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. 21
Robin said to Peg, “Are you listening? Don’t be thick.”
(A) Robin asked Peg if he was listening and advised him not to be thick.
(B) Robin told Peg to listen to him and not to be thick.
(C) Peg was asked to listen to Robin and not to be thick.
(D) Robin invited Peg to listen and not to be thick.
Answer: (A) Robin asked Peg if he was listening and advised him not to be thick.
Q. 22
Mother told me that I should listen to her first and do anything as I pleased.
(A) Mother said to me, “I should listen to me first and then do anything I please.”
(B) Mother said to me, “He should listen to her first and then do anything he pleases.”
(C) Mother said to me, “You should listen to me first and then do anything I pleased.”
(D) Mother said to me, “You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please.”
Answer: (D) Mother said to me, “You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please.”
Q. 23
He said, “They will be using my car for the trip.”
(A) He said that they would be using my car for the trip.
(B) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
(C) He said that we will be using his car for the trip.
(D) He said that they will be using my car for the trip.
Answer: (B) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
Q. 24
The wayfarer said to me, “Do you know the way to the Asiad village?”
(A) The wayfarer asked me if I did know the way to the Asiad village.
(B) The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
(C) The wayfarer asked me if he knew the way to the Asiad village.
(D) The wayfarer asked me that if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
Answer: (B) The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
Q. 25
He has just said, “My son will be back on Friday.”
(A) He has just said that my son will be back on Friday.
(B) He has just said that his son will be back on Friday.
(C) He has just said that his son shall be back on Friday.
(D) He has just said that his son would have been back next Friday.
Answer: (B) He has just said that his son will be back on Friday.
Q. 26
Rani said, “I saw the photograph.”
(A) Rani told that she saw the photograph.
(B) Rani said that she had seen the photograph.
(C) Rani said that the photograph was seen by her.
(D) Rani said that she has seen the photograph.
Answer: (B) Rani said that she had seen the photograph.
Q. 27
The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?”
(A) The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
(B) The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
(C) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
(D) The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready by the next evening.
Answer: (C) The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
Q. 28
The doctor advised the patients to give up smoking.
(A) The doctor said to the patients, “Why don’t you give up smoking?”
(B) The doctor said to the patients, “You should give up smoking.”
(C) The doctor said to the patients, “Give up smoking.”
(D) The doctor said to the patient, “I am advising you to give up smoking.”
Answer: (C) The doctor said to the patients, “Give up smoking.”
Q. 29
The teacher said to the boys, “Can you sit still and do your work?”
(A) The teacher told the boys whether they could sit still and do their work.
(B) The teacher asked the boys can’t they sit still and do their work.
(C) The teacher requested the boys to sit still.
(D) The teacher asked the boys if they could sit still and do their work.
Answer: (D) The teacher asked the boys if they could sit still and do their work.
Q. 30
Ritu said to you, “You are looking very pretty.”
(A) Ritu told you that you were looking very pretty.
(B) Ritu told you that I was looking very pretty.
(C) Ritu told you that she was looking very pretty.
(D) Ritu told you that you are looking very pretty.
Answer: (D) Ritu told you that you are looking very pretty.
Q. 31
He told the boy not to sit there.
(A) “Didn’t sit here”, he said to the boy.
(B) “Don’t sit here”, he said to the boy.
(C) “Didn’t sit there”, he said to the boy.
(D) “Don’t sit there”, he said to the boy.
Answer: (C) “Don’t sit here”, he said to the boy.
Q. 32
He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”
(A) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
(B) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
(C) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
(D) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Answer: (D) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Q. 33
He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”
(A) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.
(B) He urged them and said be quiet and listen to words.
(C) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
(D) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Answer: (A) He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words.
Q. 34
The teacher said to Mahesh, “Congratulations! Wish you success in life.”
(A) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and said wish you success in life.
(B) The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Mahesh.
(C) The teacher said congratulations to Mahesh and wished him success in life.
(D) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him success in life.
Answer: (D) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him success in life.
Q. 35
The poor examinee said, “O God take pity on me.”
(A) The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him.
(B) The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him.
(C) The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him.
(D) The poor examinee asked God to take pity on him.
Answer: (A) The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him.
Q. 36
“Where will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you?”
(A) I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
(B) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
(C) I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
(D) I inquired about his whereabouts the next day in case I would have to ring up.
Answer: (B) I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
Q. 37
The father warned his son that he should beware of him.
(A) The father warned his son, “Beware of him!”
(B) The father warned his son, “Watch that chap!”
(C) The father warned his son, “Be careful about him.”
(D) The father warned his son, “Don’t fall into the trap.”
Answer: (C) The father warned his son, “Beware of him!”
Q. 38
“What about going for a swim,” he said, “It’s quite fine then.
(A) He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
(B) He proposed going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(C) He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(D) He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
Answer: (B) He asked me what about for a swim as it was quite fine then.
Q. 39
“You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”
(A) He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.
(B) He told that you couldn’t bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
(C) He told me that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
(D) He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
Answer: (C) He told me that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
Q. 40
“There are ceremonies going on,” he said to me.
(A) He told me that there were ceremonies going on.
(B) He told me that there had been ceremonies going on.
(C) He told that there had been ceremonies going on.
(D) He told that there are ceremonies going on.
Answer: (A) He told me that there were ceremonies going on.