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Narration - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    He said, “I will go to Indonesia tomorrow.”
    1. He said that he would go to Indonesia tomorrow.
    2. He said that he would go to Indonesia the next day.
    3. He said he would go to Indonesia by tomorrow.
    4. He said that he would be going to Indonesia the next day.
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  2. Question 2

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    He said, “You were making excuses”.
    1. He said that you were making excuses.
    2. He said that I had been making excuses.
    3. He said that you had been making excuses.
    4. He said that I was making excuses.
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  3. Question 3

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    The father said to his daughter, “Your mother will be waiting for me”.
    1. The father told his daughter that her mother was waiting for me.
    2. The father told his daughter that her mother would be waiting for him.
    3. The father told his daughter that my mother would be waiting for him.
    4. The father told his daughter that her mother will be waiting for him.
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  4. Question 4

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    He said, “I had gone to Shimla”.
    1. He says that he had gone to Shimla.
    2. He said that he went to Shimla.
    3. He said that he had gone to Shimla.
    4. He said that he has gone to Shimla.
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  5. Question 5

    Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
    She said that she would not be coming to the school that day.
    1. She had said “She must not be coming to the school today”.
    2. She said, “You will not be coming to the school today”.
    3. She said, “I may not come to the school tomorrow”.
    4. She said, “I will not be coming to the school today”.
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  6. Question 6

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    My coach said to me, “You should take a healthy diet”.
    1. My coach told me that I should have taken a healthy diet.
    2. My coach told me that I should take a healthy diet.
    3. My coach told me that you should take a healthy diet.
    4. My coach told me that I shall take a healthy diet.
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  7. Question 7

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    I explained, “I don’t belong here”.
    1. I said that I did not belonged here.
    2. I explained that I did not belong there.
    3. I explained that I do not belong there.
    4. I explained that I did not belong here.
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  8. Question 8

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
    She said, “I can play the guitar pretty well”.
    1. She said that she can play the guitar pretty well.
    2. She said that she would play the guitar pretty well.
    3. She said that she could play the guitar pretty well.
    4. She said that she plays the guitar pretty well.
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  9. Question 9

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    Anju said to Vijaya, “You can stay with us whenever you are in Delhi”.
    1. Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever she was in Delhi.
    2. Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever you were in Delhi.
    3. Anju told Vijaya that you can stay with us whenever you are in Delhi.
    4. Anju told Vijaya that she can stay with us whenever she is in Delhi.
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  10. Question 10

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    “I love Bollywood music”, Deepu said to Reena.
    1. Deepu says to Reena that he loves Bollywood music.
    2. Deepu told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
    3. Deepu will say to Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
    4. Deepu had told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
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  11. Question 11

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    My niece said, “I have decided to take coaching in badminton”.
    1. My niece said she is deciding to coaching in badminton.
    2. My niece told me that she had decided to take coaching in badminton.
    3. My niece told that I have decided to coaching in badminton.
    4. My niece said she will decide to coaching in badminton.
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  12. Question 12

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    Mother said, “All the guests arrive tonight”
    1. Mother told that all the guests arrive tonight.
    2. Mother said that all the guests will arrive tonight.
    3. Mother said that all the guests arrive that night.
    4. Mother said that all the guests will arrive that night.
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  13. Question 13

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    Sarita said to me, “I’m glad I did not leave my village”.
    1. Sarita told me she is glad she had not left her village.
    2. Sarita told me I am glad she had not left her village.
    3. Sarita told me she was glad she was not leaving her village.
    4. Sarita told me she was glad she had not left her village.
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  14. Question 14

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    Sam said, “Pa, I am a big boy now and don’t need to drink milk”.
    1. Sam told his father that he was a big boy then and didn’t need to drink milk.
    2. Sam told his father that he is a big boy now and don’t need to drink milk.
    3. Sam told his father that I am a big boy now and don’t need to drink milk.
    4. Sam told his father that I would be a big boy now and won’t need to drink milk.
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  15. Question 15

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    “I am going to walk to the market to check which shops are open”, said Anant.
    1. Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open.
    2. Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
    3. Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
    4. Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
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  16. Question 16

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
    Neil Armstrong said, “It’s a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind”. (
    1. Neil Armstrong says that was a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.
    2. Neil Armstrong said that a small step for man can be giant leap for mankind.
    3. Neil Armstrong said that it was a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.
    4. Neil Armstrong had said that a small step for man is a giant leap for mankind.
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  17. Question 17

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
    She said, “It is my birthday next week”.
    1. She said that my birthday was next week.
    2. She said that next week was her birthday.
    3. She said that it was her birthday the following week.
    4. She said that it is my birthday the following week.
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  18. Question 18

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
    My sister suggested that we go for a walk in the fresh air.
    1. My sister said, “We shall go for a walk in the fresh air”.
    2. My sister said, “Let me go for a walk in the fresh air”.
    3. My sister said, “Go for a walk in the fresh air”.
    4. My sister said, “Let us go for a walk in the fresh air”.
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  19. Question 19

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
    Father told the children that there was some good news for them that day.
    1. Father said to the children, “There is some good news for you today”.
    2. Father said to the children, “There was some good news for you today”.
    3. Father said to the children, “There had been some good news for them that day”.
    4. Father said to the children, “There was some good news for them that day”.
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  20. Question 20

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
    Harry said to me, “Don’t wear this expensive watch to school”.
    1. Harry told me to not wear this expensive watch to school.
    2. Harry told me that don’t wear that expensive watch to school.
    3. Harry told me that not to wear that expensive watch to school.
    4. Harry told me not to wear that expensive watch to school.
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