(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - English Language & Comprehension Skills - Narration (Direct & Indirect) (MCQ - 1)

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that complete sentence which is changed into indirect narration.

1. The thief said to the policeman, “Why did you beat me so mercilessly?” The thief:
(a) asked the policeman why he had beaten him so mercilessly.
(b) said the policeman that why he had beaten him mercilessly.
(c) asked the policeman that why he had beaten him so mercilessly.
(d) None of these.

2. The saint said to me, “Why do you not go to the temple daily?” The saint:
(a) said to me that why I did not go to the temple daily.
(b) asked me that why I did not go to the temple daily.
(c) asked me that why I do not go to the temple daily.
(d) enquired of me why I did not go to the temple daily.

3. My friend said to me, “Where do you go daily?”  My friend:
(a) asked me where I went daily.
(b) said to me that where I went daily.
(c) told me that where I went daily.
(d) asked me that where I go daily.

4. The teacher said tome, “Have you read this book?” The teacher
(a) told to me that had I read this book.
(b) said to me that had I read this book.
(c) asked me if I had read that book.
(d) told me that I had read that book.

5. The milk man says, “My cow does not give much milk.”  The milk man :
(a) said that his cow does not give much milk.
(b) told that his cow does not give much milk.
(c) says that his cow does not give much milk.
(d) told that his cow do not give much milk.

6. All will say, “The people should not use Atom bomb.”
(a) All would say that the people should not use Atom bomb.
(b) All will said that the people should not use Atom bomb.
(c) All will say that the people should not use Atom bomb.
(d) All would said that the people should not use Atom bomb.

7. The teacher said, “Ramesh is a good boy.”  The teacher:
(a) said that Ramesh was a good boy.
(b) told that Ramesh was a good boy.
(c) says that Ramesh was a good boy.
(d) said that Ramesh is a good boy.

8. My friend said, “Honesty is the best policy.” My friend:
(a) told that honesty is the best policy.’
(b) said that honesty is the best policy.
(c) told that honesty was the best policy.
(d) None of these.

9. The student will say, “I cannot do this question.” The student:
(a) will say that he cannot do that question.
(b) would say that he cannot do that question.
(c) would said that he cannot do that question.
(d) will told that he cannot do that question.

10. The judge says, “I shall punish the criminal.” The judge:
(a) says that he will be punished the criminal.
(b) told that he will punish the criminal.
(c) says that he will punish the criminal.
(d) said that he will punish the criminal.

11. The saint said, “We are mortals.” The saint:
(a) said that we are mortals.
(b) told that we are mortals.
(c) said that they are mortals.
(d) told that they are mortals.

12. The father said, “He is a good boy.” The father:
(a) said that he is a good boy.
(b) told that he is a good boy.
(c) said that he was a good boy.
(d) told that he was a good boy.

13. He said to me, “You can teach me.” He:
(a) said to me that I can teach him.
(b) told to me that I can teach him.
(c) asked me that I can teach him.
(d) told me that I could teach him.

14. He said, “I am reading my book.” He:
(a) told that he is reading his book.
(b) told that he was reading his book.
(c) said that he was reading his book.
(d) asked that he was reading his book.

15. Ram said, “Pay attention to me.” Ram asked:
(a) pay attention to him.
(b) paid attention to him.
(c) having paid attention to him.
(d) to pay attention to him.

16. My mother said to me, “Do not have so many friends.” My mother forbade me:
(a) to have so many friends.
(b) not to have so many friends.
(c) to have been so many friends.
(d) to possess so many friends.

17. Rajni said, “May God bless you ?” Rajni:
(a) exclaimed with wish that God might bless me.
(b) expressed a wish that God might bless me.
(c) asked God to bless me.
(d) shouted with joy to bless me.

18. I said to him, “Let us go to school.” I told him:
(a) we would go to school.
(b) we shall go to school.
(c) that we would go to school.
(d) that we should go to school.

19. Mohini said tome, “Trust in God.” Mohini advised me:
(a) that I should trust in God.
(b) should trust in God.
(c) trusted in God.
(d) to trust in God.

20. She said to me, “I thank you for the help you have given:
(a) She told me that she thanked me for the help I had given.
(b) She thanked me for the help I have given.
(c) She thanked tome for the help I have given.
(d) She thanked me for the help I had given.

21. I said to her, “It was very hot last night.” I told her :
(a) that it had been very hot the previous night.
(b) that it was very hot the previous night.
(c) that it has been very hot the last night.
(d) that it had been very hot this night.

22. She said to me, “I shall forgive you.”
(a) She told me that she will forgive me.
(b) She told me that she was going to forgive me.
(c) She told me that she will not forgive me.
(d) She told me that she would forgive me.

23. Her father said to her mother, “Excuse the daughter.” Her father:
(a) requested her mother to excuse the daughter.
(b) asked her mother to excuse the daughter.
(c) asked her mother to have excused the daughter.
(d) asked her mother to have been excused.

24. My mother said to me, “Don’t quarrel among yourselves.” My mother:
(a) forbade me to quarrel among ourselves.
(b) asked me not to quarrel among ourselves.
(c) asked me that not to quarrel among ourselves.
(d) asked me to quarrel not among ourselves.,

25. Sundari said to me. “Are you meeting me today?” Sundari enquired of me:
(a) whether I am meeting her that day.
(b) whether I was meeting her today.
(c) whether I was meeting her that day.
(d) I was meeting her that day.

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