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Narration

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to them, “Don’t make a noise”.

  1. He told them that don’t make a noise.
  2. He told them not to make noise.
  3. He told them not to make a noise.
  4. He asked them not to make a noise.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said, “I saw a book here.”

  1. He said that he saw a book.
  2. He said that he saw a book there.
  3. He said that he had seen a book here.
  4. He said that he had seen a book there.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

I enquired of her what the matter was.

  1. I said to her, “What is the matter?”
  2. I said, “What is the matter?”
  3. I told, “What is the matter?”
  4. I asked, “What the matter is?”
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said to me, “I don't believe you.”

  1. He told me that he didn't believe me.
  2. He told that he didn't believe me.
  3. He said that he didn't believed me.
  4. He told that he didn't believed me.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said, “What a beautiful scene!”

  1. He said that what a beautiful scene it was.
  2. He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.
  3. He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.
  4. He exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful scene.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said to her, "Don't read so fast.”

  1. He ordered her not to read so fast. 
  2. He advised her don't read so fast.
  3. He said her not to read so fast.
  4. He told her that not to read so fast.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

I told her that they were cricket players.

  1. I said to her, "They were cricket players.”
  2. I told her, “They were cricket players.”
  3. I said to her, “They are cricket players.”
  4. I told to her, “They were cricket players.”
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

Ram said,” Sita loves her friends”.

  1. Ram said that Sita loves her friends.
  2. Ram said that Sita loved her friends.
  3. Ram told that Sita loved her friends.
  4. Ram told that Sita loves her friends.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said, “I must go next week”.

  1. He said that he must go next week.
  2. He said that he must not go the following week.
  3. He said that he would have to go the following week.
  4. He said that he was to go the following week.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

The sage said, ”God helps those who help themselves”.

  1. The sage said that God helps those who help themselves.
  2. The sage said that God helped those who helped themselves.
  3. The sage said that God helps those who helped themselves.
  4. The sage said that God helped those who help themselves.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

The boys asked the principal if the college would remain closed the next day.

  1. The boys said to the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?"
  2. The boys told the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?"
  3. The boys said, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?"
  4. The boys said, "Shall the college remain closed tomorrow?"
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

She said, “God is great.”

  1. She said that God is great.
  2. She said that God was great.
  3. She told, God is great.
  4. She had said that God is great.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to her, “May you succeed!”

  1. He told her that she might succeed.
  2. He prayed to God that she may succeed.
  3. He wished her success.
  4. He said to her that she might succeed.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

She said, "Two and two makes four."

  1. She told that two and two make four.
  2. She said that two and two made four.
  3. She said that two and two makes four.
  4. She told that two and two made four.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the sentence in indirect speech.

“Please don’t go away”, she said to me.

  1. She said to me please don’t go away.
  2. She told me not to go away.
  3. She begged that I not go away.
  4. She begged me not to go away.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He asked her if she was coming to the party.

  1. He said to her, “Are you coming to the party?"
  2. He told her if she was coming to the party.
  3. He told to her if she was coming to the party.
  4. He asked her, “Are you coming to the party?"
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the sentence in direct speech.

Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.

  1. Rajesh said, “I bought a car yesterday.”
  2. Rajesh said, "He bought a car yesterday."
  3. Rajesh told, “He bought a car yesterday.”
  4. Rajesh said, "I had bought a car yesterday.”
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.

  1. He said, “I clean my teeth twice a day."
  2. He said, “I clean my teeth twice in a day."
  3. He says, “I clean my teeth twice a day."
  4. He says, “I clean my teeth twice."
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the given statement in direct speech.

The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.

  1. The teacher said, “Be quiet, boys.”
  2. The teacher asked,” Be quiet, boys.”
  3. The teacher said to the boys, “Please be quiet.”
  4. The teacher told, “Be quiet, boys”.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the given statement in direct speech.

He told me that he disobeyed his father.

  1. He said to me that I disobey my father.
  2. He said to me, “I disobey my father”.
  3. He told me, “I disobey my father.”
  4. He said to me, “He disobeys my father”.

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