Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Harry said that he would not be in town on Friday.
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64aa9005c4e3d04ca173a149- 1Harry saying, “I will not be in town on Friday”.false
- 2Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”.true
- 3Harry said, “I can’t be in town on Friday”.false
- 4Harry said, “I must not be in town on Friday”.false
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Answer : 2. "Harry said, “I will not be in town on Friday”."
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 mother advised her son to be careful and not to enter into a quarrel with the goons.
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5f36385aefa02861bb1c2777- 1The mother advised her son, "Be careful and not enter into a quarrel with the goon"false
- 2The mother said to her son, "Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."false
- 3The mother said to her son, "Be careful, Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons."true
- 4The mother said to her son to "be careful".false
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Answer : 3. "The mother said to her son, "Be careful, Do not enter into a quarrel with the goons." "
Q: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to my friend, “Please help me arrange these books on the shelf.”
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64ca4a9f42082e8c9b842956- 1I asked my friend to help me arrange these books on the shelf.false
- 2I requested my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf.true
- 3I ordered my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf.false
- 4I told to my friend to please help me arrange those books on the shelffalse
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Answer : 2. "I requested my friend to help me arrange those books on the shelf."
Q: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The driver said to the passerby, “Do you know the way to the market?”
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64b683ed2dc867f593fb02f5- 1The driver asked the passerby did he know the way to the market.false
- 2The driver asked the passerby if he knows the way to the market.false
- 3The driver asked the passerby if he knew the way to the market.true
- 4The driver asked the passerby whether you know the way to the marketfalse
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Answer : 3. "The driver asked the passerby if he knew the way to the market."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Malini said that she would go for the meeting.
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632b1b715c208a6bf7e53807- 1Malini said, "I go for the meeting"false
- 2Malini said, "I am going for the meeting"false
- 3Malini said, "I will go for the meeting"true
- 4Malini said, "I went for the meeting"false
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Answer : 3. "Malini said, "I will go for the meeting" "
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:Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Siva said, "I have read the novel Pride and Prejudice."
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6332edc331300b7ce4908cdf- 1Siva said that he have read the novel Pride and Prejudicefalse
- 2Siva said that he reads the novel Pride and Prejudicefalse
- 3Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudicetrue
- 4Siva said that he read the novel Pride and Prejudicefalse
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Answer : 3. "Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudice "
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She asked, “Are you meeting my partners next week?”
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649c0161cae316dfef8ba231- 1She asked about our meeting her partners next week.false
- 2She asked if we meet her partners next week.false
- 3She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.true
- 4She asked if we were meeting her partners next week.false
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