Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to."
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5f363616efa02861bb1c115c- 1The postman said that it was the government's and not his business to do that.false
- 2The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.false
- 3The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.true
- 4The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.false
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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. "
Q: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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5e99aac1a617427daa9d1d83- 1They told their teacher that Shyam would left for the show tomorrow.false
- 2They told their teacher that Shyam will leave for the show the following day.false
- 3They told their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day.true
- 4They told to their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day.false
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Answer : 3. "They told their teacher that Shyam would leave for the show the following day. "
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.
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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5f364cbca27d450be2f3e384- 1The client told his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.true
- 2The client promised his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would call him when he got back.false
- 3The client told his lawyer that he is going away for a few days and will call him when he gets back.false
- 4The client assured his lawyer that he was going away for a few days and would definitely call him when he got back.false
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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."
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.
The interviewer said, “Rajiv, I’m impressed with you."
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5f1ea4faa844e17b150e33d4- 1The interviewer says I am impressed with Rajiv.false
- 2The interviewer said to Rajiv that he had been impressed with you.false
- 3The interviewer told Rajiv that he was impressed with him.true
- 4The interviewer told to Rajiv that he is impressed with him.false
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Answer : 3. "The interviewer told Rajiv that he was impressed with him."
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.
“Can you pay him in cash ?” she said to me.
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5f1fba8dec5b045afeab50b9- 1She asked me if he could pay me in cash.false
- 2She asked me if I could pay him in cash.true
- 3She asked him if I should pay him in cash.false
- 4She asked him if I can pay him in cash.false
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Answer : 2. "She asked me if I could pay him in cash."
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.
He said, “We are all sinners.”
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5f23aaa3e3005114abcb3462- 1He said that we are all sinners.true
- 2He said they were all sinners.false
- 3He said that he was a sinner.false
- 4He said all were sinners.false
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Answer : 1. "He said that we are all sinners."
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.
“There are ceremonies going on”, he said to me.
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5f23a5fd4e7e0d508b57e873- 1He told me that there were ceremonies going on.true
- 2He told that there have been ceremonies going on.false
- 3He told that there had been ceremonies going on.false
- 4He told that there are ceremonies going on.false
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Answer : 1. "He told me that there were ceremonies going on."
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.
The porter respectfully assured the lady that he would take care of her baggage while she bought her ticket.
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5f3638bcdcc35408331501d2- 1The porter said, “I would take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam.”false
- 2The porter said, “ I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam”.true
- 3The porter said, “I would take care of your baggage while you bought your ticket, Madam”.false
- 4The 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.”false
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