Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 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:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Prabhu said that he was not going to college.
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632b03fa5c208a6bf7e467a8- 1Prabhu said, "He was not going to college"false
- 2Prabhu said, "I am not going to college"true
- 3Prabhu said, "I will not go to college"false
- 4Prabhu said, "He had not gone to college"false
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Answer : 2. "Prabhu said, "I am not going to college""
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Garima told her friends that she couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.
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64c3af3a29beb3482a3c6cf1- 1Garima said to her friends, “She couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.”false
- 2Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight as I am very busy.”true
- 3Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with them to the movie that night as I was very busy.”false
- 4Garima said to her friends, “I couldn’t go with you to the movie tonight as I was very busy.”false
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Answer : 2. "Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight as I am very busy.”"
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
She said that she would be playing with her kids.
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632b1c5e1656651c9e9c893f- 1She said, "I have played with my kids"false
- 2She said, "I will play with my kids"false
- 3She said, "I played with my kids"false
- 4She said, "I will be playing with my kids"true
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Answer : 4. "She said, "I will be playing with my kids""
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 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: 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:Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."
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6332ed04bf6167733bdbd33e- 1Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cardstrue
- 2Prabha told Prabhu that Prem has been playing cardsfalse
- 3Prabha told Prabhu that Prem playing cardsfalse
- 4Prabha told Prabhu that Prem plays cardsfalse
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