Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

“So help me heaven!”, the man cried, “I shall never lie again.”

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    The man cries out to heaven to help him not to lie again ever.
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    The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again.
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    The man requested heaven to help him and see that he lie again.
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    The man called heaven and ordered to help him and see to it that she never lies again.
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Answer : 2. "The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again."

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Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, “Have you ever flown a kite?”

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    She asked me if you have ever flown a kite.
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    She asked me that had I ever flown a kite.
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    She asked me if I had ever flown a kite.
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    She asked me if I ever flew a kite.
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Answer : 3. "She asked me if I had ever flown a kite."

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Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

He asked me what I was doing.

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    He said to me, "What are you doing?
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    He said to me, "What you are doing?
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    He said to me, "What I am doing?
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    He said to me, "What were you doing?
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Answer : 1. "He said to me, "What are you doing? "

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Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

Sumanth said that he would have called a doctor.

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    Sumanth said, "I will call a doctor"
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    Sumanth said, "I will be calling a doctor"
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    Sumanth said, "I will have called a doctor"
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    Sumanth said, "I should call a doctor"
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Answer : 3. "Sumanth said, "I will have called a doctor" "

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Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

Anjana said that she was waiting for her friends.

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    Anjana said, "I have been waiting for my friends"
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    Anjana said, "I had been waiting for my friends"
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    Anjana said, "I waiting for my friends"
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    Anjana said, "I am waiting for my friends"
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Answer : 4. "Anjana said, "I am waiting for my friends""

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

The mother said that the kids were playing.

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    The mother said, “The kids have been playing”.
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    The mother has said, “The kids were playing”.
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    The mother told, “The kids had been playing”.
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    The mother said, “The kids are playing”.
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Answer : 4. "The mother said, “The kids are playing”."

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

He asked me when I had booked the flight tickets.

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    He said to me, “When you had book the flight tickets?”
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    He said to me, “When did you book the flight tickets?”
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    He said to me, “When are you booking the flight tickets?”
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    He said to me, “When do you book the flight tickets?”
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Answer : 2. "He said to me, “When did you book the flight tickets?”"

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Fiona enquired whether I had gone to school on Tuesday.

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    “Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.
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    “Are you gone to school on Tuesday? Fiona enquired.
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    “Had you been going to school on Tuesday?” Fiona asked me.
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    “Where are you going on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.
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Answer : 1. "“Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me."

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