Question : Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence. Vishnu's mother said, "We are leaving for the village as there are no jobs in the city."
Option 1: Vishnu's mother said we were leaving for the village as there were no jobs in the city.
Option 2: Vishnu's mother said that they were leaving for the village as there were no jobs in the city.
Option 3: Vishnu's mother said they are leaving for the village as there will be no jobs in the city.
Option 4: Vishnu's mother said she was leaving for the village as there are no jobs in the city.
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Correct Answer: Vishnu's mother said that they were leaving for the village as there were no jobs in the city.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The given sentence is a direct speech, and we need to convert it into an indirect speech. We follow these rules in direct-indirect speech:
Therefore, the correct answer is: "Vishnu's mother said that they were leaving for the village as there were no jobs in the city."
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Question : Directions: Pointing at a girl, Mrs. Seema said, "She is my father's mother's husband's only son's daughter". How is that girl related to Mrs. Seema?
Option 1: Mother's sister
Option 2: Sister
Option 3: Mother
Option 4: Daughter
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Madam Hooch asked the students what they were waiting for.
Option 1: Madam Hooch told the students, "What they were waiting for?"
Option 2: The students said to Madam Hooch, "What are we waiting for?"
Option 3: Madam Hooch said to the students, "What you are waiting for?"
Option 4: Madam Hooch said to the students, "What are you waiting for?"
Question : Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence. Mother said to Ravi, "Wash your hands before eating."
Option 1: Mother said to Ravi to wash your hands before eating.
Option 2: Mother said Ravi must wash his hands before he was eating.
Option 3: Mother told Ravi to wash his hands before eating.
Option 4: Mother told to Ravi you have to wash your hands before eating.
Question : Directions: Pointing towards Arti, Sukanya said, "She is my husband's mother-in-law's husband's daughter". How is Arti related to Sukanya?
Option 1: Maternal aunt
Option 2: Mother
Option 3: Sister-in-law
Option 4: Sister
Question : Change the following sentence from direct speech to indirect speech and choose the correct sentence from the given options.
The students said, "We wish we didn't have to write exams."
Option 1: The students say we wish they had not written exams.
Option 2: The students said they wished they have not written exams.
Option 3: The students say that we wish we do not write exams.
Option 4: The students said that they wished they didn't have to write exams.
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