Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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.”"

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

Prabhu said that he was not going to college.

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    Prabhu said, "He was not going to college"
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    Prabhu said, "I am not going to college"
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    Prabhu said, "I will not go to college"
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    Prabhu said, "He had not gone to college"
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Answer : 2. "Prabhu said, "I am not going to college""

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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Garima told her friends that she couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.

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    Garima said to her friends, “She couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.”
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    Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight as I am very busy.”
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    Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with them to the movie that night as I was very busy.”
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    Garima said to her friends, “I couldn’t go with you to the movie tonight as I was very busy.”
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Answer : 2. "Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight as I am very busy.”"

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

She said that she would be playing with her kids.

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    She said, "I have played with my kids"
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    She said, "I will play with my kids"
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    She said, "I played with my kids"
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    She said, "I will be playing with my kids"
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Answer : 4. "She said, "I will be playing with my kids""

Q:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

“Press button A to start the machine,” said the instructor to the trainees.

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    The instructor said to the trainees that you should press button A to start the machine.
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    The instructor told the trainees to press button A to start the machine.
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    The instructor requested the trainees press button A to start the machine.
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    The instructor told the trainees that pressing button A would start the machine.
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Answer : 2. "The instructor told the trainees to press button A to start the machine."

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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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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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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."

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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem has been playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem plays cards
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Answer : 1. "Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cards "

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