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Q714. The dealer said, "Either make your purchases or walk out of my shop."

a. The dealer told the customer that he would either make his purchases or walk out of his shop.

b. The dealer ordered the customer to make his purchases and walk out of his shop.

c. The dealer told the customer that he should either make his purchases, or walk out of his shop.

d. The dealer requested the customer to make his purchases or walk' out of his shop.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect word)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q715. I said to her, “Do you know how to dance?”

a. I asked her if she does know dancing.

b. I asked her if she had known how to dance.

c. I asked her if she was known how to dance.

d. I asked her if she knew how to dance.

Option:D

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Correct)

Q716. Baruch said, “I might leach English Literature next semester.”

a. Baruch said that he is going to teach English Literature next semester.

b. Baruch said that he will teach English Literature next semester.

c. Baruch said that he might teach English Literature next semester.

d. Baruch said that he might be teaching English Literature next semester.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q717. The cow begged in front of the lion, "Let me go home. It's late, my calf must be waiting for me as it is dark now."

a. The cow begged in front of the lion to allow it to go home. It was late and its calf must be waiting for it as it was dark then.

b. The cow begged in front of the lion to allow it to go home .It was late and its calf must have been waiting for it as it was dark then.

c. The cow begged in front of the lion to allow it to go home. It was late and its calf must be waiting for it as it is dark then.

d. The cow begs in front of the lion to allow it to go home.It was late and its calf must be waiting for it as it was dark then.

Option: B.

Explanation:

(a) (Present continuous tense has to be changed

to present perfect continuous which is not done here)

(b) (correct)

(d) (Incorrect)

Q718. He said, “I am going to college just now.”

a. He said that he was going to college just now

b. He asked that he was going to college just then

c. He said that he was going to college just then

d. He asked that he was going to college just now

Option: C.

Explanation:

(a) (now changes to then)

(b) (incorrect -its not interrogative)

(d) (asked and now can't be used.)

Q719. He said to us, "Why are you all sitting about there doing nothing?”

a. He asked us why are we all sitting about there doing nothing

b. He asked us why we are all sitting about there doing nothing.

c. He asked us why we were all sitting about there doing nothing.

d. He asked us why were we all sitting about there doing nothing.

Option: C.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect structure)

Q720. The teacher said to me, “What is your name?”

a. The teacher told me what my name was.

b. The teacher asked me what my name was.

c. The teacher asked me what my name is.

d. The teacher asked me what was my name.

Option: B.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect structure)

Q721. “May you live long and prosper", said the old lady to her son.

a. The old lady congratulated her son with long life and wished him prosperity.

b. The old lady prayed for her son’s long life and prosperity.

c. The old lady prayed for her son and said that he might live long and prosper.

d. The old lady blessed her son and prayed for his long life and prosperity.

Option: C.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(b) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) (May changes to might which is missing here)

Q722. John said to me. “Do you play cricket?”

a. John told me whether he played cricket.

b. John asked me whether he played cricket.

c. John asked me whether he played cricket.

d. John asked me whether I played cricket.

Option: D.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(b) (Incorrect Pronoun)

(d) (Correct)

Q723. “Many happy returns of your birthday", we said.

a. We greeted him on his birthday.

b. We said that many happy returns of your birthday.

c. We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.

d. We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect Reporting Verb. Greeted is used for hello.)

(b) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

Q724. He asked me why I did not come on time the previous day.

a. He said to me. “Why didn't I come on time yesterday?”

b. He asked me, “Why didn't you come on time the previous day?”

c. He asked me, “Why you didn't come on time yesterday?”

d. He asked me, “Why didn't you come on time yesterday?”

Option: D.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect Pronoun)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (Correct)

Q725. I said to the boy, “Will you step with me into the garden?"

a. I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.

b. I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden.

c. I said to the boy if he would like to step with mo in the garden.

d. I requested the boy to step with me in the garden.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(d) (Incorrect reporting verb)

Q726. “We’ll go for an outing tomorrow,” said Laila's father, “So you had better complete your homework this evening.”

a. Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

b. Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

c. Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

d. Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (Incorrect reporting verb)

Q727. My brother said that honesty is the best policy.

a. My brother said that, “Honesty is the best policy.”

b. My brother told me, “Honesty is the best policy.”

c. My brother said, “Honesty was the best policy.”

d. My brother said, “Honesty is the best policy.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect word)

(b) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(d) (Correct)

Q728. “Give yourself fifteen minutes and walk gently,” Uncle Podger always said.

a. Uncle Podger always advised me to give myself fifteen minutes and walk gently.

b. Uncle Podger always ordered me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.

c. Uncle Podger always requested me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.

d. Uncle Podger always asked me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.

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Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q729. She said, “My brother is expected to be back today.”

a. She said that her brother was expected to be back that day.

b. She said her brother was expected to be back today.

c. She said that her brother was expected to be back today.

d. She said that her brother was expected to be back this day.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (Incorrect word)

Q730. He said, “I shall go as soon as it is possible.”

a. He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.

b. He told he will go as soon as possible.

c. He asked whether to go as soon as it was possible.

d. He suggested that he will go as soon as it was possible.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect Pronoun)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q731. He said, “Ravi why are you sounding so dejected today ?”

a. He asked Ravi why he sounded so dejected that day?

b. He asked to Ravi why he was sounding so dejected that day.

c. He asked Ravi why he was sounding so dejected today

d. He asked Ravi why he was sounding so dejected that day.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect change of tense)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (correct)

Q732. He said, “Bravo! You have done well.”’

a. He applauded him to say that he had done well.

b.He applauded him and said that you have done well.

c. He applauded him saying that he has done well.

d. He applauded him, saying that he had done well.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect word)

(b) (Incorrect words)

(d) (Correct)

Q733. He said to us, “What did he have last night?”

a.He inquired of us what had he have last night.

b. He asked us what he had the previous night.

c. He asked us that what did he have the previous night.

d. He asked us what had he had the last night.

Option: B.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Correct) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect structure)

Q734. The man said, “What I give today I trust that tomorrow I shall be able to earn back”.

a. The man said that what he gave that day he trusted he would be able to return the next day.

b. The man said to give him his trust so that he would be able to earn back the nextday.

c. The man asked what to give that day as he trusted that the next day he would earn back.

d. The man said that he trusted he would be able to earn back the next day what he gave that day.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Not interrogative/Incorrect word/s)

(b) (Meaning has changed)

(d) (Correct)

Q735. “Forget your differences,” said the judge.

a. The judge ordered that forget your differences.

b. The judge asked them to forget their differences.

c. The judge requested them to forget their differences.

d. The judge ordered them to forget their differences.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect connecting word)

(b) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(d) (Correct)

Q736. “I shall remain here and the tailor won’t be able to find me," said she.

a. She said that she should remain there and the tailor won’t be able to find me.

b. She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.

c. She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.

d. She said that, she could remain here and the tailor would not find her.

Option: C.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect pronoun)

(b) (Meaning has changed)

(d) (Incorrect word)

Q737. Mother said, "Gaurav, you will be eligible for voting when you are 18."

a. Mother told Gaurav he would be eligible for voting when he was 18.

b. Mother told Gaurav that he could vote only after 18.

c. Mother told Gaurav you will be eligible for voting when you are 18.

d. Mother told Gaurav that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18.

Option: A.

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (Incorrect word)

Q738. He says, “I am going to the disco now."

a. He says that he is going to the disco now.

b. He said that he was going to the disco then.

c. He says that he was going to the disco then.

d. He said that he was going to the disco now.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q739. Tom said that he had had a strange experience the day before.

a. Torn said, 'I have a strange experience yesterday".

b. Tom said, “I have had a strange experience yesterday”.

c. Tom said, "I experienced a strange experience yesterday".

d. Tom said, “I had had a strange experience yesterday”.

Option: B.

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q740. The actress said, "It took me three years to reduce the excess weight.”

a. The actress said that it took her three years to reduce the excess weight.

b. The actress said that it had taken me three years to reduce the excess weight.

c. The actress said that it would take her three years to reduce the excess weight.

d. The actress said that it had taken her three years to reduce the excess weight.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Incorrect pronoun)

(d) (Correct)

Q741. ‘From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Qutub Minar, I said to my friend.

a. My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.

b. My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.

c. My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat could he see the Qutub Minar.

d. My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect change of tense)

(d) (Incorrect change of tense)

Q742. Shanker said to his friend, “Lookout! there is a snake behind you."

a. Shanker told his friend to look out as there was a snake behind him.

b. Shanker exclaimed to his friend with surprise that there was a snake behind him.

c. Seeing a snake behind him, Shanker asked his friend to look out.

d. Shanker warned that there was a snake behind him.

Option: A.

Explanation:

(a) (correct)

(b) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) (Incomplete sentence- “the listener is missing “is missing)

Q743. “I’m sorry I’m unable to repay the loan in time,” said the customer.

a. The customer regrets that he was unable to repay the loan in time.

b. The customer regretted that he is unable to repay the loan in time.

c. The customer regretted that he was unable to repay the loan in time.

d. The customer said that he could be unable to repay the loan in time.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect reporting verb)

Q744. “You'd better leave this work alone,” the man said.

a. The man said to me to leave this work alone.

b. The man told me to better leave this work alone.

c. The man warned me to leave that work alone.

d. The man said I should leave this work alone.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect word)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (Incorrect word)

Q745. Pooja said, “Ridhi, do you want another cake?”

a. Pooja asked Ridhi do you want another cake.

b. Pooja asked Ridhi if she wanted another cake.

c. Pooja said to Ridhi you wanted another cake.

d. Pooja said if you wanted another cake.

Option:B .

Explanation:

(a) (Connecting word is missing)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Listener is missing)

Q746. They said, “The boy will soon be found and we will bring him.”

a. They said that boy would be found and brought.

b.They said that the boy would soon be found, and that they would bring him.

c. They informed him that the boy would soon be found, and they ought to bring him.

d. They told that the boy will be found soon and they will bring him.

Option:B .

Explanation:

(a) (Incomplete- will bring him is missing)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q747. “Stop talking children,” said the teacher.

a. The teacher ordered the children to stop talking.

b. The teacher asks the children to stop talking.

c. The teacher told to the children to stop talking.

d. The teacher said the children to stop talking.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(d) (Said should be followed by to)

Q748. The lady said that they had been witnessing the programme.

a. The lady said, “We were witnessing the programme.”

b. The lady says, “We are witnessing the programme.”

c. The lady said, “We witnessed the programme.”

d. The lady says, “We had witnessed the programme.”

Option: A.

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q749. The teacher said to Ram; "Would you like to go on a trip to Kashmir?” Ram said, “Yes"

a. The teacher asked if Ram would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.

b. The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.

c. The teacher asked Ram if he would have liked to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.

d. The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.

Option:D .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect words used – When the answer is simply “Yes” when

changing to indirect speech it becomes “replied in the positive.”)

(b) (Incorrect words used – When the answer is simply “Yes” when

changing to indirect speech it becomes “replied in the positive.”)

(d) (Correct)

Q750. “Suppose you children go out for a nice long walk", she said.

a. She proposed that the children went out for a nice long walk.

b.She advised that the children go out for a nice long walk.

c. She suggested that the children go out for a nice long walk.

d. She suggested that the children should go out for a nice long walk.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect change of tense)

(d) (Incorrect word used-Should)

Q751. Everybody said, “How well she has sung!"

a. Everybody told us that she sings very well.

b. Everybody exclaimed that she had sung very well.

c. Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.

d. Everybody told us that how she sang very well.

Option:B .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect change of tense)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect change of tense)

Q752. The tired salesman said to them, "Please give me a glass of water.”

a. The tired salesman said to them to give him a glass of water.

b. The tired salesman ordered them to give a glass of water.

c. The tired salesman requested them to give him a glass of water.

d. The tired salesman said please give him a glass of water.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(b) (Incorrect reporting verb)

(d) (Incorrect word)

Q753. The policeman told the students, “Do not throw garbage here."

a. The policeman asked them not to throw garbage here.

b. The policeman asked them not to throw garbage there.

c. The policeman asked them not to throw garbage.

d. The policeman asked not throw garbage here.

Option:B .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect word/s)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Listener is missing)

Q754. The man said, “All the boys are playing in the street.”

a. The man told us that all the boys were playing in the street.

b. The man told us that all the boys play in the street.

c. The man told us that all the boys in the street are playing.

d. The man told us that all the boys had been playing in the street.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q755. She said, “I am sorry I did not write.”

a. She apologized she is sorry, she did not write.

b. She apologized she is sorry, she has not written.

c. She apologized and added that she was sorry, she had not written.

d. She apologized for I did not write.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect tense)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect Pronoun)

Q756. “Alright, yes, I was wrong and you were right,” he said.

a. He admitted that I was wrong and you were right.

b. He admitted that I was wrong and he was right.

c. He admitted that he had been wrong and I had been right.

d. He admitted that he has been wrong and I have been right.

Option:C .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect Pronoun)

(b) (Incorrect Pronoun)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q757. Nirmal said to us. “My father gave me a purse yesterday.”

a. Nirmal told us that his father had given him a purse the previous day.

b. Nirmal told us that his father has given him a purse yesterday.

c. Nirmal told us that his father had given him a purse yesterday.

d. Nirmal told us that my father given me a purse the previous day.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect word)

(d) (Incorrect Pronoun)

Q758. I asked my brother if he had returned the money to his friend. I said to my brother ,

a. “Have you return the money to his friend?"

b. “Have you returned the money to your friend?"

c. “Do you return the money to his friend.”

d. “Had you returned the money to my friend.”

Option:B .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect word)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect tense)

Q759. Bindu's mother: “Will you lock the cupboard Bindu?”

a. Bindu's mother asked Bindu if he would lock the cupboard.

b. Bindu's mother asked Bindu if he had locked the cupboard.

c. Bindu's mother said lock the cupboard.

d. Bindu's mother told Bindu that he need not lock the cupboard.

Option: A.

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect tense)

(d) (Incorrect reporting verb)

Q760. The old man of Latur said, “Alas, my only son is dead!"

a. The old man of Latur exclaimed with sorrow that his only son was dead.

b. The old man of Latur told with pain that his only son was dead.

c. The old man of Latur expressed with anguish that his only son was dead.

d. The old man of Latur sorrowfully narrated that his only son was dead.

Option:A .

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

Q761. I said, “Let Mohan do his worst, he cannot harm me.”

a. I suggested to Mohan to do his worst, he could not harm me.

b. I told that if Mohan did his worst, he could not harm me.

c. I declared that Mohan might do his worst, he could not harm me.

d. I declared that though Mohan might do his worst, he could not harm me.

Option: A.

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

(d) (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

Q762. “Call the first witness", said the Judge.

a. The judge commanded to call the first witness.

b. The judge commanded them to call the first witness.

c. The judge commanded that the first witness be called.

d. The judge commanded the first witness to called.

Option: A.

Explanation:

(a) (Correct)

(b) (Extra words inserted not mentioned in the given sentence)

(d) (After to first form of the verb is used)

Q763. The queen said to her son, “You must go to the forest and remain there till your father calls you back."

a. The queen ordered her son to go to the forest and remain there till his father calls him back.

b. The queen told her son that he must go to the forest and remain there till his father called him back.

c. The queen told his son that you must go to the forest and, remain there till your father called you back.

d. The queen told her son to go to the forest and remained there till his father called him back.

Option:B .

Explanation:

(a) (Incorrect change of tense)

(b) (Correct)

(d) (Incorrect connecting word)

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SSC English Narration MCQs : 500 most important questions

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