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Change of Narration (Direct to Indirect)

Practice changing direct speech to indirect speech with various sentence types including statements, questions, exclamations, commands, and requests.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

''There is a plague in my village and all my wives are dying'', said Deesa.

  1. Deesa told that there was a plague in his village and all his wives were dying.
  2. Deesa said that there was a plague in his village and all his wives were dying.
  3. Deesa said that there is a plague in his village and wives are going to dying.
  4. Deesa told that there is a plague in his village and all his wives were dying.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said, ''What a beautiful sight!''

  1. He exclaimed with wonder that the sight was very beautiful.
  2. He told with wonder that the sight was very beautiful.
  3. He said with wonder that the sight was very beautiful.
  4. He told with wonder that the sight had been very beautiful.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said, ''I have my own choice."

  1. He told that he had his own choice.
  2. He said that he had his own choice.
  3. He said that he have his own choice.
  4. He told that I had my own choice.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

Preeti said, ''Sapru is at home now.''

  1. Preeti said that Sapru was at home then.
  2. Preeti said that Sapru is at home now.
  3. Preeti told that Sapru is at home now.
  4. Preeti asked that Sapru is at home now.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

''May God bless you!'', cried Deesa.

  1. Deesa cried if God might bless him.
  2. Deesa asked God to bless him.
  3. Deesa prayed that God might bless him.
  4. Deesa told that God might bless him.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after the change of narration.

Ram: "Where are you going, Sham?"
Sham: "I am going to college."
Ram wants to know from Sham ________

  1. where is he going?
  2. where was he going?
  3. where he is going.
  4. where he am going.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

She said to her son, ''Do not play with bad boys.''

  1. She advised her son not to play with bad boys.
  2. She said to her son not to play with bad boys.
  3. She told her son not to play with bad boys.
  4. She asked her son that he should play with bad boys.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

The teacher said, ''Hurry up girls! It is time to finish the test.''

  1. The teacher asked the girls that they should hurry up and finish the test.
  2. The teacher told the girls to hurry up and finish the test.
  3. The teacher exhorted the girls to hurry up as it was time to finish the test.
  4. The teacher said hurry up girls. It was time to finish the test.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

Gopal said to me, ''Earth is a planet.''

  1. Gopal told me that Earth is a planet.
  2. Gopal asked me that Earth was a planet.
  3. Gopal told me that Earth was a planet.
  4. Gopal asked me that Earth had been a planet.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after the change of narration.

Tom: "How are you, Dick?"
Dick: "I am fine, thank you."
Tom wanted to ask Dick ________

  1. how is he?
  2. how was he.
  3. how he was.
  4. how he is.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

The mother said to her son, ''You must leave me and go on.''

  1. The mother said to her son that he must leave me and go on.
  2. The mother said that her son must leave her and went on.
  3. The mother ordered her son to leave her and go on.
  4. The mother asked her son that he must leave her and go on.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the option that converts the given statement into indirect speech.

He said to me, ''Please help me.''

  1. He requested me to help him.
  2. He said me to help him.
  3. He told me to help him.
  4. He ordered me to help him.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the option that converts the given statement into indirect speech.

He said, ''May the king live long!''

  1. He prayed that the king might live long.
  2. He asked that the king might live long.
  3. He told that king may live long.
  4. He said that the king might live long.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to me, ''Your friend came over yesterday."

  1. He told me that my friend had come over the previous day.
  2. He told me that my friend had come over yesterday.
  3. He told me that your friend had come the previous day.
  4. He said to me that my friend had come over yesterday.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

Hari said to Sham, ''India is progressing by leaps and bounds.''

  1. Hari told Sham that India is progressing by leaps and bounds.
  2. Hari said to Sham that India was progressing by leaps and bounds.
  3. Hari told Sham that India was progressing by leaps and bounds.
  4. Hari sad to Sham that India is progressing by leaps and bounds.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to my servant, ''Give me a glass of water."

  1. He strongly asked for a glass of water to my servant.
  2. He said to my servant that he wanted a glass of water.
  3. He ordered my servant to give him a glass of water.
  4. He strongly asked for a glass of water from my servant.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

I said to him, ''Why are you late?''

  1. I said to him why are you late?
  2. I asked him why he was late.
  3. I asked him why are you late?
  4. I told him why he is late.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

The boy said, ''I am not feeling well."

  1. The boy says that he is not feeling well.
  2. The boy said that he was not feeling well.
  3. The boy said that he is not feeling well.
  4. The boy told that he was not feeling well.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

The father said to his son, ''Honesty is the best policy.''

  1. The father advised his son that honesty is the best policy.
  2. The father advised his son that honesty was the best policy.
  3. The father said to his son that honesty is the best policy.
  4. The father told his son that honesty is the best policy.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to her, ''Are you coming to the party?''

  1. He asked her whether she was coming to the party.
  2. He told her if she was coming to the party.
  3. He asked her if she was coming to the party.
  4. He asked her if she will be coming to the party.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

''Are you alone, my son?'', said a soft voice close behind me.

  1. A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.
  2. A soft voice said to me are you alone son?
  3. A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
  4. A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

Rinki said to Hitesh, ''Will you help me in my work just now?''

  1. Rinki asked Hitesh if he would help her in her work then.
  2. Rinki questioned to Hitesh that will you help me in my work just now?
  3. Rinki told Hitesh whether he will help her in her work just now.
  4. Rinki asked to Hitesh that will he help her in her work just then?
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to me, ''Do not waste your time.''

  1. He told me not to waste my time.
  2. He asked me not to waste your time.
  3. He advised me not to waste my time.
  4. He advised me not to waste your time.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

''It's alright, my son; it will soon be over'', said the mother.

  1. The mother said to her son that it was alright and it will soon be over.
  2. The mother told her son that it was alright and it will soon be over.
  3. The mother told her son that it is alright and it would soon be over.
  4. The mother assured her son saying that it was alright and it would soon be over.
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

The singer said, ''Hurrah! I have won the prize.''

  1. The singer said that hurrah I have won the prize.
  2. The singer exclaimed with joy that I have won the prize.
  3. The singer exclaimed with joy that he had won the prize.
  4. The singer exclaimed with joy that he has won the prize.
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