Narration Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

If you are going to apply for IBPS, RPSC, RAS, IAS exams, you need to be proficient in English language with grammar rules and concepts, as English language is an important section from exam point of view. As you know, Narration is a very difficult topic of English Grammar, also known as Direct and Indirect Speech. When we express someone’s words in our own words, it is called – “Indirect Speech” and when we express someone’s words as it is, it is called – “Direct Speech“. Also, narration questions are also included in various competitive exams. Therefore, this blog,  are covering Narration Questions and Answers for better results in your exam. With these Narration Questions and Answers, Candidates can easily score 2 to 3 marks in competitive exams.

Important Narration Questions

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.

(A) My son told me that he would not disappoint me.

(B) My son had told me that he would not be disappointing me.

(C) My son tells me that he will not disappoint me.

(D) My son tells me that he will not be disappointing me.

(A) My brother claimed that he can climb this hill in less than an hour.

(B) My brother claimed that he could climb that hill in less than an hour.

(C) My brother claimed that he can climb that hill in less than an hour.

(D) My brother claimed that he could climb this hill in less than an hour.

(A) The officer said that he is very busy now.

(B) The officer said that he was very busy then.

(C) The officer said that he was very busy now.

(D) The officer said that he is very busy then.

(A) The watchman said that the taxi is here.

(B) The watchman said that the taxi was there.

(C) The watchman said that the taxi is there.

(D) The watchman said that the taxi was here.

(A) Father told me this that he was proud of me.

(B) Father told me that that he is proud of me.

(C) Father told me that he is proud of me.

(D) Father told me that he was proud of me.

(A) The student says that he must study hard.

(B) The student say that he had to study hard.

(C) The student said that he had to study hard.

(D) The student says that he had to study hard.

(A) My brother told me that he had been upset, but then he was fine.

(B) My brother told me that he has been upset, but then he is fine.

(C) My brother told me that he was upset, but now he was fine.

(D) My brother told me that he had been upset, but then he will be fine.

(A) Preeti tells her friend that she is like her mother.

(B) Preeti tells her friend that that she was like her mother.

(C) Preeti told her friend that she was like her mother.

(D) Preeti told her friend that I was like her mother.

(A) My friend told me that for her having ran was like therapy.

(B) My friend tells me that for her running is like therapy.

(C) My friend told me this that for her running is like therapy.

(D) My friend told me that for her running was like therapy.

(A) The teacher told me to stand there next to the podium.

(B) The teacher had told to me to have stood there next to the podium.

(C) The teacher tells to me to stand there next to the podium.

(D) The teacher told to me to have stood there next to the podium.