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: Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options:
He said, "They are in the class."
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6392df4958400a550de013a9He said, "They are in the class."
- 1He said that they were in the class.true
- 2He says that they are in the class.false
- 3He said that they had been in class.false
- 4He says that they are in the class.false
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Answer : 1. "He said that they were in the class."
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Sumanth said that he would have called a doctor.
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63318fd41fdfd616ed8dc0e9- 1Sumanth said, "I will call a doctor"false
- 2Sumanth said, "I will be calling a doctor"false
- 3Sumanth said, "I will have called a doctor"true
- 4Sumanth said, "I should call a doctor"false
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Answer : 3. "Sumanth said, "I will have called a doctor" "
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Fiona enquired whether I had gone to school on Tuesday.
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64412e971ce944a93eb499e3- 1“Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.true
- 2“Are you gone to school on Tuesday? Fiona enquired.false
- 3“Had you been going to school on Tuesday?” Fiona asked me.false
- 4“Where are you going on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.false
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Answer : 1. "“Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me."
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.
“Press button A to start the machine,” said the instructor to the trainees.
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64b686fe2d3130f5753626c6- 1The instructor said to the trainees that you should press button A to start the machine.false
- 2The instructor told the trainees to press button A to start the machine.true
- 3The instructor requested the trainees press button A to start the machine.false
- 4The instructor told the trainees that pressing button A would start the machine.false
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Answer : 2. "The instructor told the trainees to press button A to start the machine."
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Taru said that she could not leave the children alone.
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64c8e29a3fde307e3f4f6560- 1Taru said, “I cannot leave the children alone.”true
- 2Taru said, “I could not be leaving the children alone.”false
- 3Taru said, “I will not leave the children alone.”false
- 4Taru said, “She would not leave the children alone.”false
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Answer : 1. "Taru said, “I cannot leave the children alone.”"
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Akshai said that he was playing drums.
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632b1bcb751e5310a5c323c8- 1Akshai said, "I had been playing drums"false
- 2Akshai said, "I have been playing drums"false
- 3Akshai said, "I am playing drums"true
- 4Akshai said, "I play drums"false
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