Narration MCQs
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Q.91
He said, 'I will be waiting for you.'
A
He said that he would be waiting for me.
B
He said that he will be waiting for me.
C
He said that he would have been waiting for me.
D
He told that he would be waiting for me.
Q.92
They said to us, 'We are going to the cinema tonight.'
A
They told us that they were going to the cinema that night.
B
They told us that they are going to the cinema that night.
C
They told us that we were going to the cinema tonight.
D
They told us that they had been going to the cinema that night.
Q.93
The boss said, 'Call the first witness.'
A
The boss ordered them to call the first witness.
B
The boss ordered that the first witness be called.
C
The boss requested to call the first witness.
D
The boss told to call the first witness.
Q.94
He said to me, 'Why are you looking so sad?'
A
He asked me why I was looking so sad.
B
He asked me why was I looking so sad.
C
He asked me that why I was looking so sad.
D
He asked me why am I looking so sad.
Q.95
She said, 'I have to finish this work by tomorrow.'
A
She said that she had to finish that work by the next day.
B
She said that she has to finish that work by tomorrow.
C
She said that she had to finish this work by the next day.
D
She told that she had to finish that work by the next day.
Q.96
The policeman said to the driver, 'Show me your license.'
A
The policeman ordered the driver to show him his license.
B
The policeman requested the driver to show him his license.
C
The policeman asked the driver show him his license.
D
The policeman ordered the driver to show me his license.
Q.97
He said, 'How clever I am!'
A
He exclaimed that he was very clever.
B
He exclaimed how clever he was.
C
He said that he is very clever.
D
He told that he was very clever.
Q.98
She said, 'If I had money, I would travel the world.'
A
She said that if she had money, she would travel the world.
B
She said that if she had had money, she would have travelled the world.
C
She said if she has money she will travel the world.
D
She said that if she had money, she will travel the world.
Q.99
He said to us, 'Let's go for a movie.'
A
He proposed to us that we should go for a movie.
B
He suggested us to go for a movie.
C
He proposed that we let go for a movie.
D
He asked us to go for a movie.
Q.100
They said, 'We must be early.'
A
They said that they had to be early.
B
They said that they must be early.
C
They said that they should be early.
D
Both A and B are correct.
Q.101
She asked, 'Are you coming with us?'
A
She asked if I was coming with them.
B
She asked if I am coming with them.
C
She asked whether I was coming with us.
D
She asked that if I was coming with them.
Q.102
The boy said, 'I didn't steal the money.'
A
The boy denied that he had stolen the money.
B
The boy said that he didn't steal the money.
C
The boy denied that he stole the money.
D
Both A and B are correct, but A is more idiomatic.
Q.103
He said, 'God is great.'
A
He said that God is great.
B
He said that God was great.
C
He exclaimed that God is great.
D
He told that God is great.
Q.104
She said to him, 'Wait here until I come back.'
A
She asked him to wait there until she came back.
B
She asked him to wait here until she came back.
C
She asked him to wait there until she comes back.
D
She told him wait there until she came back.
Q.105
He said, 'I used to live in London.'
A
He said that he used to live in London.
B
He said that he had used to live in London.
C
He said that he lives in London.
D
He said he was used to living in London.
Q.106
She said, 'What a terrible storm it is!'
A
She exclaimed that it was a very terrible storm.
B
She exclaimed what a terrible storm it was.
C
She told that it was a very terrible storm.
D
She exclaimed with sorrow that it was a terrible storm.
Q.107
He said to me, 'Do not tell lies.'
A
He advised me not to tell lies.
B
He ordered me to not tell lies.
C
He forbade me not to tell lies.
D
He advised me do not tell lies.
Q.108
The candidate said, 'Will I be selected?'
A
The candidate asked if he would be selected.
B
The candidate asked whether he will be selected.
C
The candidate asked that if he would be selected.
D
The candidate enquired if I would be selected.
Q.109
She said, 'I read this book yesterday.'
A
She said that she had read that book the previous day.
B
She said that she read that book the previous day.
C
She said that she had read this book the previous day.
D
She said she read this book yesterday.
Q.110
He said to his sister, 'Please make me a cup of tea.'
A
He requested his sister to make him a cup of tea.
B
He ordered his sister to make him a cup of tea.
C
He requested his sister to please make him a cup of tea.
D
He told his sister make him a cup of tea.
Q.111
They said, 'We are happy to be here today.'
A
They said that they were happy to be there that day.
B
They said that they are happy to be there that day.
C
They said that they were happy to be here that day.
D
They said they had been happy to be there that day.
Q.112
The manager said, 'I want to speak to you.'
A
The manager said that he wanted to speak to me.
B
The manager said that he wants to speak to me.
C
The manager told that he wanted to speak to me.
D
The manager said that I wanted to speak to you.
Q.113
He said, 'Goodbye, my friends!'
A
He bade his friends goodbye.
B
He said goodbye to his friends.
C
He wished his friends goodbye.
D
Both A and B are acceptable.
Q.114
She said, 'I had finished my work before he came.'
A
She said that she had finished her work before he had come.
B
She said that she had finished her work before he came.
C
She said that she finished her work before he came.
D
She said she has finished her work before he came.
Q.115
He asked, 'Can you swim?'
A
He asked if I could swim.
B
He asked whether I can swim.
C
He asked that if I could swim.
D
He asked if could I swim.
Q.116
The saint said, 'Trust in God and do the right.'
A
The saint advised to trust in God and do the right.
B
The saint ordered to trust in God and do the right.
C
The saint told to trust in God and do the right.
D
The saint advised that trust in God and do the right.
Q.117
She said to him, 'You should work hard.'
A
She advised him that he should work hard.
B
She advised him to work hard.
C
She told him that he should work hard.
D
Both A and B are grammatically correct ways to report advice.
Q.118
He said, 'Oh! I missed the bus.'
A
He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the bus.
B
He exclaimed with regret that he had missed the bus.
C
He exclaimed that he missed the bus.
D
Both A and B are contextually correct.
Q.119
The teacher said to the boy, 'Have you done your homework?'
A
The teacher asked the boy if he had done his homework.
B
The teacher asked the boy if he has done his homework.
C
The teacher asked the boy whether had he done his homework.
D
The teacher asked the boy if you had done your homework.
Q.120
He said, 'Let us start the meeting.'
A
He proposed that they should start the meeting.
B
He suggested that we start the meeting.
C
He ordered to let them start the meeting.
D
Both A and B are valid interpretations.