Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.
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64c3ab5196ae1f4842057ac5- 1She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”true
- 2She said, “How beautiful I look in this dress!”false
- 3She said, “How beautiful she looks in this dress!”false
- 4She said, “How beautiful I looked in that dress!”false
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Answer : 1. "She said, “How beautiful you look in this dress!”"
Q: Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Saaransh said he had solved the crossword the previous day.
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64cce38eb6a5e472e27ff1a6- 1Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”true
- 2Saaransh said, “He have solved the crossword yesterday.”false
- 3Saaransh said, “I have solved the crossword the previous day.”false
- 4Saaransh said, “He has solved the crossword the previous day.”false
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Answer : 1. "Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”"
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Sneha said to me, “I was watching TV.”
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649018a7f4063d472f5ee984- 1Sneha told me that she had been watching TV.true
- 2Sneha said to me that I was watching TV.false
- 3Sneha told me that she was watching TV.false
- 4Sneha told me that I was watching TV.false
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Answer : 1. "Sneha told me that she had been watching TV."
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 airport helper said, “Should I fetch you a trolley?”
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5f1fb8d11b4d8003eeb5c661- 1The airport helper said he will go to fetch me a trolley.true
- 2The airport helper asked me if he should fetch me a trolley.false
- 3The helper had said he would be fetching me a trolley.false
- 4The airport helper is asking me that he will fetch a trolley.false
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Answer : 1. "The airport helper said he will go to fetch me a trolley."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
They said that they played cricket.
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632b02a3751e5310a5c237be- 1They said, "They plays cricket"false
- 2They said, "They are playing cricket"false
- 3They said, "They have been playing cricket"false
- 4They said, "We play cricket"true
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Answer : 4. "They said, "We play cricket""
Q:Select the correct indirect speech form of the given sentence.
Mother said, “I’m worried about your safety.”
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6487051df4063d472f417684- 1Mother told me that she was worried about my safety.true
- 2Mother said she is worried about your safety.false
- 3Mother told me that she had been worried about my safety.false
- 4Mother said that I was worrying about your safety.false
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Answer : 1. "Mother told me that she was worried about my safety."
Q: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
The teacher said to the parents, “Young children are very restless.”
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64b686982d3130f57536235a- 1The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless.false
- 2The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless.false
- 3The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless.true
- 4The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.false
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Answer : 3. "The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Anjana said that she was waiting for her friends.
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632b04541656651c9e9bad30- 1Anjana said, "I have been waiting for my friends"false
- 2Anjana said, "I had been waiting for my friends"false
- 3Anjana said, "I waiting for my friends"false
- 4Anjana said, "I am waiting for my friends"true
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