Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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.

Mother said to you, “When will you start from Pune?”

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    Mother asked you when you will be starting from Pune.
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    Mother asked you when you will start from Pune.
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    Mother asked you when you would start from Pune.
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    Mother asked you when you will have started from Pune.
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Answer : 3. "Mother asked you when you would start from Pune."

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Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
She said to me, “I thank you for the help you have given.”

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    She told me that she thanked me for the help I had given
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    She thanked me for the help I have given
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    She thanked to me for the help I have given
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    She thanked me for the help I had given
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Answer : 1. " She told me that she thanked me for the help I had given"

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

Shikha said, “The heavy rain this week has spoiled all my travel plans.”

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    Shikha said that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans.
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    Shikha told me that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans.
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    Shikha said that the heavy rain that week has spoiled all her travel plans.
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    Shikha said that the heavy rain this week had spoiled all her travel plans
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Answer : 1. "Shikha said that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans. "

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Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
The teacher said to me, “May you pass.”

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    The teacher wanted me that I might pass
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    The teacher told me that I might pass
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    The teacher wished me that I might pass
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    The teacher wished me that I might have passed
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Answer : 3. "The teacher wished me that I might pass"

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

Raghav said to Meera, “Are you upset with me?”

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    Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with her.
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    Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him.
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    Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with me.
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    Raghav asked Meera why she was upset with him.
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Answer : 2. "Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him. "

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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.

From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Qutub Minar’, said my friend.

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    My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
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    My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
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    My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar
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    My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
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Answer : 3. "My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar "

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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 captain said to the Army , “March forward, now”.

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    The captain said to the army that march forward now.
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    The captain ordered the army to march forward then.
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    The captain ordered the army to march on that day.
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    The captain ordered the army to attack the enemy.
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Answer : 2. "The captain ordered the army to march forward then."

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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 boss said, "It's time we began planning our work".

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    The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
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    The boss said that it was time they began planning our work.
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    The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.
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    The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.
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Answer : 1. "The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work. "

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