direct-indirect-narration-en-l1 MCQ — 10 Practice Questions with Answers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.