Narration C2

About the Test

Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Exam Type: Online MCQ
Exam Code: NARRATION0115
Number of Questions: 15
Full Marks: 15

This quiz tests what you learned on the Direct & Indirect Speech page. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer! Don’t use any books or websites to help you – the idea is to find your natural level!

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Q1.	Choose the indirect speech of the sentence. He said to me, “Thank you.”
	He thanks you.
	He thanks me.
	He thanked you.
	He thanked me.
Q2.	What will be the indirect form of the following sentence? He said, “I am well”.
	He said that I was well.
	He said that he is well.
	He said that I am well.
	He said that he was well.
Q3.	Find out the correct sentence in indirect speech. He said to me, “What are you doing?”
	He asked me what I was doing.
	He said what was to do.
	He said about my doing.
	He said to me what I am dong.
Q4.	Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, “Man is mortal.”
	He said man is mortal.
	He told that man had been mortal.
	He said that man was mortal.
	He said that man is mortal.
Q5.	The indirect form of sentence: Florence said to her mother, “I shall go to bed now” is-----.
	Florence told her mother that she will to bed now.
	Florence told her mother that she would go bed then.
	Florence told her mother that she should go to bed.
	Florence told her mother that she will go to bed.
Q6.	Which one is the correct indirect narration? “Why have you beaten my dog?” he said to me.
	He demanded me why had I beaten his dog.
	He asked me why I have had beaten his dog.
	He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog.
	He enquired me why had I had beaten his dog.
Q7.	Make indirect: The girl told him, “Please be careful.”
	The girl asked him not to be careless.
	The girl asked him to be careful.
	The girl requested to be careful by him.
	The girl advised him to take care.
Q8.	Change into indirect speech: “Are you alone, my son?” asked a soft voice close behind me.
	What I was doing there alone was asked by a soft voice.
	Addressing me as his son a soft voice asked if I was alone.
	A soft voice told me as his son and asked whether I was alone.
	A soft voice from my behind asked me if I was alone.
Q9.	Change the narration: The captain says, “Company, move forward.”
	The captain commands the company to move forward.
	The captain commanded to move the company forward.
	The captain instructed the company a forward to move.
	The captain requests the company to move forward.
Q10.	Teacher said, “The earth-----round the sun.”
	moved
	moves
	has moved
	will be moving
Q11.	Indirect form of: “What do you want?” he said to me.
	He asked me what do you want.
	He asked me what I want.
	He asked me what I had wanted.
	He asked me what I wanted.
Q12.	Change into indirect speech: He said to me, “Can you help me now?”
	He asked me if I can help him now.
	He asked me if I could help him then.
	He asked me if I could help him now.
	He asked me whether I can help him then.
Q13.	He said to me, “Let me come in.” (Transform into Indirect speech)
	He told me that he may come in.
	He told me that he might be allowed to come in.
	He told me that he is allowed to come in.
	He told me that he may be allowed to come in.
Q14.	He said to me, “Do you know me?”
	He asked me if I know him.
	He said do I know him.
	He asked me if I knew him.
	He asked me if I had known him.
Q15.	The teacher said, “Twice two makes four.” (Make it indirect)
	The teacher said that twice two makes four.
	The teacher said that twice two made four.
	The teacher advised that twice two makes four.
	The teacher suggested that twice two had made four.