Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

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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.

"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to." 

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    The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.
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    The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
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    The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
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    The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
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Answer : 3. "The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to. "

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Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four-alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.                                       

They said to their teacher, “Shyam will leave for the show tomorrow.” 

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    They told their teacher that Shyam would left for the show tomorrow.
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    They told their teacher that Shyam will leave for the show the following day.
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    They told their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day.
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    They told to their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day.
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Answer : 3. "They told their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day. "

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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 client told his lawyer, “ I’m going away for a few days. I’ll call you when I get back”.

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    The client told his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
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    The client promised his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.
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    The client told his lawyer that he is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets back.
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    The client assured his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would definitely call him when he got back.
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Answer : 1. "The client told his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back."

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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 interviewer said, “Rajiv, I’m impressed with you."

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    The interviewer says I am impressed with Rajiv.
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    The interviewer said to Rajiv that he had been impressed with you.
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    The interviewer told Rajiv that he was impressed with him.
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    The interviewer told to Rajiv that he is impressed with him.
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Answer : 3. "The interviewer told Rajiv that he was impressed 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.

“Can you pay him in cash ?” she said to me.

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    She asked me if he could pay me in cash.
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    She asked me if I could pay him in cash.
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    She asked him if I should pay him in cash.
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    She asked him if I can pay him in cash.
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Answer : 2. "She asked me if I could pay him in cash."

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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, “We are all sinners.”

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    He said that we are all sinners.
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    He said they were all sinners.
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    He said that he was a sinner.
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    He said all were sinners.
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Answer : 1. "He said that we are all sinners."

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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.

“There are ceremonies going on”, he said to me.

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    He told me that there were ceremonies going on.
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    He told that there have been ceremonies going on.
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    He told that there had been ceremonies going on.
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    He told that there are ceremonies going on.
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Answer : 1. "He told me that there were ceremonies going on."

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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 porter respectfully assured the lady that he would take care of her baggage while she bought her ticket.

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    The porter said, “I would take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam.”
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    The porter said, “ I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam”.
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    The porter said, “I would take care of your baggage while you bought your ticket, Madam”.
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    The pThe porter said to the lady, “ I would take care of your baggage while you bought your ticket.”orter said to the lady, “ I would take care of your baggage while you bought your ticket.”
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Answer : 2. "The porter said, “ I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam”."

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