Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Taru said that she could not leave the children alone.
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64c8e29a3fde307e3f4f6560- 1Taru said, “I cannot leave the children alone.”true
- 2Taru said, “I could not be leaving the children alone.”false
- 3Taru said, “I will not leave the children alone.”false
- 4Taru said, “She would not leave the children alone.”false
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Answer : 1. "Taru said, “I cannot leave the children alone.”"
Q: 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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64b686982d3130f57536235a- 1The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless.false
- 2The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless.false
- 3The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless.true
- 4The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.false
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Answer : 3. "The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless."
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The salesman said that he had verified all the bills while the goods were being packed.
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64b6535823047f4c71c3f2e8- 1The salesman said, “He had verified all the bills while the goods was being packed.”false
- 2The salesman said, “I am verifying all the bills while the goods are being packed.”false
- 3The salesman said, “I have verified all the bills while the goods are packed.”false
- 4The salesman said, “I verified all the bills while the goods were being packed.”true
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Answer : 4. "The salesman said, “I verified all the bills while the goods were being packed.”"
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day.
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64ca482c9e9013486a8dc7cc- 1Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow.”true
- 2Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She would be back the following day.”false
- 3Anshul said to me, “His mother was not at home. She would be back tomorrow.”false
- 4Anshul said to me, “My mother was not at home. She will be back the following day.”false
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Answer : 1. "Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow.”"
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Anand said that he would be waiting for me.
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63318f802ff7535af66cd13e- 1Anand said, "I will be waiting for you"true
- 2Anand said, "I will wait for you"false
- 3Anand said, "I should be waiting for you"false
- 4Anand said, "I am waiting for you"false
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Answer : 1. "Anand said, "I will be waiting for you" "
Q: Select the c orrect indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, “She must leave all the bad habits.”
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64803536f4063d472f2ef5a9She said, “She must leave all the bad habits.”
- 1She said she has to leave all the bad habitsfalse
- 2She said that she must have leave all the bad habitsfalse
- 3She said that she had to leave all the bad habits.true
- 4She said that she could leave all the bad habitsfalse
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Answer : 3. "She said that she had to leave all the bad habits."
Q: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Taru said, “Kavya is going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.”
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64b6864523047f4c71c4e357- 1Taru said that Kavya is going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.false
- 2Taru said that Kavya has gone to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend.false
- 3Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house today for the weekend.false
- 4Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend.true
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Answer : 4. "Taru said that Kavya was going to her grandmother’s house that day for the weekend."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Suresh said to me, "I have been dancing for two hours".
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632c6d575c208a6bf7ec13bb- 1Suresh told me that he has been dancing for two hoursfalse
- 2Suresh told me that he had been dancing for two hourstrue
- 3Suresh told me that he is dancing for two hoursfalse
- 4Suresh told me that he was dancing for two hoursfalse
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