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Narration jkssb mcqs

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Question 101 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Are you' changes to 'I was' (assuming singular listener). 'Us' changes to 'them'.
Question 102 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple negative changes to past perfect negative. 'Denied' is often used to report negative assertions of guilt.
Question 103 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Universal truths and eternal facts do not change tense.
Question 104 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Here' changes to 'there'. Present tense 'come' changes to past 'came'.
Question 105 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Used to' indicating a past habit remains unchanged in indirect speech.
Question 106 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Exclamatory sentences become assertive. 'What a' changes to 'a very'.
Question 107 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Negative imperative becomes 'not to' + V1. 'Advised' is appropriate for moral instruction.
Question 108 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Will' changes to 'would'. 'If/whether' is used for Yes/No questions.
Question 109 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple ('read') changes to past perfect ('had read'). 'This' becomes 'that', 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day'.
Question 110 Discuss

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.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Please' is omitted and reporting verb becomes 'requested'.