Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The teacher said to me, "Stand here next to the podium."

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    The teacher told me to stand there next to the podium.
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    The teacher had told to me to have stood there next to the podium.
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    The teacher tells to me to stand there next to the podium.
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    The teacher told to me to have stood there next to the podium.
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Answer : 1. "The teacher told me to stand there next to the podium."

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Preeti said to her friend, "I am like my mother."

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    Preeti tells her friend that she is like her mother.
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    Preeti tells her friend that that she was like her mother.
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    Preeti told her friend that she was like her mother.
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    Preeti told her friend that I was like her mother.
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Answer : 3. "Preeti told her friend that she was like her mother."

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Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
Ram will say, “Do not take eggs.”

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    Ram would say that he does not take eggs.
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    Ram will say that he does not take eggs
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    Ram will say that he does not take eggs
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    Ram will say that he will not take eggs
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Answer : 3. "Ram will say that he does not take eggs"

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

My brother said to me, “Don’t play in the rain.”

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    My brother said to me don’t play in the rain.
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    My brother forbade me to play in the rain.
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    My brother assured me not to play in the rain.
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    My brother refused me to not play in the rain
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Answer : 2. "My brother forbade me to play in the rain. "

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Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
He said, “ I have passed the test.”

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    He said that he passed the test
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    He said that he has passed the test
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    He said that he has been passed the test
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    He said that he had been passed the test
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Answer : 4. "He said that he had been passed the test"

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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.

He said to me, “I go for a walk daily.”

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    He told me that he went for a walk daily.
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    He told me that he goes for a walk daily.
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    He told me that he daily went for a walk.
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    He told me that he had gone for a walk daily.
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Answer : 2. "He told me that he goes for a walk daily. "

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My friend said to me, "For me running is like therapy."

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    My friend told me that for her having ran was like therapy.
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    My friend tells me that for her running is like therapy.
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    My friend told me this that for her running is like therapy.
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    My friend told me that for her running was like therapy.
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Answer : 4. "My friend told me that for her running was like therapy."

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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.

He said to Sita, "When do you intend to pay back the money you borrowed from me?" 

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    He enquired Sita when did she intend to pay back the money she borrowed from him
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    He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him
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    He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed from him
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    He enquired when Sita intended to pay back the money she borrowed from him
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Answer : 3. "He enquired Sita when she intended to pay back the money she had borrowed from him "

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