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Sneha said to me, “I was watching TV.”

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    Sneha told me that she had been watching TV.
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    Sneha said to me that I was watching TV.
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    Sneha told me that she was watching TV.
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    Sneha told me that I was watching TV.
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Answer : 1. "Sneha told me that she had been watching TV."

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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.

They said that they played cricket.

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    They said, "They plays cricket"
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    They said, "They are playing cricket"
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    They said, "They have been playing cricket"
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    They said, "We play cricket"
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Answer : 4. "They said, "We play cricket""

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Select the correct indirect speech form of the given sentence.

Mother said, “I’m worried about your safety.”

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    Mother told me that she was worried about my safety.
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    Mother said she is worried about your safety.
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    Mother told me that she had been worried about my safety.
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    Mother said that I was worrying about your safety.
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Answer : 1. "Mother told me that she was worried about my safety."

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Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

The teacher said to the parents, “Young children are very restless.”

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    The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless.
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    The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless.
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    The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless.
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    The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.
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Answer : 3. "The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless."

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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