English Grammar – Voice and Narration – SET 3 Start Practicing : Total Questions - 20 1. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directspeech.Moti asked Gangu whether the latter was in his sense “Hey Gangu, are you in your senses now?” asked Moti Gangu, have you lost your senses?” asked Moti Are you senseless, Gangu?” asked Moti Gangu, are you in your senses’’? asked Moti None 2. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directWhere will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you?” I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him I enquired about his where abouts the next day in case I would have to ring up None 3. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directHe said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.” He said they should be quiet and listen to his words He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words He urged them and said be quiet and listen to words He said you should be quiet and listen to my words None 4. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directspeech.Suresh asked Prasad whether he had watched the cricket match on television theprevious night Suresh said to Prasad, “Did you watch the cricket match on television last night?” Suresh said to Prasad, “Did you watch the cricket match on television last night?” Suresh asked Prasad, “Did you watch the cricket match on television previous night?” Suresh asked Prasad, “Have you watched the cricket match on television last night?” None 5. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directHe said to her,“What a cold day!” He told her that it was a cold day He exclaimed that it was a very cold day He exclaimed that it was a cold day He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day None 6. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directKiran asked, ‘‘Did you see the cricket match on television last night?’’ Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the earlier night Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night None 7. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directShe said, “When I was a child, I wasn’t afraid of ghosts.” She said that when she was a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts She said that when she had been a child she wasn’t afraid of ghosts She said that when she was a child she wasn’t not afraid of ghosts She said that when she was a child she hadn’t been afraid of ghosts None 8. The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?” The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready by the next evening The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening None 9. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directHe said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?” He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question He requested the interviewer to repeat the question None 10. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct‘‘There are ceremonies going on’’, he said to me. He told that there had been ceremonies going on He told me that there were ceremonies going on He told that there are ceremonies going on None 11. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directThe lady said to the servant, ‘‘If you don’t wash the clothes properly, I will dismiss you’’ The lady warned the servant that she would dismiss her if she didn’t wash the clothes properly The lady cautioned the servant that she must wash the clothes properly The lady told the servant that she would dismiss her on the event of bad work The lady advised the servant to wash the clothes properly None 12. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directThe father warned his son that he should beware of him. The father warned his son, “Beware of him!” The father warned his son, “Be careful about him” The father warned his son, “Watch that chap!” The father warned his son, “Don’t fall into the trap” None 13. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directHe said,“Let Hari come with us, mother. I‘ll take care of him.” He told his mother to let Hari come of with them as he would take care of him He informed his mother to let Hari come with them as he would take care of him He requested his mother to let Hari come with them as he will take care of him He told to his mother let Hari come with us as he would take care of him None 14. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directThe teacher said to Mahesh, “Congratulations! Wish you success in life.” The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Mahesh The teacher congratulated Mahesh and said wish you success in life The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him success in life The teacher said congratulations to Mahesh and wished him success in life None 15. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directThe poor examinee said, “O God take pity on me.” The poor examinee asked God to take pity on him The poor examinee exclaimed that God take pity on him The poor examinee, invoking God, implored him to take pity on him The poor examinee prayed God to take pity on him None 16. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directWould you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house?’’ He said to the foreigner He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house He said the foreigner that to take off his shoes before entered the house He told the foreigner that the must take off his shoes before entered the house Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off None 17. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directHe said, “Garima wants to take up a job while her husband wants her to look after the family.” He said to Garima that though she wanted to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family He said that Garima wants to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family He said that Garima wanted to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family He told that Garima wanted to take up a job while her husband wants her to look after the family None 18. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directHe said, ‘‘I do not wish to see any of you, go away.’’ He told that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away He said that he had not wished to see any of them and ordered them to go away He said that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away He said that he does not wish to see any of us and ordered us to go away None 19. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directNo,’’ said the child, ‘‘I won’t kneel for if I do, I shall spoil my new pair of trousers. The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he will spoil his new pair of trousers The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he would spoil his new pair of trousers The child said that he will not kneel for if he kneels he will spoil The child said that i will not kneel for if he should spoil his new pair of trousers None 20. select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/directWho now,” they had asked, “will listen to our troubles and protect us from the crocodiles?” They had wanted to know who will now listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles They wanted to know who will listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles They had wanted to know who would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles They had wanted to know who then would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles None Time's up Related Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.