Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

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Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
I said to her, “It was very hot las night.” I told her

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    that it had been very hot the previous night
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    that it was very hot the previous night
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    that it has been very hot the last night
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    that it had been very hot this night
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Answer : 1. " that it had been very hot the previous night"

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Direction: In 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.

Naren said, "Why are you still waiting here, Binod? " 

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    Naren asked Binod why he is still waiting there.
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    Naren asked Binod that why you were still waiting there.
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    Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there.
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    Naren asked Binod that why he was still waiting there.
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Answer : 3. "Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there."

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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.

I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change." 

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    I suggested to my brother that they should go to some hill station for a change.
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    I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
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    I suggested to my brother that let us go to some hill station for a change.
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    I suggested to my brother that let them go to some hill station for a change.
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Answer : 2. "I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change. "

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The guide said to the tourists, "This will be the best day of your life."

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    The guide told the tourists this that would be the best day of their lives.
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    The guide told the tourists that this will be the best day of their lives.
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    The guide told the tourists that this would be the best day of their lives.
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    The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives.
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Answer : 4. "The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives."

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Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
The teacher said to me, “May you pass.”

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    The teacher wanted me that I might pass
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    The teacher told me that I might pass
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    The teacher wished me that I might pass
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    The teacher wished me that I might have passed
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Answer : 3. "The teacher wished me that I might pass"

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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.

" Many happy returns of your birthday “, we said.

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    We greeted him on his birthday
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    We said that many happy returns of your birthday
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    We wished him many happy returns of his birthday
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    We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday
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Answer : 3. "We wished him many happy returns of his birthday "

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Change into Indirect speech. 

The teacher said to the boys. "Wait here till I return."

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    The teacher told the boys to wait there till he returned.
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    The teacher told the boys that they should wait till her returns.
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    The teacher advised the boys not to wait for him till he returns.
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    The teacher requested the boys to wait for him till he returned.
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Answer : 1. "The teacher told the boys to wait there till he returned. "

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Direction: 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, "Asha washed the clothes." 

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    He said that Asha had washed the clothes
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    He said that Asha has washed the clothes
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    He said that Asha washed the clothes
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    He said that clothes were washed by Asha
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Answer : 3. "He said that Asha washed the clothes "

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