Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Siva said, "I have read the novel Pride and Prejudice."

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    Siva said that he have read the novel Pride and Prejudice
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    Siva said that he reads the novel Pride and Prejudice
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    Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudice
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    Siva said that he read the novel Pride and Prejudice
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Answer : 3. "Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudice "

Q:

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."

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.

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    He said, "Alas! I am undone"
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    He said, "Alas! He is undone"
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    He said, "Alas! He was undone"
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    He said, "Alas! I have been undone"
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Answer : 1. "He said, "Alas! I am undone" "

Q:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Nandini said, “I bought a pen yesterday.”

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    Nandini said she did bought a pen the previous day.
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    Nandini said that she had bought a pen the previous day.
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    Nandini said that she had bought a pen yesterday.
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    Nandini says that she had bought a pen the previous day.
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Answer : 2. "Nandini said that she had bought a pen the previous day."

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

She said that she would be playing with her kids.

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    She said, "I have played with my kids"
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    She said, "I will play with my kids"
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    She said, "I played with my kids"
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    She said, "I will be playing with my kids"
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Answer : 4. "She said, "I will be playing with my kids""

Q:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Garima told her friends that she couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.

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    Garima said to her friends, “She couldn’t go with them to the movie that night as she was very busy.”
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    Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight as I am very busy.”
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    Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with them to the movie that night as I was very busy.”
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    Garima said to her friends, “I couldn’t go with you to the movie tonight as I was very busy.”
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Answer : 2. "Garima said to her friends, “I can’t go with you to the movie tonight as I am very busy.”"

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

 Akshai said that he was playing drums.

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    Akshai said, "I had been playing drums"
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    Akshai said, "I have been playing drums"
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    Akshai said, "I am playing drums"
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    Akshai said, "I play drums"
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Answer : 3. "Akshai said, "I am playing drums" "

Q:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Anurag says that he would like to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.

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    Anurag says, “He likes to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.”
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    Anurag said, “I will like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”
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    Anurag says, “I like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”
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    Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”
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Answer : 4. "Anurag says, “I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up.”"

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