Narration MCQs for Competitive Examination
In the following questions, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect form. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct form.
Q. 41
Mr. Puri said to me, “Why are you taking down this fence?”
(A) Mr. Puri asked me why was I taking down this fence.
(B) Mr. Puri said to me why you were taking down that fence.
(C) Mr. Puri asked me why I was taking down that fence.
(D) Mr. Puri said to me that why are you taking down this fence.
Answer: (C) Mr. Puri asked me why I was taking down that fence.
Q. 42
Mrs. Gupta said to me, “Why are these boys standing in the sun?”
(A) Mrs. Gupta told me why those boys are standing in the sun.
(B) Mrs. Gupta asked me why those boys were standing in the sun.
(C) Mrs. Gupta said to me that why are these boys standing in the sun.
(D) Mrs. Gupta asked me why were these boys standing in the sun.
Answer: (B) Mrs. Gupta asked my why those boys were standing in the sun.
Q. 43
The Shopkeeper asked me, “Where is your car?”
(A) The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
(B) The shopkeeper asked me where my car is.
(C) The shopkeeper asked me where was my car.
(D) The shopkeeper asked me where is your car.
Answer: (A) The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
Q. 44
I asked the shopkeeper, “What is the price of this bike?”
(A) I asked the shopkeeper that what the price of this bike was.
(B) I asked the shopkeeper what is the price of this bike.
(C) I asked the shopkeeper what was the price of that bike.
(D) I asked the shopkeeper what the price of that bike was.
Answer: (D) I asked the shopkeeper what the price of that bike was.
Q. 45
Bhola said to his mother, “Why is this charcoal so black?”
(A) Bhola asked his mother why was that charcoal so black.
(B) Bhola told his mother why that charcoal was so black.
(C) Bhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
(D) Bhola asked his mother why this charcoal is so black.
Answer: (C) Bhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
Q. 46
Father said to me, “Are you going to keep me waiting all night?’
(A) Father asked me if you were going to keep him waiting all night.
(B) Father told me that you are going to keep him waiting all night.
(C) Father asked me are you going to keep me waiting all night.
(D) Father asked me if I was going to keep him waiting all night.
Answer: (D) Father asked me if I was going to keep him waiting all night.
Q. 47
The stranger said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony?”
(A) The stranger asked me can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony
(B) The stranger asked me if you could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony
(C) The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony
(D) The stranger told me that I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony
Answer: (C) The stranger asked me if I could him the way to the River Bank Colony.
Q. 48
She said, “Deepak slipped when he was trying to skate.”
(A) She said that Deepak slipped when he was trying to skate
(B) She said that Deepak was slipping when he was trying to skate
(C) She said that Deepak has slipped when he was trying to skate
(D) She said that Deepak has slipped when he was trying to skate
Answer: (D) She said that Deepak has slipped when he was trying to skate.
Q. 49
The lawyer said to be accused, “Where were you at the time of the burglary?”
(A) The lawyer asked the burglar where he was at the time of the burglary
(B) The lawyer asked the burglar that where was he at the time of the burglary
(C) The lawyer asked the burglar if he was there at the time of the burglary
(D) The lawyer asked the burglar where you at the time of the burglary
Answer: (A) The lawyer asked the burglar where was he at the time of the burglary.
Q. 50
Seema said to her daughter, “Don’t go near the well.”
(A) Seema requested to her daughter to go near the well
(B) Seema told her daughter that don’t go near the well
(C) Seema said her daughter you shouldn’t go near the well
(D) Seema warned her daughter not to go near the well
Answer: (D) Seema warned her daughter not to go near the well.
Q. 51
My grandmother said, “I bore six children.”
(A) My grandmother told that she had bore six children.
(B) My grandmother said that she had borne six children.
(C) My grandmother said that she has born six children.
(D) My grandmother said she bore six children.
Answer: (B) My grandmother said that she had borne six children.
Q. 52
He said to the grocer, “What is the price of tomatoes?”
(A) He asked the grocer that what was the price of tomatoes
(B) He asked the grocer what the price of tomatoes was.
(C) He asked the grocer what was the price of tomatoes.
(D) He asked the grocer what is the price of tomatoes.
Answer: (B) He asked the grocer what the price of tomatoes was.
Q. 53
She says, “I go for a walk every morning.”
(A) She said that she went for a walk every morning.
(B) She says that she goes for a walk every morning.
(C) She said that she goes for a walk every morning.
(D) She says that I go for a walk every morning.
Answer: (B) She says that she goes for a walk every morning.
Q. 54
Father said to his daughter, “I will attend your convocation tomorrow.”
(A) Father told his daughter that he would attend her convocation the next day.
(B) Father told his daughter I will attend her convocation tomorrow.
(C) Father told his daughter that he will attend her convocation tomorrow.
(D) Father told his daughter that he will be attending her convocation the next day.
Answer: (A) Father told his daughter that he would attend her convocation the next day.
Q. 55
She said to you, “I have a thousand rupees in my purse now.”
(A) She told you that she has a thousand rupees in my purse now.
(B) She told you that she had a thousand rupees in her purse then.
(C) She said you that she have a thousand rupees in my purse then.
(D) She told me that she had a thousand rupees in her purse now.
Answer: (B) She told you that she had a thousand rupees in her purse then.
Q. 56
“I know her well” said Manisha.
(A) Manisha said that she knew her well.
(B) Manisha said if she knows her well.
(C) Manisha said that she knows her.
(D) Manisha says that she knew her well.
Answer: (A) Manisha said that she knew her well.
Q. 57
Shyam said, “My master is eating.”
(A) Shyam inform that his master is eating.
(B) Shyam say that his master is eating.
(C) Shyam and his master was eating.
(D) Shyam said that his master was eating
Answer: (D) Shyam said that his master was eating.
Q. 58
Ram said, “I have cleared the clutter.”
(A) Ram told that he cleared the clutter.
(B) Ram says that he cleared the clutter.
(C) Ram said that he had cleared the clutter.
(D) The clutter was cleared by Ram
Answer: (C) Ram said that he had cleared the clutter.
Q. 59
The teacher said, “The moon goes round the earth.”
(A) The teacher said that the moon goes round the earth.
(B) The teacher asked whether the moon goes round the earth.
(C) The teacher informed about moon going round the earth.
(D) The teacher asked whether moon goes round.
Answer: (A) The teacher said that the moon goes round the earth.
Q. 60
Rohan said, “I am going”
(A) Rohan had said he is gone.
(B) Rohan is going.
(C) Rohan said that he is gone.
(D) Rohan said that he was going.
Answer: (D) Rohan said that he was going.