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direct-indirect-narration-en-l1 MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Solve 10 direct-indirect-narration-en-l1 questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.

Practice questions

Q1Meena asked, "Where does Imran live?" Choose the correct indirect form.

A Meena asked where did Imran live.
B Meena asked whether Imran lived.
C Meena asked where Imran lived.
D Meena said that where Imran lived.
Explanation

This is a wh-question, so the indirect form keeps the wh-word 'where' but uses statement word order with no auxiliary 'does/did', and the verb backshifts to 'lived'. C does exactly that. A keeps question word order 'where did', B drops the wh-word and uses 'whether' (only for yes-no questions), and D wrongly uses 'said that' for a question.

Q2A child writes, "The teacher told that Asha was late." What is the best remedial prompt?

A Ask the child to memorise the full list of all reporting verbs immediately.
B Erase the answer and write only the correct sentence without discussion.
C Ask, "Whom did the teacher tell?" and let the child add the listener.
D Mark the whole sentence wrong because reported speech cannot use told.
Explanation

'Told' needs a listener object, so the remedial aim is to make the child supply the missing listener, not to drill or punish. Prompting 'Whom did the teacher tell?' (option C) leads the child to add the listener and self-correct. A is rote overload, B removes the thinking, and D is factually wrong since 'told' is valid with a listener.

Q3Statement I: 'Are you ready?' becomes 'Karan asked whether Asha was ready.' Statement II: Indirect yes-or-no questions normally use statement word order. Choose the correct option.

A Both statements are true, and Statement II explains Statement I.
B Both statements are true, but Statement II does not explain Statement I.
C Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.
D Statement I is false, but Statement II is true.
Explanation

Karan and Asha recur in the note as classroom names. A yes-or-no question is reported with if or whether, and the verb order becomes statement-like. Therefore 'whether Asha was ready' is correct.

Q4Which teacher action best introduces reported speech to Class 3 learners after a read-aloud?

A Dictate a full tense table and ask children to memorise all rows first.
B Ask what a character said, model one report, and let pairs try another sentence.
C Avoid children's speech and teach only definitions of direct and indirect speech.
D Mark every wrong answer publicly so children feel pressure to remember rules.
Explanation

The study note uses read-aloud, shared reading and guided reading for narration. A teacher first anchors meaning, then models one reported sentence, and then lets pairs practise. That is better than memorising tables first.

Q5Which pair shows a common time-word change when the reporting time has changed?

A today to yesterday
B tomorrow to today
C here to this
D today to that day
Explanation

When the reporting time has changed, near-time words shift to far-time words: 'today' becomes 'that day'. D shows this correct shift. A reverses the direction, B is not a standard shift, and C is a place-word pair, not a time-word change.

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6Match List I with List II. List I: 1 Statement, 2 Yes-or-no question, 3 Command, 4 Wh-question. List II: a to plus verb, b that, c whether, d wh-word plus statement order.

A1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
B1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
C1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a
D1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

7Asha said, 'I am reading a story.' Choose the best indirect speech form.

AAsha said that she was reading a story.
BAsha said that I am reading a story.
CAsha says that she was reading a story.
DAsha said that she is reading a story.

8Karan says, 'I use a wheelchair and I need space near the door.' Which reported form keeps grammar and dignity both correct?

AKaran said that I used a wheelchair and needed space near the door.
BKaran said that he used a wheelchair and needed space near the door.
CKaran said that he used a wheelchair, so the class should ignore the door space.
DKaran asked whether he used a wheelchair and needed space near the door.

9Devika said, "My brother is drawing." Which option reports the sentence correctly?

ADevika said that my brother was drawing.
BDevika said that her brother was drawing.
CDevika said that her brother is drawing.
DDevika asked whether her brother was drawing.

10Which option should a teacher avoid while teaching narration to Class 1-5 learners?

AUse speech bubbles and ask children to report one classmate’s sentence orally.
BCheck whether the meaning stayed the same after the grammar change.
CUse Asha and Imran in short examples before giving formal labels.
DStart with rare tense tables and punish children for each early oral error.

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