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. 81
“Reena, I’m surprised you want dinner as we had such a late lunch,” said Rajat
(A) Rajat was saying to Reena that he was surprised that she was wanting dinner as they had been having such a late lunch.
(B) Rajat told Reena that he was surprised that she wanted dinner as they had had such a late lunch.
(C) Rajat had told Reena that he was surprised that she had wanted dinner as they were having such a late lunch.
(D) Rajat had been telling Reena that he was surprised that she wants dinner as they had had such a late lunch.
Answer: (B) Rajat told Reena that he was surprised that she wanted dinner as they had had such a late lunch.
Q. 82
“If the rains don’t stop we will have to move the animals to another place,”said the zoo official.
(A) The zoo official said that if the rains didn’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place
(B) The zoo official said that if the rains are not stopping they would have to move the animals to another place.
(C) The zoo official will say that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.
(D) The zoo official had been saying said that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.
Answer: (A) The zoo official said that if the rains didn’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place
Q. 83
He said, “The last film I saw was such a violent one that I couldn’t sleep the whole night”.
(A) He said that the last film he had seen was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
(B) He is saying the last film he saw was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
(C) He shall say that the last film he had seen was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
(D) He shall be saying that the last film he had been seeing was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
Answer: (A) He said that the last film he had seen was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
Q. 84
The art teacher said, “I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.”
(A) The art teacher is saying that she never tells her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.
(B) The art teacher had said that she never told her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.
(C) The art teacher said that I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.
(D) The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine.
Answer: (D) The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine.
Q. 85
Mrs. Sethi said to her students, “Would you like to go outdoors for the yoga class?”
(A) Mrs Sethi said to her students will you like to go outdoors for the yoga class?
(B) Mrs Sethi asked her students about their liking to go outdoors for the yoga class.
(C) Mrs Sethi asked her students whether they would like to go outdoors for the yoga class.
(D) Mrs Sethi told her students that would you like to go outdoors for the yoga class.
Answer: (C) Mrs Sethi asked her students whether they would like to go outdoors for the yoga class.
Q. 86
The gym instructor exclaimed that her students’ performance was extremely poor.
(A) The gym instructor says to her students, “Your performance is poor.”
(B) The gym instructor said to her students, “How poor their performance is!”
(C) The gym instructor said to her students, “How poor your performance is!”
(D) The gym instructor said to her students, “How is your performance so poor?”
Answer: (C) The gym instructor said to her students, “How poor your performance is!”
Q. 87
She said to her friend, “Where did you go yesterday?”
(A) She asked her friend where she went yesterday.
(B) She asked her friend where she had gone the day before.
(C) She asked her friend where she was going yesterday.
(D) She asked her friend where had she gone the day before.
Answer: (B) She asked her friend where she had gone the day before.
Q. 88
Avika said to her mother, “You are very late today.”
(A) Avika told her mother that she was very late that day.
(B) Avika told her mother that you were very late that day.
(C) Avika told her mother that she is very late that day.
(D) Avika asked her mother why she was late today.
Answer: (A) Avika told her mother that she was very late that day.
Q. 89
When Rohit saw Saurabh, he said, “Oh, how tall you have grown!”
(A) When Rohit saw Saurabh, he exclaimed how tall he (Saurabh) was grown.
(B) When Rohit saw Saurabh, he observed that you have grown very tall.
(C) When Rohit saw Saurabh, he commented that he (Saurabh) has grown very tall.
(D) When Rohit saw Saurabh, he exclaimed that he (Saurabh) had grown very tall.
Answer: (D) When Rohit saw Saurabh, he exclaimed that he (Saurabh) had grown very tall.
Q. 90
Mother said to Kavya, “Turn on the light.”
(A) Mother asked Kavya if the light was on.
(B) Mother told Kavya to turn on the light.
(C) Kavya told mother to turn on the light.
(D) Mother requested Kavya to please on the light.
Answer: (B) Mother told Kavya to turn on the light.
Q. 91
I will tell him that I don’t want to join the art classes.
(A) I will tell him, “I don’t want to join the art classes.”
(B) I will tell him, “I didn’t want to join the art classes.”
(C) I want to tell him, “I don’t like to join the art classes.”
(D) I said to him, “I couldn’t join the art classes.”
Answer: (A) I will tell him, “I don’t want to join the art classes.”
Q. 92
The officer told me that I needed to work harder to meet my targets otherwise I would have to leave the company.
(A) The officer said to me, “Work harder to meet your targets otherwise be ready to leave the company.”
(B) The officer said to me, “I need to work harder to meet my targets otherwise I will have to leave the company.”
(C) The officer said to me, “You need to work harder to meet your targets otherwise you will have to leave the company.”
(D) The officer said to me, “You have to work harder to meet our targets otherwise I will have to leave the company.”
Answer: (C) The officer said to me, “You need to work harder to meet your targets otherwise you will have to leave the company.”
Q. 93
I told Vinod that the plumber had forgotten his mobile there
(A) I said to Vinod, “The plumber had forgotten his mobile there.”
(B) I said to Vinod, “The plumber has forgotten his mobile here.”
(C) I said to Vinod, “The plumber is forgetting his mobile here.”
(D) Vinod said to me, “The plumber has forgotten his mobile here.
Answer: (B) I said to Vinod, “The plumber has forgotten his mobile here.”
Q. 94
The traveller said that he had come a long way off.
(A) The traveller told, “He has come a long way off.”
(B) The traveller said, “I have come a long way off.”
(C) The traveller said, “I am coming a long way off.”
(D) The traveller said, “He had come a long way off.”
Answer: (B) The traveller said, “I have come a long way off.”
Q. 95
I said to Taru, “The tyre of my car is punctured.”
(A) I told Taru that the tyre of my car is punctured.
(B) Taru told me that the tyre of my car was punctured.
(C) I told Taru that the tyre of my car was punctured.
(D) I told Taru that the tyre of her car is punctured.
Answer: (C) I told Taru that the tyre of my car was punctured.
Q. 96
The little girl asked her mother if she could visit her friend’s house.
(A) The little girl said to her mother, “Can I visit my friend’s house?”
(B) The little girl said to her mother, “Why can’t I visit my friend’s house?”
(C) The little girl said to her mother, “Should she visit her friend’s house?”
(D) The little girl said to her mother, “I could visit my friend’s house.”
Answer: (A) The little girl said to her mother, “Can I visit my friend’s house?”
Q. 97
The teacher asked Avika what had happened to her and why her nose was bleeding.
(A) The teacher said to Avika, “What happened to you? Why is your nose bleeding?”
(B) The teacher said to Avika, “What is happening to you? Why is your nose bleeding?”
(C) The teacher said to Avika, “What happened to her? Why was her nose bleeding?”
(D) The teacher said to Avika, “What had happened to you? Why was your nose bleeding?”
Answer: (A) The teacher said to Avika, “What happened to you? Why is your nose bleeding?”
Q. 98
The teacher said to Mohit, “Go to your seat and sit quietly”
(A) The teacher instructed Mohit that he must go to his seat and sit quietly.
(B) The teacher told Mohit to go to your seat and sit quietly.
(C) The teacher requested Mohit to go to his seat and sit quietly.
(D) The teacher instructed Mohit to go to his seat and sit quietly.
Answer: (D) The teacher instructed Mohit to go to his seat and sit quietly.
Q. 99
The lady said to the plumber, “Why didn’t you come last week? The RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days.”
(A) The lady asked the plumber if he had come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
(B) The lady asked the plumber why he hadn’t come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
(C) The lady asked the plumber why he didn’t come last week and told him that the RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days.
(D) The lady scolded the plumber for not coming last week and told him that the RO machine was making some noise for the last ten days.
Answer: (B) The lady asked the plumber why he hadn’t come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
Q. 100
Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said, “Whatever talks take place they will be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.”
(A) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh announced that whatever talks took place, they would be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
(B) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said that if there were talks, that had to be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
(C) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh asked whatever talks took place, why they were not on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
(D) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said that whatever talks take place, they will be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir
Answer: (A) Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh announced that whatever talks took place, they would be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.