Questions
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The student will say, “I cannot do this question”.
The student :
- will say that he cannot do that question
- would say that he cannot do that question
- would said that he cannot do that question
- will told that he cannot do that question
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that complete sentence which is changed into indirect narration:
All will say, “The people should not use Atom bomb”.
- All would say that the people should not use Atom bomb
- All will said that the people should not use Atom bomb
- All will say that the people should not use Atom bomb
- All would said that the people should not use Atom bomb
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
My friend said, “Honesty is the best policy”.
My friend :
- told that honesty is the best policy
- said that honesty is the best policy
- told that honesty was the best policy
- None of these
Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The milk man says, “My cow does not give much milk”.
The milk man :
- said that his cow does not give much milk
- told that his cow does not give much milk
- says that his cow does not give much milk
- told that his cow do not give much milk
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The teacher said, “Ramesh is a good boy”.
The teacher :
- said that Ramesh was a good boy
- told that Ramesh was a good boy
- says that Ramesh was a good boy
- said that Ramesh is a good boy
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
My friend said to me, “Where do you go daily?”
My friend :
- asked me where I went daily
- said to me that where I went daily
- told me that where I went daily
- asked me that where I go daily
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The teacher said to me, “Have you read this book?”
The teacher :
- told to me that had I read this book
- said to me that had I read this book
- asked me if I had read that book
- told me that I had read that book
Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The thief said to the policeman, “Why did you beat me so mercilessly?”
The thief :
- asked the policeman why he had beaten him so mercilessly
- said the policeman that why he had beaten him mercilessly
- asked the policeman that why he had beaten him so mercilessly
- None of these
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The father said to his son, “Do not go out in the sun.”
The father :
- told his son to do not go out in the sun
- said to his son to did not went out in the sun
- advised his son not to go out in the sun
- says his son to do not go out in the sun
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The teacher said to me, “Go out of the room at once.”
The teacher :
- said to me to go out of the room at once
- told me to go out of the room at once
- ordered me to go out of the room at once
- request me to go out of the room at once
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The coolie said, “Please don't keep me waiting so long.”
The coolie :
- said that to not keep him waiting so long
- requested not to keep him waiting so long
- exclaimed that to do not keep him waiting so long
- advised to do not keep him waiting so long
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The teacher said to me, “Be regular and learn your lesson daily.”
The teacher :
- told me that to be regular and learn my lesson daily
- said to me be regular and learn my lesson daily
- advised me to be regular and learn lesson daily
- request me to be regular and learn lesson daily
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
A Jain Muni said, “Let us love all the living beings in the world.”
The Jain Muni :
- asked that we should love all the living beings in the world
- advised that we should love all the living beings in the world
- request that you should love all the living beings in the world
- All are correct
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The saint said to me, “Why do you not go to the temple daily?”
The saint :
- said to me that why I did not go to the temple daily
- asked me that why I did not go to the temple daily
- asked me that why I do not go to the temple daily
- enquired of me why I did not go to the temple daily
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The players said, “Let us start the game.”
The players :
- said that to let them start the game
- told that to let them start the game
- asked to let them start the game
- proposed that they should start the game
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
A woman said, “Alas! my husband has not returned from the sea so far.”
A woman :
- said, alas that her husband has not returned from the sea so far
- told with sorrow that her husband had not returned from the sea so far
- exclaimed with sorrow that her husband had not returned from the sea till then
- None of these
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The people said, “May our king live long.”
The people :
- told that their king might live long
- prayed that their king might live long
- wished that their king might live long
- said that their king might live long
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
I said to my friend, “Good morning, how are you?”
- I said to my friend good morning and how is he
- I asked to my friend how was he and say good morning
- I wished my friend good morning and asked how he was
- I said to my friend good morning and asked that how he was
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The clerks said to their boss, “Let us see the match on T.V.”
The clerks :
- asked their boss to let them see the match on T.V
- said their boss that they should be allowed to see the match on T.V
- requested their boss that they should be allowed to see the match on T.V
- suggest their boss that they would see the match on T.V
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The teacher said to the boy, “What a foolish boy you are!”
The teacher :
- told to the boy that he was very foolish
- exclaimed with wonder that he was a very foolish boy
- shouted that he was a very foolish boy
- said to the boy that he was very foolish
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
Lord Yama said, “O princess, do not follow your dead husband.”
Lord Yama :
- requested the princess not to follow her dead husband
- said the princess to not follow her dead husband
- advised the princess not to follow her dead husband
- told the princess to not follow her dead husband
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The beggar said, “I am very thirsty. I want only a glass of water.”
The beggar :
- requested that he was very thirsty and want only a glass of water
- said that he was very thirsty and he wanted only a glass of water
- exclaimed with sorrow that he was very thirsty and want only a glass of water
- told that he was very thirsty and want only a glass of water
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The class teacher said, “Why did you not deposit your fee yesterday?”
The class teacher :
- said that why he did not deposit his fee yesterday
- asked that why he did not deposit his fee yesterday
- asked why he had not deposited his fee the previous day
- None of these
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The clerk said to the officer, “Sir, can I go home now?”
The clerk :
- asked the officer that he could go home then
- requested his officer that he could go home then
- said his officer that he wants to go home
- asked the officer respectfully if he could go home then
Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.
The old man said, “May you never get peace in your life.”
The old man :
- exclaimed with sorrow that he might never get peace in his life
- cursed that he might never get peace in his life
- prayed that he might never get peace in his life
- exclaimed with joy that he might never get peace in his life