Direct and Indirect Narration Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

Sanjay said that he was going to Delhi then.

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    Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi now"
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    Sanjay said, "I was going to Delhi now"
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    Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi then"
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    Sanjay said, "He is going to Delhi now"
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Answer : 1. "Sanjay said, "I am going to Delhi now" "

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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."

Q:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.”

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    Our Principal advised that rules need to be followed at any cost.
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    Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.
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    Our Principal told that rules are to be followed at any cost.
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    Our Principal said that rules had to be followed at any cost
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Answer : 2. "Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost."

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" "

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Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

 Malini said that she would go for the meeting.

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    Malini said, "I go for the meeting"
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    Malini said, "I am going for the meeting"
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    Malini said, "I will go for the meeting"
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    Malini said, "I went for the meeting"
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Answer : 3. "Malini said, "I will go for the meeting" "

Q:

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
He said that something might be missing in there.

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    He said, “Something may be missing in here.”
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    He said, “Something had to be missing in there.”
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    He said, “Something is been missing in here.”
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    He said, “Something could be missing in here.”
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Answer : 1. "He said, “Something may be missing in here.”"

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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.”"

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.”"

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