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Sentence Completion

Description: Sentence Completion
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: English Direct to Indirect Speech
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Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The student will say, “I cannot do this question”. The student :

  1. will say that he cannot do that question

  2. would say that he cannot do that question

  3. would said that he cannot do that question

  4. will told that he cannot do that question


Correct Option: A

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

All will say, “The people should not use Atom bomb”.

  1. All would say that the people should not use Atom bomb

  2. All will said that the people should not use Atom bomb

  3. All will say that the people should not use Atom bomb

  4. All would said that the people should not use Atom bomb


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

My friend said, “Honesty is the best policy”. My friend :

  1. told that honesty is the best policy

  2. said that honesty is the best policy

  3. told that honesty was the best policy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The milk man says, “My cow does not give much milk”. The milk man :

  1. said that his cow does not give much milk

  2. told that his cow does not give much milk

  3. says that his cow does not give much milk

  4. told that his cow do not give much milk


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The teacher said, “Ramesh is a good boy”. The teacher :

  1. said that Ramesh was a good boy

  2. told that Ramesh was a good boy

  3. says that Ramesh was a good boy

  4. said that Ramesh is a good boy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Was a good boy indicates the indirectness of the sentence. Therefore answer choice 1 is correct.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

My friend said to me, “Where do you go daily?” My friend :

  1. asked me where I went daily

  2. said to me that where I went daily

  3. told me that where I went daily

  4. asked me that where I go daily


Correct Option: A

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The teacher said to me, “Have you read this book?” The teacher :

  1. told to me that had I read this book

  2. said to me that had I read this book

  3. asked me if I had read that book

  4. told me that I had read that book


Correct Option: C

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The thief said to the policeman, “Why did you beat me so mercilessly?” The thief :

  1. asked the policeman why he had beaten him so mercilessly

  2. said the policeman that why he had beaten him mercilessly

  3. asked the policeman that why he had beaten him so mercilessly

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The father said to his son, “Do not go out in the sun.” The father :

  1. told his son to do not go out in the sun

  2. said to his son to did not went out in the sun

  3. advised his son not to go out in the sun

  4. says his son to do not go out in the sun


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The teacher said to me, “Go out of the room at once.” The teacher :

  1. said to me to go out of the room at once

  2. told me to go out of the room at once

  3. ordered me to go out of the room at once

  4. request me to go out of the room at once


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The coolie said, “Please don't keep me waiting so long.” The coolie :

  1. said that to not keep him waiting so long

  2. requested not to keep him waiting so long

  3. exclaimed that to do not keep him waiting so long

  4. advised to do not keep him waiting so long


Correct Option: B

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The teacher said to me, “Be regular and learn your lesson daily.” The teacher :

  1. told me that to be regular and learn my lesson daily

  2. said to me be regular and learn my lesson daily

  3. advised me to be regular and learn lesson daily

  4. request me to be regular and learn lesson daily


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

A Jain Muni said, “Let us love all the living beings in the world.” The Jain Muni :

  1. asked that we should love all the living beings in the world

  2. advised that we should love all the living beings in the world

  3. request that you should love all the living beings in the world

  4. All are correct


Correct Option: B

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The saint said to me, “Why do you not go to the temple daily?” The saint :

  1. said to me that why I did not go to the temple daily

  2. asked me that why I did not go to the temple daily

  3. asked me that why I do not go to the temple daily

  4. enquired of me why I did not go to the temple daily


Correct Option: D

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The players said, “Let us start the game.” The players :

  1. said that to let them start the game

  2. told that to let them start the game

  3. asked to let them start the game

  4. proposed that they should start the game


Correct Option: D

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

A woman said, “Alas! my husband has not returned from the sea so far.” A woman :

  1. said, alas that her husband has not returned from the sea so far

  2. told with sorrow that her husband had not returned from the sea so far

  3. exclaimed with sorrow that her husband had not returned from the sea till then

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The people said, “May our king live long.” The people :

  1. told that their king might live long

  2. prayed that their king might live long

  3. wished that their king might live long

  4. said that their king might live long


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

I said to my friend, “Good morning, how are you?”

  1. I said to my friend good morning and how is he

  2. I asked to my friend how was he and say good morning

  3. I wished my friend good morning and asked how he was

  4. I said to my friend good morning and asked that how he was


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The clerks said to their boss, “Let us see the match on T.V.” The clerks :

  1. asked their boss to let them see the match on T.V

  2. said their boss that they should be allowed to see the match on T.V

  3. requested their boss that they should be allowed to see the match on T.V

  4. suggest their boss that they would see the match on T.V


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The teacher said to the boy, “What a foolish boy you are!” The teacher :

  1. told to the boy that he was very foolish

  2. exclaimed with wonder that he was a very foolish boy

  3. shouted that he was a very foolish boy

  4. said to the boy that he was very foolish


Correct Option: B

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

Lord Yama said, “O princess, do not follow your dead husband.” Lord Yama :

  1. requested the princess not to follow her dead husband

  2. said the princess to not follow her dead husband

  3. advised the princess not to follow her dead husband

  4. told the princess to not follow her dead husband


Correct Option: C

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The beggar said, “I am very thirsty. I want only a glass of water.” The beggar :

  1. requested that he was very thirsty and want only a glass of water

  2. said that he was very thirsty and he wanted only a glass of water

  3. exclaimed with sorrow that he was very thirsty and want only a glass of water

  4. told that he was very thirsty and want only a glass of water


Correct Option: B

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The class teacher said, “Why did you not deposit your fee yesterday?” The class teacher :

  1. said that why he did not deposit his fee yesterday

  2. asked that why he did not deposit his fee yesterday

  3. asked why he had not deposited his fee the previous day

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense, the simple past tense in the reported speech (did) changes to past perfect tense 'had'. Interrogative statements in direct narration change to assertive statements by using question words like 'ask'.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The clerk said to the officer, “Sir, can I go home now?” The clerk :

  1. asked the officer that he could go home then

  2. requested his officer that he could go home then

  3. said his officer that he wants to go home

  4. asked the officer respectfully if he could go home then


Correct Option: D

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The old man said, “May you never get peace in your life.” The old man :

  1. exclaimed with sorrow that he might never get peace in his life

  2. cursed that he might never get peace in his life

  3. prayed that he might never get peace in his life

  4. exclaimed with joy that he might never get peace in his life


Correct Option: B
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